3.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 (細菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
56.This passage is most likely to be found inB.
A.a(chǎn) travel guide   
B.a(chǎn) newspaper    
C.a(chǎn) textbook     
D.a(chǎn) novel
57.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she wasB.
A.swimming in the river          
B.standing on the river bank
C.watching the crocodile          
D.fishing in the water
58.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?C
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.
59.According to the passage,Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPTD.
A.brave    
B.diligent     
C.quick     
D.humorous
60.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?B
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.

分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,屬于新聞報道.主要報道了NormPethrick在公園的河邊,他的妻子被鱷魚拉下水,他不顧一切勇敢地跳在鱷魚的背上打它的眼睛,終于把妻子救了上來,而自己卻多處受傷住進了醫(yī)院.

解答 56.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)a localnewspaper reported可知,整篇是報道一個新聞,故出自報紙.故選B.
57.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Ms Pethrick wasstanding on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodilelunged (撲),locking its jaws on both her legs as ittried to drag her underwater.可知,當(dāng)時Ms Pethrick正站在河岸,故選B.
58.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)a serious cut toone of her fingers.可知,她的手指嚴重受傷.故選C.
59.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)He said MsPethrick was saved by her husband's"quick and diligent actions".可知,他表示,佩奇里克夫人因丈夫的"快速而勤奮的行動"而得救.沒有提到幽默,故選D.
60.B.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,尤其是jumping onto acrocodile's back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park,可以看出,本文報道了NormPethrick在公園的河邊,他的妻子被鱷魚拉下水,他不顧一切勇敢地跳在鱷魚的背上打它的眼睛,終于把妻子救了上來,而自己卻多處受傷住進了醫(yī)院.B符合文章內(nèi)容.故選B.

點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,主旨大意題,推理判斷題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.

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