Question

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight(天窗).Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder1 he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly2 his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to3; he opened the door to the basement(地下室), and flames4out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 5because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was6by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped(困住).
Sibson’s house was three kilometers7the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be8.
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm9his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his10and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the11. That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to12the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 13and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony(陽(yáng)臺(tái)). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his14.
After one more15inside the house, Huggons gave up and16around back.
The wind parted the smoke just17for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He18the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and19Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still20when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      since
   4. D.
      until
2. 2.
   1. A.
      on
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      through
   4. D.
      over
3. 3.
   1. A.
      hide
   2. B.
      wait
   3. C.
      check
   4. D.
      escape
4. 4.
   1. A.
      moved
   2. B.
      gave
   3. C.
      went
   4. D.
      exploded
5. 5.
   1. A.
      safe
   2. B.
      worried
   3. C.
      glad
   4. D.
      tired
6. 6.
   1. A.
      burned
   2. B.
      stopped
   3. C.
      shocked
   4. D.
      covered
7. 7.
   1. A.
      beside
   2. B.
      off
   3. C.
      across
   4. D.
      along
8. 8.
   1. A.
      limited
   2. B.
      false
   3. C.
      fruitless
   4. D.
      regretful
9. 9.
   1. A.
      struck
   2. B.
      missed
   3. C.
      touched
   4. D.
      passed
10. 10.
    1. A.
       coat
    2. B.
       key
    3. C.
       basin
    4. D.
       phone
11. 11.
    1. A.
       noise
    2. B.
       road
    3. C.
       smoke
    4. D.
       danger
12. 12.
    1. A.
       search
    2. B.
       enter
    3. C.
       leave
    4. D.
       damage
13. 13.
    1. A.
       call
    2. B.
       roll
    3. C.
       scream
    4. D.
       sigh
14. 14.
    1. A.
       breath
    2. B.
       attention
    3. C.
       ladder
    4. D.
       flashlight
15. 15.
    1. A.
       stay
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       thought
    4. D.
       attempt
16. 16.
    1. A.
       climbed
    2. B.
       circled
    3. C.
       looked
    4. D.
       jumped
17. 17.
    1. A.
       clear
    2. B.
       open
    3. C.
       enough
    4. D.
       fit
18. 18.
    1. A.
       led
    2. B.
       put
    3. C.
       drove
    4. D.
       shone
19. 19.
    1. A.
       persuaded
    2. B.
       kicked
    3. C.
       pulled
    4. D.
       forced
20. 20.
    1. A.
       nervous
    2. B.
       surprised
    3. C.
       proud
    4. D.
       thankful

Answer 1

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本文為記敘文，敘述了在一場(chǎng)雷雨引發(fā)房屋火災(zāi)之后，Sibson如何自救，以及他的鄰居Huggons如何幫他脫離險(xiǎn)境的驚心動(dòng)魄的故事。
1.此句句意為：在Sibson還不知道發(fā)生什么事情的時(shí)候，便被一聲雷鳴震醒。此處before表示“還來(lái)不及…就…”。
2.“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。
3.根據(jù)后文“他打開通向地下室的門”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。
4.他打開地下室的門，火焰從里面噴發(fā)出來(lái)。此處explode out意為break out（突然爆發(fā)）。
5.根據(jù)此句中“因?yàn)檫@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”。
6.當(dāng)他正想通過(guò)那個(gè)樓梯出去的時(shí)候，卻被一堵火墻給阻攔（stop），故用B。
7.根據(jù)前面“three kilometres”及后文“so well hidden by trees”可知他的房子應(yīng)該是離開主干道有3公里。故用介詞off。
8.由于離開主干道3公里且被樹所遮蔽，因此呼救是沒(méi)有結(jié)果的（fruitless），故選C。
9.突然他聽到了像煙霧警報(bào)器之類的聲音。strike one’s ears“傳進(jìn)某人的耳朵；突然聽到”。
10.根據(jù)后文Huggons撥打911可知，他是帶上了他的電話。故選D。
11.Huggons應(yīng)該是朝著他所聽到的聲音方向而去。故選A。
12.警察應(yīng)該是警告Huggons不要進(jìn)入Sibson的房子。故選enter。
13.Huggons說(shuō)他不能聽到Sibson的拼命叫喊。應(yīng)使用scream。
14.Huggons進(jìn)入房子，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”，故答案選A。
15.在又一次打算進(jìn)入房子的嘗試之后，Huggons最后還是放棄了，繞著圈子回來(lái)了。此處應(yīng)使用attempt（嘗試）。
16.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。
17.當(dāng)風(fēng)將煙霧吹得足夠的分散，以致他能夠看到Sibson。此處part表示將…分開，因此不能用open，因此答案選C。
18.他用電筒往叢林中照。此處shine the flashlight為固定說(shuō)法，意為“用電筒照”。故選D。
19.Huggons將梯子搭在房子上，將Sibson從二樓拽下來(lái)。此時(shí)二樓房子就要倒了，為了形容動(dòng)作之快，故用pull。
20.根據(jù)后文Sibson自己所說(shuō)的話“我當(dāng)天晚上是一個(gè)人。然后我聽到了我生命中最美麗的聲音，是Huggons�！笨芍�，他對(duì)Huggons心存感激。故選D。