Question

When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modem society, two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist.

According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.

More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children.

Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child’s body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion(筋疲力尽).

The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day.

A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children’s cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water.

Local residents held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake.

Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.

1.The underlined word “occurred” here means_____________.

A. employed    B. mixed

C. guided    D. happened

2.When the three school students fell into water, the university students were___________.

A. taking photos at the lake    B. skating on the ice

C. having a picnic    D. walking along the lake

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.

B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14, 2002.

C. Three students died on the same day in all.

D. Local residents were not brave in face of danger.

4.It can be inferred that _________.

A. people think little of the two university students’ death

B. the ice on the lake wasn’t strong enough to skate on

C. some students regretted for what they had done

D. heroes don’t agree with the steps of modern times

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了三名在公园冰冻的湖面上滑冰的儿童不幸落水，二十多名大学生赶紧展开营救，成功救上来两名儿童，另一名儿童溺亡，而两名参加救援的大学生也死于体力不支，当地市民在湖边为死亡的学生举行了祭奠仪式，还有八名学生被水冻伤而住院观察，但并无生命危险。

1.词义猜测题。画线词后的“on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.”交代了事件发生的时间、地点和人物，由此可知画线词词义为“发生”，故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children’s cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children.”可知，儿童落水时，那几名大学生正在湖边拍照，故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child’s body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion”可知，一名落水儿童当场溺亡，而两名救人的大学生也死于体力不支，故C项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.”及倒数第三段中的“But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water.”可推知，湖的冰面的坚固程度不足以支撑人在上面滑冰，故B项正确。