Question

Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s 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 (扑), locking its jaws 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 (伤口) 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 fatal and tragic 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 diligent 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 (细菌) 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．standing on the river bank

C．watching the crocodile

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．diligent

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 jaws

C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文报道了Norm Pethrick在公园的河边，他的妻子被鳄鱼拉下水，他不顾一切勇敢地跳在鳄鱼的背上打它的眼睛，终于把妻子救了上来，而自己却多处受伤住进了医院。

1.这是文章出处题。根据a local newspaper reported整篇是报道一个新闻，故选B。.

2.这是细节理解题。根据Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. 当时Ms Pethrick正站在河岸，故选B。

3.这是细节理解题。根据a serious cut to one of her fingers.故选C。

4.这是细节理解题。根据He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.没有提到幽默，故选D。

5.这是标题归纳题。根据jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, 可以看出应选B。

考点：这是一篇新闻报道。

点评：文章标题是文章的点睛之笔。标题归纳题在英语阅读理解题中属深层理解题，它要求考生在通读全文的基础上，准确把握文章大意及作者的写作意图。一般说来，标题应该具有概括性、针对性、简洁性三个突出特点。其中概括性，是指标题应最大程度地覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题；针对性，是指标题的含义要直接指向文章的主要特点；而简洁性，则是指标题应言简意赅，能吸引读者的注意力，并唤起读者对文章的阅读兴趣等