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  John Bird was being hailed as a spiderman(蜘蛛人)hero.

  John leaped from the roof of an apartment block to save a lovesick woman who had jumped out of her fifth-floor window.

  It was the kind of action that normally belongs to the pages of the cartoon character.John, wearing a harness(马具)and line, actually caught 25-year-old Jenny Goodman before she hit the ground.

  Jenny had been leaning out of the window for several hours threatening to jump.“My lover has left me,” she shouted.“I’m alone with a small baby, and I’ve lost my job.”

  As a priest and policeman talked to her through loudhailer from the street, John and his colleague quietly made their way up the stairs of the six-story building to the roof.

  John put on his harness and fastened it to a pillar.Then he leaned over a low wall to listen to the woman’s threats.

  After five hours of fruitless chatting with the priest and the police, the woman climbed out on to the window sill.

  John was watching her every movement.Then she jumped to what would have been her death.The fireman jumped too.

  Heavier than Jenny, he fell faster.By the time she was level with 2nd Floor-and only 30ft, from the ground-he grabbed her.John said, “We were swinging in space.Luckily she was so surprised that she did not try to pull herself from grasp.”

  As the police raced to the roof, the other fireman hauled them up to safety.Later Jenny said, “I must have been out of my mind.”

(1)

Who is John Bird?

[  ]

A.

A fireman

B.

A priest.

C.

A policeman

D.

Jenny’s boyfriend.

(2)

What is the direct cause that leads Jenny to the suicide?

[  ]

A.

She lost her job.

B.

She was feeling hopeless.

C.

Her boyfriend left a little baby with her.

D.

Her lover deserted her.

(3)

How was the girl saved?

[  ]

A.

She was caught halfway before falling on the ground.

B.

She was persuaded by priest and the policeman.

C.

Her boyfriend came and talked her out of it.

D.

She herself finally decided against suicide.

(4)

Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

The talk with her ended up without success.

B.

She didn’t prevent John Bird from catching her in the fall.

C.

Both of them fell on the ground heavily.

D.

The priest failed to persuaded her to give up the suicide.

阅读理解。
     Everything has a name. All people, places and things have names. For example, Jenny is the name of a
student from England. England is the name of her country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schools and
office building also have names. All things have names. Names are important.
     Names are different all over the world. In Jenny's class, Jenny must learn the names of students from all
over the world. This is very difficult because the names are different.
     In the USA, most people have a first name, a middle name, and a last name. Parents choose the first and
middle names for their baby. There are names for boys and names for girls. For example, John, Peter, Tom
and Mike are all names for boys. Elizabeth, Betty, Susan, and Mary are all names for girls. The last name is
the family name. Usually it is the father's family name. In a family, the mother, the father, and the children
usually have the same last name.
     Names are different all over the world. They can be long or short, but they are always very important.
1. Why does everything have a name? Because _____.
[     ]
A. it is very interesting to have a name
B. it is very easy to be remembered
C. it is very easy to be told from others
D. both B and C
2. It is difficult to learn names all over the world because _____.
[     ]
A. there are many different languages
B. the names in different countries are different
C. some names are very short, some are very long
D. there are many names all over the world
3. Which of the following is true?
[     ]
A. It's difficult to learn the names because they are different.
B. There is no difference between girls' names and boys' names.
C. Jenny doesn't want to learn the names very well.
D. It's easy for Jenny to learn the names of her classmates.
4. What names are for girls?
[     ]
A. George, Linda, Susan
B. Tom, Jill, Candy
C. Elizabeth, Betty, Mary
D. Peter, Jeff, Jack

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