8．We'd arrived at Rockefeller Center station on the D train．As in many of New York's underground stations，trains pull in at both sides of the platform．Or rather，they seem to erupt into the station first on one side，then on the other．
Abruptly，my wife stopped．
"Uh，what's this？"she said．
I looked over her shoulder．There at our feet lay a young woman of about 20．She was on her stomach with the top half of her body on the platform，while her legs hung over the tracks kicking powerlessly．
She was stuck．She had also，clearly，been down on the tracks and discovered that climbing back up is really hard．
But unlike in our imaginings，this woman was not in panic，expecting her approaching death by the F train which would be screaming into the station in the next few minutes，if not seconds．
She was laughing!So was her friend who half-heartedly leant down to assist．The assistance was somewhat weakened by the fact that the friend was holding her smartphone．Was she hoping to capture this moment with a picture？Or composing a text？
It's well known that people's compulsive checking of their phones can be deadly．Among young people in America，texting is now the number one cause of car crashes．Maybe it's also a leading cause of leaving friends to die when they fall in the river or on to the train tracks．
I stepped forward，leant out as far as I could，got hold of her leg somewhere near the knee and，together with her finally-engaged friend，dragged the young woman on to the platform．
And you can guess why she'd been on the tracks．Still laughing，but maybe chastened （内疚）by my look of horror she said，"Thanks．Sorry．My phone fell down there．"
While I turned to hold my daughter's hand and head upstairs，the young woman and her friend walked away．I wonder when she'll be scared．
25．What was the young woman doing on the edge of the platform？B
A．Trying to get down on to the train tracks to pick up her phone．
B．Trying to get back on to the platform after jumping down．
C．Desperately waiting for someone to help her get back her phone．
D．Posing for her friend to capture a good picture with her smartphone．
26．Which of the following did the author think was NOT a cause of the young woman's dangerous situation？A
A．The station was too crowded．
B．She did not realize the danger．
C．She cared too much about her phone．
D．Her company didn't assist her whole-heartedly．
27．What was the author's worry about people like this young woman？C
A．They would cause damage to the underground system．
B．They knew too little about how to help others as well as themselves．
C．It would be too late when they understood how dangerous the situation is．
D．They would send misleading information to the public with their smartphones．
分析 本文作者写了在火车站台上看到的一个女人处于危险境地时并不以为然的故事．
解答 25．B．细节理解题．根据句子She was on her stomach with the top half of her body on the platform，while her legs hung over the tracks kicking powerlessly．身体挂在平台上，腿挂在铁轨上无力地踢着．所以答案选B．
26．A．细节理解题．根据文中句子 this woman was not in panic，这个女人并不惊慌．So was her friend who half-heartedly leant down to assist．她的朋友敷衍了事地去协助．My phone fell down there．我的电话掉在那里了．可以看出这些都是作者认为那个女的处于危险境地的导致的原因，而站台拥挤没有提到，所以答案选A．
27．C 推理判断题．根据句子 I wonder when she'll be scared．我不知道她什么时候会害怕．可以推断出如果他们了解形势有多危险，那就太晚了．所以答案选C．
点评 本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息？或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法？即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．
