Question

    Lee Spargo initially set up an outdoor trail camera at his home near Mount Holly in hopes of catching a wild fox that had been hunting his chickens. But he was aware of another danger Tuesday night when the camera caught footage of his house being swallowed in flames.

A fire inside Lee’s home triggered (触发) the camera and sent an alarm to his phone around 2:22 a.m. Lee woke up thinking he had caught the fox, but soon realized that his house was on fire instead.

“If I didn’t set up the equipment, we’d all be dead. It saved our lives,” he said. “I got up, Thinking ‘Oh, the fox is out there and I’m going to get him’. And then I saw a big reflection in the kitchen and I was considering, ‘What’s that?’”

Lee said he quickly jumped into action and got his wife Rhonda and his two kids Jonathan and Meagan out of the burning building. The family was also able to rescue two of their four dogs from the fire. Unfortunately, Lee’s 4-year-old Lulu and 2-year-old Sampson did not survive.

“We were yelling for them to get out, but the poor things were just so scared. They were just trying to hide,” Lee said.

Lee and his family also said they lost a number of personal belongings in the fire, including a treasured clock that had survived another fire at a relative’s home years ago. “We’ve been here for a long time. We raised our kids here,” he said. “We lost all in a couple hours. But at least I still have my family.”

1.Why did Lee set up an outdoor game trail camera?

A.To catch a fox. B.To prevent the fire.

C.To monitor his family. D.To help him feed the chicken.

2.What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The alarm. B.The phone.

C.The camera. D.The wild animal.

3.Who is Lulu according to the text?

A.Lee’s wife. B.One of Lee’s lost dogs.

C.One of Lee’s friends. D.Lee’s daughter.

4.What can we learn about Lee from the last paragraph?

A.He lost faith in life.

B.He had survived in another fire.

C.He regretted living there for such a long time.

D.He was still positive towards life.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个原本用来捕捉狐狸的设备，无意中在大火中拯救安装者全家人的故事。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“Lee Spargo initially set up an outdoor trail camera at his home near Mount Holly in hopes of catching a wild fox that had been hunting his chickens.”，可知Lee Spargo最初在他位于Mount Holly附近的家中安装了一个户外追踪相机，希望能捕捉到一只一直在猎捕他家鸡的野生狐狸。所以李安装了一台户外追踪相机，希望捕捉到一只一直在猎捕他家鸡的野生狐狸，故选A。

2.

词义猜测题。根据文章第三段第一句“If I didn’t set up the equipment, we’d all be dead.”，可知“如果我不安装设备，我们都会死亡。“”李认为如果没有安装这个设备，他们都会死亡的，即这个设备拯救了他们，该设备即相机，故答案为C。

3.

细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Lee said he quickly jumped into action and got his wife Rhonda and his two kids Jonathan and Meagan out of the burning building. The family was also able to rescue two of their four dogs from the fire. Unfortunately, Lee’s 4-year-old Lulu and 2-year-old Sampson did not survive.”，可知李说，他迅速采取行动，把他的妻子朗达和两个孩子乔纳森和梅根从着火的大楼里救了出来。这家人还从火中救出了四只狗中的两只。不幸的是，四岁的露露和两岁的桑普森没有活下来。结合上文，这里的lulu就是李的其中的一条狗。故答案为B。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“We lost all in a couple hours. But at least I still have my family.”，可知尽管他在几个小时内失去了一切，但至少还有家人，由此判断出他仍然对人生持积极的态度，故答案为D。