Apparently, having a moose(驼鹿) get stuck inside your home is something that happens often if you live near Anchorage, Alaska. No matter how common it may be, Kenai Peninsula firefighters couldn’t believe what happened when a call came in requesting their help to remove a 500-pound baby moose from the basement of a nearby home.

Alaska Wildlife Trooper Joseph Morris was one of the experts called to the scene, along with six members of the Kenai Peninsula fire department. Once there, they quickly determined that a 1-year-old moose weighing “only” about 500-pounds was eating some leaves near the window when he fell in, breaking the window and landing one story down in the home’s basement. A biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was able to use a powerful drug to tranquilize the moose, which made him calm but did not put him to sleep. As the firefighters filtered into the basement, the moose was alert but calm. Firefighters put their heads together to come up with a way to transport the heavy animal out of the house, settling on using a stretcher(担架) intended for larger humans. It took six strong men to carry the moose out of the home.

While moose are common in Alaska, being up close and personal with one is an experience even the most experienced firefighters won’t soon forget. “I can’t even believe it,” Kenai Peninsula firefighter Gunnar Romatz said of the peculiar rescue. “Luckily, he was conscious enough to honestly help us out a little bit,” Gunnar continued. “All the while, this moose is just picking its head up, and you’re two inches(英寸) away from this moose, you know? So we’re like, ‘How are you?’ And it just kind of looked at us, ‘Haven’t been in this situation before, you know.’ Us either!”

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1.How did firefighters feel about the call?

A Shocked.

B Angry.

C Frightened.

D Excited.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段的“Kenai Peninsula firefighters couldn’t believe what happened when a call came in requesting their help”可知，消防员们对接到的这个电话感到很惊讶。故选A。

2.What is mentioned in paragraph two?

A Why the moose got stuck on the first floor.

B How the firefighters calm the moose.

C How long it took people to reach the moose.

D Where the firefighters find a stretcher.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段“was able to use a powerful drug to tranquilize the moose, which made him calm but did not put him to sleep”可知消防员们用了一种强效药使驼鹿镇静了下来。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “peculiar” mean?

A Awkward.

B Normal.

C Popular.

D Unusual.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据上文“the most experienced firefighters won’t soon forget”可推测作者认为这样近距离的援救驼鹿是不寻常的。故选D。

4.What is the suitable title for the passage?

A A Happy Moose Is Found In Your House!

B Firefighters Had A Good Day With Cute Moose.

C Moose Likes To Visit People In Anchorage, Alaska.

D Rescuers Save A Moose Stuck In Home’s Basement.

解析：选D。D主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲了消防员们从地下室里救了一只500磅重的小驼鹿的故事。故选D。