Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10-month-old sister became alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. 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(火箭) I’d expected, and I couldn’t blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then luckily got my dad’s boots(靴子)and stamped it out.

I thought I was safe until there was a HCGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, 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.How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A 11 years old.

B 13 years old.

C 15 years old.

D 17 years old.

解析：选C。选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一句“Four years ago when I was a boy of 11”可知，四年前作者十一岁，那么现在作者就是11+4=15岁了。故选C。

2.The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean ____.

A 吹灭

B 扑灭

C 杀灭

D 浇灭

解析：选B。选B。词义猜测题。根据文中“Well, of course it went on fire… luckily got my dad’s boots”可知，前面是着火了（went on fire）,但是根据luckily一词可知火被灭了。再根据前面的dad’s boots,可知是扑灭。故选B。

3.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

解析：选B。选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二、三句话“picked up the bag and saw the hole”和 “Next I was grounded”可知，是先发现了藏洞，再关我的禁闭的。故选B。

4.Who put out the fire at last?

A The writer.

B The writer and his sister.

C The writer’s mother.

D The writer’s father.

解析：选A。选A。推理判断题。根据文中 “my sister was still asleep” 和“when my mum came home later”，妹妹在睡觉，母亲后面才回来。可推断出母亲和妹妹没有灭火。文中只提及了父亲的靴子，可推测，是作者自己灭的火。

5.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 home alone while shopping.

解析：选C。选C。主旨大意题。本文讲诉了作者一人在家玩火，但是自己把火扑灭了。本以为母亲没有发现，结果母亲最终还是发现了，自己被关了数月的禁闭的故事，故选C。