2 . A few years ago, I took a trip to New York City with my mom and my cousin. It was a girls’ weekend to celebrate my cousin’s upcoming wedding. We spent the morning shopping and stopped in a family-owned Italian restaurant. The woman who greeted us was the cook, and her elderly mother who'd started the restaurant was behind the counter (柜台). There were only five tables in the whole restaurant and we were the only customers.
We were chatting about what we wanted to do that night when my cousin suddenly stood up and pointed behind my mom and me. Black smoke started pouring from a staircase (楼梯) in the hallway that led to the businesses above that one. Thinking the floor above us must be on fire, my mom ran to the back to tell the cook, while we tried to convince the elderly Italian woman, who actually couldn’t speak English, to come outside. She couldn’t see the smoke from her place behind the counter and just scolded (训斥) us in Italian.
Finally, my cousin physically picked the lady up. Thankfully, she was a tiny lady and my cousin was strong. We got her outside and she finally saw the smoke. My mom took her phone out to call the firemen, but someone else must have already done that because we heard the sirens (警报声) coming. The firetruck rounded the corner, nearly hitting the front end of a cab. The passengers in the back of the cab started screaming, but the driver looked calm.
Thankfully, no one was hurt. We didn’t find out what had caused the fire, but at least it didn’t spread beyond the second floor. The cook thanked us for helping them, and her mother kept hugging my cousin. The rest days were peaceful compared to that day, and I’ve always wanted to go back and see if that restaurant was still there.
1. Where did the fire probably break out?
| A．From the kitchen. | B．From the hallway. |
| C．From a staircase. | D．From the second floor. |
2. Why did the elderly Italian woman scold them?
| A．She was easy to become angry. | B．She mistook them for trouble makers. |
| C．She thought they were making noises. | D．She didn’t need help from other people. |
3. What can we learn from the third paragraph?
| A．The fire truck hit the cab at last. | B．The cab driver called the firemen. |
| C．The fire truck arrived just in time. | D．The passengers in the cab were injured. |
4. What can be the best title for the text?
| A．I spent a weekend in New York City. | B．What an unforgettable day it was. |
| C．A big fire destroyed a restaurant. | D．How special a restaurant it was |
