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 (撲), 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 (傷口) 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 (細(xì)菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
小題1:This passage is most likely to be found in _____.
A．a(chǎn) travel guideB．a(chǎn) newspaperC．a(chǎn) textbookD．a(chǎn) novel
小題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
小題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.
小題4: According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT _______.
A．braveB．diligentC．quickD．humorous
小題5: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws
B．The husband should save the wife
C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine
D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：
小題1:B 推理題。文章講述了一個(gè)丈夫從鱷魚的嘴里救下妻子的新聞故事，最有可能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙上，故B正確。
小題2:.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一行Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank說明那時(shí)她站在河堤上，故A正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段最后一行and a serious cut to one of her fingers說明C正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。丈夫從鱷魚嘴里救下老婆，說明他很勇敢，根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.說明他動(dòng)作迅速，做法聰明，D幽默在這里沒有體現(xiàn)。
小題5:A 主旨大意題。文章講述了一個(gè)丈夫從鱷魚的嘴里救下妻子的新聞，故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章講述了一個(gè)丈夫從鱷魚的嘴里救下妻子的新聞。本大題主要還是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，需要根據(jù)文章大意，結(jié)合語境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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