Question

She Walked Through Fire

On Thanksgiving weekend, the Heffelmire family gathered for a meal at their home. After dinner, the family went down to the finished basement to relax except Charlotte’s father, Eric, who was in the garage to fix his truck.

Around 8 pm, Charlotte decided to check on her dad. She walked through the kitchen. When she opened the side door to the garage, black smoke rose up into the kitchen. She could barely make out her father lying on his back, trapped under the truck. He’d removed the front passenger-side tyre and raised the truck on a jack(千斤顶). The truck had slipped off the jack, and now the whole weight of the wheel was on his chest and shoulders.

Charlotte ran to the front of the truck and struggled to lift it. Eric was still conscious, and he yelled, “You got it! One more try!?” She tried again and was able to tip the truck backward just enough for her to pull her dad by the shirt with both hands from under the truck.

She dragged him across the garage and 20 feet down the driveway. Then she ran back to the garage, which had burst into flames. “I was afraid the car was going to explode,” says Charlotte, so she climbed into the truck, which faced forward, turned the key, and pressed the gas pedal(油门). The car slowly rolled out, the metal wheel scratching loudly against the concrete.

Safely on the driveway, Charlotte stopped the truck and ran back to the basement. “There’s a fire! Everybody get out!” she yelled as she picked up her three-month-old niece and ran out. Outside, she handed the baby to her mom, and then ran around to the burning garage. She picked up a garden hose(水管) and sprayed the fire while calling 911.

A few minutes later, firefighters and an ambulance arrived. Charlotte was treated for second-degree burns on both her feet and face. Her dad had injuries on his chest and shoulders, as well as minor burns on his face. The garage and the house were damaged but the family survived.

The Heffelmires are staying in an apartment while their house is rebuilt. “Charlotte is a remarkable kid,” says her dad. Charlotte, however, simply says, “I was saving my family and my house. I wasn’t going to let my dad die.”

1.Eric got trapped because ________.

A.the kitchen was on fire B.the wheel fell off the truck

C.the front tyre was removed D.the truck slipped off the jack

2.As a result of the fire, ________.

A.the truck exploded

B.the house was not fit to live in

C.the three-month-old baby was injured

D.Charlotte was burned on her chest and shoulders

3.It can be inferred from the passage that Charlotte is ________.

A.proud and clear-headed B.modest and easy-going

C.calm and quick-minded D.independent and self-centered

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了女儿夏洛特（Charlotte）在发现父亲被压在卡车下遇险，车库起火即将爆炸的险境之下，临危不乱，急中生智，有条不紊地采取一系列措施，挽救了父亲的生命，且避免了后续更严重的起火爆炸，保护了整个家庭的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段末尾“The truck had slipped off the jack, and now the whole weight of the wheel was on his chest and shoulders.”可知，埃里克被困住是因为卡车从千斤顶上滑脱下来，整个轮胎的重量都压在他的胸部和肩膀上，而结合第一段内容，厨房着火和前轮轮胎被拆卸移除是事实，但不是让埃里克无法动弹的原因；轮胎与卡车分离，从车身上掉下来则不符合事实，故选D。

2.细节理解题。关于火灾带来的结果，结合倒数第二段的“The garage and the house were damaged but the family survived.”（关键词damaged）及最后一段的“The Heffelmires are staying in an apartment while their house is rebuilt.”（关键词rebuilt），可知房子被破坏了，后续在重建，可推断出即原来的房子已经不适合继续居住（the house was not fit to live in），故选B。

3.推理判断题。本题要求分析夏洛特的人物形象，完成此题务必抓住要点，解读出最主要、最鲜明的特征。根据文中的故事情节，在发现父亲被压在卡车下，车库又起火即将爆炸的险境之下，她临危不乱，这体现的是她的镇定自若（calm）；她有条不紊地采取一系列措施，堪称专业，且是在极短时间内迅速完成了系列步骤，这体现的是反应敏捷（quick-minded），C符合题意，而其它选项中的骄傲、容易相处、以自我为中心在文中均无事实支撑；谦逊虽在最后一段略有表现，但并非她的主要特点，也不是文中着重强调的中心内容，故选C。