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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 （鳄鱼）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 mouth 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 terrible 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 smart 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. watching the crocodile

C. standing on the river bank 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. clever C. quick D. humorous

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s mouth

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

分 析：
本文是一篇新闻报道，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。当Ms Pethrick正站在河岸上时，鳄鱼袭击了他。Norm Pethrick跳到鳄鱼背上，戳瞎了鳄鱼眼，救出了他的妻子。他的妻子马上送到了医院救治。医生说他的妻子收了好几处伤，需要清理伤口。

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.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C。

3.细节理解题。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Ms Pethrick的右腿有八处伤口，左腿有一处伤口，一个手指严重受伤。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 （鳄鱼）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。

考点：
新闻报道类短文阅读。