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MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat.

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me.”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories.”

Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.

 Dogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there.

Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water.

1.Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _________.

A. he was teasing a kangaroo                B. he was walking his dog

C. swimming in the pond                   D. dragging his dog out from water

2.In Australia, kangaroos ________.

A. are only seen in zoos

B. frequently attack people and pets

C. get along rather peacefully with people

D. can be found swimming in ponds

3.The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because ________.

A. the man struck it in the throat              B. the dog chased it

C. the man wanted to drown it                D. it wanted to drown the dog

4.As a result of the attack, ________.

A. the dog was drowned dead

B. the kangaroo was killed 

C. kangaroos should be under stricter protection

D. Rickard was left a deep impression

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇新聞報道。文章講述了一只袋鼠襲擊人和狗的故事。

1.B考查細節理解。根據文章第一段中的A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs.可知，當一個人遛狗的時候，他和他的狗被袋鼠襲擊了。故選B。

2.C考查推理判斷。根據文章中的It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."和Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.可以推知，袋鼠不傷人除非它感覺受到了威脅。所以，袋鼠和人能和平相處。故選C。

3.B考查推理判斷。根據文章第二段中的The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.可知，狗追趕袋鼠進入池塘，袋鼠轉身將寵物狗撞入水下，人想從水中救狗，結果，袋鼠襲擊了人和狗。故選B。

4.D考查推理判斷。根據文章中倒數第四段中的"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories.”可知，“我”被嚇壞，不愿意再看袋鼠的節目，所以選D。這個事件給“我”留下了很深的印象。其他三項與文章內容不符。

考點：考查新聞體裁的閱讀文章。