四、完形填空
Xiaojun, 28, is a retired(退役的) soldier. He was in a friend's flat on Friday morning when he heard 1 and some noises. Without wearing shoes, he immediately ran 2 to the street.
He looked up and saw a woman on a third-floor balcony with a 3-year-old boy. The house was full of 3. The fire quickly spread. After a moment's indecision(犹豫不决), the mother 4 her son down. As Xiaojun saw the small child falling, he rushed forward, arms out.
He 5 to catch him before the boy would have hit the ground in the end.
After that, the mother 6 and went back into the burning apartment where her 8-year-old daughter was. Long never came out.
The 7 started to spread below that a child was still in the apartment, and that was when a second rescue operation 8. Another bystander(旁观者), Xiaobing, ran inside the building to save the 8-year-old girl.
Once Xiaobing helped the girl out of 9, he spotted(发现) her brother whom Xiaojun had saved a few 10 earlier. After a while, the 11 arrived at the scene with the police.
Both men said they are connected together by this 12. Xiaojun said, "I realized how short life is, and how we need to 13 each other and treat people better." "I couldn't be more 14 that we both happened to be there," said Xiaobing. But beyond the two strangers, it's Aihua—the mother who saved her son but didn't 15—who is "the real hero", according to Xiaojun.
()1. A. singing B. whispering C. talking D. screaming
()2. A. forward B. upstairs C. outside D. inside
()3. A. oxygen B. smoke C. water D. sunshine
()4. A. knocked B. calmed C. put D. threw
()5. A. managed B. promised C. forgot D. failed
()6. A. agreed B. touched C. appeared D. turned
()7. A. therapy B. praise C. message D. saying
()8. A. broke down B. took place
C. made progress D. set off
()9. A. danger B. safety C. control D. mind
()10. A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks
()11. A. artists B. volunteers C. firemen D. officers
()12. A. operation B. experience C. crime D. report
()13. A. protect B. know C. change D. encourage
()14. A. peaceful B. thoughtful C. thankful D. hopeful
()15. A. refuse B. arrive C. hide D. survive

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文是火灾救援的感人记叙文），再结合每个空格的上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项，确保答案符合逻辑与语义。每空需贴合场景动作、逻辑关系及词汇常用含义来判断。
【解析】1. 选D：火灾发生时伴随尖叫和噪音，screaming符合场景；2. 选C：从公寓跑到街上，outside符合方向；3. 选B：火灾现场充满烟，smoke合理；4. 选D：紧急情况下母亲将儿子扔下，threw符合动作；5. 选A：manage to do表示成功做成某事，契合接住孩子的结果；6. 选D：母亲转身回公寓救女儿，turned符合动作；7. 选C：消息传开有孩子被困，message符合语境；8. 选B：救援行动发生，took place正确；9. 选A：out of danger是固定搭配，意为脱离危险；10. 选A：救援间隔为几分钟，minutes符合时间逻辑；11. 选C：火灾后消防员与警察到场，firemen正确；12. 选B：救援经历连接两人，experience符合；13. 选A：感悟到要互相保护，protect契合；14. 选C：感激两人都在场，thankful符合；15. 选D：母亲救子但未存活，survive符合对英雄的定义。
【答案】1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D
【知识点】完形填空语境分析、词汇词义辨析
【点评】本文为记叙文，围绕火灾救援展开，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的理解及常用词汇的运用，逻辑清晰，贴近生活，是典型的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】0.6