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6．Lisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety training she received during her apprenticeship（学徒期） as a union painter and dry waller（筑墙工）．On Friday morning，she was thanking God she had it．
On Thursday night，while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter，nephew and two nieces in her sister's apartment，she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire．When her 4-year-old granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying，"We're going to die，"she knew she had to act．Pina，39，first sealed the door，and then told all four children to get on the floor．After calling 911，she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety．"I said，‘OK，we're going to lie down and we're all going to play a game，'"Pina said．"We all started singing our ABCs and 123s．I was just trying to make it fun．"Pina patiently waited，and a few minutes later，Riverside County sheriff's deputies （治安官的助手） arrived．Pina，Ilean，8-year-old Gabriel Parga，5-year-old Aubreyana Parga and 4-year-old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story．Pina did the only thing she could．She opened the window and dropped the children，one-by-one，into the arms of the sheriff's deputies about 15to 20feet below．"I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldn't be afraid，"Pina said．"I was deathly afraid inside，but I couldn't let them know that．"Not long after dropping the children out of the window，fire-fighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her．Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke，but nobody was seriously injured．

8．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．A big fire without serious injury．
B．An urgent call 911．
C．A brave babysitter．
D．A babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire．
9．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 1 mean？D
A．A union painter．
B．A dry waller．
C．The apprenticeship．
D．The fire safety training．
10．What did Lisa Pina do before she called 911，in order to prevent the fire？D
A．She let children get on the floor．
B．She opened the windows of the second floor．
C．She had children start singing．
D．She closed the door hard．
11．What do we know according to the passage？B
A．The fire didn't cause any injury．
B．Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescued．
C．The children were sent to hospital after the fire．
D．During the fire Lisa Pina wasn't afraid at all．

分析 本文叙述了主人翁Lisa Pina利用自己在火灾安全培训中学到的知识，在大火中成功营救了多个孩子．

解答 8．D 主旨大意题．通览全文可知，本文叙述了主人翁Lisa Pina利用自己在火灾安全培训中学到的知识，在大火中成功营救了多个孩子．故选D．
9．D 词意判断题．结合全文内容可知，幸亏她学了些火灾安全知识，才能够营救那么多孩子．故it代指the fire safety training．故选D．
10．D 细节理解题．根据第二段"Pina，39，first sealed the door，and then told all four children to get on the floor．After calling 911…"一部分可知，在拨打911前，Lisa Pina先把门封住．故选D．
11．B 推理判断题．根据第二段Not long after dropping the children out of the window，firefighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her一句可知，Lisa Pina是最后一个被从火灾中救出来的．故选B．

点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上．推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断．这种推理方式比较直接，考生只要弄清事实，即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论．

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B．They can't wait to open their parents'gifts．
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24．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？A
A．No gifts are greater than teaching children to be positive and grateful．
B．Children ought to realize how lucky they are to have considerate parents．
C．Children are supposed to decide how to distribute their own money
D．It is easy for parents to start the conversation about gratitude．
25．What's the purpose of the author writing this text？B
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B．To give advice to parents on how to help children develop gratitude．
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●Thus，the division，on the whole，（75）dependson the reader．
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