Fire fighting is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save people’s lives. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone else in the family, such as stairways and emergency exits, but not elevators.(電梯)

   From the lower floors of buildings, to escape from windows is possible. Learn the best way to get out of a window with the least chance of serious injury.

   The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平均高度) person, hanging by the fingertips（手指尖） will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way down than to stay in a burning building.

    Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked（泄，漏） into the room.

    On the second or the third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement （水泥地面） might end in injury. Bushes and trees can help you to have a soft landing.

1. Which of the following should not be used when trying to escape from a fire?

  A. Windows         B. Elevators            C. Fire exits                D. Stairways

2. How far from the ground is the second floor window?

  A. About the height of an average man           B. About 6 feet       

  C. About 12 feet                                          D. Nearly 10 feet

3. When there is a fire, the windows are _______ of escaping a fire.

  A. the only way                                                  B. the best way     

C. safer than any other way                    D. one of the possible ways

4. The writer suggests that ________.

A.      breathing in smoke might be harmful

B.      smoke will enter the room through an open window

C.      fresh air can’t reach the second floor window

D.     to keep your head low will help you to escape a fire

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：活題巧解巧練·高一英語(yǔ)（下） 題型：050

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　　A long time ago men hunted for their food. Often they killed wild animals, birds or fish. How did they kill the beasts? They used rocks and wooden sticks, sometimes they fought with their own hands and bodies.

　　Later on, people began fighting each other. Everyone wanted more food and mom land. They made arrows from sticks, they also made spears from stones. Then somebody invented the gun. Soldiers were taught how to shoot and kill enemy soldiers. Great wars were fought and many people died.

　　A famous general cried as he looked at one battle field. His soldiers were fighting well, but he felt very sad. He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers, I am going to ask you a question. The one who gives the best answer will receive a medal . The question is this: Who is the strongest power in the world?”

　　Four soldiers raised their hands. They wanted to answer the general's question. The general asked the first soldier to speak.

　　“Sir.” said the young man, “I think my gun is the strongest power. It can kill a person or an animal from a great distance.” “Thank you. ”said the general, “Next. ” He pointed to the man who was his best soldier.

　　“A soldier is stronger. ” said the second man, “He must shoot the gun and aim well. A gun's power comes from the way it is used.”

　　The third soldier thought he had the, best answer of all . “No, sir, ” he said, “our general is the strongest power. He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns.”

　　The general said nothing. He waited for the last man to answer his question. The fourth soldier answered the general's question this way, “I believe, sir, that the greatest power on the earth is love. It makes the general decide if he wants his soldiers to use their guns. Also, if men had more love for each other, they would not use their guns.”

　　The general gave the medal to the last man. Now if you were this general, which of your soldiers would receive the medal?

1．A long time ago, man led ________ life.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) happy

B．a(chǎn) hard

C．a(chǎn)n active

D．a(chǎn) strange

2．What caused mom people to die in the battle fields?

[　　]

A．The invention of the gun.

B．The invention of the arrow.

C．The invention of the spear .

D．The invention of the wooden stick.

3．From the third soldier's answer, we can see that ________.

[　　]

A．the general was the greatest power

B．the general was good at shooting

C．the soldier wanted to please the general

D．the soldier wanted to fight against the general

4．What does the fourth soldier's love mean?

[　　]

A．Love can make guns fire.

B．Love among people can stop war from breaking out.

C．Love can make people fight for peace.

D．B and

C．

5．This passage seems to show us that the general ________.

[　　]

A．liked to make jokes on his soldiers

B．liked testing his soldiers

C．liked crying in the battle fields

D．hope the world to he peaceful

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My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had been told about this, but because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收據(jù)) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that a person would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
【小題1】If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____.

A．be punishedB．be offered another jobC．put off the training classD．lose his job
【小題2】The money which was paid for the clothes was _____.
A．the trainer’sB．the older man’sC．the writer’s D．Robert’s
【小題3】 How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?
A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.
B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself.
C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.
D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.
【小題4】What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Proper clothes for a strangerB．Fight against strict rules
C．A strange employerD．An unbelievable thing

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But these firefighters don’t work the same way as firefighters in a big city. They work in areas where there are a large number of trees, bushes, and grass. They climb up and down steep hills to clear brush and burnable debris（殘骸）. They sometimes use water, but they often fight fire with fire!

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The Hotshots also clear away fuel using old-fashioned hard work. For example, they use a saw to cut away trees and heavy brush that could catch fire.

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The Golden Eagles Hotshots definitely work hard for their pay. But thanks to their efforts, many lives have been saved, many houses have not burned, and countless trees are still standing.

1.67. The firefighters mentioned in the passenger. 

A．do much of their work in California

B．a(chǎn)void climbing steep hills in their work

C．do their work equipped with advanced tools.

D．carry out their work mostly in forests and mountains.

2.68. According to the passage, why do the firefighters light “backfires”?

A．To signal for help.

B．To remove obstacles.

C．To protect trees and bushes.

D．To prevent the fire from spreading.

3.69. What can we learn about the Golden Eagles Hotshots?

A．They are firefighters working in big cities.

B．Their work requires physical strength.

C．They are voluntary firefighters working for free.

D．They usually hold a hose to put out the fires.

4.70. What is the author’s attitude towards the Golden Eagles Hotshots?

A．Appreciative

B．Doubtful

C．Worried

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“Any old   37   , lady?” asked one of them

I was   38   . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I’ll   39  you a cup of hot cocoa.”

There was no conversation. Their wet scandals  40  marks upon the floor. I   41   them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the   42  and started again on my household budget.

The silence in the front room struck through to me. I   43   in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked   44   a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”

I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her   45   back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.

“Your cups match your saucers.”

 

Her   46   was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t   47  to. They had done   48 that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.   49   they matched.

I   50   the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things  51 , too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still   52   upon my floor. Let   53  be for a while. I want them there   54   I forget again how   55   I am.

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37.A. clothes          B. books         C. shoes                            D. papers

38.A. busy          B. confused  C. impatient                         D. free

39.A. cook          B. make          C. do                        D. give

40.A. left            B. kept      C. held                    D. wiped

41.A. sent          B. took      C. served                     D. showed

42.A. study        B. bedroom  C. living room                    D. kitchen

43.A. turned           B. gave           C. looked                    D. checked

44.A. at            B. in          C. with                     D. to

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46.A. voice          B. coat        C. story                        D. memory

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49.A. And          B. So         C. Then                        D. But

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53.A. it             B. them    C. that                        D. one

54.A. in case      B. as if     C. although                 D. in order that

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You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight．They hit one another hard．At the start they only fight with their fists．But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs．And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below．He is dead! Of course he isn't really dead．With any luck he isn't even hurt．Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catching fire, are professionals．They do this for a living．These men are called stuntmen．That is to say, they perform tricks．There are two sides to their work．They actually do most of the things you see on the screen．For example, they fall from a high building．However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress．Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training．Often a stuntman’s success depends on careful timing．For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.

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    B．prefer to lead dangerous lives

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    D．often fight each other for their lives

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    A．playing their dirty tricks          B．selling their special skills

    C．jumping out of high windows                        D．jumping from fast moving trains

3.When a stuntman falls from a high building, ________.

    A．he needs little protection                         B．he will be covered with a mattress

    C．his life is endangered          D．his safety is generally all right

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