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Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised(表揚) on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s （鱷魚）back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (撲), locking its mouth on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (傷口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a terrible situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and smart actions”.

Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (細菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

1.This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A. a travel guide B. a newspaper

C. a textbook D. a novel

2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river B. watching the crocodile

C. standing on the river bank D. fishing in the water

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. Her eyes were badly poked.

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

4.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.

A. brave B. clever C. quick D. humorous

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s mouth

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇新聞報道，講述了一名叫Norm Pethrick的人從鱷魚嘴里救出他的妻子，因此得到表揚。當Ms Pethrick正站在河岸上時，鱷魚襲擊了他。Norm Pethrick跳到鱷魚背上，戳瞎了鱷魚眼，救出了他的妻子。他的妻子馬上送到了醫(yī)院救治。醫(yī)生說他的妻子收了好幾處傷，需要清理傷口。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)a local newspaper reported. 可知這篇文章可能摘自一份報紙。故選B。

2.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (撲),可知鱷魚襲擊Ms Pethrick時，她正站在河岸上。故選C。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (傷口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers. 可知Ms Pethrick的右腿有八處傷口，左腿有一處傷口，一個手指嚴重受傷。故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)This could have been a terrible situation 和He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and smart actions”. 可知Norm Pethrick面對可怕的情況去救他的妻子，說明他勇敢，而且他采取了快速而聰明的行動。故選D。

5.標題歸納題。根據(jù)Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised(表揚) on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s （鱷魚）back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park可知本文主要介紹的是Norm Pethrick從鱷魚嘴里救出他的妻子的故事。故選B。

考點：新聞報道類短文閱讀。