Question

    At first, Michael Surrell didn't see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbor's home. He had just parked around the comer from his own house when he got a call from his daughter: "The house next door is on fire!" He went to look. That's when he saw an old woman crying outside.

"The baby's in there!" she cried. Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, ran inside without hesitation. Entering the burning house was like "running into a bucket of black paint," Surrell says. The thick smoke burned his eyes and made it impossible to breathe. The conditions would have been dangerous for anyone, but for Surrell, who had lung disease, they were life-threatening.

After a few minutes in the smoke - filled house, he retreated outside to catch his breath. "Where is Tiara?" he asked desperately.

“The second floor," the old woman shouted back.

Taking a deep breath, Surrell went in a second time. Because the house had a similar layout to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor.

“Baby girl, where are you?”

His throat and lungs burned as if he'd breathed fire instead of the smoke in the air. He couldn't open his eyes. All he could hear was the crackling （破裂声）of burning wood. Then a soft sound came out. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor and climbed toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl.

Finally, he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He pulled the baby toward him. Her body was weak and she wasn't breathing. He carried her into his arms and ran blindly into the blackness. The next thing he knew, he was at the front door, then outside.

1.Why was the old woman crying outside?

A.She lost the baby in the fire.

B.The baby was hurt in the fire.

C.The baby was in the burning house.

D.She couldn't call the fire department.

2.What can be learned from the first two paragraphs?

A.Surrell's daughter worked in a fire department.

B.Surrell would probably have been killed by the fire.

C.The smoke blanketed Surrell' s house from next door.

D.A bucket of black paint blocked Surrell's way to the house.

3.How did Surrell find the baby on the second floor?

A.By searching on his knees.

B.By opening the back door.

C.By shouting repeatedly'

D.By turning on the light.

4.Which of the following best describes Surrell?

A.Determined and patient.

B.Independent and devoted.

C.Generous and reliable.

D.Courageous and caring.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。邻居的房子着火了，但是一个婴儿被困在房子里。Surrell冒着生命危险，勇敢的冲进房子里，跪在地上摸索着，最终找到了婴儿，将她带了出来。

1.细节理解题。根据第一和第二段中的“he got a call from his daughter: "The house next door is on fire!" He went to look. That's when he saw an old woman crying outside. "The baby's in there!" she cried.”可知，隔壁房子着火了，但是一个婴儿还在着火的房子里，所以那个老妇人在外面哭。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The thick smoke burned his eyes and made it impossible to breathe. The conditions would have been dangerous for anyone, but for Surrell, who had lung disease, they were life-threatening”可知，着火的房子浓烟滚滚，使人无法呼吸，这对于患有肺病的Surrell来说是致命的。由此推知，大火可能会导致他死亡。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后两段中的“Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor and climbed toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. Finally, he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He pulled the baby toward him.”可知，苏雷尔在看不见的情况下，跪在炽热的木地板上，爬到声音传来的地方，四处寻找女孩的踪迹。最后，他碰到了婴儿的鞋子和脚踝。由此可知，他是通过跪在地上四处摸索找到婴儿的。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段“Surrell, then 64, ran inside without hesitation.”当时64岁的萨里尔毫不犹豫地跑了进去，所以短文主要讲Surrell冒着生命危险冲进着火的房子里去救一个婴儿，这体现了他勇敢，有爱心的特点。故选D。