Eight-year-old Jesse Arbogast was playing in the sea late one evening in July when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to shore. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(人工呼吸) while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.
Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this did not kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boys’ arm.
At the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Dr Ian Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t found the shark, we wouldn’t have had a chance.”
According to the local park ranger Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,” he says, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in an area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in an area where swimming is allowed.”
When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight against a shark, he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”
小題1:What was the boy doing when the accident happened?
A.Feeding a hungry shark.
B.Jumping into the rough sea.
C.Dragging a boy to the shore.
D.Swimming in a dangerous area.
小題2: In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?
A.By finding his lost arm.
B.By making a phone call.
C.By flying him to hospital.
D.By blowing into his mouth.
小題3:How was his uncle in time of danger?
A.Careful. B.Brave.C.Optimistic.D.Patient.
小題4:According to Jack Tomosvic, _______.
A.people are often attacked by sharks
B.sharks never attack people
C.Jesse was unlucky to have been attacked by a shark
D.Jesse was swimming in a safe area at the moment

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析:
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段2,3行“evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in an area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in an area where swimming is allowed.”說明他是在鯊魚進(jìn)食的時間在沒有救生員的地方游泳的,是在一個危險的區(qū)域,故D正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boys’ arm.叔叔是把他的手臂從鯊魚的嘴里搶了過來,讓醫(yī)生再接上去。A正確。
小題3:B 推理題。能和鯊魚搏斗搶回侄兒的手臂,說明他很勇敢。故B正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,”說明他認(rèn)為Jesse很不幸。故C正確。
點(diǎn)評:文章介紹叔叔從鯊魚嘴里搶下侄兒的手臂再讓醫(yī)生把斷手再接起來的新聞故事。新聞類閱讀要抓新聞發(fā)生的時間,地點(diǎn),人物等要素,文章主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題和推理題。
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