资源描述：
《2019高考英语一轮基础步练unit3celebration（含解析）北师大版》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Unit3Celebration李仕才【阅读理解】 Whenfirefightersgottothesix-storybrickbuildingonEast191stStreetinBronxearlySaturday,theysawflamesshootingfromatop-floorwindow.Strange,sharppopping(爆音)soundsfilledtheair,afirelieutenantsaidlater.Asasixth-floorapartmentturnedintoaninferno(火海
2、),awomanwholivedthererandownstairswithasmallchild.Neighbourssaidshetoldthemherhusbandwasstillupstairstryingtogettheirtwootherchildren. ValeDorsey,66,wholivesonthefifthfloor,saidhewasawakenedbyhiswife.Anexplosionabovehadshoweredshatteredglassfromasixth-floorwindow.
3、Astheyrusheddownstairs,theywerejoinedbyotherpeople,whowereaskingoneanotherinSpanishandEnglishwhatwashappening. Asthepeoplefled,firefightershurriedupthestairs.Whentheyreachedthesixthfloor,thefirelieutenant,WilliamKearns,FirefighterChristopherO'Brienandothersmetawal
4、lofflamescomingfromthekitchenjustinsidethedooroftheburningapartment.FirefighterRodneyLittlejohnusedafireextinguishertotrytokeepthefirefromspreading,andtheheatfromthekitchenpartlymeltedhisplasticseyeshield. WhileFirefighterLittlejohnsprayed,FirefighterO'Brienbentun
5、dertheflames.Thereabout10feetintotheapartment,hefoundthefatherofthethreechildrenlyinginahallway.Firefighterspulledhimfromtheburningapartment.LieutenantKearnsandafirefighterfromRescue3startedgoingthroughtheapartmentroombyroom,feelingtheirwaythroughthesmoke.Inabedroom
6、,thefirefighterfromRescue3founda3-year-oldinabedshapedlikearacecar.Momentslater,LieutenantKearnsfounda1-year-oldinacrib. Thetwochildrenandtheirfatherwerebroughttohospital,fireofficialssaid,wherethemanwaslistedincriticalconditionandthechildrenwereincriticalbutstabl
7、econdition.OnSaturdaytheapartmentwherethefirestartedwasbadlyburned.Insidehisapartmentonthefifthfloor,Mr.Dorseysaid,“Iwashappythateverybodywassafe.Wegotlucky.”1.WhatdoweknowaboutValeDorsey?A.Hewasthefirsttoreportthefireaccidenttothefiredepartment.B.Helivesonthefloorb
8、elowtheapartmentthatcaughtfire.C.Hisapartmentwasalsobadlyburnedbutheescapedfromthefire.D.Hewokeuphiswifeandtoldheraboutthestrange,sharppop
