A Chicago police officer is being regarded as a heroine after she risked her own life to save a drowning (溺水的) woman.

Officer Joanna Tys arrived to North Avenue beach around 5:30 a.m. after she saw a swimmer in distress and called 911. At first, Tys said she was not certain to go in because she knew the Chicago Fire Department’s specially-trained Marine Unit was on the way. But when she heard their time of arrival, she jumped in and started swimming.

“Four minutes is a long time,” said Tys. “The lady was out there for 15 to 20 minutes already. So I decided it was time for me to jump in. I looked at one of my coworkers, and we signaled (示意) to each other. I jumped in. I started swimming towards her. Halfway, I started to really get tired. But I heard my coworkers telling me: keep going, keep going.”

Tys reached the 26-year-old woman, wrapped (围紧) her arm around her, and was able to hold her above the surface until the CFD Marine Unit arrived.

“She was just saying over and over again how happy she is that I saved her life, and how much she loves me. It was a really great moment (片刻) ,” said Tys. “That was probably the best moment in my working life.”

1.What do the underlined words “in distress” mean?

A With joy.

B By accident.

C In danger.

D In action.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据前面的“a drowning woman”和后面的“The lady was out there for 15 to 20 minutes already.”可知，这位溺水的妇女处于危险之中，所以这位警察才会义无反顾的在专业人士到达之前跳下去救她。故选C。

2.How soon would the Chicago Fire Department’s specially-trained Marine Unit arrive?

A In 2 seconds.

B In 4 minutes.

C In 15 minutes.

D In 20 seconds.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“Four minutes is a long time”可知，受过专门训练的海军陆战队还有四分钟到达，而这位女生已经溺水15到20分钟了。故选B。

3.What can we know about the drowning woman?

A Her name.

B Her family.

C Her pressure.

D Her age.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的“Tys reached the 26-year-old woman”可知，这位女士26岁。故选D。

4.How does the drowning woman feel now?

A Excited.

B Sad.

C Angry.

D Shocked.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句的“She was just saying over and over again how happy she is that I saved her life”可知，这位女士很高兴，她活下来了。故选A。

5.What kind of person is Tys?

A Creative.

B Understanding.

C Shy.

D Brave.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，该警察在未受过专业训练的情况下勇敢救溺水女子，因此她是勇敢的。故选D。