He was a hero that saved two children from the jaws of a cougar(美洲狮). Standing barely 1.7 meters, the 22-year-old with black-frame glasses might pass more for a Chinese Harry Potter. Yet Shen Huigang is now getting recognition for his bravery in fighting off a cougar on Vancouver Island, Canada, during a family outing. Shen, also known as Ian, was then an exchange student. With him was a friend, Myles Hagar, and Hagar’s two grandchildren. Silently and suddenly a cougar appeared out of nowhere. By the time they spotted the cat, it already had the head of 18-month-old Julien in its mouth.
“At first, my brain was nothing but blank,” Shen recalled. “But I believed I could get the child back.” He gestured as if he were ready for a fight, and tried to scare the beast off with his bag. Hearing the noise Shen made, the animal dropped the baby and Hagar rushed to grab his grandson. But the animal didn’t run, instead turned toward 3-year-old Iris standing beside Shen. “Had Ian not been there, shouting at the cougar, remaining calm and standing firm, it would certainly have attacked Iris.” Hagar recalled.
They chased the animal back into the woods. “We moved slowly to our vehicle as we waved our fists and bags, pretending to wrestle it,” Shen said. “The vehicle wasn’t far away but it felt like it took us a century to travel the short journey.” As Hagar drove for help, Shen held the heavily-bleeding boy in the passenger seat and calmly kept him awake by hugging and kissing him in case he would go into a coma(昏迷). The boy was flown to a hospital nearby. Doctors later said his little skull had been punctured(刺穿) through to his brain in two places. Luckily, Julien made a full recovery.
“Any hesitation, even a second delay, would have resulted in certain death for Julien, but Ian was there…” Hagar said. Following the incident, the story appeared on Canadian TV networks in every city, and in many small town newspapers---plus many US Internet news sites. The Royal Canadian Humane Association planned to give Shen a Canada Bravery Award, but it couldn’t reach him because he had returned to China.
【小题1】Why did the cougar drop the baby?

He was a hero that saved two children from the jaws of a cougar(美洲狮). Standing barely 1.7 meters, the 22-year-old with black-frame glasses might pass more for a Chinese Harry Potter. Yet Shen Huigang is now getting recognition for his bravery in fighting off a cougar on Vancouver Island, Canada, during a family outing. Shen, also known as Ian, was then an exchange student. With him was a friend, Myles Hagar, and Hagar’s two grandchildren. Silently and suddenly a cougar appeared out of nowhere. By the time they spotted the cat, it already had the head of 18-month-old Julien in its mouth.
“At first, my brain was nothing but blank,” Shen recalled. “But I believed I could get the child back.” He gestured as if he were ready for a fight, and tried to scare the beast off with his bag. Hearing the noise Shen made, the animal dropped the baby and Hagar rushed to grab his grandson. But the animal didn’t run, instead turned toward 3-year-old Iris standing beside Shen. “Had Ian not been there, shouting at the cougar, remaining calm and standing firm, it would certainly have attacked Iris.” Hagar recalled.
They chased the animal back into the woods. “We moved slowly to our vehicle as we waved our fists and bags, pretending to wrestle it,” Shen said. “The vehicle wasn’t far away but it felt like it took us a century to travel the short journey.” As Hagar drove for help, Shen held the heavily-bleeding boy in the passenger seat and calmly kept him awake by hugging and kissing him in case he would go into a coma(昏迷). The boy was flown to a hospital nearby. Doctors later said his little skull had been punctured(刺穿) through to his brain in two places. Luckily, Julien made a full recovery.
“Any hesitation, even a second delay, would have resulted in certain death for Julien, but Ian was there…” Hagar said. Following the incident, the story appeared on Canadian TV networks in every city, and in many small town newspapers---plus many US Internet news sites. The Royal Canadian Humane Association planned to give Shen a Canada Bravery Award, but it couldn’t reach him because he had returned to China.

1. 1.

   Why did the cougar drop the baby?

   1. A.
      Because it was scared by the noise made by Ian’s shouting.
   2. B.
      Because Hagar rushed to grab the baby from its jaws.
   3. C.
      Because it wanted to attack Iris and took her away.
   4. D.
      Because Hagar and Ian were chasing it back into the woods.
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements about Shen Huigang is TRUE?

   1. A.
      He was called Chinese Harry Potter because he was very brave.
   2. B.
      His deed was spread both in Canada and the US.
   3. C.
      He was better at fighting and wrestling compared with Hagar.
   4. D.
      He was too shocked to move to the vehicle in the incident.
3. 3.

   What did Ian do in the car to keep the baby awake?

   1. A.
      He held, hugged and kissed the baby in the passenger seat.
   2. B.
      He drove the car as quickly as possible to find a hospital.
   3. C.
      He encouraged the baby telling him to be awake.
   4. D.
      He held the heavily- bleeding wound of the baby.
4. 4.

   Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Saving Lives From the Jaws of Death
   2. B.
      Experiencing a Family Outing
   3. C.
      Taking Care of Two Children
   4. D.
      Interviewing a Clever Young Student

TV and newspaper reporters often go out to find and report news to the rest of the world. Their work is admirable, but sometimes their work is __1__. Reporters usually take __2__ with them if they want to get some film of events and places when they report live on TV. Live reports are those in which reporters talk to the person __3__ the news and are __4__right at the moment of speaking on TV.

Mark Tailor, an Australian reporter, gave a live report on TV __5__ the other day from Strakkan just after the President had made __6__ that the parliament(议会)had been stopped. __7__, shortly before giving his live report, his life had been in danger. The situation had been reasonably calm but he had got caught up in some ugly scenes and a nasty __8__ happened just outside the parliament building. Crowds of people rushed out onto the street, and some were __9__ the President, but some were against. The crowd outside the parliament building was quiet and __10__ at first, but then someone threw a fire bomb and __11__ broke out.

__12__ Mark Tailor's cameraman started filming people who were protesting against the President, the crowd got __13__. It would have been all right perhaps if he hadn't been among the crowd, but they __14__ him and broke his camera. Mark Tailor himself got __15__ to the ground when he went to help his cameraman. He lay __16__ because he thought the crowd would have killed him if he had tried to get up. __17__ for him, a big policeman appeared and the crowd __18__. He and the cameraman were able to get away __19__. If it hadn't been for the policeman just then, Mark Tailor probably wouldn't have given his report and it would have been a very __20__ story.

1. A. wonderful B. dangerous C. exciting D. interesting

2. A. assistants B. cameras C. films D. cameramen

3. A. listening to B. hearing C. presenting D. giving

4. A. reported B. filmed C. recorded D. written

5. A. news B. play C. sports D. scenery

6. A. a chat show B. a conversation C. a live note D. an announcement

7. A. In the end B. However C. After all D. Therefore

8. A. accident B. event C. story D. meeting

9. A. for B. with C. after D. by

10. A. prevented B. stopped C. controlled D. watched

11. A. the quarrel B. arguing C. a fire D. fighting

12. A. Since B. As long as C. While D. When

13. A. angry B. frightened C. curious D. excited

14. A. found B. robbed C. attacked D. shot

15. A. knocked B. caught C. laid D. killed

16. A. very calm B. peaceful C. very still D. wounded

17. A. Astonishingly B. Curiously C. Terribly D. Fortunately

18. A. shouted B. backed off C. gathered D. turned back

19. A. unnoticed B. uninjured C. unprepared D. unpunished

20. A. surprising B. exciting C. different D. happy