深夜车库起火！陌生女子紧急操作救了一大家人

There’s not much more terrifying than seeing a house on fire in the middle of the night.

Haily “Moss” Strong was driving home from a friend’s house at around 1 a.m. when she saw just that—flames leaping up from the garage(车库) of a home. She stopped her car and jumped out, rushing towards the front door.

The rest of the house was dark as Haily approached, and she feared the residents inside didn’t know their garage was on fire. A video doorbell recorded the terrified look on her face as she frantically knocked on the door while speaking into the camera. “You guys, your garage is on fire,” she tells the strangers inside.

Josh Ellis and Brittany Downing were in their bedroom, right on the other side of the wall from the garage. Their smoke detectors(探测器) were not going off, and they had no idea how dangerous they were. When they saw Haily at their front door, they immediately got up and started evacuating their nine children, who were all sleeping in their beds.

Watching the video later, Haily says she can see the fear and confusion on her face and remembers how worried she was. “I didn’t know how many people were in the house, let alone there were that many kids,” she said. “I can see that I’m scared. I don’t remember feeling as scared as I look in the video. I just remember thinking I got to get these people out of here. I’ve got to get them across the street.”

A week after the rescue, Haily got to meet the family whose lives she saved. They couldn’t be more grateful that a total stranger went out of her way to warn them about a situation that could have quickly turned deadly.

“That’s an angel,” Josh said about Haily. “She stayed and she saved our family.”

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1.What does the underlined word “frantically” mean?

A Sadly.

B Crazily.

C Angrily.

D Hopelessly.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据第三段“feared”和“terrified”并结合当时的情境可知，当时Haily非常害怕和恐惧，深夜车库着火，而屋里的人都睡着了，由此推测她的反应应该是“疯狂地”敲门，就怕屋里的人听不到葬身火海。故选B。

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A Josh Ellis and Brittany Downing didn’t find Haily that night.

B Josh’s nine children were playing games in their bedrooms.

C There was something wrong with Josh’s smoke detectors.

D Josh Ellis found the danger earlier than Haily.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第四段第二句的“Their smoke detectors were not going off”可知，车库起火了，但他们家的烟雾探测器却没有响，因此可推测他们家的烟雾探测器可能坏掉了。故选C。

3.Why didn’t Haily remember the feeling of being frightened?

A Because she was too anxious.

B Because the situation turned deadly.

C Because part of the house wasn’t in dark.

D Because people got out by themselves.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“remembers how worried she was.”“I just remember thinking I got to get these people out of here. I’ve got to get them across the street.”可知Haily只记得自己非常着急，一心想把屋里的人救出来，但是却忘记了自己当时非常害怕。故选A。

4.Which words can describe Haily?

A Independent and talented.

B Intelligent and passive.

C Responsible and strict.

D Kind and brave.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。通读全文可知，Haily凌晨回家路上发现陌生人车库起火，她并没有坐视不管，可推测出她很善良，尽管她当时被吓得不轻，她仍然靠近起火的房子并按了陌生人的门铃提醒他们，因此可推测出她很勇敢。故选D。