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1BraveFrenchmanFoundHalfwayAroundtheWorld(NEWYORK)AFrenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwoyearoldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn'tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.Tuesday'sDailyNewssaid29yearoldJulienDuretfromFranceisthemanwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetSeaportmuseum.Hehandedthegirltoherfather，DavidAnderson,whohaddivedinafterhim.“Ididn'tthinkatall.”DurettoldtheDailyNews.“Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.”Duret，anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier(码头)whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadoll，butrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver,inaninstant,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.Whenhereachedthegirl,sheappearedlifeless,hesaid.Fortunately，whenshewasoutofthewater,sheopenedhereyes.Andersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamera.Anambulancecamelaterforher,saidDuret,whowashandeddryclothesfromonlookers.Duretcaughtataxiwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrance.Duretsaidhedidn'trealizehistaleofheroismhadgreatlymovedNewYorkuntilhewasleavingthecitythenextmorning.“Idon'treallythinkI'mahero.”saidDuret.“Anyonewoulddothesamething.”1.WhywasDuretinNewYork?A.Tomeethisgirlfriend.B.Toworkasanengineer.C.Tospendhisholiday.D.TovisittheAndersons.2.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper.B.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes.C.Hewenttothehospitalintheambulance.D.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly.3.WhodivedafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?A.DavidAnderson.B.Apasserby.C.Hisgirlfriend.D.Ataxidriver.4.WhenwasDuretmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?A.Thedaywhenhewasleavingforhome.B.Acoupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescued.C.ThefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYork.D.Thesamedaywhenhewasinterviewed.【答案】本文是一篇新闻报道类文章。介绍了一位到美国度假旅游的法国工程师成功地救出了一位溺水女孩，成为了纽约的英雄。1．C细节理解题。根据文章开始的“AFrenchtourist...”和后文中的“Duret,anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier(码头)whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.”可知Duret到纽约是为了度假。22．D细节理解题。根据“...29??year??oldJulienDuretfromFranceisthemanwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescue...”可知Duret把小女孩从水中救出后立刻与他的女朋友离开了现场。3．A细节理解题。根据“Hehandedthegirltoherfather,DavidAnderson,whohaddivedinafterhim.”可知，继Duret之后跳进水中的人是这位小女孩的父亲DavidAnderson。4．B主观推断题。Duret从水中救出女孩后便离开了现场，所以不可能知道是谁救的这位女孩，所以D项错。他要离开美国回法国的那一天，他早就成为了英雄，所以不可能是A项。他到达美国的第一天还没有发生此事，故C项错2010·安徽高考---生态环保类Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld'ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworld'swatertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage(短缺)seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld'sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution(重新分配)areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys(山谷)arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation(灌溉).InTexas,farmers'overuseofirrigationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.SaudiArabia'sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingofhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat________.A.muchoftheworld'swaterisavailableforuseB.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeelluckyC.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsideredD.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.4.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulationB.waterusemanagementandagricultureC.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection3D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection【答案】世界的可用淡水资源有限，但农业在利用水资源过程中存在不尽如人意之处，本文指出了其中的一些问题。1．C细节理解题，由文中第一段第二句“With97%oftheworld'swatertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture...”可知A选项错误；由第一段第三句“...strangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry...”可知B选项不合文意；第二段前两句指出水资源的重新分配的费用极高，一方面是水利过程本身的造价，另一方面也会对生态造成极大的破坏