Question

    Walter Osipoff was an experienced parachutist（伞兵）.He had already made more than 20 jumps by May 15 , 1941. That morning, Osipoff trained his soldiers to practice jumps. Three boxes, containing weapons, were also to be parachuted overboard as part of the exercise.

Most of the soldiers had already jumped when Osipoff, standing a few inches from the plane's door, started to push out the last box. Somehow his parachute was suddenly opened. Instead of flowing free, Osipoff’s parachute now wrapped itself around the plane's tail wheel. He was now hanging below the tail of the plane. The soldiers struggled to pull Osipoff to safety, but they could not reach him. The plane was starting to run low on fuel, but an emergency landing with Osipoff dragging behind would certainly kill him. And pilots had no radio contact with the ground. To attract attention below, they eased the transport plane down to 300 feet and started circling the airport.

Meanwhile, Bill Lowrey and John McCants saw the trouble at the same time. As the plane circled once again, Lowrey yelled to McCants, “We must save him!” Lowrey's plane took off quickly. Within minutes, they made five approaches, but the air proved too bumpy（颠簸）to try for a rescue. Lowrey flew back once again and edged the plane closer. McCants, standing upright in the back, reached for Osipoff. He grabbed him at the waist and pulled Osipoff into the plane. Lowrey then nosed his plane inch by inch closer to the transport and used his propeller（螺旋桨）to cut the parachute lines. After hanging for 33 minutes between life and death, Osipoff was finally free.

Three weeks later, Lowrey and McCants were awarded for accomplishing “one of the most brilliant and daring rescues in history". Osipoff spent the next six months in hospital. The following January, he went back to parachute jumping.

1.What happened to Walter Osipoff on May 15,1941 ?

A.He was trapped in a skydiving incident.

B.He threw weapon containers by mistake.

C.His soldiers refused to practice parachuting.

D.His parachute failed because of his carelessness.

2.Why did the transport plane circle the airport?

A.To inform the ground crew to refuel for it.

B.To warn other planes to keep away from it.

C.To show the dangerous situation to the ground.

D.To tell the ground to receive weapon containers.

3.How did Lowrey and McCants perform the rescue?

A.They pushed Osipoff back into the plane.

B.They boarded the transport plane to help.

C.They flew under Osipoff* s plane to free him.

D.They guided the transport plane to land safely.

4.What did people think of Lowrey and McCants' behavior?

A.Fearless. B.Subjective. C.Confidential. D.Tentative.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Osipoff遭遇了一次飞行跳伞事故，Lowrey 和 McCants两人营救Osipoff并因此获得“史上最杰出的大胆救援行动之一”的奖项的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第1段“He had already made more than 20 jumps by May 15 , 1941. That morning, Osipoff trained his soldiers to practice jumps.那天早上他在训练他的士兵练习跳伞。”与第2段“Somehow his parachute was suddenly opened. Instead of flowing free, Osipoff’s parachute now wrapped itself around the plane's tail wheel. He was now hanging below the tail of the plane.不知为什么，他的降落伞突然打开。Osipoff的降落伞缠在了飞机的尾轮上而不是自由流动。可知，在1941年5月15日，Osipoff”遭遇了降落山事故。故A项切题。

2.细节理解题。根据文中第二段“To attract attention below, they eased the transport plane down to 300 feet and started circling the airport. 为了引起下面的注意，他们把运输机降至300英尺，开始在机场上空盘旋。”可知他们这是向地面显示危险情况，安排营救。故C项切题。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第3段“McCants, standing upright in the back, reached for Osipoff. He grabbed him at the waist and pulled Osipoff into the plane. Lowrey then nosed his plane inch by inch closer to the transport and used his propeller（螺旋桨）to cut the parachute lines. McCants站在后面，伸手去抓Osipoff并抓住了他的腰，并把他拉进了飞机。Lowrey一点点的靠近他的飞机用螺旋桨来切断降落伞的线。”可知他们飞到了Osipoff的飞机下面来营救他。故C项切题。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Three weeks later, Lowrey and McCants were awarded for accomplishing “one of the most brilliant and daring rescues in history". Lowrey and McCants被授予了“史上最杰出的大胆救援行动之一”的奖项。”可推出，人们认为他们两个的行为是大胆的。故A项切题。