Passage 1（2019 •重庆A卷）
In Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, there is a group of people who are busy drawing maps around. They are not workers on geography, but dispatchers(调度员) on Emergency(急救) Center of the city.
Since 2007, the dispatchers in the center have been drawing maps of the local areas.
“A dispatcher’s job is counted in seconds,” says Liang Ruimei, a dispatcher in the center. She has been working in the center since it started in 2007. “We must answer the phone in 3 seconds, get clear information about the patient in 60 seconds and dispatch(调度) emergency medical workers in 3 minutes at most. If we save one second, the patient may have a better chance to live.”
Although nowadays the center has electronic maps, the dispatchers still walk through the streets to draw maps by hand.
After many years’ hard work, the dispatchers keep every building and street of the city in mind. They even know whether or not a car can enter the gate of a building. Sometimes the caller can’t tell clearly where he is, but it doesn’t matter. As long as he describes the buildings around, the dispatcher can dispatch emergency medical workers to him.
“We are trying to be quicker than Death,” says Liang.
65. Is Liang Ruimei a dispatcher in Emergency Center of Jinzhong?
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66. When did Emergency Center of Jinzhong start?
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67. To be quicker than Death, what do the dispatchers in Emergency Center of Jinzhong do?
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68. Do you think it necessary for dispatchers to draw maps by hand when they have electronic maps? Why or why not?
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【答案与解析】
65. Yes, she is.
【解析】由第三段第一句可知答案。
66. In 2007.
【解析】由第三段第二句可知答案。
67. They remember every corner of the city through hand-made maps, and dispatch emergency medical workers to the right place as soon as possible.
【解析】通读全文可推知，这些调度员通过手绘地图来记住城市的每一个角落，以求做到以最快的速度把进行急救的医务人员送到正确的地方，争分夺秒，挽救生命。
68. Yes. Because maps by hand show small facts of the city more correctly and electronic maps may not work sometimes.
No. Because electronic maps are easier to use and can show the latest road situation.
【解析】此题为开放性试题。
In Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, there is a group of people who are busy drawing maps around. They are not workers on geography, but dispatchers(调度员) on Emergency(急救) Center of the city.
Since 2007, the dispatchers in the center have been drawing maps of the local areas.
“A dispatcher’s job is counted in seconds,” says Liang Ruimei, a dispatcher in the center. She has been working in the center since it started in 2007. “We must answer the phone in 3 seconds, get clear information about the patient in 60 seconds and dispatch(调度) emergency medical workers in 3 minutes at most. If we save one second, the patient may have a better chance to live.”
Although nowadays the center has electronic maps, the dispatchers still walk through the streets to draw maps by hand.
After many years’ hard work, the dispatchers keep every building and street of the city in mind. They even know whether or not a car can enter the gate of a building. Sometimes the caller can’t tell clearly where he is, but it doesn’t matter. As long as he describes the buildings around, the dispatcher can dispatch emergency medical workers to him.
“We are trying to be quicker than Death,” says Liang.
65. Is Liang Ruimei a dispatcher in Emergency Center of Jinzhong?
______________________________________________________________________
66. When did Emergency Center of Jinzhong start?
______________________________________________________________________
67. To be quicker than Death, what do the dispatchers in Emergency Center of Jinzhong do?
______________________________________________________________________
68. Do you think it necessary for dispatchers to draw maps by hand when they have electronic maps? Why or why not?
______________________________________________________________________
【答案与解析】
65. Yes, she is.
【解析】由第三段第一句可知答案。
66. In 2007.
【解析】由第三段第二句可知答案。
67. They remember every corner of the city through hand-made maps, and dispatch emergency medical workers to the right place as soon as possible.
【解析】通读全文可推知，这些调度员通过手绘地图来记住城市的每一个角落，以求做到以最快的速度把进行急救的医务人员送到正确的地方，争分夺秒，挽救生命。
68. Yes. Because maps by hand show small facts of the city more correctly and electronic maps may not work sometimes.
No. Because electronic maps are easier to use and can show the latest road situation.
【解析】此题为开放性试题。
