高考英语一轮复习：阅读理解之记叙文专项训练
（A）firefighter
Jonathan Bauer is afraid of heights, but that didn’t stop him from leapingoff a bridge some 25 to 40 feet to the water below to save a little girl’slife.
On May 2, Bauer and his teenage daughter Ava were driving on the bridgeover Maryland’s Assawoman Bay when they got caught in a serious five-carpileup. The accident sent eight people to the hospital and left a pickup truck hanging dangerously over theguardrail.
After making sure Ava was okay, Bauer got out of his car to see if anyoneneeded help. As he headed toward the shaking truck, its passenger informed himof a heart-wrenching sight — a very young child was floating in the bay. “Ilooked over and saw the car seat, and then about six feet away from the carseat, I saw the little girl floating perfectly on her back, arms moving, legskicking.” Bauer said, as reported by WJLA.
Scanning the water for nearby boats that might be able to help, Bauer foundnone close by. W
hen he turned his attention back to the little girl, he saw shewas in trouble. “She had turned over onto her stomach and her face was in thewater,” he said.
Bauer yelled to his daughter to pull over the first firefighter orparamedic (护理人员) she saw. Then he simply took off his shoes andjumped in, feet first.
Surfacing without injury, he swam to the child, who appeared to be onlyhalf-conscious. Lifting the child over his shoulder, he patted her back toforce the water our of her system. Moments later, boaters Joe and Alayna Oertel who had witnessed theevents arrived. After pulling them to safety, the Oertels rushed the pair tothe place where they were met by waiting paramedics.
Meanwhile, Bauer slid away without taking credit for his brave actions.Even after reports of  the incident wentpublic, he initially tried to keep his involvement quiet, preferring to remainan unknown good Samaritan.
1.It can be learned from the passage that Bauer               .
A.got into a panic at the sight of the drowning girl
B.refused to be reported for his bravery by WJLA
C.saved the girl by giving her instant first aid treatment
D.hung back before jumping off the bridge for fear of heights
2.According to the passage, a good Samaritan is aperson who            
A.is motivated to assist others for fame
B.performs good deeds out of sympathy
C.saves others’ lives at the cost of his own
D.chooses to stay away from public attention
3．What is the message mainly conveyed in the passage?
A.Random acts of kindness make a difference to moral judgment.
B.Basic first-aid techniques enable us to escape from danger.
C.Heroic actions ask for no honor or approval in return.
D.Success is based on the team not the individual.
（B）
Over the years, I’ve been guilty ofhastily shutting the front door to many strangers when they came knocking withthe intention of selling things. But earlier this year, around Easter time, adear friend of mine had an experience that changed my mind and perceptiontowards these “intruders” .
Linda, who recently moved to a newneighbourhood, had been housebound all week suffering from a severe case of fluwhen, early one morning, there was the terrible knock on her front door.Peering out the window, she saw two young ladies demurely( 端庄地) holdingleaflets and a TV set model. She knew of a large TV set establishment nearbyand assumed a message was about to be gently delivered. “This is the last thingI need today,” s
he muttered to herself and hesitantly opened the door.
Coughing, she poked her head out andimpatiently informed them she wasn’t the slightest bit interested in any TVwhatsoever. Furthermore, she added, she was feeling quite unwelll and abruptlyshut the door. The ladies politely turned and left in silence.
A few hours later, another knock. Linda glanced outthe window and to her surprise, there were the same two ladies, back again.Really annoyed this time, she opened the door ready togive them a piece of her mind. Before she could speak, withconcerned looks on their faces, these women handed Linda what looked to be adish, saying, “We’re so sorry we disturbed you earlier. We thought you may likethis homemade chicken soup. Hopefully it might make you feel a little better.”
Linda was taken aback by this lovelygesture. Being new to the area, she didn’t know many neighboursorpeoplewhocouldassisther withshopping or errands(跑腿) sothegesturewasall the more appreciated. She could onlysmile sheepishly and sincerely thanked them. With that, the ladies left.
After she related this story to me,I thought about how touching this deed really was. Especially in today’s worldwhere sadly, kindness and thoughtfulness seem so rare. I also realized thatthinking about others and showing kindness is the real essence of love.

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