(NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River．
Tuesday's Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday．
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum．He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him．
“I didn't think at all．”Duret told the Daily News．“It happened very fast．I reacted very fast．”
Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water．He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river, in an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water．
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said．Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes．
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera．An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers．Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after．
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France．Duret said he didn't realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning．
“I don't really think I'm a hero．”said Duret．“Anyone would do the same thing．”
(1)
Why was Duret in New York?
[ ]
A．
To meet his girlfriend．
B．
To work as an engineer．
C．
To spend his holiday．
D．
To visit the Andersons．
(2)
What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
[ ]
A．
He was interviewed by a newspaper．
B．
He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes．
C．
He went to the hospital in the ambulance．
D．
He disappeared from the spot quickly．
(3)
Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
Learn to identify, control and prevent seasonal landscape-disease and landscape-pest problems at the workshop, 3∶30 pm-5 pm．Tuesday at the US National Arboretum,3501 New York Ave NE, Washington, ＄15; registration required．
202－245－4521 or www.usna.usda.gov．
THROUGH AUG.3
Horticultural(园艺的)Art
Watercolors, pen-and–ink drawings and colored-pencil pieces by the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration will be on display at the exhibit Botanica 2007：the Art and Science of Plants at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, through Aug.3．Free．301－962－1400 or www.brooksidegardens.org．
THROUGH SEPT.9
Botanical(植物学的)Art
Visit Patterns in Nature, an exhibit by Amy Lamb featuring photographs of flowers, leaves and other botanical life, at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory, West Orangerie, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, through Sept.9．The conservatory is open 10 am-5 pm daily．Free．202－225－8333．
THROUGH OCT.8
Botanic Garden Exhibit
Celebrating America's Public Gardens is on view through Oct.8 at the US botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington．The exhibit, on the Conservatory Terrace and in the National Garden, features displays of 20 public botanic gardens across the country．Hours are 10 am-5 pm daily．Free．202－200－8956．
(1)
If you want to record your name for an event in advance, you may call ________．
[ ]
A．
202－225－8333
B．
202－245－4521
C．
301－962－1400
D．
202－200－8956
(2)
If you go to Botanic Garden Exhibit, you ________．
[ ]
A．
can enjoy drawings and colored-pencil pieces
B．
can learn how to kill pests living on the plants
C．
can find displays of 20 botanic gardens across the country
D．
will enjoy the photographs of flowers and leaves
(3)
From the advertisement, we learn ________．
[ ]
A．
the first event is about growing healthy plants
B．
all of the events are free of charge
C．
there is no time limit to all the events
D．
you can find all the information of the events either by phone or e-mail
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Events Calendar
TUESDAY
Landscape Pests(害虫)
Learn to identify, control and prevent seasonal landscape-disease and landscape-pest problems at the workshop, 3∶30 pm.－5 pm．Tuesday at the US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave NE, Washington．＄15; registration required．
202-245-4521 or www．usna．usda．gov．
THROUGH AUGUST 3
Horticultural(园艺的)Art
Watercolours, pen-and-ink drawings and coloured-pencil pieces by the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical(植物学的)Art and Illustration will be on display at the exhibit Botanic 2007：The Art and Science of Plants at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, through Aug．3．Free．301-962-1400 or www．brooksidegardens．org．
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9
Botanical Art
Visit Patterns in Nature, an exhibit by Amy Lamb featuring photographs of flowers, leaves and other botanical life, at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory(温室)，West Orangerie, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, through Sept．9．The conservatory is open 10 am.－5 pm．Daily．Free．202-225-8333．
THROUGH OCTOBER 8
Botanic Garden Exhibit
Celebrating America’s Public Gardens is on view through Oct．8 at the US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington．The exhibit, on the Conservatory Terrace and in the National Garden, features displays of 20 public botanic gardens across the country．Hours are 10 am.－5 pm．Daily．Free．202-200-8956．
(1)
If you want to record your name for an event in advance, you may call ________．
[ ]
A．
202-225-8333
B．
202-245-4521
C．
301-962-1400
D．
202-200-8956
(2)
If you go to Botanic Garden Exhibit, you ________．
[ ]
A．
can enjoy drawings and coloured-pencil pieces
B．
can learn how to kill pests living on the plants
C．
can find displays of 20 botanic gardens across the country
D．
will enjoy the photographs of flowers and leaves
(3)
From the advertisement, we learn ________．
[ ]
A．
the first event is about growing healthy plants
B．
all of the events are free of charge
C．
there is no time limit to all the events
D．
you can find the information of all the events either by phone or by e-mail
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Have you heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of advice to make effort towards perfection in whichever job one does．It could be a small task like folding up your clothes, or a major ne like organizing a business meeting in your later life．
Perfection is nothing but attention to details．If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt shows from any angle．If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease(皱痕)shows on the bed-covers．
There are only two ways to do a job：either sloppily, or well．If you choose the latter path, you need to realize that any job that qualifies as “your” work deserves nothing less than your best．Perfection is an attitude that can be cultivated(培养)with just a little effort．It is a habit that does much good to your later life．Let us prove with an example：you may be asked to turn in an essay on, say, wildlife, for a school project．Instead of writing carelessly a few facts that you already know, you could make the project more effective by looking up reference books, encyclopedias(百科全书)or websites for additional information．You could then go over the finished essay for slips(疏漏)and errors, and provide pictures where necessary．If you make it a habit to put in extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult projects at the college or university level?
As Michelangelo, the famous 16th century sculptor and painter, once put it：Trifles(琐事)go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle．
(1)
According to the passage, to achieve perfection is _________．
[ ]
A．
to realize the quality of the work
B．
to pay attention to details of one’s work
C．
to do as many jobs as possible
D．
to form the habit of doing things ahead of time
(2)
The underlined word “sloppily” in Paragraph 3 may mean _________．
[ ]
A．
badly
B．
patiently
C．
carefully
D．
slowly
(3)
What can be inferred from the third paragraph?
[ ]
A．
It is necessary to provide pictures for your essay．
B．
Websites are the sources of information you want．
C．
Perfection is a habit that promises a good future．
D．
You should make much effort to develop perfection．
(4)
The purpose of writing this passage is to _________．
