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 (颌)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（穿刺） 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. 1.
   This passage is most likely to be found in _____
   1. A.
      a travel guide
   2. B.
      a newspaper
   3. C.
      a textbook
   4. D.
      a novel
2. 2.
   The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______
   1. A.
      swimming in the river
   2. B.
      standing on the river bank
   3. C.
      watching the crocodile
   4. D.
      fishing in the water
3. 3.
   Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?
   1. A.
      Her eyes were badly poked
   2. B.
      She had eight wounds altogether
   3. C.
      One of her fingers also got hurt
   4. D.
      One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg
4. 4.
   According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______
   1. A.
      brave
   2. B.
      diligent
   3. C.
      quick
   4. D.
      humorous

Answer 1

BBCD
试题分析：据当地的一家地方报纸报道：一个36岁的澳大利亚北部城市Darwin的Norm Pethrick在周四得到表扬因为他跳到鳄鱼背上去救他妻子Wendy在当地一个著名的旅游景点---Litchfield国家公园。
1.主题归纳题。根据a local newspaper reported. 可知，是报纸上的报道，不是旅游宣传册、小说和课本。所以选B。
2.细节理解题。根据Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑),可知，鳄鱼袭击Ms Pethrick时她正站在河边。所以选B。
3.细节理解题。根据第三段的介绍，Ms Pethrick右腿有八处伤口、左腿有穿刺伤、一个手指严重折断。所以选C。其他不正确。
4.词意猜测题。根据文章的描述He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”可知，Ms Pethrick的丈夫勇敢、迅速和不知不倦的。没有提到幽默。所以选 D（排除humorous）。
考点：故事类阅读。