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    Brave Frenchman Found Half­way Around the World (NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two­year­old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
    Tuesday’s DailyNews said 29­year­old 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 DailyNews.“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.”
    小题1: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.
    小题2: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.
    小题3:．Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
    A．David Anderson.
    B．A passer­by.
    C．His girlfriend.
    D．A taxi driver.

    小题1:C
    小题1:D
    小题1:A

    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。
    小题1:C　细节理解题。根据文章开始的“A French tourist...”和后文中的“Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头) when he saw something falling into the water.”可知Duret 到纽约是为了度假。
    小题1:D　细节理解题。根据“...29 year old Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue...”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。
    小题1:A　细节理解题。根据“He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.”可知，继Duret 之后跳进水中的人是这位小女孩的父亲David Anderson。
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