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【题目】My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole. Most of the kids who swim there are fit and strong teens, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his well-being. Still, the firefighter’s first words, “You need to come up here to the Stillwater River,” made me catch my breath.

When I got to the river, I saw Anton sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine, with a towel wrapped about his shoulders.

I hurried over to him. “You OK?” I asked.

“Yeah,” was all he said. But my eyes begged for an explanation. I didn’t get it from my son.

The story was this: A couple in their 20s, unfamiliar with the Stillwater, had gotten caught in the current and began screaming for help. Without hesitation Anton and his friend dived into the water, swam out to the drowning(溺水的) woman, and brought her safely to shore.

In an age in which the world “hero” is broadcast with abandon(随意)and seemingly applied to anyone, I realized the real thing in my son and his friend—the disregarding of personal safety for the sake of another human being. I know that teens are headstrong and self-centered, but this didn’t lower the gravity of the event and the desire to do good.

Along the way home I tried to get some more information from him, but the only words were, “What’s for supper?”

I thought twice about the tragedy(悲剧) that might have been. Questions flew across my mind like a flight of swallows: Would I have risked my life to save a drowning person? Or would I have chosen to dial 911? Would I have told the story over and over to anyone who’d listen?

The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story from his point of view, now that he had some distance from the event. But all he did was to toast a pie, pull himself together, and head for the door to begin the new day.

1】The writer caught her breath when she heard the fire fighters’ first words because_______.

A. her son saved a woman

B. she was scolded by fire fighters

C. she was anxious about her son’s safety

D. her son was to blame for a fire

2】We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. firefighters always turn up in case of emergency

B. parents are always worried about their children

C. it’s dangerous to swim in an unfamiliar river

D. teens are more responsible than expected

3】Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. My Mother, My Love B. My Son, My Hero

C. A Narrow Escape D. A Silent Boy

答案

小题1C

小题2D

小题3B

小题4C

解析

试题分析:这篇文章讲述了作者的儿子在游泳时救人的故事,虽然儿子认为这件事很平常,但是在母亲的眼里,她的儿子救人的事迹是意想不到而且是非常勇敢的。

小题1推理判断题。根据第一段得知:本来我认为孩子游泳没什么危险,但是听了消防员的话:你现在需要来静水区这让我很紧张。因为她很担心孩子的安全。选.C。

小题2推理判断题。根据第一段得知:作者知道青少年们常常有主见、以自我为中心,但是这并不会阻止孩子们去做好事的愿望。说明青少年比人们预想的要负责任。选D。

小题3最佳标题。这篇文章讲述了作者的儿子在游泳时救人的故事,虽然儿子认为这件事很平常,但是在母亲的眼里,她的儿子救人的事迹是意想不到而且是非常勇敢的。因此我的儿子,我眼中的英雄。最切合题意。选B。

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