Question

We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage (車庫). Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop—I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.

??? It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled (擠作一團) together, were five frightened kittens (小貓). They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.

??? I wanted to find the mother cat. It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.

??? We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.

??? The vet told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the mother’s chances.

??? About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.

??? I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had been in danger for five times and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.

??? As a fireman, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying.

B. The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C. The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D. The mother cat moved all her babies out of the fire to a safe place.

2.Why did the writer decide to save the cats?

A. Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B. Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C. Because he didn’t want to see any living things die.

D. Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

3.The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that ________________.

A. animals should be taken good care of

B. mother’s love can be great and brave

C. it is meaningful to help others

D. a cat always has nine lives

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

【解析】

試題解析:本文大意：一個車庫起火了，我在外面聽到貓的叫聲。我順著貓的叫聲在車庫前面的車道上找到了貓，不停地叫著擠成一團的五只小貓，他們的毛被火燎過。我最后找到了貓媽媽，顯而易見，是貓媽媽進入到著火的車庫，救出了她所有的寶寶，一個接一個，令人無法相信。她的爪子和臉是黑的，全身的皮毛被火燎過， 你甚至能看到燎過的皮毛下紅色皮膚，她幾乎不能動。我決定救這只勇敢的貓和她的家人。我把它送到獸醫處救治，起名叫猩紅，因為她紅色的皮膚。做為一名消防員，每天都能看到勇敢的行為，但是猩紅那天讓我看到的是只來自母愛的那種勇敢。

1.細節理解題。根據It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.顯而易見，她進入到著火的車庫，救出了她所有的寶寶，一個接一個，令人無法相信，可知答案選D

2.推理判斷題。根據Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. 她的爪子和臉是黑的，全身的皮毛被火燎過，You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. 你甚至能看到燎過的皮毛下紅色皮膚，She could hardly move.她幾乎不能動，But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.但是猩紅那天讓我看到的是只來自母愛的那種勇敢，可知答案選C

3.主旨大意題。根據But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.但是猩紅那天讓我看到的是只來自母愛的那種勇敢，可知答案選A

考點：故事類短文閱讀。