【FouryearsagowhenIwasaboyof11，Igotintothebiggesttroubleasakid．ItwasaSaturdaymorning．Bothmyparentswereout，leavingmeandmy10-month-oldsisterbecamealone．Anyway，mysisterwasstillasleepinherroom．InfactI】

　　FouryearsagowhenIwasaboyof11，Igotintothebiggesttroubleasakid．ItwasaSaturdaymorning．Bothmyparentswereout，leavingmeandmy10-month-oldsisterbecamealone．Anyway，mysisterwasstillasleepinherroom．InfactIhadthehousetomyself．Idecidedtodosomedrawing．SoonIgaveup．NothingwasonTV，soIfeltboredandtouchedthecandlesontheshelp…Ihadanidea!WhatwouldhappenifIseefiretosomekitchenpaper？Well，ofcourseitwentonfire，butitwasn’tthetinyflame（火箭）I’dexpected，andIcouldn’tblowitout．Ithrewitonthefloor，andthenluckilygotmydad’sboots（靴子）andstamped itout．

　　IthoughtIwassafeuntiltherewasaHCGEholeinmyroom．Whenmymumcamehomelater，shesmeltthesmokeimmediately．Shedroppedtheshoppingbag，luckilyforme，overthehole．Ithoughtthismeantshewouldneverseeit．However，afterrunningroundthehousecheckingforafire，sheofcoursepickedupthebagandsawthehole．NextIwasgrounded（关禁闭）andintroubleformonths．Eventhough，theholewasstillthere，remindingmeofwhatIdid．

　　36．Howoldwasthewriterwhenhewrotethepassage？___

　　A.11yearsold．

　　B.13yearsold．

　　C.15yearsold．

　　D.17yearsold．

　　37．Theunderlinedwords“stampout”inthefirstparagraphmean___．

　　A．吹灭 B．扑灭 C．杀灭 D．浇灭

　　38．Putthesentencesintherightorderaccordingtothepassage．___

　　①Theboysetfiretosomekitchenpaper．

　　②Theboydidsomedrawing．

　　③Theboywasgrounded．

　　④Theboystampedthefireout．

　　⑤Hismothercheckedforafire．

　　A．②④③①⑤B．②①④⑤③C．②①④③⑤D．①③④②⑤

　　39．Whoputoutthefireatlast？___

　　A．Thewriter．

　　B．Thewriterandhissister．

　　C．Thewriter’smother．

　　D．Thewriter’sfather．

　　40．What’sthemainideaofthepassage？___

　　A．It’sdifficulttoputoutafire．

　　B．Theboydidn’tlookafterhissister．

　　C．Theboymadeabigtroublewhenhewas11．

　　D．Don’tleavechildrenhomealonewhileshopping．