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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. standing on the river bank B. swimming in the river

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

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：一名男子从鳄鱼嘴中救下了自己的妻子。

1.A. a travel guide“旅行指南”； B. a newspaper“报纸”； C. a textbook“课本”； D. a novel“小说”，根据文章第一段最后一句中“ …a local newspaper reported. ”可知这篇文章应是刊登在当地的一家报纸上的。故正确答案为B.

2.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.”可知在Ms Pethrick站在岸边的时候，那只咸水鳄扑了上来，咬住了他的腿，试图把他拖进水里。故正确答案为A.

3.Ms Pethrick相关情况。根据文章第四段对Ms Pethrick的伤情的描述可知，没提到Ms Pethrick的眼睛受伤，所以排除A. 她所受伤的是右腿的八处伤口，左腿的一处和手指上的一处。故排除B.D，正确答案为C.

4.Norm Pethrick在鳄鱼嘴里救下了自己的妻子，可推断出他很勇敢、竭尽全力且行动快速，且文章最后一段中皇家达尔文医院的院长Dr Len Notaras的话“Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s‘quick and diligent actions’”也可作为该题的线索提示，故正确答案为D.humorous(幽默的).

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考点：应用文之新闻报道的阅读