(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-old Julien Duret from France was the man 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 Seaport 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(碼頭) 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. Immediately, 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 onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”
【小題1】Why was Duret in New York?

A.To meet his girlfriend.B.To spend his holiday.
C.To work as an engineer.D.To visit the Andersons.
【小題2】What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A.He was interviewed by a newspaper.
B.He went to the hospital in the ambulance.
C.He disappeared from the spot quickly.
D.He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold water.
B.Duret dived into the water before the girl’s father.
C.The rescue happened on the day Duret left for France.
D.Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero.
【小題4】What is probably the headline of this news report?
A.A Careless FatherB.A Poor Girl
C.Warm-hearted OnlookersD.Brave Frenchman Found

解析試題分析:文章講述的是一個(gè)法國(guó)游客勇救落水女童的故事。Duret去美國(guó)度假,當(dāng)發(fā)現(xiàn)有孩子落水時(shí),他趕緊跳進(jìn)水里救人,時(shí)候悄然離開(kāi)。這件事情感動(dòng)了紐約,這是Duret意料之外的。
【小題1】根據(jù)第一段“A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl”和第五段“Duret, an engineer on vacation,”可知,Duret是一名來(lái)自法國(guó)的游客,Duret來(lái)美國(guó)是度假的,故選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)第七段“An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.”可知,當(dāng)救護(hù)車(chē)到達(dá)時(shí),Duret和女朋友立刻離開(kāi)了現(xiàn)場(chǎng),故選C。
【小題3】根據(jù)第三段“He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him”可知,小女孩的父親David Anderson游在Duret的后面,故選B。
【小題4】文章講述的是一個(gè)法國(guó)游客勇救落水女童的故事。整篇文章的重點(diǎn)在Duret身上,A說(shuō)的是女孩的父親;B說(shuō)的是那個(gè)小女孩;C說(shuō)的是圍觀者,三項(xiàng)過(guò)于片面,故選D。
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