2.When Dekalb Walcott III was just 8years old,his father,a Chicago fire chief,let him tag alongon a call.Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s.Not him.
"I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr.,"he says of his father.
So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8,Dekalb was excited."I'm jumping up and down,saying,"Mom,can I go?Can I go?'"
The experience changed Dekalb's life,he tells his dad on a visit to StoryCorps."My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off."the younger Dekalb says."This is the life that I want to live someday."
Now 27,the younger Dekalb is living that life.He became a firefighter at 21and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department.Before his father retired,the pair even went out on a call together-father supervising(監(jiān)督) son.
"You know,it's everything for me to watch you grow,"his father says.But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced.
"I received a phone call that night.And they said,'Well,your son was at this fire.'I said,'OK,which way is this conversation going to go?'"Dekalb Walcott Jr.recalls.
"And they said,'But he's OK.And he put it out all by himself.Everybody here was proud of him.'
"And the word went around,'Who was out there managing that fire?Oh,that's Walcott!That's Walcott up there!'So,you know,moments like that,it's heaven on Earth for a dad."
Dekalb Walcott Jr.retired in 2009.The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second-generation firefighter."You know,it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well,because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son."
26.The underlined phrase tag along in Paragraph 1is closest in meaning toC.
A.put out fire
B.watch basketball
C.follow his father
D.ask his mother's permission
27.Dekalb Walcott III determined to become a firefighter at the age ofA
A.8
B.21
C.27
D.35
28.What did Dekalb Walcott Jr want to do before he was told that the fire was put out?D
A.Go on with the conversation
B.Put it out all by himself
C.Supervise his son
D.Go to the fire scene
29.What can we learn from the last paragraph?B
A.Dekalb Walcott Jr is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.
B.Dekalb Walcott III wants his son to become a firefighter too.
C.Dekalb Walcott Jr wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott III.
D.Dekalb Walcott III is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.
30.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A
A.Passing The Torch:A Firefighter Dad's Legacy
B.Putting Out Fire:A Challenging Job for Father and son
C.Dekalb Walcott III:A Second-generation Firefighter
D.Dekalb Walcott Jr.:A Chicago Fire Chief.
分析 本文講述了一家兩代對消防工作的熱愛.消防隊員迪卡沃爾科特Jr(Dekalb Walcott Jr)在他兒子8歲的時候,就教育孩子將來成為一名優(yōu)秀的消防隊員,最后兒子實現(xiàn)了他的愿望,兒子也希望自己的兒子將來能接過自己做為消防隊員的接力棒.
解答 26答案C.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第三段"So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8"可知在迪卡沃爾科特三世(Dekalb Walcott III)8歲的時候,他去了火警現(xiàn)場,跟隨他的父親去救火,故答案選C.
27答案A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段"…the younger Dekalb says."This is the life that I want to live someday."可知這是Dekalb確定將來要當消防隊員,根據(jù)第一段提到當時他的年齡是8歲,故答案選A.
28答案D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中的倒數(shù)第二段"And the word went around,'Who was out there managing that fire?Oh,that's Walcott!That's Walcott up there!'So,you know,moments like that,it's heaven on Earth for a dad."可知答案選D.
29答案B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"Dekalb Walcott Jr.retired in 2009.The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second-generation firefighter."You know,it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well,because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son."可知迪卡沃爾科特三世(Dekalb Walcott III)所說的話可知他也希望自己的孩子以后也當消防員,故答案選B.
30答案A.標題判斷題.通讀全文,這是一個消防隊員教育自己的兒子將來成為一名消防隊員,該孩子也希望自己的孩子也成為消防隊員,故該文是將消防父親的火炬?zhèn)鬟f下去.故答案選A.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀.考查學生對細節(jié)的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力.閱讀這類材料時,同學們一定要根據(jù)主要情節(jié)掌握文章主旨大意,同時抓住每一個細節(jié),設身處地根據(jù)文章內容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖,根據(jù)情節(jié)展開想象,即使是碰到深層理解題也可迎刃而解.