19．A Subway Superhero
Wesley Autrey can't fly，but he is still being called a real-life Superman!Last week，the brave 50-year-old rescued Cameron Hollopeter，20，from being hit by a train．The train was entering a subway station in New York City．The young man had fallen from the station's platform and onto the train tracks a few feet below．
Autrey，a construction worker and Navy veteran（老兵），was with his two young daughters when he saw Hollopeter fall．Autrey made a quick decision and jumped onto the tracks．He then rolled himself and Hollopeter into a gap，or opening，between the rails．Autrey used his own body to protect the young man．
Five of the train's cars passed over the two before stopping completely．The two men were both unharmed．Hollopeter's stepmother，Rachel Hollopeter，called Autrey an"angel"．Autrey visited the New York Film Academy student in the hospital on Wednesday．
For his bravery，Autrey was given a hero's welcome at City Hall．New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Autrey with the Bronze Medallion （铜奖章）．It is the city''s highest award for achievements by its citizens．Mayor Bloomberg called Audrey"a great man-a man who makes us all proud to be New Yorkers．"
After the ceremony at City Hall，a limousine （豪华轿车）took Autrey to a meeting with multimillionaire businessman Donald Trump．Trump awarded Autrey with﹩10，000．The heroic father also received﹩5，000 from the New York Film Academy，a trip to Disney World，and one year of free sub way rides．
Even after all this attention； Autrey still doesn't see himself as a Superman．"I did it out of a split-second reaction，"Autrey said on CBS'The Early Show．"And if I had to do it again，I probably would．"
56．Wesley Autrey is still being called a real-life Superman becauseB
A．he can rescue anybody in danger as he has the ability to fly
B．he rescued a young man from being hit by a running train
C．he protected his daughters from harm in a subway station
D．he succeeded in stopping a train from running over a passenger
57．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．When he saw Hollopeter fall，Wesley Autrey was waiting for someone alone．
B．When he saw Hollopeter fall，he thought over a long period of time before he jumped onto the tracks．
C．After he saw Hollopeter fall，he made a quick decision and pulled the young man out of the track as soon as possible．
D．After he saw Hollopeter fall，he quickly made a decision to protect Hollopeter from harm．
58．In order to honor Autrey's bravery，New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave AutreyCas a reward．
A．a cheque of﹩10，000 B．a limousine
C．the Bronze Medallion D．a cheque of﹩5，000
59．It can be inferred that if Autrey met with another accident like this one，heD．
A．would not do it again for he was afraid of losing his own life
B．would do it again for getting another piece of Bronze Medallion
C．would do it again so as to get another 15000-dollar cheque as a prize
D．would also do it out of his own conscience．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Wesley Autrey不会飞，但他仍然是一个现实生活中的超人，因为他救了一位20岁的年轻人免于火车的撞击，这得到了许多人的赞扬，而他认为只是遵从了本心而已，
解答 56．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"Last week，the brave 50-year-old rescued Cameron Hollopeter，20，from being hit by a train"上周他救了一位20岁的年轻人免于火车的撞击；可知他被称为英雄是因为他就了人；故选B．
57．D．细节理解题、根据文章第二段"when he saw Hollopeter fall．Autrey made a quick decision and jumped onto the tracks""Autrey used his own body to protect the young man"可知他看到Hollopeter倒台后，他迅速作出决定，以保护何洛彼德免受伤害；故选D．
58．C．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Autrey with the Bronze Medallion （铜奖章）"可知为了纪念奥特里的勇敢，纽约市长米迦勒布隆伯格给欧特里颁布了铜奖章；故选C．
59．D．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"And if I had to do it again，I probably would"如果我必须在遇到一次的话我还会这么做；可知如果奥特里遇到了另一个像这样的意外，他还是会舍己救人；故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
