An 18-year-old high school student who had just learned to swim in the last summer vacation saved the life of a drowning Ohio boy on Friday
afternoon.
Tom Erickson was credited with (因．．．．．．而受赞扬
)saving the life of Jason Pryor,10, in Mill Creek (小河) Park. Young Jason Pryor, from Chillicothe, was visiting relatives from Anchor Point when he fell into Mill Creek.
The Pryor boy had no business playing near the edge of the river, but he had no idea of the danger.
The creek, with much more water than usual for the recent spring rains, flowed fast and carried the boy around a bend and out of sight from his parents, who took Jason out there and said they had not even witnessed the incident.
Luckily for Jason, one of the most unselfish students from Brentwood’s Central High School was taking a walk alone through the park.
As soon as he found the boy struggling in the water, Erickson jumped into the creek and managed to pull the drowning boy out of the water. And it was reported that Erickson had never received any life-saving instruction before.
“I wasn’t sure I could do it,” Erickson said. “I didn’t know if I could swim through the river by myself, not to mention getting another person out with me.”
This incident should be a lesson to young children who do not know how to swim. Stay away from dangerous bodies of water.
小题1: Young Jason Pryor lives at _______.
A．Anchor Point
B．Chillicothe, Ohio
C．Mill Creek
D．Brentwood小题2:Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A．Life-saving instruction helped a lot in the incident.
B．Jason’s parents saw him fall into the creek but couldn’t help.
C．The creek flowed fast because it was very straight without any bends.
D．Erickson was not sure if he could save the boy when jumping into the creek.小题3:What’s the possible meaning of the underlined sentence “The Pryor boy had no business playing near the edge of the river,” in the third paragraph?
A．The accident was none of the boy’s business.
B．The boy had no friends to play with him.
C．The boy shouldn’t have played near the creek.
D．The boy was very busy and had no time to play.小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Did You Know the Danger of Water
B．Be Responsible Parents
C．The Fast Running Mill Creek
D．Beginning Swimmer Saved Drowning Boy
