Question

    What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average (平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leak (渗) into the room. On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes (灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall.

1.It is important to __________.

A.put out the fire in the burning house B.know the ways to escape a fire

C.jump off a burning house D.keep the door closed

2.Under what condidition may people escape through the window?

A.If there are some bushes on the ground. B.If you are strong enough.

C.If you live on a lower floor. D.If you have a long rope.

3.Keep your head low at the windows so that __________ if the building is on fire.

A.you can get fresh air B.you can call for help

C.you can easily jump off D.you can be seen first

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Escaping from the Windows B.Save Yourself in a Burning House

C.Knowledge on Fire D.Waiting for Help

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章告诉我们如何在火灾中逃生，给我们提供了自我保护的小方法。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段中的It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts.可知，知道你可以使用的方法并把它们展示给家里的每个人是很重要的，比如楼梯和防火梯，但不是电梯。由此可知，知道如何逃离火灾是很重要的。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average (平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.可知，二楼的窗户通常离地面不是很高。一个普通人，挂在指尖会有大约六英尺的下落。大约是一个普通男人的身高。当然，短距离的跳跃比呆在燃烧的建筑物里更安全。由此可知，如果你住在较低的楼层，人们可能会从窗户逃生。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leak (渗) into the room.可知，把头低靠在窗户上，确保呼吸到新鲜空气，而不是烟雾，因为它们可能会泄漏到房间里。由此可知，如果建筑物着火了，把头低靠在窗户上，这样你就能呼吸到新鲜空气。故选A。

4.

主旨大意题。根据第一段What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.可知，如果你在着火的房子里，你会怎么办？你怎么逃？你知道如何自救吗？请阅读下面的文章。由此可知，本文主要讲的是告诉我们如何在火灾中逃生，给我们提供了自我保护的小方法，Save Yourself in a Burning House(在着火的房子里自救)适合做本文最佳标题。故选B。