Question

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight (天窗) .Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder 32        he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly 33        his twostorey wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.

Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 34      he opened the door to the basement,and flames 35       out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. "I felt 36        because the room had a separate outdoor stair?way," he explains.

But the phone didn't work,and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway,he was 37        by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped.

Sibson's house was three kilometres 38        the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 39       .

Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbour,Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 40        his ears. He jumped out of bed,took his 41       and flashlight,and headed down the hillside towards the 42       . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.

Huggons dialed 911,and the operator warned him not to 43       the house. But Huggons said, "There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 44        and die in that fire."

"Anyone there?" Huggons called out. Then he heard "Help!I'm trapped!" coming from the second floor balco?ny. He entered the house,but soon had to run back to catch his 45       .

After one more 46        inside the house,Huggons gave up and 47       around back.

The wind parted the smoke just 48        for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him.

He 49       the flashlight into the woods and noticed a lad-¹ der. He took it over to the balcony and 50        Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.

Sibson is still 51        when he tells the story. "I was alone that night”，he says. "Then I heard the most beau?tiful sound in my life. It was Huggons."

32. A. before   B. while   C. since   D. until

33. A. on   B. in   C. through   D. over

34. A. hide   B. wait   C. check   D. escape

35. A. moved   B. gave   C. went   D. exploded

36. A. safe   B. worried   C. glad   D. tired

37. A. burned   B. stopped   C. shocked   D. covered

38. A. beside   B. off   C. across   D. along

39. A. limited   B. false   C. fruitless   D. regretful

40. A. struck   B. missed   C. touched   D. passed

41. A. coat   B. key   C. basin   D. phone

42. A. noise   B. road   C. smoke   D. danger

43. A. search   B. enter   C. leave   D. damage

44. A. call   B. roll   C. scream   D. sigh

45. A. breath   B. attention   C. ladder   D. flashlight

46. A. stay   B. chance   C. thought   D. attempt

47. A. climbed   B. circled   C. looked   D. jumped

48. A. clear   B. open   C. enough   D. fit

49. A. led   B. put   C. drove   D. shone

50. A. persuaded   B. kicked   C. pulled   D. forced

51. A. nervous   B. surprised   C. proud   D. thankful

Answer 1

本文是一篇記敘文，敘述了在一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨引發(fā)房屋火災(zāi)之后，Sibson如何自救以及他的鄰居H uggons如何幫他脫離險(xiǎn)境的驚心動(dòng)魄的故事。

32. A Sibson還不知道發(fā)生什么事情的時(shí)候，便被一場(chǎng)雷鳴震醒。此處before表示"還來(lái)不及……就……"。

33. D這里是指"暴風(fēng)雨直襲他的兩層木屋"。暴風(fēng)雨應(yīng)該是從房屋上方襲來(lái)，故用over。

34. C根據(jù)下文"他打開(kāi)通向地下室的門(mén)"可以判斷，Sibson 沖下樓梯的目的是"查看一下"到底發(fā)生了什么事情。

35. D他打開(kāi)地下室的門(mén)，火焰從里面噴發(fā)出來(lái)。

explode out 意為"突然爆發(fā)"。

36. A這個(gè)房間有一個(gè)通向屋外的獨(dú)立的樓梯，因此他當(dāng)時(shí)感覺(jué)應(yīng)該是"安全的"。

37. B他正想通過(guò)那個(gè)樓梯出去的時(shí)候，被一堵火墻阻攔住了，故選B項(xiàng)。

38. B根據(jù)上文的three kilometres及下文的"…so well hid?den by trees..."可知，他的房子應(yīng)該是距離主干道3千米，故用介詞off。

39. C距離主干道3千米且被樹(shù)遮蔽，因此呼救是沒(méi)有結(jié)果的(fruitless) 。

40. A突然他聽(tīng)到了像煙霧警報(bào)器之類的聲音。

strike one's ears意為"傳進(jìn)某人的耳朵，某人突然聽(tīng)到"。

41. D根據(jù)下文Huggons撥打911可知，他是帶上了他的電話，故選D項(xiàng)。

42. A Huggons應(yīng)該是朝著他所聽(tīng)到的聲音的那個(gè)方向走去。

43. B警察應(yīng)該是警告Huggons不要進(jìn)人Sibson的房子，故選B項(xiàng)。

44. C Huggons說(shuō)他決不會(huì)聽(tīng)著Sibson的拼命叫喊而見(jiàn)死不救，應(yīng)使用scream„

45. A Huggons進(jìn)人房子，但由于煙霧很大，他很快不得不跑回來(lái)"喘口氣"。此處catch one's breath意為"喘口氣"。

46. D在又一次設(shè)法進(jìn)人房子的嘗試之后，Huggons最后放棄了，此處應(yīng)使用attempt (嘗試) 。

47. B由于煙霧很大，Huggons應(yīng)該是摸索著繞著從房子里面出來(lái)的，故選B項(xiàng)。

48. C 風(fēng)將煙霧吹得足夠分散，他能夠看到Sibson了。

49. D他用手電筒往叢林中照。此處shine the flashlight為固定搭配，意為"用手電筒照"。

50. C Huggons將梯子搭在陽(yáng)臺(tái)上，將Sibson從二樓拽下來(lái)。此時(shí)二樓房子就要倒了，用pull與費(fèi)勁兒往外拽的場(chǎng)景吻合，故選C項(xiàng)。

51. D根據(jù)下文Sibson說(shuō)的話可知，他對(duì)Huggons心存感激，故選D項(xiàng)。