The bus driver and his passengers were being hailed （擁戴） as heroes last night after rescuing a woman from her burning car following a crash on the Bluff Highway. The 60-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Southland Hospital after firefighters battled for 30 minutes to cut her from her car.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brock Davis of Invercargill, said emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the crossroads of Motorimu Rd and State Highway I shortly before 5：00 p.m. yesterday.
Mr. Davis said a Mitsubishi car driven by a 30-year-old man traveling north on the highway and the woman’s southbound （南行的） Suzuki Alto collided （碰撞）. The man suffered slight injuries in the crash, he said.
Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd driver Bill McDermott and his passengers—New Zealand Aluminum Smelters Ltd workers were first on the scene and alerted emergency services. The scene at the spot was disordered, Mr. McDermott said.
“There was a car on its side and a guy wandering around who was quite excited,” he said. “We stopped, got out and found a lady trapped in her car …… then we noticed flames in the engine bay and the smell of petrol.” Mr. McDermott took a fire extinguisher（滅火器） from the bus, doused （潑灑） the flames, and several other workers controlled traffic.
However, he said his actions were “no big deal”. He was not willing to take any credit for helping the woman.
“The praise goes to all the guys that jumped off that bus.” Invercargill Senior Station officer Alan Goldsworthy, who was an officer in charge at the scene, said there was a possibility the car could have burst into flames if Mr. McDermott and the smelter workers had not helped. “They should acquire a good pat on the back.” he said.
小題1:It can be known from the passage that the car accident happened _______.
A．a(chǎn)t noonB．in the afternoonC．in the morningD．a(chǎn)t night
小題2:Who should get the biggest praise according to the reporter?__
A．Brock Davis.B．Bill McDermott.C．Allan Goldsworthy.D．The firefighters.
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？______
A．The first witnesses of the accident were passers-by.
B．The woman driver was driving north before the accident.
C．The firefighters spent half an hour helping the woman out.
D．With the bus driver and his passengers’ help, the woman’s car didn‘t burst into flames.
小題4:The underlined sentence “They should acquire a good pat on the back” in the last paragraph really means ________.
A．the government should give each of the heroes a gold medal of honor
B．the saved woman should offer as much money to the heroes as she can
C．the good deeds of the heroes are well worthy of great appreciation
D．everybody there should pat the heroes on the back gently and thankfully

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：文章報導了公共汽車司機Bill McDermott.和他的乘客一起救了將要燃燒的汽車里面的婦女的事跡，對他們見義勇為是事跡，公眾給與很高的贊揚。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：said emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the crossroads of Motorimu Rd and State Highway I shortly before 5：00 p.m. yesterday.可知這個事故是發(fā)生在下午，選B
小題2:推理題：從最后一段的句子：said there was a possibility the car could have burst into flames if Mr. McDermott and the smelter workers had not helped. “They should acquire a good pat on the back.” he said. 可知Bill McDermott.應該得到最多的表揚，選B
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Mr. Davis said a Mitsubishi car driven by a 30-year-old man traveling north on the highway and the woman’s southbound （南行的） Suzuki Alto collided （碰撞）. 可知出事的時候，這個女的是向南行駛，不是向北，選B
小題4:句意理解題：從最后一段的句子：“The praise goes to all the guys that jumped off that bus.” 可知這句話的意思是他們的英雄之舉值得感謝，選C
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