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【題目】 George Reeder, 63, in Somerset has been given a bravery certificate（證書）for saving the life of a baby boy.

It was a cold and windy morning. The local harbour master, George Reeder, was carrying out his regular duties when he heard a noise that caught his attention. On the other side of the harbour, some people were pointing and shouting, so he cycled over quickly Mr Reeder expected to see a dog in the sea, bu instead, he saw a baby’s buggy（嬰兒車）in about four metres of freezing cold water. A woman was screaming desperately - her baby boy was trapped into the buggy and was in the water. The strong wind had blown the buggy into the sea. Mr Reeder quickly decided to do something.

“I went over and saw that the buggy was upside - down ... and I jumped in,” said Mr Reeder. He pulled the buggy over to the sea wall. Then some other people came to help. They tired a rope to the buggy and managed to pull it out of the water and to safety.

Tanya Allen, a passer - by (who, fortunately, was a nurse), gave the baby CPR（心肺復(fù)蘇術(shù)）and was able to get him to breathe again. Mr Reeder remembered seeing a little bit of breath coming out of the baby’s mouth. ‘I thought, he is all right. He’s alive. Brilliant!” he said. Then an air ambulance helicopter arrived and the baby was taken to hospital. Mr Reeder said it was unbelievable that baby survived. ‘It’s such a miracle,’ Mr Reeder added.

After he’d finished helping the baby and the helicopter had gone, Mr Reeder went home to recover from the experience. The child’s grandfather knew Mr Reeder and, a little later, went to his house to tell him that the boy was out of danger. Mr Reeder was very relieved and happy to hear that.

Mr Reeder said that he hadn’t really been brave. ‘It was everyone - from Tanya doing the CPR to the helicopter pilot,’ he said. ‘I’m just glad I could help. But when Mr Reeder got the certificate, a reporter said that what he’d done was very brave. ‘This was an extremely brave act, as he put his own life at risk.’ The reporter has advised local people to avoid walking along the seafront in very windy weather.

【1】Why was George Reeder given a bravery certificate?

【2】How was the weatehr when Mr Reeder was carrying out his duties that morning?

【3】Before other people came to help, what did Mr Reeder do to save the baby?

【4】Who came to help Mr Reeder, some people around, Tanya Allen or the helicopter pilot?

【5】According to the reporter, what should the local people do in very windy weather?

【6】How do you like Mr Reeder? Give your reason(s).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Because he saved the life of a baby boy.

【2】It was cold and windy.

【3】He pulled the buggy over to the sea wall.

【4】Some people around, Tanya Allen and the helicopter pilot all came to help Mr. Reeder.

【5】The reporter has advised local people to avoid walking along the seafront in very windy weather.

【6】Brave and helpful.

【解析】

短文講述了薩默塞特郡63歲的喬治·里德因挽救一名男嬰的生命而被授予英勇證書的故事。

【1】根據(jù)“George Reeder, 63, in Somerset has been given a bravery certificate（證書）for saving the life of a baby boy.薩默塞特郡63歲的喬治·里德因挽救一名男嬰的生命而被授予英勇證書。”，故答案為Because he saved the life of a baby boy。

【2】根據(jù)“It was a cold and windy morning.那是一個(gè)寒冷多風(fēng)的早晨。”可知答案，故答案為It was cold and windy。

【3】根據(jù)““I went over and saw that the buggy was upside - down ... and I jumped in,” said Mr Reeder. He pulled the buggy over to the sea wall. Then”，故答案為He pulled the buggy over to the sea wall。

【4】根據(jù)“Then some other people came to help…….Then an air ambulance helicopter arrived and the baby was taken to hospital.”可知幫助的人有周圍的人、護(hù)士坦尼婭·艾倫和空中救護(hù)車直升機(jī)，故答案為Some people around, Tanya Allen and the helicopter pilot all came to help Mr. Reeder。

【5】根據(jù)“The reporter has advised local people to avoid walking along the seafront in very windy weather.記者建議當(dāng)?shù)厝吮苊庠陲L(fēng)很大的天氣沿著海濱散步�！�，故答案為The reporter has advised local people to avoid walking along the seafront in very windy weather。

【6】根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知63歲的喬治·里德在一個(gè)寒冷多風(fēng)的早晨冒著生命危險(xiǎn)挽救了一名男嬰的生命，那么他應(yīng)是一個(gè)熱心幫助并且勇敢的人，故答案為Brave and helpful。