Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast. ”
Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water . He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant ,he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said . Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism until he was leaving the next morning . “I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same ting. ”
1. Why was Duret in New York?
A. To meet his girlfriend B. To work as an engineer
C. To spend his holiday D. To visit the Andersons.
2. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A. He was interviewed by a newspaper
B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes
C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance
D. He disappeared from the spot quickly
3. Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A. David Anderson B. A passer-by
C. His girlfriend D. a taxi driver.
4.When was duet most probably found to be the very hero?
A. The day when he was leaving for home.
B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued
C. The first day when he was in New York
D. The same day when he was interviewed.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.
1. A. displeased B. passed C. brightened D. celebrated
2. A. cards B. gifts C. roses D. clothes
3.A. man B. waiter C. patient D. lady
4.A. recognized B. noticed C. realized D. knew
5.A. Happily B. Excitedly C. Angrily D. Nervously
6.A. prisonerB．patient C．customer D．fellow
7.A. book B. gift C. bag D. baby
8.A. informedB. reminded C. allowed D. invited
9.A. request B. suggestion B. demand D. order
10.A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. While
11.A. looked upB. brought up C. turned up D. took up
12.A．guard B．lady C．prisoner D．visitor
13. A. wonderedB. believed C. understood D. found
14. A. painfulB. kind C. careful D. comfortable
15.A. chatted B. gave C. wished D. hoped
16.A. prison B. home C. hospital D. work
17.A. worried B. astonished C. sad D. pleased
18. A. opinion B. message C. promise D. idea
19. A. joy B. sadness C. astonishment D. worry
20.A.right B. opportunity C. feeling Ｄ. time
A quarrel _________, which made him ______ his family.
A. was broken out; break away B. broke out; break away from
C. was broken away; break down D. broke down; break out
What troubled the teacher was that no one present made an answer when asked who had broken the glasses, so he didn’t know who _____________.
A. was blamed B. was to be blamed
C. was to blame D. would be blamed
I’m excited that my parents ______of me having a travel to Africa.
cured B. suspected C. approved D. accused
My cousin doesn't know what to ______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
A. pick up B. speed up C. take up D. put up
