1. 阅读理解

    Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10－month－old sister home alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf…I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn't the tiny flame(火苗) I'd expected, and I couldn't blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then I got my dad's boots(靴子) and stamped it out.

    But there was a huge hole left on the floor. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)  for months. Even worse though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

1. （1） How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

   A . 11 years old. B . 13 years old. C . 15 years old. D . 17 years old.
3. （2） The underlined words “stamp out” in the first paragraph mean “________”.

   A . 吹灭 B . 踩灭 C . 杀灭 D . 浇灭
5. （3） Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

   ①The writer set fire to some kitchen paper.

   ②The writer did some drawing.

   ③The writer was grounded.

   ④The writer stamped the fire out.

   ⑤The writer's mother checked for a fire.

   A . ②④③①⑤ B . ①③④②⑤ C . ②①④③⑤ D . ②①④⑤③
7. （4） Who put out the fire at last?

   A . The writer. B . The writer and his sister. C . The writer's mother. D . The writer's father.
9. （5） What's the main idea of the passage?

   A . It's difficult to put out a fire. B . The boy didn't look after his sister. C . The boy made a big trouble when he was 11. D . Don't leave children home alone while shopping.