阅读理解
Singapore. Tues. Eight people-three of them women-died after being trapped(困陷) in an attic(顶楼) when fire gutted(通风) their two-storey terrace house yesterday.
In the tragedy about thirty-six people were sleeping in the building when the fire, started by a short circuit, broke out. Most of them managed to rush out in time.
One of the first to leave the building was Miss Poh, nineteen, a factory worker, who was awakened from her sleep by shouts of “Fire!” shortly after 3:10 am.
She said, “I shouted to the other tenants to get out. By this time, the first floor was in flames and I could hear people crying and screaming. Someone brought a ladder and placed it against the wall, but it only went up as far as the first floor. There was no hope for those trapped in the attic.”
One man who did escape from the attic told reporters that he could only save himself by going through the ventilation(通风) opening in the roof and climbing to an adjoining building.
Chin Meng, twenty, a fitter, wept as he recalled how he had to leave his parents behind. He said, “When I tried to return for my parents, I was driven back by the thick smoke and the heat.”
Shortly after the blaze was spotted, three fire engines raced to the scene and by 4 am had the fire under control. The MP for the area visited the scene and said, “The landlord was wrong to rent out rooms irresponsibly: He has not given due thought to the safety of his tenants.”
1.________ males were killed in the fire.
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2.The fire started ________.
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A.after Miss Poh awoke from her sleep
B.at about 3 am
C.in the daytime
D.quite some time after 3:10 am
3.The fire brigade took ________ to get the five under control.
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4.The MP for the area ________ the landlord.
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5.In the 6th paragraph, the word “recalled” means ________.
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这是一则新闻报道,讲述了一场火灾的发生及扑灭过程。文章开头已交待了地点及时间。 1.B 本题是对文章细节的考查。文章第一句已有交待(Eight people——three of them women——died…),故得知五位男性死亡。题中“males”与“men”为同义词。 2.B 本题为推理判断题,由文章第三段第一句“One of the first to leave the building…was awakened from her sleep by shouts of ‘Fire!’ shortly after 3:10 am.”可推断出火灾发生在人们的呼救声(即大约3∶10 am)之前,故选B。 3.A 本题为对细节和推理的综合考查。文章第七段中“…and by 4 am had the fire under control”表明4点火灾得以控制,再根据第二题的推理结果(即大约3点火灾发生),而第七段中有“shortly after the blaze was spotted,…”(一发现火苗后不久),故选A较为适宜。 4.A 本题考查对词语的理解。文章最后一段第一句“The MP for…said,‘The landlord was wrong to rent out rooms…’”,其中“was wrong to…”即“受到批评指责”criticised. 5.C 本题要求通过语言环境来猜测单词的意思,这类题型在阅读理解也时有所见。从第六段可看出“recalled”是对刚刚发生的事件的追述和回顾,而答案C正是此意。 |
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