Question

The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on  Hope Road.Nick said he usually left his house about 5：30 a．m.to do exercises，but he decided to stay at home to get his daughter ready for school.As he looked at his neighbor's house，he realized that it was on fire.“I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side of the house shouting，‘Your house is on fire! Your house is on fire！’” Nick remembered it was about 9 a．m.that the firefighters put out the fire.

Beverly Penny and her husband，Clark，along with their younger daughters，were sleeping in the living room，next to the kitchen，when they heard Nick beating on the walls.She opened the bedroom door and black smoke came in.She managed to get her kids out.Her dog tried to hide under the bed，but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door.However，chickens in one of the rooms weren't so lucky.

Firefighters got the call about 7：05 a．m.“When we arrived with our fire trucks，there were heavy flames outside on the house，” Jerry said.He called Nick a hero，saying that without his quick response (反应) the result could have been much worse.The firefighters were fast.”Nick said.“They arrived here within about three minutes.”

“They did a great job，and I can't thank them enough.” Penny said，then looked at what remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes.“Everything I have is gone.Luckily nobody was hurt in the fire.” She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem.“We've been having problems with mice，so that could have had something to do with it，”she added.

1.What do you know about Nick?

A. He left his house at 5：30 a．m. that day.

B. He has a son who goes to school.

C. He lives next to Beverly Penny.

D. He had a day off on Thursday.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Clark got hurt in the fire.

B. Penny's dog saved her kids.

C. Penny's dog was killed in the fire.

D. Penny's chickens were killed in the fire.

3.When did the fire break out?

A. At about 5：30 am.    B. At about 7 am.

C. At about 8 am.    D. At about 9 am.

4.According to Penny，which of the following might be criticized for the fire?

A. Her dog.    B. Her husband.

C. Her chickens.    D. Some mice.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】本文讲述了一位邻居发现火情后及时报警，挽救了邻居一家人性命的感人故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“As he looked at his neighbor's house，he realized that it was on fire.”可知，Nick 和Penny是邻居。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段的“However，chickens in one of the rooms weren't so lucky.”可推知，她饲养的那些鸡在火灾中丧生了。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段“Firefighters got the call about 7：05 a．m.”可推知答案为B项。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段“She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem.‘We've been having problems with mice，so that could have had something to do with it’”可知，Penny认为火灾可能与老鼠有关。故选D。

【名师点睛】

阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，题型一般以细节理解题为主，要在了解整篇文章中心思想的基础上进行选择。这篇文章是先详细地叙述一位邻居发现火情后及时报警，挽救了邻居一家人性命的感人故事。

。细节理解题属于直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，可以用细节定位法。

例如第4题，根据题目According to Penny，which of the following might be criticized for the fire?中的criticized for the fire?可以定位到最后一段She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem.‘ We've been having problems with mice，so that could have had something to do with it’” 此句中提到：the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem再结合后面就可知答案。

：可知答案。

。故选A。