On April 4, Olivia was playing outside at a neighbor’s house with a friend. Suddenly she noticed the fire coming from her house. Realizing the danger her family was in, she ran into the burning house right away. Her mother, Laura, 29, and her younger brother and sister, Joel-James, one, and Tiffany, two, were in the house. They were asleep on the sofa. Olivia quickly woke them up and they escaped the burning house. Everyone was safe.
“We can’t believe Olivia got Laura out,” said Sadie, Olivia’s grandmother. “She’s only six years old. She ran into a burning building!”
According to Laura, the fire started in their next-door neighbor’s house and quickly went to their three-bedroom home. Sadly, Laura’s house cannot be repaired. An engineer said the house need to be built again.
In answer to the shocking loss, Laura’s friends have set up a fundraising (募捐) page (more information here) to help the family during this hard time. “Everything they own has been destroyed,” the page said. “The engineer has been to Laura’s home, and the house needs to be rebuilt. It cannot be saved.” Lots of people provide their help. They have already raised nearly £5,000 for the family.
奇速英语 原创编写 版权所有 侵权必究! 每日更新 个性化阅读 英语飙升!1.How many people were in Olivia’s house when the fire happened?
A Two people.
B Three people.
C Four people.
D Five people.
解析:选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Her mother, Laura, 29, and her younger brother and sister, Joel-James, one, and Tiffany, two, were in the house.”可知,火灾发生时,房子里有奥利维亚的妈妈,弟弟和妹妹三人。故选B。
2.What does the underlined word “escaped” probably mean?
A Got away from.
B Jumped into.
C Stood by.
D Went after.
解析:选A。A词义猜测题。根据后文的“Everyone was safe.”每个人都很安全可知,大家都逃出了燃烧的房屋。故选A。
3.What does Sadie think of Olivia’s action?
A It’s dangerous.
B It’s educational.
C It’s surprising.
D It’s meaningless.
解析:选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段的“We can’t believe Olivia got Laura out”可知,莎蒂认为奥利维亚的所作所为令人不敢相信,即她的行为令人惊讶。故选C。
4.What will happen to Olivia’s house?
A It will be repaired.
B It will be destroyed.
C It will be rebuilt.
D It will be sold.
解析:选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Sadly, Laura’s house cannot be repaired. An engineer said the house need to be built again.”可知,他们的房子不能修复,需要重建。故选C。
5.This text is probably from ________.
A a newspaper
B a website
C a dictionary
D a diary
解析:选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“(more information here)”点击划线部分可以了解更多,由此可知,本文出自一个网站。故选B。