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ed. Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, instinctively ran inside. The baby was 8yearold Tiara, the woman39。s granddaughter. Entering the burning house was like running into a bucket of black paint, Surrell says. The thick smoke caused him to struggle blindly around, burned his eyes, and made it impossible to breathe. The conditions would have been risky for anyone, but for Surrell, who has lung disease, they were lifethreatening. After a few minutes in the smokefilled house, he withdrew outside to catch his breath. Where is Tiara? he asked desperately. The second floor, The woman shouted back. Taking a deep breath, he went in a second time. The darkness was overwhelming. Yet because the house had a similar design to his, Surrell found the stairs and made it to the second floor. He was already out of breath. Then a soft but distinct moan appeared. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. Finally, he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He pulled Tiara into his arms. Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness. The next thing he knew, he was at the front door, then outside. Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later, having suffered severe burns. Tiara was released from the hospital after a few days. It39。s a small price to pay, Surrell says. I39。d do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldn39。t give it a second thought.(1)What did Surrell do at the scene of the fire? A.Called his daughter.B.Parked his car to safety.C.Rang the fire department.D.Rushed into the burning house.(2)What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3? A.How special the house was.B.How dangerous the situation was.C.How Surrell suffered lung disease.D.How Surrell ran back outside.(3)How did Surrell manage to find Tiara eventually? A.By feeling with the aid of her sound.B.By answering to Tiara39。s loud crying.C.By shouting her name desperately.D.By catching sight of her shoes.(4)What can be inferred about Surrell from the text? A.He is unwilling to talk about the rescue again.B.He is disappointed to suffer several burns.C.He will do the same without hesitation.D.He will think twice before acting.【答案】 (1)D(2)B(3)A(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,鄰居家起火,小女孩被困在里面,Surrell奮不顧身地沖進燃燒的大火,最終把女孩救了出來。當Surrell在醫(yī)院里醒過來時說他以后會毫不猶豫地做同樣的事情。 (1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, instinctively ran inside.”和第三段中的“Entering the burning house was like‘running into a bucket of black paint,’ Surrell says.”可知,Surrell在火災現(xiàn)場沖進燃燒的房子。故選D。 (2)考查段落大意。根據(jù)第三段中的“Entering the burning house was like ‘running into a bucket of black paint,’ Surrell says.”可知,第三段討論的是“多么危險的情況?!惫蔬xB。 (3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“He was already out of breath. Then a soft but distinct moan appeared. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. Finally, he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He pulled Tiara into his arms.”他已經(jīng)上氣不接下氣了。就在這時一個輕柔的呻吟出現(xiàn)了。他爬向聲音,感覺到女孩的跡象。最后,他觸摸到一只鞋,然后摸到了她的腳踝。他把Tiara拉到他懷里??芍琒urrell最終通過收到Tiara的哭聲找到了Tiara。故選A。 (4)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的It39。s a small price to pay, Surrell says. I39。d do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldn39。t give it a second thought.可推知,他會毫不猶豫地做同樣的事情。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和段落大意兩個題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。8.閱讀短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。 One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem—inability to read. In the library, I found my way into the Children39。s Room. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal panion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. There on the book39。s cover was a beagle which looked identical (相同的)to my dog. Iran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer. Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together. My mother39。s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them. I never told my mother about my miraculous (奇跡般的) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.(1)The book caught the author39。s eye because ________. A.it contained pretty pictures of animalsB.it reminded him of his own dogC.he found its title easy to understandD.he liked children39。s stories very much(2)Why could the author manage to read the book through? A.He was forced by his mother to read it.B.He identified with the story in the book.C.The book told the story of his pet dog.D.The happy ending of the story attracted him.(3)What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.The author has bee a successful writer.B.The author39。s mother read the same book.C.The author39。s mother rewarded him with books.D.The author has had happy summers ever since.(4)Which one could be the best title of the passage? A.The Charm of a BookB.Mum39。s Strict