7．A mother's love
I'M a New York City firefighter．Every day，I see terror-sometimes even death．But the day I found Scarlett was different．That day I saw life．And love．
We were responding to a call about a burning garage．Outside，I heard the sound of cats crying．I couldn't stop-I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out．
It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control，but we did it．No one inside was hurt．
At that point I was free to investigate the cat noises．There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building．I followed the meowing（貓叫） to a spot on the sidewalk near the front of the garage．There，crying and huddled（擠作一團(tuán)） together，were five terrified kittens．They must have been inside the building，as their fur was badly singed（燙燒）．
I left the five kittens in a box on a neighbor's porch（門廊）．
I wanted to find the mother．It was obvious that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all of her babies，one by one-unbelievable．
We finally found her．She was badly burnt：her eyes were blistered （起水泡），her paws（爪子） were blackened，and her fur was singed all over．You could even see her reddened skin beneath the burned fur．She could barely move．I picked her up，and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow．Sensing her trust，I shed a tear．I was determined to save this brave little cat and her family．
The vet told me they would observe the kittens and their mother overnight，but they weren't optimistic about the mother's changes．
About a week later，I found out she was going to live．One of the technicians suggested we name her Scarlett，because of her reddened skin．
Knowing what Scarlett endured（忍受） for her kittens，it melted my heart to see her reunited with them．She touched each of them again，nose to nose，to make sure they were all safe．She had risked her life five separate times-and it had paid off．All of her babies had survived．
As a firefighter，I see heroism（英雄事跡） every day．But what Scarlett showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother's love．
5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the article？C
A．The author went to rescue the cats as soon as he heard them crying．
B．The firefighters put out the big fire quickly and no one was hurt．
C．The mother cat moved all of her five babies to a safer place despite the fire．
D．The author didn't find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone．
6．Why was the author determined to save the cats？B
A．He refused to watch someone else die in his work．
B．He was impressed by the mother's strong love and courage．
C．The cat's story had made many people concerned．
D．It had taken much time and effort for him to save them．
7．Which best describes the author's tone in the article？B
A．Objective
B．Admiring．
C．Excited．
D．Optimistic．
分析 本文是一篇記敘文，我是紐約市的一名消防員，每天我都會(huì)看到恐慌的情況甚至是死亡，但是這天我看到了Scarlett是不同的，我看到了愛和勇氣．本文以此展開講述，主要講述了一只貓媽媽在大火的情況下，不顧自己受傷，救出五只貓寶寶的故事．
解答 5．答案：C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"It was obvious that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all of her babies，one by one-unbelievable．We finally found her．She was badly burnt：her eyes were blistered （起水泡），her paws（爪子） were blackened，and her fur was singed all over．"可知，貓媽媽在大火的情況下，自己受傷，救出了五只貓寶寶．故選C．
6．答案：B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)"Sensing her trust，I shed a tear．I was determined to save this brave little cat and her family．"可推測(cè)出，作者被貓媽媽強(qiáng)大的母愛和勇氣感動(dòng)，決定救它．故選B．
7．答案：B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，尤其是"But what Scarlett showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother's love．"可知，作者贊美了貓媽媽的愛與勇氣．故選B．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題．推理判斷題．做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測(cè)．
