One evening, police officers in Zhuji, Zhejiang got a special call. A 12-year-old girl named Xiaohua asked for help. She and her 9-year-old twin brothers were home alone and felt hungry.

Xiaohua lived with her dad and grandma. That day, Grandma worked in another town.She could not go back home. Dad went out for an urgent matter. There was no one to cook for them. They called their family, but nobody could come soon. So Xiaohua called 110.

1.1.How old were the twin brothers?

A 9.

B 10.

C 12.

D 13.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段的“She and her 9-year-old twin brothers were home alone and felt hungry.” 可知双胞胎弟弟9岁。故选 A。

2.2.Why couldn’t Grandma come home?

A She was ill in hospital.

B She was in another town.

C She visited friends.

D She went shopping.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“That day, Grandma worked in another town. She could not go back home.” 可知，那天奶奶在另一个镇上工作，没法回家。故选B。

3.3.What does the underlined word “urgent” mean in Chinese?

A 普通的.

B 紧急的.

C 轻松的.

D 有趣的.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据文中的“Dad went out for an urgent matter. ” 以及家人无法及时回家的情节，可以猜测 urgent 的含义是“紧急的”。故选 B。

4.4.What did the police do for the kids?

A Cooked rice.

B Made bread.

C Cooked noodles.

D Made dumplings.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“The police arrived quickly. They cooked noodles for the kids.” 可知警察给孩子们煮了面条。故选 C。

5.5.What is the main idea of the story?

A Xiaohua learned to cook noodles.

B Grandma worked in a different town.

C Kids should not stay at home alone.

D Police helped hungry kids at home.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。短文主要讲述12岁女孩小花和九岁双胞胎弟弟独自在家饥饿求助，民警赶来帮助孩子们的故事。故选 D。