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】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要描述了一位消防官兵在救火的過程中看到的驚險一幕：一只貓媽媽奮不顧身將自己的五只小貓仔從大火中救出的故事，贊揚了母愛的偉大和勇敢。

1.細節理解題。根據短文第一段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.可知A錯誤；第二段It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control，可知滅火花費了較長的時間，所以排除B項；第二段There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building.There, crying and huddled (擠作一團) together, were five frightened kittens (小貓).可知，C項錯誤；第三段It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.可知，D項正確；故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據短文第三和第四段的內容及I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.可知作者是被貓媽媽的勇敢感動了；故選A。

3.細節理解題。根據短文最后一段中的But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.可知，母親的愛是勇敢的也是驚天動地的；故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。