(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(码头) 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.”
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.
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.
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.
4.What is probably the headline of this news report?
A. A Careless Father B. A Poor Girl
C. Warm-hearted Onlookers D. Brave Frenchman Found
Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next–door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''
1.Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?
A. Because she didn't want others to hear her play
B. Because she didn't mean to disturb others.
C. Because she didn't have her own room
D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.
2.Brenda started to give concerts _______.
A. after she practiced in her space bubble
B. when she became part of the unique space journey
C. after she became a real musical astronaut
D. when people came to see her in the space bubble
3.Brenda became famous because _______.
A. she was good at music and science
B. she became a real musical astronaut
C. she invented a special way of practice
D. she played well and had a talent
4.It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".
A. He laughs best who laughs last B. It's never too old to learn
C. Two heads are better than one D. One good turn deserves another
SHEFFIELD |
LINCOLN COLLEGE OF ENGLISH |
Classes for foreign students at all levels |
3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course |
Open all year |
Small class (at most 12 students) |
Library, language laboratory and listening center |
Accommodation with selected families |
25 minutes from London |
Course fees for English for one year are￡1, 380 (with reduction for shorter periods of study) |
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1.Lincoln College of English _______.
A. is at the centre of London
B. accepts students only at the beginning of the year
C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced
D. lies far away from London
2.While you stay there, _______ will take care of you.
A. the school where you study B. the family you have chosen
C. your classmates D. your own parents
3.If you go there for a one-term course, you will pay _______ for it.
A.￡1, 380 B. over ￡1, 380
C. much less than ￡1, 380 D. nothing
4.According to the introduction above, which is NOT mentioned？
A. Course fees B. Accommodation C. The size of class D. Teachers’ work
The Christmas gift when I was seven years old has been a pleasant memory. other gifts, it came without wrap（包装）.
On September 11th that year, Mum gave to Richard. After she brought him home from , she put him in my lap, saying, “I you a gift, and here it is.” What a/an ! I seven a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night and told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was ! I cried for it. Mum wept（流泪）and told me that the little thing had been sent to a hospital because of a fever. For several days, I heard mum and Dad whispering such as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded .
Christmas was coming. “Don’t any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the I hung in the living room. “ your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so . And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran . My socks still hung there , but I knew they were filled with !
1.A. Like B. Unlike C. As D. Except
2.A. life B. treatment C. freedom D. birth
3.A. hospital B. illness C. shop D. danger
4.A. bought B. offered C. promised D. ordered
5.A. surprise B. honor C. wonder D. pity
6.A. grew B. got C. became D. turned
7.A. stolen B. gone C. broken D. Hidden
8.A. nice B. naughty C. poor D. Ugly
9.A. words B. feelings C. predictions D. results
10.A. impossible B. dangerous C. fearful D. difficult
11.A. think B. expect C. forget D. buy
12.A. clock B. pictures C. socks D. bag
13.A. Unless B. If C. Only D. After
14.A. once B. already C. never D. often
15.A. see B. receive C. hear D. answer
16.A. hung up B. held up C. got up D. stood up
17.A. anxious B. worried C. crazy D. happy
18.A. downstairs B. upstairs C. outside D. inside
19.A. alone B. flat C. high D. untouched
20.A. dolls B. thanks C. kindness D. love
_______ you get on well with a number of people, you are usually friends with only a few.
A. Since B. As C. While D. Even
Sir, you ______ be sitting in this waiting room. It is for women and children only.
A. oughtn’t B. shouldn’t C. won’t D. needn’t
