1、1Big Fire Kills Sevenin Orphanage 大火致孤儿院七人死亡本篇阅读材料的难度属中等，全文约 354 词，因此建议阅读时间（含做题）为 8 分钟。阅读要求：认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Six children and an adult died in a fire that broke out on Friday in a privately run orphanage in Central Chinas Henan Province. The fire, which broke out at about 8:30 a
2、.m., lasted for two hours. The fire burned down the house in Lankao, where Yuan Lihai, 48, a local villager, looked after abandoned children she had taken in over the years. Four children died at the scene, while the other three victims died on their way to a local hospital. One of the victims was a
3、 man in his 20s with serious disease. The other sixfour boys and two girlswere all under 6 years old, with the youngest only 6 months. Still one injured child is receiving treatment at the hospital. The fire burned an area of about 40 square meters. Pictures taken at the scene after the fire was put
4、 out show blackened walls, broken glasses and ruined clothing and quilts. 2It is not known how many children were in the house when the fire broke out, but orphans and abandoned children who survived are expected to receive care from local government. The local government set up a special group to d
5、eal with the case. And an investigation into the cause is under way. Yuan has been kind in providing a place for the children to live, which made her a well?known and appreciated public figure, but on the other hand, some people have argued that she has been using the children to cheat on public don
6、ations（捐赠） and the basic living allowance（津贴） from the government. A director of the local government told the Dahe Daily newspaper it has reached an agreement with Yuan to allow a welfare home to care for the five babies she had taken in most recently. The local government will also set up a tempor
7、ary（临时的） shelter for the children cared for by Yuan to live in as well as providing them with physical tests and psychological guidance. The director said the local government hopes the children will be willing to move into a publicly funded home. 1. Who was killed in the big fire that broke out on
8、Friday？ A. Yuan Lihai and the children she takes care of. B. Six children and a sick young man. 3C. Six children and a worker at Yuans house. D. Seven children at Yuans house. 2. Which of the following is TRUE about the fire according to the passage？ A. Yuan will build a new orphanage after the fire
9、. B. Only eight people were there when it broke out. C. The fire was put out at about 10:30. D. It was smoking that caused the fire. 3. Which of the following is TRUE about Yuan Lihai？ A. She was responsible for the fire. B. She takes care of the orphans completely on her own. C. She works for the l
10、ocal government in Lankao. D. Some people think she takes care of the children for her own benefit. 4. What might the children who survived in the big fire need the most？ a. a place to live in b. medical care c. psychological guidance d. living allowance e. social donation A. a,b,c B. b,c,d C. d, c,
11、 e D. a,b,d 5. What might be the main purpose of the passage？ A. To report a big fire in Lankao. 4B. To criticize the local government in Lankao. C. To report a tragedy in an orphanage. D. To report the deeds of Yuan Lihai. 【答案与解析】 1. B。细节理解题。从第二段第三、四、五句可知。 2. C。细节理解题。从第二段第一句可知 C 选项正确。从第三段可知 A 选项不正确
12、；从第四段第一句可是 B 选项不正确；从第四段最后一句可知 D 选项不正确。 3. D。推理判断题。从第五段最后一句可知 D 选项正确，袁厉害是个有争议的人物，所以 A 项也就不一定成立，她接受社会捐助和政府发给孤儿的生活津贴，所以不能说是完全靠一己之力，前面第二段提到她只是个普通村民，所以 B、C 选项也都不正确。 4. A。推理判断题。从最后一段可以推知他们最迫切需要的是住处、医疗检查和心理辅导。 5. C。主旨大意题。纵观全文，此文不是单纯报道一场大火，而是在说明了大火及伤亡情况后对袁厉害收养孤儿及当地政府的反应等都进行了报道，作者是带有情感地在报道一件发生在孤儿们身上的悲剧，但作者并没
13、有对袁厉害和当地政府孰是孰非的问题深入探究。 【难句分析】 1. The fire burned down the house in Lankao, where Yuan Lihai, 48, a local villager, looked after abandoned children she had taken in over the years. 大火烧毁了兰考一名 48 岁的普通5村民，袁厉害这么些年来收养被弃儿童的那座房屋。 这是一个主从复合句，句中有两个定语从句，主句为 the fire burned down the house in Lankao，后面的 where Yua
14、n Lihai. over the years 为第一层定语从句，修饰 the house, 从句中 she had taken in over the years 也是一个定语从句，修饰 children，关系代词 that省略。 2. Yuan has been kind in providing a place for the children to live, which made her a well?known and appreciated public figure，but on the other hand, some people have argued that she
15、has been using the children to cheat on public donations and the basic living allowance from the government. 袁厉害为这些孩子提供一个收容之所，她的好心让她出了名，成了一个广受好评的公众人物，但另一方面，有些人提出，她一直都在利用这些孩子骗取公众捐款和政府的基本生活津贴。 此句包含了两个由 but 连接的并列分句，前一分句中 which make her.public figure 为一个非限制性定语从句，后面分句中 that she has.from the government 为一个宾语从句，宾语从句中 to cheat on.from the government 为动词不定式短语作目的状语。
