B
One Sunday afternoon in May 2021, waiter Paul Blachut, 24, was busy at work at the Flosslande Restaurant in Augsburg, Germany. From behind the bar, Blachut had a good view of the Lech river below, in which many people were cooling their feet. The water is very cold at this time of year, and it runs quickly.
Among those enjoying the cooling water were a mother and her two teenage daughters. They were playing with an inflatable tube(充气轮胎) by the riverbank when suddenly the girls lost their footing and fell into the river. It all happened so fast. The girls caught the tube, which their mother was sitting in, pulling her into the river, too. Now all three were being carried away, shouting, “Help! Help!” Blachut looked up from his busy work when he heard the shouts. Then he found the three women not far away, flapping their arms, trying to catch anything. Without thinking, Blachut ran down to the river and jumped into the cold water. All he wanted to do was rescue(营救) them.
As Blachut got closer to them, he could tell that ★—her head was now out of sight. At once, Blachut went down under the mother, pushing her upward and towards the bank.
Then, an onlooker(旁观者) got close to grab the woman's hand, pulling her to land. Blachut knew he needed to rescue the two daughters, who were now further down the river. He jumped into the water again and succeeded in rescuing one, just as he had rescued her mother, while the other was saved by another onlooker.
Several onlookers expressed their admiration for Blachut after the accident. “The whole rescue only took two or three minutes,” he said, adding that it was not a big deal. Actually, it was a job very well done.
()56. When the three women fell into the water, Blachut was .
A. enjoying the beautiful scene
B. watching the customers eating
C. working busily in the restaurant
D. cooling his feet in the river
()57. Which of the following can be put in ★?
A. the daughters are in danger
B. the mother seemed to be in the most trouble
C. some onlookers might help him
D. he was the only one who could save them
()58. The underlined word “grab” means “”.
A. check B. control C. shake D. catch
()59. It can be inferred from Blachut's words that he .
A. was proud of saving those women
B. thought he just did something normal
C. felt sorry for the accident
D. decided to work harder than ever before
()60. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Cold Water, Warm Heart B. A Hard-Working Man
C. An Unlucky Family D. A Terrible Accident

56.C 57.B 58.D 59.B 60.A

【分析】
这是一篇讲述服务员Paul Blachut河中救人的记叙文阅读理解，解题需结合原文细节、语境逻辑、词义及主旨逐一分析：
1. 第56题是细节查找题，需定位原文中Blachut落水时的工作状态；
2. 第57题是逻辑推理题，需结合空格后描述的人物状态判断危险程度最高的对象；
3. 第58题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文旁观者拉人上岸的语境推测单词含义；
4. 第59题是推理判断题，需根据Blachut的原话推断他的想法；
5. 第60题是主旨大意题，需归纳全文核心内容选择标题。
【解析】
56题：根据原文第一段第一句“waiter Paul Blachut, 24, was busy at work at the Flosslande Restaurant”，可知他当时正在餐厅忙碌工作，故选C。
57题：空格后提到“her head was now out of sight”，结合前文母亲被女儿们拉进河里的情节，可知此时母亲最危险，故选B。
58题：根据语境“an onlooker got close to grab the woman's hand, pulling her to land”（旁观者靠近拉她的手把她拉上岸），grab意为“抓住”，对应D选项catch，故选D。
59题：根据原文最后一段Blachut说的“it was not a big deal”，可知他认为自己只是做了平常的事，故选B。
60题：全文讲述了在寒冷河水中救人的暖心故事，“Cold Water, Warm Heart”（冷水，温暖的心）最贴合主旨，故选A。
【答案】
56.C 57.B 58.D 59.B 60.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是贴近生活的记叙文，考查英语阅读核心题型，难度适中，学生通过定位细节、分析语境即可解答，能锻炼信息处理和归纳能力。
【难度系数】
0.6