5.It was 3:21a.m.when ten-year-old Glenn Creamer was woken up by the smell of burning.Except for the cracking(爆裂声) of flames somewhere below,there was not a sound in the two-floor house.But he realized at once what was happening.
As his father was away on night duty at a local factory,Glenn was worried about the safety of his other,his 14-year-old sister Karen and his 12-year-old brother Todd.He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up.Then he helped them through the safety of the garden.There,his sister and brother,taking short and quick breaths and coughing,couldn't move any more.
The ten-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs into his mother's room.He found it impossible to wake her up and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden.But the boy kept calm.As a fireman said later,"He acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."
On the bedroom telephone,luckily still working,Glenn called his father.After Glenn made sure his father would telephone the firemen and ambulance service,he got on with the task of saving his mother.
First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed.In this way,she would be kept away from the fire before the firemen arrived.Then,with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.
He could hear the fire engine coming up,but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where fire had almost covered the ground floor?
Fetching a ball of string(绳) from the garage,Glenn raced back into the house and rushed upstairs to his mother's room.He tied one end of the string to her hand.Then he began to run back.He laid out the string as he went through the hall and back out into the garden.
Minutes later he was telling fire Chief John Coughlan,"The string ."Mrs.Creamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.
88.Did Glenn realize there was a fire when he woke up?Yes,(he did).
89.Where were Karen and Todd when Glenn tried to save their mother?In the garden
90.Who telephoned the firemen and ambulance service?Glenn's father/Mr.Creamer
91.How did Glenn help his mother stay safe before the firemen arrived?(He helped his mother stay safe by) throwing water over her and her bed.
92.Why did Glenn think it would be difficult for the firemen to find his mother?Because the house was filled with smoke.
93.Complete the sentence in the last paragraph according to the context(上下文)?(The string)will lead you to mother/can help you find mother.
分析 本文讲述了Glenn在火灾中抢救自己的妈妈、弟弟和妹妹过程中表现得沉着冷静,充分发挥了自己的聪明才智.
解答 88.Yes,(he did).细节理解题.根据But he realized at once what was happening.可知他立刻意识到发生了什么事,故答案为:Yes,(he did).
89.In the garden.细节理解题.根据Then he helped them through the safety of the garden.There,his sister and brother,taking short and quick breaths and coughing,couldn't move any more.可知当Glenn试图拯救他们的母亲时,凯伦和托德在花园里,故答案为:In the garden.
90.Glenn's father/Mr.Creamer.细节理解题.根据After Glenn made sure his father would telephone the firemen and ambulance service可知是凯伦的爸爸打的火警电话和救护车电话,故答案为:Glenn's father/Mr.Creamer.
91.(He helped his mother stay safe by) throwing water over her and her bed.细节理解题.根据First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed.In this way,she would be kept away from the fire before the firemen arrived可知在消防队员到达之前,格伦把水泼到他母亲和她的床上来保持安全,故答案为:(He helped his mother stay safe by) throwing water over her and her bed.
92.Because the house was filled with smoke.细节理解题.根据but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where fire had almost covered the ground floor?但是消防队员怎么会在烟雾弥漫的房子里找到他的母亲呢?可知因为房间里满是烟,所以找到母亲很难,故答案为:Because the house was filled with smoke.
93.(The string)will lead you to mother/can help you find mother.细节理解题.根据短文倒数第二段告诉我们,Glenn为帮助消防队员救出自己的母亲,他从车库里拿来了绳子,把绳子的一头拴在他妈妈的手臂上,自己牵着另一头跑出屋外.这样,消防队员沿着绳子就能找到他妈妈,故答案为:(The string)will lead you to mother/can help you find mother.
点评 做题时首先要仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目,找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.