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Fires can cover a home in 60seconds! Are you prepared with a quick and safe method of fire escape? While most of us are within a few steps of a window in most of our homes, the upper floor presents unique challenges. The key to survival is planning ahead for the upper floor escape.
The two- and three-story fire escape ladders are the most common types, and can be purchased locally at hardware stores. While doing an Internet research, I found fire escape ladders for four- and five-and six-story homes. Fortunately, the majority of Livingston County homes can easily get by with the two- and three-story models.
The first task in planning an upper floor escape is taking the time to look out of each window and see where it leads you. Sometimes a straight drop is best for hanging a ladder on. Other windows will drop you to a lower roof, where you can wait for another ladder from outside the home to reach you.
Escape ladders usually come in a box that will easily slide under a bed or in a closet. When needed, you just slide it out, and place it near the window. Open the window as you have determined by now that a door escape from the room is not practical due to heat, smoke and fire conditions,. Make sure the hanger(挂钩) will fit in with the window, for which it is intended. It usually has a J-shaped hook, which hangs over the window edge.
Once you decide a room to store the escape ladder in, make sure the family members know where it is. If the stairs leading down are blocked due to the fire, head into the room with the escape ladder and close the door behind you. Fix it out of the window and begin climbing down. Have a stronger person go down first, who can then assist others.
Do as much planning and preparation well in advance of ever needing to use these fire safety skills and you and your family will remain safe.
1. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?
A. How to escape fire above the ground floor.
B. How to correctly use the fire escape ladders.
C. How to survive when caught in an accident.
D. How to purchase the proper fire escape ladders.
2. To keep you safe from a fire, you should ___________.
A. avoid living in high-rise apartments
B. buy the proper escape ladders
C. make adequate preparations in advance
D. have a good knowledge of first aid
3. What should you do after you get the escape ladder?
A. You can hang it outside your window.
B. You must keep it in a box in a safe place.
C. You should inform your family where it is
D. You must fix the hanger inside your home.
4. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A. Danger is the next neighbor to security.
B. God helps those who help themselves.
C. A match will set fire to a large building.
D. Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。火灾可以在60秒内覆盖一个家！你准备好了一种快速安全的消防逃生方法吗？作者在文中讲述了如何在两层及以上的楼房使用火灾逃生梯逃生。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“While most of us are within a few steps of a window in most of our homes, the upper floor presents unique challenges. The key to survival is planning ahead for the upper floor escape.(尽管在大部分家里，我们大多数人都里窗户几步之内，但上层楼仍旧带来了独特的挑战。生存的关键是提前做好准备逃生。)”和第二段首句“The two- and three-story fire escape ladders are the most common types, and can be purchased locally at hardware stores. (两层和三层的消防逃生梯是最常见的类型，可以在当地的硬件商店购买。)”以及下文内容可推断，作者在文中主要讲述了如何在两层及以上的楼房使用逃生梯从火灾中，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。依据文章第一段的“The key to survival is planning ahead for the upper floor escape.(生存的关键是提前做好准备逃生。)”可知，从火灾中逃生的关键是提前做好充分的准备工作。故选C。
3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的“make sure the family members know where it is”可知，一定要让全家人知道逃生梯放在哪里，以便发生火灾时，家人能安全逃生。故选C。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。文章第二段到第四段作者就住在二楼以上的人们如何使用逃生梯逃生的问题提出建议，在尾段作者又强调了提前准备的重要性，因此推断选B项，意为：“天助自助者”。故选B。
