Fire fighting is a serous matter, knowing what to do during a fire can save peop
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Fire fighting is a serous matter, knowingwhat to do during a fire can save people’s lives. It is important to know theways you can use and show them to everyone else in the family, such asstairways and emergency exits, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of building, escapethrough windows is possible. Learn the best way to get out from a window withthe least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not veryhigh from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips will have adrop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about twice the height of an averageman. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way down than to stay in a burningbuilding.
Windows are also useful when you arewaiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window.Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at thewindow to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked intothe room.
On the second or third floor, the bestwindows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person candrop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement might end in injury.Bushes and trees can help you to have a soft landing.
1.Which of the following should not be usedwhen trying to escape from a fire?
| A．Windows | B．Elevators | C．Fire exits | D．Stairways |
2.How far from the ground is the secondfloor window?
| A．about 12 feet | B．about 6 feet |
| C．about the height of an average man | D．nearly 10 feet |
3.According to the passage, windows are______ of escaping a fire?
| A．the only way | B．the best way |
| C．safer than any other ways | D．one of the possible ways |
4.The writer suggests that _______
| A．breathing in smoke might be harmful | B．smoke will enter the room through an open window |
| C．fresh air can’t reach the second floor window | |
| D．to keep you head low will help you to escape a fire |
5.If you are on the second or third floorwhen a fire breaks out, you’d better _____
| A．drop directly onto the ground | B．first drop onto a roof then onto the cement |
| C．drop from a roof window then onto bushes and trees | |
| D．drop onto the cement rather than bushes and grass |
试题答案
【答案】
1.B
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.C
【解析】略