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　　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 un-harmed．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(市長)Michael Bloomberg presented Autrey with the Bronze Medallion(銅獎?wù)?．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(豪華轎車)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 subway 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．”

(1)

Wesley Autrey is still being called a real-life Superman because________．

[　　]

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

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

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．

(3)

In order to honor Autrey's bravery, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave Autrey ________ as a reward．

[　　]

A．

a cheque of ＄10,000

B．

a limousine

C．

the Bronze Medallion

D．

a cheque of ＄5,000

(4)

It can be inferred that if Autrey met with another accident like this one, he ________．

[　　]

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

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．D;
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the writer used to buy a lot of icecream soda

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the students refuse to work in fancy food restaurants

C．

the government’s ban benefits local merchants much

D．

discount stores usually offer a discount of 40％．

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The underlined word “counterproductive” in Paragraph 6 of the letter probably means ________．

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surprising, not expected

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One way the writer of this letter tries to convince the reader is by _______．

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