Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old 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.
Ms 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.
Ms 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 Ms 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.
小题1:This passage is most likely to be found in _____.
A．a travel guide
B．a newspaper
C．a textbook
D．a novel小题2:The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.
A．standing on the river bank
B．swimming in the river
C．watching the crocodile
D．fishing in the water小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms 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.小题4: According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT _______.
A．brave
B．diligent
C．quick
D．humorous小题5: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws
B．The husband should save the wife
C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine
D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
题目分析：
小题1:B 推理题。文章讲述了一个丈夫从鳄鱼的嘴里救下妻子的新闻故事，最有可能出现在报纸上，故B正确。
小题2:.A 细节题。根据第二段第一行Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank说明那时她站在河堤上，故A正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第四段最后一行and a serious cut to one of her fingers说明C正确。
小题4:D 细节题。丈夫从鳄鱼嘴里救下老婆，说明他很勇敢，根据文章倒数第二段He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.说明他动作迅速，做法聪明，D幽默在这里没有体现。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。文章讲述了一个丈夫从鳄鱼的嘴里救下妻子的新闻，故A正确。
点评：文章讲述了一个丈夫从鳄鱼的嘴里救下妻子的新闻。本大题主要还是考查细节题，需要根据文章大意，结合语境，做出准确的判断。