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人物故事 一、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分） A LONDON(Reuters)—British milkman Steve Leech, who saved several shops and flats by putting out a fire with 320 pints of milk, was celebrating Thursday after winning a national bravery award. Leech, 35, named “Hero Milkman” by the National Dairymens Association, said that he had noticed smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England, while delivering(递送) milk as usual a year ago. “I saw the flats up above and thought Id better do something. So I kicked the door in and started pouring milk everywhere,” Lee told Reuters Thursday. “When firemen arrived, the fire was almost out,” he said. Firemen said he had helped save the lives of eight people living in the flats above the shops. “It was hard work opening all those bottles, especially since they have tamper-proof lids. But it was even harder trying to explain to my boss where all the milk had gone.” 1. This is a(n) ? from London. A. poster B. review C. advertisement D. news report 2. Leech was awarded the prize for his ?. A. hard work B. brave behavior C. invention D. patriotic behavior 3. Which is the correct order of what Leech did about a year ago? 1 The fire was almost put out. 2 He kicked the door in. 3 He noticed smoke coming out of a shop. 4 He delivered mile as usual. 5 He poured milk everywhere. A. 12345 B. 42351 C. 34125 D. 43251 4. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests(暗示) that tamper-proof lids add to the difficulty of ? those bottles. A. stealing B. breaking C. opening D. wasting 5. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Leech put out a fire with milk at the age of 34. B. Cornwall is in the north of England. C. Leech saved eight people in the shops. D. The fire was already out before firemen arrived. B Sam was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Julie. Their parents had passed away long ago. Sam had taken