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Eight-year-old Jesse Abrogate was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to the store. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.

Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this didn’t kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down onto its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm.

At the Baptist hospital in Pensacola, Dr Lan Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I means is that if they hadn’t found the shark, well then we wouldn’t have had a chance.”

According to local park ranger (园林管理者) Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky” he says, “Evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in the area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in the area where swimming is allowed.” When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark , he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”

1.What was the boy doing when the accident happened?

A.Feeding a hungry shark                   B.Jumping into a rough sea

C.Dragging a boy to the shore                D.Swimming in a dangerous area

2.In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?

A.By finding his lost arm                    B.By shooting the fish

C.By flying him to hospital                   D.By offering his blood

3.How was his uncle in time of danger ?

A.Careful           B.Brave             C.Optimistic         D.Patient

 

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文是篇新闻报道,讲了八岁的Jesse因为在不允许游泳的大海区域游泳,被鲨鱼咬掉一条胳膊,他的叔叔勇敢的同鲨鱼搏斗,取回了Jesse被鲨鱼咬掉的一条胳膊。Jesse及时手术,手术很成功。

1.根据he says, “Evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in the area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in the area where swimming is allowed.”,故选D。

2.根据He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this didn’t kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down onto its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm,故选A。

3.根据When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark , he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”故选B。

考点:新闻报道类短文阅读理解

点评:这篇文章非常简单,先看问题,再带着问题仔细阅读短文,理解了全文内容,很容易选出正确答案。阅读注意事项:1、关注连词,分析文章逻辑结构。2、聚焦代词,明辨指代关系。3、抓住关键词语,利用平行结构、上下文(包括定义、释义、举例、对比、标点)进行判断与推理。4、了解一些构词法,从词根的特殊含义入手。

 

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