阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World

　　(New York)A French tourist highly praise for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he did not think twice before diving into the freezing East River．

　　Tuesday's Daily News said the 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is the man 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 Daily News．"It happened very fast．I reacted very fast．"

　　Duret, an engineer on vocation, was walking with his girlfriend along the piet(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 onlooker．Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after．

　　The rescue happened on the day before he left for France．Duret said he did not realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning．

　　"I don not really think I am a hero, " said Duret, " Anyone would do the same thing．"

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died．I discovered something I had 　　1　　 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child．

　　One night, as I lay in bed 　　2　　 my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how 　　3　　 I behaved toward Mother．“I must make things right before going to sleep, ” I thought．

　　Quietly I 　　4　　 out of bed and picked up pencil and paper from the dresser, then tiptoed into the hall．The 　　5　　 from the living room shone dimly．I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks．

　　I quickly 　　6　　 a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so 　　7　　．I didn't want my brothers and sisters to know my 　　8　　, so I added a postscript： “Please don't let anyone see this．” Then I quietly moved 　　9　　 my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother's pillow．

　　The next morning, when I 　　10　　 my bed after breakfast．I unexpectedly found a 　　11　　 note under my pillow．Mother wrote that she loved me and 　　12　　 me．

　　This became my 　　13　　 of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed．Mother always left a return note, but she never 　　14　　 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family．Even when we were 　　15　　 , she never mentioned them when we brothers and sisters recalled our childhood．

　　When mother 　　16　　 , I had to go through her personal belongings．In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon．On top was a message in her handwriting．It read, “In the event of my death, please 　　17　　 these．”

　　I 　　18　　 the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．To my surprise I 　　19　　 my childish writing, “P．S．Please don't let anyone see this．Love, Edie．”

　　I gently placed the unopened bundle in the 　　20　　 along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord, ” I prayed “make me like my mother．”

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阅读理解，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；并从每题后所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　(NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River．

　　Tuesday's Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was 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 Daily News．“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．Immediately, 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 story 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．”

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