Question

Like most Oregonians, Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although rain still beat the window of her car, the worst of the day’s storm seemed to have passed as she drove her 11-year-old daughter, Maggie, home from a church at 8:30 p.m. Two little children sat into their car seats in back.

     When crossing over Fawcett Creek (小河), McRae found the road just ahead had been washed away. The storm had turned Fawcett Creek into a 100-feet-wide river. Water began to go into the car and the four of them had to climb onto the car’s roof. The car was floating about and was being swept toward the Tillamook River only a few miles ahead. Suddenly it stopped when hitting a logjam (浮木阻塞).The water swept over them, rising higher and higher. Stephanie screamed into the rainy night, almost crying.

“Mom, I have to go and get help,” her 11-year-old daughter Maggie cried.

Stephanie realized if she went by herself, Maggie couldn’t hold on to the other two babies. But Maggie was still recovering from foot surgery. How could she manage? Finally she shouted, “I’m proud of you. Be careful!”

As Maggie McRae struggled to reach the shore, she was all wet. The sixth grader started running to the nearest house. Inside, the neighbors immediately called 911 and were told that firefighters were making their way toward another trapped car. Maggie joined the neighbors, and helped the rescue team point out where her mother was. The firefighters saved McRae and her children by using a 35-foot-long ladder.

When Stephanie reached land in safety, Maggie raced into her mother’s arms. “She hugged me for five minutes,” Maggie remembers. Maggie accepted an award for her heroism, but she’s happier to get back to her sports team and her family. 

1.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Without the logjam, McRae’s car would have been swept into the Tillamook River.

B. The rain became heavier when McRae drove home.

C. McRae’s car was the only vehicle that was blocked in the Fawcett Creek that night.

D. Most of the time the weather in Oregon is quite good.

2.Stephanie McRae’s screaming on the car’s roof suggested that she felt ______.

A. surprised    B. helpless C. disappointed  D. careless

3.According to the passage, we can infer that Maggie ______.

A. was strong enough to hold the two children in the water

B. tried to swim to the bank in order to get help

C. stopped her sports activities due to her foot injury

D. rescued her family using a ladder

4.Which of the following is in the correct order of events?

①Firefighters rescued McRae and her children from the river.

②Firefighters were sent to the broken road.

③The neighbors Maggie found called 911.

④The rescue team had got informed of the trouble at Fawcett Creek.

⑤Another trapped car was found in the river by the firefighters.

A. ④②③⑤① B. ④③②①⑤ C. ③④②①⑤ D. ③④②⑤①

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. A heavy storm that damaged a road and killed lots of drivers.

B. A brave young girl who helped save her family from flood.

C. Firefighters who rescued a family late at night from flood.

D. Great neighbors who saved people swept away into a river.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析: 在一個暴雨的天氣里，一個母親和她的三個孩子被困在車里。在危急時刻，11歲的女兒自告奮勇去附近請求幫助，最終一家四口脫離危險。

1.段Suddenly it stopped when hitting a logjam (浮木阻塞)可知，車是被浮木擋住了，要不然就已經(jīng)被河水沖下去了。故選A。

2.根據(jù)第二段The water swept over them, rising higher and higher. Stephanie screamed into the rainy night, almost crying.可知當時情景兇險，河水越來越高，Stephanie尖叫起來，幾乎要哭泣了。當時她的心情應該是無助的，而不是“驚奇的”“失望的”或者“粗心的”。故選B。

3.四段But Maggie was still recovering from foot surgery. 和最后一段but she’s happier to get back to her sports team and her family. 可知，Maggie當時因為腳傷而一度停止運動。故選C。

4.理解題。根據(jù)文章事情的發(fā)展，可知結果是一家四口獲救，故①Firefighters rescued McRae and her children from the river.應該是放在最后，故排除B，C。 根據(jù)第五段the neighbors immediately called 911 and were told that firefighters were making their way toward another trapped car. 通過“were told that”可知④The rescue team had got informed of the trouble at Fawcett Creek.并且②Firefighters were sent to the broken road. 發(fā)生在打911電話之前。故順序為④②③⑤①，選A。

5.。文章主要講一個11歲的女孩子在被洪水圍困時自告奮勇去附近請求幫助，最終一家四口脫離危險的故事。A選項中A heavy storm只是背景，故排除。C,D選項過于片面。故選B。

考點：考查故事類閱讀。