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 MELBOURNE,Australia- A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair,throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian,Chris Rickard,was in stable condition. The attack ended when the 49-year-old man struck the kangaroo in the throat.

  Rickard said he was walking his dog,Rocky,on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur’s Creek. The dog chased the animal into a pond,when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

  When Rickard tried to pull his dog free,the kangaroo turned on him,attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

“I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp,but I didn’t expect him to actually attack me ,” Rickard,49.told The Herald Sun newspaper. “It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo,about 5 feet high. It doesn't go around killing people. ”

  “I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn’t really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me. ”

He added, “All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water,so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit. ”

  “I don’t think I,ll ever be able to watch kangaroo programmes quite the same as I used to—it might bring back a couple of bad memories. ”

  Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.

  Dogs often chase kangaroos,which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there.

  Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat. Rocky was half drowned when he pulled him out from the water.

(   ) 1. Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when      

   A. he was teasing a kangaroo

   B. he was walking his dog

   C. swimming in the pond

   D. dragging his dog out from water

(   ) 2. In Australia,kangaroos        .

   A. are only seen in zoos

   B. frequently attack people and pets

   C. get along rather peacefully with people

   D. can be found swimming in ponds

(   ) 3. The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because        .

   A. the man struck it in the throat

   B. the dog chased it

   C. the man wanted to drown it

   D. it wanted to drown the dog

(   ) 4. As a result of the attack,      .

   A. the dog was drowned dead

   B. the kangaroo was killed

   C. kangaroos should be under stricter protection

   D. Rickard was left a deep impression

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了一只袋鼠袭击人和狗的故事。

1. B根据文章第一段中的"…A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair,throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs."可知,当一个人遛狗的时候，他和他的狗被袋鼠袭击了。故选 B.

2. C根据文章第四段中的"It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo,about 5 feet high. It doesn't go around killing people.”和第八段中的"Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened."可以推知，袋鼠不伤人，除非感觉受到了威胁。所以，袋鼠和人能和平相处。故选 C。

3. B根据文章第二段中的"The dog chased the animal into a pond,when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet under?water. "可知，狗追赶袋鼠进人池塘，袋鼠转身将宠物狗撞人水下，人想从水中救狗，结果，袋鼠袭击了人和狗。故选 B.

4. D根据文章中倒数第四段中的"I don't think I'll ever be a-ble to watch kangaroo programmes quite the same as I used to—it might bring back a couple of bad memories."可知，"我”被吓坏了，不愿意再看有关袋鼠的节目，由此可见这个事件给

"我"留下了很深的印象。其他三项与文章内容不符，故选 D.