1. (2021九上·宣城开学考) 阅读短文，回答问题

The Middleton Fire Department received a call at 9: 30 on Friday night. The firemen were told that a house was on fire in Idaho. The firemen set off at once. When they arrived, they heard cries of "help"and"fire". They expected to find an elderly woman inside the house.

However, after they went into the room and searched the house carefully, they couldn't find anyone. The cries continued （热成像技术）. However, it detected（探测）, but two parrots sitting on a table. One was talking, while the other seemed much quieter. In the end（营救） by the firemen successfully.

The female parrot was given oxygen by way of an adult oxygen mask. It immediately woke up and started to imitate（模仿） the sounds of the sirens（警报器）. Luckily, and the fire was finally controlled to only one room in the house, according to the Middleton Fire Department.

1. （1） What can we infer from the underlined sentence?         

   A . The fireman succeeded in finding an old woman in the house. B . The fireman failed to find an old woman in the house. C . The firemen thought an old woman was in the fire. D . The firemen had difficulty finding an old woman in the fire.
3. （2） Who were in the fire?         

   A . None. B . A female parrot and a male parrot. C . Two male parrots. D . Two female parrots.
5. （3） Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?         

   A . The firemen didn't save the parrots. B . The female parrot was given oxygen by an adult oxygen mask. C . The female parrot died in the end. D . The male parrot was as noisy as the other one.
7. （4） What type of text may the passage most probably be?         

   A . An email. B . An interview. C . A diary. D . A news report.