Talk about a real-life hero! Ten-year-old Larry Champagne from St. Louis, Missouri, hit the brake (刹车) on a runaway school bus. He saved himself and 20 other kids on board from disaster.
It all happened in one terrible accident. On the way to school, the bus driver, Ernestine Blackman, suddenly fell ill. Seeing the car was running away, the other kids started to scream, but Larry ran to the front and stopped the bus.
“At first I thought, ‘We’re going to die,’” says Larry, “but after I pressed the brake, I felt safe.”
Larry’s speedy reaction made news all over the country. He appeared on TV shows as a hero. The bus company gave Larry a big gift. His school hung a medal of honor around his neck.
“My grandmother always tells me to do what’s right,” says Larry. He thanked his brother, Jerrick, 9, who “helped me get the bus driver up” during the emergency. How did he know how to stop the bus? Larry is something of a mechanic（机械师）. He helps his grandfather work on his old truck. “He gets his hands dirty,” says his grandfather. One thing is for certain: Larry knows where to find the brakes.
小题1:What did Larry do to save the runaway bus?
A．He parked it for the sleeping bus driver.
B．He helped all the kids climb out through the windows.
C．He made a call to the police.
D．He pressed the brake.小题2:When did Larry finally feel safe?
A．When the kids finally stopped screaming.
B．When the police officers arrived.
C．Once he pressed the brake, and the bus stopped.
D．When the bus driver started driving again.小题3:Larry got the following as praise for his hero action Except _______.
A．appearing on TV shows
B．a scholarship from his school
C．a big gift from the bus company
D．a medal of honor小题4:Larry thanked his brother Jerrick for ________.
A．helping him get the bus driver up
B．helping him work on his old truck
C．teaching him how to find the brake
D．teaching him how to stop the bus小题5:The underlined sentence “Larry is something of a mechanic” tells us that ____.
A．Larry’s job is a mechanic
B．Larry knows something about machines
C．Larry is a robot
D．Larry knows nothing about machines
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
题目分析：本文讲述了一个10岁的男孩在关键时刻踩住刹车，救人的故事，并详细介绍了相关情况。
小题1:D 细节题。根据第一段2,3行Missouri, hit the brake (刹车) on a runaway school bus. He saved himself and 20 other kids on board from disaster.说明D项正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据第二段Seeing the car was running away, the other kids started to scream, but Larry ran to the front and stopped the bus.说明他踩了刹车以后，车子停了下来，所以他才不害怕了，故C正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据倒数第二段Larry’s speedy reaction made news all over the country. He appeared on TV shows as a hero. The bus company gave Larry a big gift. His school hung a medal of honor around his neck.说明ACD三项都是给他的奖励，B项文章没有提及。
小题4:A 细节题。根据最后一段第2行He thanked his brother, Jerrick, 9, who “helped me get the bus driver up” during the emergency.说明A正确。
小题5:B 推理题。根据本句Larry is something of a mechanic（机械师）.和下两句He helps his grandfather work on his old truck. “He gets his hands dirty,” says his grandfather. One thing is for certain: Larry knows where to find the brakes.说明他懂机械方面的问题，故B正确。
点评：本文讲述了Larry救人的情况，文章内容较为简单，直接易懂，需要考生理解的内容不多，考生可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题然后带着问题快速阅读短文找出与问题有关的词语或句子再对相关部分进行分析对比找出答案。