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Almost every night for more than 10 years，Kirk Alexander，48，ordered a late dinner from his local restaurant Domino’s Pizza.But for the past two weeks，he hasn’t called for even once.
“A few of my staff mentioned that we hadn’t seen his order in a while.Then I found that it had been 12 days since he last ordered，which is not like him，” Domino’s general manager Sarah Fuller said，feeling she could no longer ignore Kirk’s recent absence.
Sarah has known Kirk since 2009 when she started working at the Domino’s Pizza as a delivery driver (送餐员) and often made the short trip to Kirk’s home about six minutes away.She knew Kirk worked from home，and neighbors said he seldom left.She also knew that he suffered some health problems in the past.Something，Sarah worried，was wrong.
Around 1 a.m.on May 8，Sarah sent delivery driver Sean Hamblen to visit Kirk’s home.Sean arrived at Kirk’s home and knocked on the front door several times.There was no answer.He later noticed that the lights and the TV in the home were on.When he called Kirk’s phone，it went straight to voice mail.
Sean drove back to the restaurant to tell Sarah and they decided to call 911.Soon，officers arrived at Kirk’s home.So did Sarah and Sean.They heard a man calling for help from inside.Officers broke down the door and found Kirk on the floor in need of medical attention at once after suffering from a heart attack (心脏病发作).One day later，they might have been too late.
So is keeping an eye on regular customers (老顾客) part of Domino’s business plan? Not really.“Kirk is part of our family here and we feel like we need to do something.” Sarah said.
【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。一家披萨店的总经理Sarah挽救了自己的一名老顾客的生命。
21.Why did Sarah send a delivery driver to visit Kirk?
A.Because she was worried about Kirk.
B.Because her staff asked her to do so.
C.Because she wanted Kirk to order meals.
D.Because she knew Kirk had a heart attack.
答案 A [推理判断题。结合第二段中的...feeling she could no longer ignore Kirk’s recent absence和第三段的最后两句可以推知，Sarah担心身体不好的Kirk出事，所以派送餐员去他家看个究竟。]
22.What happened to Sean when he first arrived at Kirk’s house?
A.He called 911 at once.
B.He heard Kirk calling for help.
C.He didn’t get any reply from Kirk.
D.He tried to break into Kirk’s house.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第四段中的There was no answer可知，Sean第一次到Kirk家敲门时，并没有人回答他。]
23.What is the best title for the text?
A.An order saved Kirk’s life
B.Domino’s Pizza served as a life savior
C.Regular customers of Domino’s Pizza
D.Helping others means helping ourselves
答案 B [主旨大意题。本文主要讲述一家披萨店的总经理发现自己的一名老顾客接连十几天都没有订餐，便派人去顾客家里查看情况，而这意外地拯救了突发心脏病的顾客。因此，选项B作为文章标题最为合适。]
