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

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 of 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.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

本文讲述了一名叫Norm Pethrick的人从鳄鱼嘴里救出他的妻子，因此得到表扬的故事。

1.

推理判断题。根据“…a local newspaper reported.”可知这篇文章可能摘自一份报纸。故选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，她正站在河岸上。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据“He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.”可知he指代Norm Pethrick，他戳了鳄鱼的眼睛，并不是Pethrick夫人的用眼睛被戳了，A选项错误；根据“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.”可知Pethrick夫人的右腿上有8个伤口，左腿有一个，手指有一个，因此B选项错误，C选项正确；D选项“鳄鱼的其中一个牙在她的腿里被找到”，文中并没有提到。故选C。

4.

推理判断题。根据“This could have been a terrible situation…”和“He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and smart actions”.”可知Norm Pethrick面对可怕的情况去救他的妻子，说明他勇敢，而且他采取了快速而聪明的行动。故选D。

5.

标题归纳题。根据“Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised(表扬) on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park.”可知本文主要介绍的是Norm Pethrick从鳄鱼嘴里救出他的妻子的故事。故选B。