(陕西)Brave Frenchman Found Half?way Around the World

(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 is 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.In an instant，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 tale 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.”

67．Why was Duret in New York?

A．To meet his girlfriend.

B．To work as an engineer.

C．To spend his holiday.

D．To visit the Andersons.

68．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?

A．He was interviewed by a newspaper.

B．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.

C．He went to the hospital in the ambulance.

D．He disappeared from the spot quickly.

69．Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?

A．David Anderson. B．A passer?by.

C．His girlfriend. 　　　 D．A taxi driver.

70．When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero?

A．The day when he was leaving for home.

B．A couple of days after the girl was rescued.

C．The first day when he was in New York.

D．The same day when he was interviewed.

Lucy complained to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  36 because she didn’t know how to______37___ her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one    ___38____  had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ___39____. He poured water into three pans. After the water ___40____, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the __41____ some coffee. He waited without any   42  .
The girl closed her mouth and waited,   43 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father   44 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was ____45___ into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  46  ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she   47   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   48 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and   49 them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the __50____. She asked impatiently  , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that  51  had felt the same misfortune to be put into the __52___ water， but had reacted  53 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily ___54___eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“  55 are you?  ”asked  her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

【小题1】

A．give up B．wear out C．catch up D．run out

【小题9】

A．turned off B．turned up C．turned down D．turned away

【小题20】

A．How B．Who C．When D．Where

    When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble – a word game – against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn’t sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of computers.

    It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.

    It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). This proved to be a bigger challenge(挑战) to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces.

    “Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.

    “No, of course not,” I said. “They already know how to use a computer.”

     My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.

49. What does the author do?

    A. She is a cook.                                               B. She is a teacher.

    C. She is a housewife.                                        D. She is a computer engineer.

50. The author decided to give her mother a computer            .

    A. to let her have more chances to write letters

    B. to support her in doing her homework

    C. to help her through the bad times                     D. to make her life more enjoyable

51. The author asked her mother to write her a letter                .

    A. because her mother had stopped using the telephone

    B. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother

    C. so that her mother could practice what she had learned

    D. so that mother could be free from housework

52. After the computer was brought home, the author’s father             .

    A. lost interest in cooking                             B. took more phone calls

    C. played more games                                  D. began to use it

 After the earthquake passed away, all the villages and towns were _____. And no being was seen.

A. in ruin            B. in ruins             C. at ruins         D for ruins

After the long journey, the three of them went back home, _________.