16．It was 3：12a．m．when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning．Except for the crackling（爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin，Long Island．With his father away on night duty at a local factory，Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother，his sister Karen，14and his 12-year-old brother Todd．He ran downstairs through the smoke filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up．Then he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden．There，his sister and brother，taking short and quick breaths and coughing，collapsed on the lawn．
The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room．He found it impossible to wake her up．Mrs．Kreamer，On Level 1a victim of the smoke，was unconscious，and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden．But the boy remained calm and，as a fireman said later，"acted with all the self-control of a trained adult．"
On the bedroom telephone，luckily still working，Glenn called his father and，leaving Mr．Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service，got on with the task of saving his mother．
First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed．Then，with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden．
He could hear the fire engine coming up，but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor？
Grasping firmly a ball of string（线绳） from the garage，Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room．Tying one end of the string to her hand，he ran back，laying out the string as he went，through the hall and back out into the garden．
Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan："The string will lead you to mother．"Mrs．Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor．
76．Why did Glenn run downstairs first？C
A．He wanted to find out what was happening．
B．He was worried about his mother's safety．
C．He wanted to save his sister and brother．
D．He went to see if his father had come back from work．
77．How did Glenn help the firemen to save his mother？D
A．By throwing water all over her and her bed．
B．By carrying her to safety with his brother．
C．By pushing and pulling at her．
D．By tying a string to her hand．
78．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service？B
A．Glenn．
B．Glenn's father．
C．Glenn's sister．
D．Glenn's neighbor．
79．What did Glenn do to protect himself？A
A．He put a wet cloth around his head．
B．He threw water all over himself．
C．He hid himself in the bathroom．
D．He rushed out to the lawn．
80．Glenn saved his family becauseC．
A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone
B．he had learned something about first aid
C．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely
D．he had followed his mother's instruction．
分析 本文主要讲述Glenn在爸爸不在家的情况下，当他发现房屋失火后，勇敢地救出了他的弟弟妹妹．给他的父亲打电话，让他父亲把失火的消息告诉了消防队，在他的帮助下，消防队员救出了妈妈．同时，他也用湿布保护自己．Glenn在抢救自己的妈妈、弟弟和妹妹过程中表现得沉着冷静，充分发挥了自己的聪明才智．
解答 76--80 CDBAC
76．C 细节理解题．根据第二段With his father away on night duty at a local factory，Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother，his sister Karen，14and his 12-year-old brother Todd．He ran downstairs through the smoke filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up可知，Glenn的爸爸正在当地一家工厂里值夜班．当他发现房屋失火后非常为他妈妈、14岁的妹妹和12岁的弟弟担心．他先跑到楼下，救出了他的弟弟妹妹．故选C．
77．D 细节理解题．根据倒数第二段可知，Glenn为帮助消防队员救出自己的母亲，他从车库里拿来了绳子，跑到间里，把绳子的一头拴在他妈妈的手臂上，自己牵着另一头跑出屋外．这样，消防队员沿着绳子就能找到他妈妈．故选D．
78．B 细节理解题．根据第三段可知，Glenn给他的父亲打电话，让他父亲把失火的消息告诉了消防队．故选B．
79．A 细节理解题．根据第四段最后一句话Then，with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden可知，用湿布保护自己的．故选A．
80．C 推断判断题．通读短文可知，尤其是第二段最后一句But the boy remained calm and，as a fireman said later，"acted with all the self-control of a trained adult．Glenn在抢救自己的妈妈、弟弟和妹妹过程中表现得沉着冷静，充分发挥了自己的聪明才智．故选C．
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