【Weoftenoverlookandcompletelyforgethowdangerousthegameofbaseballcanbefortheplayersonthefieldandevenforthefanswhogatherverycloselyasbaseballsandbatsflyaroundattheparkatterrifyingspeeds.Unfortunately】
Weoftenoverlookandcompletelyforgethowdangerousthegameofbaseballcanbefortheplayersonthefieldandevenforthefanswhogatherverycloselyasbaseballsandbatsflyaroundattheparkatterrifyingspeeds.
UnfortunatelywewerehitwithatroublingreminderonFridaynightatFenwayParkBostonasonefanreportedlysufferedlife-threateninginjuriesafterbeingstruckinthefacebythe(击球端)ofabrokenbat.Thescaryincidenthappenedbecauseaplayerhittheballhardcausinghisbattobreakatthehandle.Thebrokenbarrelflewintothestandstotheleftofhomeplate(theplacethattheplayerhastostandnexttoinordertohittheballandthelastplacetheyhavetotouchtoscoreapoint)whereitreportedlystruckthefan.AccordingtoBostonpolicethefanwastakentoBethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenterwhereshe’scurrentlyreceivingtreatmentforherinjuries.
Asecurityguardwhowitnessedtheaccidentsaidthewomanwhowassittingwithherhusbandandsonatthetimesufferedseriousinjuries.Hersonsittingnearherwasterriblyfrightened.AnumberoffanswitnessedtheaccidentincludingAlexMerlasofBrookline.“BrettLawriehittheballandthebatbrokeinhalfneartheendofthebat”Metlassaid.“Ithitthefanonthetopofherforeheadandtherewasalotofbleeding.Idon'tthinkI’veeverseenthatmuchblood."
Thatgamewasdelayedtemporarilysothefancouldbetransportedtoanambulancewaitingatoneofthegatesinsidetheballpark.Fanswereleftshockedandshakenasthestadiumcrewcleanedupthescene.Playerscouldbeseendiscussingitaswellasallwhowitnesseditwereobviouslyaffected.Thosewhowerewatchingtheaccidentwishedthewomanfanandherfamilytheverybest.
24.Thefirstparagraphofthetextisusedto____.
A.attractreaders’attentiontothetopic
B.introducethemeaningofthetopic
C.makeacommentaboutthetopic
D.providebackgroundtothetopic
25.Whathitthewomanfan?
A.Thehandle.B.Thebaseball.
C.Thewholebat.D.Thebrokenbarrel.
26.Theunderlinedpart“BrettLawrie”inParagraph3isthenameof____.
A.aneyewitness B.asecurityguard
C.asportsreporter D.abaseba