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【题目】Many years ago there was a huge oil refinery fire in a small town. Flames shot hundreds of feet into the air. The sky was thick with grimy black smoke. The heat was intense—so intense that firefighters had to park their trucks a block away and waited for the heat to die down before they could begin to fight the fire. However, it was about to rage out of control.

Then, all of a sudden, from several blocks away came a fire truck racing down the street. With its brakes screeching, it hit the curb in front of the fire. The firefighters jumped out and began to battle the blaze. All the firefighters who were parked a block away saw this, and they jumped into their trucks, drove down the block and began to fight the fire, too. As a result of that cooperative effort, they were just barely able to bring the fire under control.

The people who saw this teamwork thought, “My goodness, the man who drove that lead fire truck—what an act of bravery!” They decided to give him a special award to recognize him for his bravery in leading the charge.

At the ceremony the mayor said, “Captain, we want to honor you for a fantastic act of bravery in leading the charge. You prevented the loss of property, perhaps even the loss of life. If there is one special thing you could have—just about anything—what would it be?”

Without hesitation, the captain replied, “Your Honor, a new set of brakes of my truck would be great!”

【1】 How was the captain probably feeling when his truck charged down the street to the fire?

A. enthusiastic B. encouraged

C. embarrassed D. upset

【2】Which of the following statements is true?

A. The captain was driving his truck fast because he was in a hurry to fight the fire.

B. There was something wrong with the brakes of the truck.

C. The mayor praised the captain for his honesty.

D. The people decided to honor the captain because he fought the fire bravely.

【3】Why did all the firefighters park their trucks a block away from the fire?

A. Because they were waiting for the captain to arrive.

B. Because the smoke was too thick to see anything.

C. Because the fire was about to go out of control.

D. Because they had to wait for the intense heat to die down a bit.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述小镇突发一场大火，火势太大消防队员无法接近，此时队长的消防车却身先士卒，引领众队员扑灭了大火后来才知道是队长的车刹车失灵，冲入火中，而人们误以为其十分勇敢的故事。

【1】D分析推理题。根据最后一句Your Honor, a new set of brakes of my truck would be great一套新的刹车装置会很好，可知队长并不是主动冲入火中，而是刹车不灵，可知当队长的车冲入火中时他应是心烦意乱的，故选D

【2】B分析推理题。根据最后一句Your Honor, a new set of brakes of my truck would be great! 套新的刹车装置会很好，可知队长的车刹车有问题，故选B

【3】D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句so intense that firefighters had to park their trucks a block away and waited for the heat to die down可知他们将车停在一街区外是等火的热量减下来，故选D

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