mother.

　　First he filled a bucket(水桶) with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed.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?

　　Carrying a ball of string (线) from the garage,Glenn ran back into the house and went upstairs to his mother's room.Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back,laying 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 will lead you to my mother." Mrs.Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.

5.Why did Glenn run downstairs first?

A.He wanted to find out what was happening.

B.He was worried about his mother's safety.

C.He wanted to save his sister and brother.

D.He went to see if his father had come back from work.

答案 C

解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的"He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull Karen and Todd until they sat up."可知,格伦跑到楼下是为了救他的哥哥和姐姐。

6.How did Glenn help the firemen to find his mother?

A.By throwing water all over her and her bed.

B.By carrying her to safety with his brother.

C.By pushing and pulling his brother.

D.By tying a string to his brother's hand.

答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据文章倒数一、二段内容可知D项正确。

7.What did Glenn do to protect himself in the fire?

A.He put a wet cloth around his head.

B.He threw water all over himself.

C.He hid himself in the bathroom.

D.He rushed out to the lawn.

答案 A

解析 根据文章第四段中的"Then,with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden."可知A项正确。

8.Glenn saved his family because 　　　.

A.his father had taught him to do so on the phone

B.he had learned something about first aid

C.he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely

D.he had followed his mother's instruction

答案 C

解析 根据全文内容,尤其是第一段后半部分、第二段和最后两段可知,是格伦的沉着冷静和机智的做法挽救了家人的性命。

六、语篇填空

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。