Question

(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.

“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”

Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(碼頭) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.

Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.

The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.

“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”

1.Why was Duret in New York?

A. To meet his girlfriend.              B. To spend his holiday.

C. To work as an engineer.              D. To visit the Andersons.

2.What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?

A. He was interviewed by a newspaper.

B. He went to the hospital in the ambulance.

C. He disappeared from the spot quickly.

D. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold water.

B. Duret dived into the water before the girl’s father.

C. The rescue happened on the day Duret left for France.

D. Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero.

4.What is probably the headline of this news report?

A. A Careless Father                   B. A Poor Girl

C. Warm-hearted Onlookers            D. Brave Frenchman Found

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述的是一個法國游客勇救落水女童的故事。Duret去美國度假，當發(fā)現(xiàn)有孩子落水時，他趕緊跳進水里救人，時候悄然離開。這件事情感動了紐約，這是Duret意料之外的。

1.A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl”和第五段“Duret, an engineer on vacation,”可知，Duret是一名來自法國的游客，Duret來美國是度假的，故選B。

2.An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.”可知，當救護車到達時，Duret和女朋友立刻離開了現(xiàn)場，故選C。

3.He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him”可知，小女孩的父親David Anderson游在Duret的后面，故選B。

4.Duret身上，A說的是女孩的父親；B說的是那個小女孩；C說的是圍觀者，三項過于片面，故選D。

考點：新聞類短文閱讀