Norm Pethrick, a 36­year­old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin，was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Mrs Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws 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.

Mrs 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 fatal and tragic situation, ” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Mrs Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent 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.

D-21This passage is most likely to be found in .

A
a travel guide

B
a newspaper

C
a textbook

D
a novel

正确答案：B学生答案：B
老师点评：
答案解析：
文章出处题。根据第一段中的“a local newspaper reported”可知，这是一篇新闻报道。故选B。

题型：单选题客观题分值2分难度：中等得分：2
22
阅读D-21题干中Passage Two材料，完成本题。

D-22. The crocodile attacked Mrs Pethrick when she was .

A
swimming in the river

B
standing on the river bank

C
watching the crocodile

D
fishing in the water

正确答案：B学生答案：B
老师点评：
答案解析：
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Mrs Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged(扑)...”，可知鳄鱼袭击Mrs Pethrick时，她正站在河边。故选B。

题型：单选题客观题分值2分难度：中等得分：2
23
阅读D-21题干中Passage Two材料，完成本题。

D-23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Mrs 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.

正确答案：C学生答案：C
老师点评：
答案解析：
细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“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，她右腿有8处伤口，左腿有一处伤，还有一个手指受伤严重。故选C。

题型：单选题客观题分值2分难度：中等得分：2
24
阅读D-21题干中Passage Two材料，完成本题。

D-24. According to the passage，Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT .

A
brave

B
diligent

C
quick

D
humorous

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