Question

One evening last fall, while Marcos Ugarte did his homework and his father, Eduardo, a teacher, prepared lesson plans, they heard shouting outside. Eduardo, 47, and Marcos, 15, stepped onto the balcony(阳台) of their two-story home. Immediately, Marcos’ s eye was caught by a flame from one of their neighbors’ houses.

"Dad, the house is on fire!" Marcos cried. Dressed only in shorts, the barefoot teen

dashed towards the Mas’ home with his dad. Grandmother Yim Ma, mother Suzanne Ma, and son Nathan Ma were gathered on the front grassland shouting for help. When the Ugartes got there, they saw through the open front door that father Alex Ma was falling down the stairs, coughing, his face black with dirt.

"Is anyone else in the house?" Eduardo asked.

"My son!" Alex managed to say, pointing to the second floor.

Eduardo started up the stairs, but thick, black smoke, swirling ash, and extreme heat forced him to his knees. He inched upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, eight, who had locked himself in a bedroom. "I’d never seen smoke like that," says Eduardo. "My glasses immediately turned black from the ash."

As the fire spread across the hall, Eduardo banged on the bedroom door and tried to turn the handle. But Cody didn’t respond, and Eduardo made his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Yim and Suzanne pulling an aluminum(铝) ladder out of the garage. "Cody was standing at the window, screaming for help," says Marcos.

"I knew I had to do something." He grabbed the ladder, positioned it near the window, and climbed towards the boy. When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and persuaded Cody out. "It’s OK," Marcos told him. "I’ve got you." Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos moved down the ladder. Halfway down, he handed the boy to a neighbor.

The day after the fire, Alex visited Marcos. "Thank you for saving my son," Alex said. "You are his hero forever."

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. How a family got saved from a fire.

B. How a fire happened.

C. How a teen became a hero.

D. How a barefoot teen saved his neighbor.

2.The Ugartes went onto their balcony to ________.

A. have a rest

B. enjoy the cool

C. see where the fire was

D. see what was the matter

3.When the Ugartes got to the fire scene, ________.

A. the Mas were all out to safety

B. father Alex Ma was saving his son

C. Cody was trapped on the second floor

D. Cody was sleeping in bed

4.Why did Marcos say something to Cody?

A. To calm him.B. To educate him.

C. To amuse him.D. To upset him.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是赤脚少年怎样救邻居的故事。

1. 主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句"Dad, the house is on fire!" Marcos cried. Dressed only in shorts, the barefoot teen dashed towards the Mas’ home with his dad.和最后一段The day after the fire, Alex visited Marcos. "Thank you for saving my son," Alex said. "You are his hero forever."可知，本文讲的是赤脚少年从大火中救邻居的故事。故选D。

2. 推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句Eduardo, 47, and Marcos, 15, stepped onto the balcony(阳台) of their two-story home. Immediately, Marcos’ s eye was caught by a flame from one of their neighbors’ houses.可知，the Ugartes去阳台是想看发生什么事了。故选D。

3. 细节理解题。根据第四段"My son!" Alex managed to say, pointing to the second floor.可知，当the Ugartes到达的时候，Cody被困在二楼。故选C。

4. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and persuaded Cody out. "It’s OK," Marcos told him. "I’ve got you."可知，Marcos是为了让Cody冷静下来。故选A。

【名师点睛】

我们阅读一篇文章，首先是要了解其大意，明确其主旨。因此，主旨大意题是常考题。主旨大意题包括：主要内容(main idea， mainly about)型、文章标题(title)型、写作目的(purpose)型。弄清文章的大意，关键是找到主题句。主题句的位置：主题句通常在文首、文末或首尾呼应，有时也在文中，或没有主题句，需根据文章所述内容进行归纳。各段的主题句也常在该段的首句或尾句。议论文和说明文一般有主题句，但记叙文通常没有主题句，需要归纳。5.

考点：考查故事类阅读