Question

Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor. One night it was very dry and windy. When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen. He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly. At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.

1.Peter lived with his______.

A．sisters   B．brothers C．uncles   D．parents

2.One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.

A．the table  B．the wood  C．the door  D．the window

3.______, so he could not put out the fire.

A．Everybody was asleep

B．He couldn't shout loudly

C．The kitchen was very big

D．there was no water tap in the house

4.Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.

A．to wake the people up B．to get some water

C．to find his classmates D．to visit them

5.______hurt in the fire.

A．People in other houses were B．Peter's parents were

C．Nobody was                  D．Peter was

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文讲诉了一位勇敢的小男孩在火灾来临时的英勇表现。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills.”可知，彼特与他的父母生活在一起。故答案为D。

2.B 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning .”可知，火炉旁的木头燃烧了。答案为B。

3.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire .可知，答案为D。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up.”可知。彼得敲门的目的是叫醒熟睡中的人去救火。故答案为A。

5.C细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.”可知，没有人在这次火灾中受伤。答案为C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。