第一节(共15小题;每小题2分, 满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。

　　Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10-month-old sister alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf. . . I had an idea!What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn't the tiny flame (火星)I'd expected, and I couldn't blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then I luckily got my dad's boots (靴子)and stamped it out.

　　I thought I was safe until there was a huge hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she saw the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded (关禁闭)and in trouble for months. Even though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

1. The underlined phrase "stamp out" in the first paragraph means 　　　.

A. blow out 　　　　　　　　B. put out　

C. break out D. give out

答案:B

解析:根据语境可以猜测, 作者用爸爸的靴子把火扑灭了。

2. Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The boy did some drawing.

③The boy was grounded.

④The boy stamped the fire out.

⑤His mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤　　 B. ②①④⑤③　　

C. ②①④③⑤　　 D. ①③④②⑤

答案:B

解析:通读全文可知, 作者最初是画画, 然后才玩火, 最后被关了禁闭, 因此选B项。

3. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn't look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don't leave children at home alone while shopping.

答案:C

解析:本文讲述了作者在11岁的时候犯的一个错误。