Question

Millie is a little girl who is at the age of nine. She is a pupil in a primary school. She works hard at her subjects. In class, she takes an active part in all kinds of activities. She looks smarter than her classmates.

One day, she was doing her homework after supper as usual. Her father was not in. Her mother was taking a shower in the bathroom. After she finished her homework, Millie asked her mother to check it for her, but her mother didn’t answer her. A few minutes later, her mother was still in the bathroom. Millie felt strange. She knocked at the door. But her mother had no answer. She pushed the door open and found her mother lying on the floor. At the same time, she smelled something terrible. It was the gas. She quickly opened the window, turned off the gas and called 120 and 110 for help. Soon some doctors and policemen came and sent her mother to the nearest hospital. Her mother was saved at last.

Why did the little girl know how to do that? That was because she had learned how to save herself and others in danger in school.

1.Although Millie is ______, we should learn from her.

A. a primary school pupil

B. a college student

C. a nineteen-year-old girl

D. a middle school student

2.What was her mother doing while Millie was doing her homework?

A. She was shopping.

B. She was working.

C. She was taking a shower.

D. She was watching TV.

3.Why didn’t her mother answer her?

A. Because she was angry.

B. Because there’s something wrong with her mother.

C. Because she wasn’t at home.

D. Because she is busy doing the housework.

4.The accident happened ______.

A. in Millie’s home                 B. in the cinema

C. in a hospital                      D. in a school

5.We should be ______ like Millie when we are in danger.

A. brave and calm                    B. shy and afraid

C. worried and frightened           D. kind and strange

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个叫 Millie的小女孩在危机时刻，拯救了煤气中毒的母亲，她是一个非常聪明的小女孩。

1.A细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知尽管Millie是个小学生，但是我们应当向她学习。故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据文中One day, she was doing her homework after supper as usual. Her father was not in. Her mother was taking a shower in the bathroom.可知，Millie在写作业的时候，她的母亲在洗澡。故选C。

3.B推理判断题。根据文中Millie felt strange. She knocked at the door. But her mother had no answer. She pushed the door open and found her mother lying on the floor可知她喊她的母亲没有回答，是因为她的母亲出了问题。故选B。

4.A细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知这个事故就发生在Millie的家里。故选A。

5.Millie那样聪明和冷静。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读