DENVER，COORADO——What does it take to be a hero? In the case of five Denver children，it only takes a cry for help．Here’s the story of these five heroes as Gary Lewis， the man they helped，tells it．   

 “I like to work on my old car．It’s my hobby．I wanted to put a new transmission(传动装置)in the car．I put the car up on blocks(大块木头)because I wanted to get under it．I was trying to get the old transmission out when suddenly the car moved forward and fell off the blocks．It came down on my chest．I couldn’t breathe．

 “I tried to shout for help for about five minutes，but I almost could not breathe．Could anyone hear me? Was I going to die? Then all of a sudden I heard some little children from the neighbourhood．They were running to the car and saying，‘What happened，sir?’   

   “Get help，please．I can’t breathe，I told them．One of the children ran to his house  and to1d his mom to call 911．Then, before I knew what was happening，all of the children were around the car. They used every muscle(肌肉)in their bodies to lift(抬起)the car，and I was able to get out from under it．”

Lewis got out from under the car with just a few cuts．He didn’t even have to go to the hospital．“These children are my heroes．”he says．“I don’t know how they did it．but I am lucky to be alive．”   

Raymond Brown，father of two of the children，is very proud of them．“We try to teach them to do the right thing．This shows we’re doing it the right way，I guess，”he says．

1．The car fell off the blocks because          ．

   A．the children pushed it   

B．it moved forward by itself

C．Gary Lewis moved the blocks  

D．it was driven by someone   

2．Gary Lewis couldn’t breathe because        ．   

A．there was a heavy ear on top of him   

B．he was running very fast   

C．he had a bad cold   

D．he was working too hard    

3．Lewis was able to get out from under the car when         

A．the children worked together to lift it up s little bit

B．Raymond Brown came and pulled him out   

C．he pushed the car forward   

D．the police came to his help

阅读理解。

　　Mattie and Millie were two very old sisters. They lived at number 5 in our road. Mattie, 87, worked in the garden because she enjoyed that kind of work. Millie, 85, cleaned the house and cooked the meals.

　　One day Millie heard a sudden cry from the garden. Then her sister called out:“Millie, Millie! Come quickly!” Millie ran outside, “Why? What happened to you?” She asked. Mattie was on the ground, under an old apple tree.

　　“I think I've broken my leg,” Mattie said:“I can't get up. Help me, please.”

　　“How did it happen?”

　　“Well, I wanted to get those big apples from the top of the tree. So I climbed up. It was easy enough, but then a branch broke, and I came down very easily. We'll have to get the doctor.”

　　“You didn't think, did you?” Millie said. “That apple tree is very old. It's been there for forty or fifty years. The branches aren't strong enough… Don't climb it again.”

　　Millie helped her sister into the house. Then she telephoned the doctor.

　　“You haven't broken your leg,” the doctor said. “Stay in bed for a few days, I think it will be all right then.”

　　“She mustn't climb that tree again,” Millie said.

　　The doctor smiled at Mattie.“No, not that one,” he said, “climb a stronger tree next time.”

1．What happened to Mattie one day?

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A．She was sitting on the ground.

B．She fell and hurt her leg.

C．She cried for help.

D．She wanted to see a doctor.

2．Where were the big apples?

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A．On the low branches.

B．In Mattie's hands.

C．On the top of the tree.

D．On the ground.

3．Why did the branches break? Because________.

[　　]

A．Mattie was too fat

B．the branches were too long

C．the branches were not strong

D．there were too many big apples on them

4．How serious did Mattie hurt?

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A．She broke her leg.

B．She hurt seriously because she couldn't get up.

C．She must stay in bed from then on.

D．She would recover(恢复健康) in several days.

5．What was the doctor's advice?

[　　]

A．“You mustn't climb trees.”

B．“You mustn't climb that tree, but other strong ones.”

C．“Don't climb stronger trees next time.”

D．“Do what you like.”