Question

The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on Hope Road. Nick said he usually left his house about 5:30 a.m. to do morning exercises, but that day he decided to stay at home to get his daughter ready for school. As he looked at his neighbor’s house, he realized that it was on fire. “I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side of the house shouting, ‘Your house is on fire! Your house is on fire!’” Nick remembered it was at about 9 a.m. that the firefighters put out the fire.

Beverly Penny and her husband, Clark, along with their younger daughters, were sleeping in the living room, next to the kitchen, when they heard Nick beating on the walls. She opened the bedroom door and black smoke came in. She managed to get her kids out. Her dog tried to hide under the bed, but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door. However, chickens in one of the rooms weren’t so lucky.

Firefighters got the call at about 7:05 a.m. “When we arrived with our fire trucks, there were heavy flames outside on the house,” Jerry said. He called Nick a hero, saying that without his quick responses(回应) the result could have been much worse. “The firefighters were fast,” Nick said. “They arrived here within about three minutes.”

“They did a great job, and I can’t thank them enough,” Penny said, then looked at what remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes. “Everything I have is gone. Luckily nobody was hurt in the fire.” She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem. “We’ve been having problems with mice, so that we could have had something to do with it,” she added.

1.What do you know about Nick?

A. He left house at 5:30 am that day.

B. He has a son who goes to school.

C. He lives next to Beverly Penny.

D. He had a day off on Thursday.

2.Which of the following is true?

A. Clark got hurt in the fire.

B. Penny’s dog saved her kids.

C. Penny’s dog was killed in the fire.

D. Penny’s chickens were killed in the fire.

3.When did the fire break out?

A. At about 5:30 am.    B. At about 7 am.

C. At about 8 am.    D. At about 9 am.

4.We can infer that ________.

A. Jerry is a firefighter

B. Jerry found the fire

C. Jerry called the police

D. Jerry helped Nick escape the fire

5.According to Penny, which of the following might be criticized for the fire?

A. Her dog.    B. Her husband.

C. Her chickens.    D. Some mice.

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位邻居发现火情后及时报警，挽救了邻居一家人性命的感人故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段As he looked at his neighbor’s house, he realized that it was on fire.可知，Nick和Penny是邻居。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段的However, chickens in one of the rooms weren’t so lucky.可知，她饲养的那些鸟在火灾中丧生了。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中Firefighters got the call at about 7:05 a.m.可知火灾发生的时间，故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段中“When we arrived with our fire trucks, there were heavy flames outside on the house,” Jerry said. He called Nick a hero, saying that without his quick responses(回应) the result could have been much worse. “The firefighters were fast,”由此可推知Jerry是一名消防队员。故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段中She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem. “We’ve been having problems with mice, so that we could have had something to do with it,”可知，Penny认为火灾可能与老鼠有关。故选D。