Question

Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10—month—old sister became alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelp…I had an idea! What would happen if I see fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn’t the tiny flame(火箭)I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.

I thought I was safe until there was a HCGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)and in trouble for months. Even though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

1.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old.  B. 13 years old.

C. 15 years old.   D. 17 years old.

2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean ____.

A. 吹灭  B. 扑灭 C. 杀灭  D.浇灭

3. Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The boy did some drawing.

③The boy was grounded.

④The boy stamped the fire out.

⑤His mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤  B. ②①④⑤③

C. ②①④③⑤  D. ①③④②⑤

4.Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer.  B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer’s mother.  D. The writer’s father.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn’t look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don’t leave children home alone while shopping.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇段文中作者讲述了他11岁的时候发生的一件事，一次他的父母都出去了，他10个月大的妹妹在睡觉，他一个人很无聊，所以用厨房的纸点着了火。虽然最后他把火扑灭了，但是他的房间里还是留下了一个洞。妈妈回来后惩罚了他，让他记住这个教训。

1.C 推理判断题。根据短文的开头Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid.可知，四年前，作者11岁，他遇到了最大的麻烦。由此可推断作者现在是15岁。故应选C。

2.B 词义猜测题。根据短文大意和划线短语所在的句子I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.可知，作者厨房里的纸点着了火，他想吹灭，但是没成功。后来他找到了他爸爸的靴子，把或扑灭了。由上下文的语境可知stamp out的意思是扑灭，故选B。

3.B细节理解题。根据短文的第一段和第二段的内容可知，作者和他10个月大的妹妹在家，妹妹在睡觉，他一个人很无聊，他先是画画，然后用厨房里的纸点着火，接下来把火扑灭，但是房间里留下了一个洞。他妈妈回来后发现了作者点火了，所以作者被关了禁闭。因此正确的顺序应该是B。

4.A 细节理解题。根据短文第一段的最后I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.可知，作者最后用他爸爸的靴子扑灭了火。故应选A。

5.主旨大意题。这篇段文中作者讲述了他11岁的时候发生的一件事，一次他的父母都出去了，他10个月大的妹妹在睡觉，他一个人很无聊，所以用厨房的纸点着了火。虽然最后他把火扑灭了，但是他的房间里还是留下了一个洞。妈妈回来后惩罚了他。因此C选项最能概括短文的大意，故选C。

【考点定位】：日常生活类短文阅读。