Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World(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 DailyNews said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is 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 DailyNews．“It happened very fast．I reacted very fast．”
Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)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．In an instant, 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 tale 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?
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A．
To meet his girlfriend．
B．
To work as an engineer．
C．
To spend his holiday．
D．
To visit the Andersons．
(2)
What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
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A．
He was interviewed by a newspaper．
B．
He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes．
C．
He went to the hospital in the ambulance．
D．
He disappeared from the spot quickly．
(3)
Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆)．I wish it were so．At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents．You should be learning to stand on your own two feet．But take a good look at the present rebellion．It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents．Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another's hands for reassurance．
They claim they want to dress as they please．But they all wear the same clothes．They set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record．Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it．They have come out of their cocoon(蚕茧)into a larger cocoon．
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way．Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market．These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be．And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children．All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path．
But the barrier is worth climbing over．The path is worth following．You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party．You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records．You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates．Well, go to it．Find yourself．Popularity will come－with the people who respect you for who you are．That is the only kind of popularity that really counts．
(1)
In this passage, the author wants to tell ________．
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A．
teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
B．
readers how to be popular with people around
C．
parents how to control and guide their children
D．
people how to understand and respect each other
(2)
According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them ________．
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A．
have much difficulty understanding each other
B．
lack confidence
C．
dare not cope with problems single-handed
D．
are much afraid of getting lost
(3)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
There is no popularity that really counts．
B．
What many parents are doing is helping their children find their own paths．
C．
It is bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates．
D．
Most teenagers claim to do as they like, to find themselves doing the same．
(4)
What does the author think of advertisement?
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A．
Convincing．
B．
Influential．
C．
Instructive．
D．
Misleading．
(5)
During the teenage years, one should learn to ________．
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house．He swam toward the middle of the lake, not realizing that a crocodile was swimming toward him．His mother, who was in the house, was looking out of the window and saw the two．In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could．Hearing her voice, the boy became alarmed and swam back．It was too late．Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him．The mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs．The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go．A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile．
Remarkably, the boy survived, after several weeks in hospital．His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal．And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter．“But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms．too．I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go．”
Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they were made．
(1)
Which will be the best title for the text?
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A．
Scars of Love
B．
Women Hold up Half the Sky
C．
A Terrible Experience
D．
Don't Judge by Appearances
(2)
Hearing Mother's shouts, the boy ________．
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A．
remained in the middle at a loss
B．
didn't stop swimming forwards
C．
swam back towords the shore
D．
was ready to fight the crocodile
(3)
Which of the following statements is true?
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A．
A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were swimming．
B．
The crocodile bit the arms of the boy when it reached him．
C．
There is always an interesting story behind every scar．
D．
It was a farmer who shot the crocodile．
(4)
By saying the words(see the underlined sentence), the boy really wanted to show ________．
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A．
how deep the scars made by the crocodile were
B．
what a brave and courageous boy he was
C．
how many scars and scratches he had
D．
how great and beloved his mother was
阅读理解：
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward(胆小鬼)．But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life．Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards．Other people think of themselves as cowardly, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes．
Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a nervous person．He got worried before examinations．He worried about his job and his health．All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy．Then, on 15th January 1982, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington．Lenny went to the river to see what was happening．Then he saw a woman in the ice-cold water．Suddenly Lenny did not feel afraid．He kept very calm and did a very courageous thing．He jumped into the Potomac, swam to the woman, and kept her head above the water．Seventy-eight people died that day．Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not seventy-nine．
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood．This chemical is called adrenalin．With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and are ready to fight or run away．However, when you are completely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin．When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find that you cannot move at all．You are then disabled with fear．That is why, when we are very frightened, we sometimes say that we are ‘petrified’．This word comes from the Greek word ‘peters’ which means ‘stone’．We are so frightened we have become like stone．
(1)
According to the writer's opinion, a brave person can be judged by ________
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A．
his words
B．
his thought
C．
his action
D．
his looks
(2)
From what Lenny did, we can conclude that ________
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A．
Lenny had a good chance
B．
Lenny was brave
C．
Lenny liked swimming
D．
Lenny wanted to be a hero
(3)
In great danger, a hero always keeps ________．
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A．
nervous
B．
worried
C．
calm
D．
disappointed
(4)
Adrenalin in our body is ________．
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A．
harmful
B．
useless
C．
changeable
D．
dangerous
(5)
If a person's body produces too much adrenaline, he will ________．
afraid. A person with a green thumb