11．Trapped on the 37th Floor
Melinda Skaar wasn't expecting any phone calls．Skaar was working late in her office at the First Interstate bank of California．By 10：45that night she was almost ready    to go home when the phone rang．
Picking it up，she heard a guard shouting．"There is a fire!Get out of there!"
Skaar didn't panic．She figured that it was just a small fire．Her office building was    huge．There were 62floors and her desk was on the 37thfloor．
Skaar called out to office mate Stephen Oksas，who also stayed late to work．But when they got to the hallway，they were met by a cloud of black smoke．Rushing back，Skaar shut the door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keep the smoke out．
Then they called 911．Before they could call their families，however，the line went    dead．That meant that they were completely cut off from the outside world．All they could    do was wait and hope someone would come to rescue them．
Minutes ticked by．Smoke began to float into the office．Soon it became hard for them to breathe．
Looking around，Skaar noticed a small workroom．It seemed to have cleaner air．So    they crowded there．That helped for a while，but in time even the workroom was filled with deadly smoke．
Hopeless，they tried to break the windows，but the glass was not breakable．Everything they threw at just bounced back．
Defeated，they struggled back to the workroom．They felt weak and dizzy．Soon Skaar found Oksas had passed out．
As Skaar and Oksas lay near death，rescuers were rushing to find them．At last，at about 4a．m．，firefighters found them．
Skaar and Oksas knew they were lucky to be alive．"Sunday is my birthday，"Skaar told a reporter．She would be turning 29．But she knew she had already got the best present possible-the gift of life．

24．What did Skaar and Oksas do when they were stopped by the fire？C
A．They called their families．    
B．They waited where they were．
C．They rushed back and shut the door．
D．They tried to run down the stairs．
25．The first sentence of the passage is to  A．
A．get the reader's attention    
B．introduce Skaar and Oksas
C．explain the cause of the event
D．tell the background information．
26．The following helped Skaar and Oksas survive the fire EXCEPT  B．
A．calling 911for help
B．breaking the windows to get some fresh air
C．crowding in a small workroom for clean air
D．shutting the door and keeping the smoke out with a jacket
27．What can we conc1ude from Skaar's action in the fire？C
A．She is cleverer than Oksas．
B．She was trained as a firefighter．
C．She remained calm in the face of danger．
D．She had had the experience of being caught in fire．

分析 文章敘述了兩個(gè)女孩由于大火被困在36層的大樓內(nèi)，面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)她們臨危不懼，終于安然脫險(xiǎn)，幸免于難的故事．

解答 24．答案 C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章Rushingback，Skaar shutthe door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keepthe smoke out．當(dāng)他們被火截?cái)嗔耍麄儧_回頭，關(guān)上門．所以答案選擇C．
25．答案 A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章首句，她表示不再期待任何的電話．讓讀者很好奇，目的就是吸引讀者．
26．答案  B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章Hopeless，they tried to break the windows，but the glass was not breakable．Everything they threw at justbounced back．可知，他并沒有打碎窗玻璃．
27．答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．在面對(duì)火災(zāi)，Skaar的一系列處理方式表現(xiàn)出他是一個(gè)臨危不懼，鎮(zhèn)定的人．所以答案選擇C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 1、抓住文章的6個(gè)要素：
閱讀時(shí)要學(xué)會(huì)從事情本身的發(fā)展去理解故事情節(jié)而不要只看事件在文中出現(xiàn)的先后順序．因此，無(wú)論是順敘還是倒敘，閱讀此類文章時(shí)，必須要找到它結(jié)構(gòu)中的5個(gè)W（when，where，who，why，what）和1個(gè)H（how），不過不是每篇都會(huì)完整地交待六個(gè)要素．毫無(wú)疑問，尋出這些元素是能夠正確快速解題的一個(gè)先決條件．
2、注意作者的議論和抒情：
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解故事類文章常伴隨著作者思想情感的流露和表達(dá)，因此議論和抒情往往夾雜其中．行文時(shí)或按事情發(fā)生發(fā)展的先后時(shí)間進(jìn)行或按事情發(fā)生發(fā)展的地點(diǎn)來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)換，也可能按事情發(fā)展的階段來(lái)布局．在引出話題，講完一件事情后，作者往往會(huì)表達(dá)個(gè)人感悟或提出建議等．這些體現(xiàn)作者觀點(diǎn)或思想的語(yǔ)句在閱讀時(shí)可以劃線，它們往往體現(xiàn)文章中心或者寫作意圖，屬于必考點(diǎn)，所以要仔細(xì)體會(huì)．
3、結(jié)合前兩點(diǎn)歸納文章中心，把握作者態(tài)度：
故事類文章是通過記敘一件事來(lái)表達(dá)中心思想的，它是文章的靈魂．歸納文章中心思想時(shí)，尤其要分析文章的結(jié)尾，因?yàn)楹芏辔恼伦湔嘛@志，用簡(jiǎn)短的議論、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中議論抒情的句子往往與中心密切相關(guān)；也有的文章需要在結(jié)合概括各段大意的基礎(chǔ)上歸納中心．另外，敘述一件事必有其目的，或闡明某一觀點(diǎn)，或贊美某種品德，或抨擊某種陋習(xí)，這就要求我們?cè)陂喿x時(shí)，通過對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)（第1點(diǎn)中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的態(tài)度．
4、有章有據(jù)進(jìn)行解題判斷：
分析文章，歸納主題，屬于分析、概括、綜合的表述能力的考查．切忌脫離文章，架空分析，一定讓分析在文章中有依據(jù)．

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D．a(chǎn)dapted from a movie
13．The underlined phrase"tower over"in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to
B．
A．be very pleased with 
B．be much taller than
C．show great respect for 
D．show little interest in
14．We can know about Margaret Mitchell from the passage thatB．
A．her height made her marriage unhappy 
B．her interest in writing continued as an adult  
C．writing stopped her working as a reporter  
D．her life was full of hardship and sadness
15．Which is the best title for the passage？D
A．Gone with the Wind：A Huge Success． 
B．Margaret Mitchell：A Great Female Writer．
C．An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House． 
D．A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell．

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16．In 1974，the price of petrol in Britain rose by 120percent； cars became expensive to run and train and bus fares increased．People who hadn't used a bicycle since they were children decided that they would buy bicycles．They discovered that cycling could be enjoyable and cheap．
Bicycle sales had been falling for many years but suddenly everything changed．In 1975，British people spent more than one million on bicycles．Bicycle traffic increased by 11percent．
Bicycle fans compare the cost of running a car with the cost of running a bicycle．They also say bicycle-riding is a good form of exercise．In towns bicycles can often be faster than cars or buses．The bicyclists can ride through traffic jams and at the end of his journey he doesn't have to look for a parking space．Cycling through the countryside is a real pleasure； the cyclist has time to see things that the motorist，driving at over 100kilometers an hour，never sees．
But in the cities，cycling can be dangerous．You need good concentration（專心）and strong nerves，especially when a truck or a bus is trying to pass you．Since cycling became popular again，there has been an increase in the number of accidents．
Cyclists say the answer to the problem is to separate bicycles from other traffic．Stevenage，a new town near London，has a system of"bikeways"，where only bicycles are allowed to travel．However，in most towns，cyclists say，the needs of the bicycle riders are overlooked．Cyclists have formed into"action groups"in many towns in Britain．They want to persuade local councils-who are in charge of the roads and traffic in their areas-to make sure there are safe facilities（設(shè)施）for cyclists．Or，they say，interest in cycling will die．

12．Today the Britain want to ride bikes becauseB．
A．trains and buses are too crowded
B．the cost of riding bikes is much cheaper than that of taking trains or buses
C．there are a lot of thieves on the trains or in the buses
D．the traffic accidents easily happen while people go to work by train or by bus
13．What is special about traffic in Britain today？A
A．More and more people ride bikes．
B．More and more people like to take trains．
C．Taking trains is much safer than taking buses．
D．No people like to take buses．
14．The main reason for so many people's riding bikes in England is thatA．
A．bike-riding does good to people
B．a(chǎn) bike is easy to take care of
C．a(chǎn) bike is much cheaper than a car
D．there is no need of a parking place for a bike
15．Riding bikes has many strong points，but when it becomes popularD．
A．a(chǎn) lot of bikes will be crowded in the public places
B．a(chǎn) lot of bus-drivers and trainmen are out of work
C．fewer and fewer people will take a train
D．there will easily be more and more traffic accidents．

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3．Perhaps you're someone who lined up all of your dolls，action figures，and stuffed animals in front of a mini-chalkboard when you were a kid．You read to them and taught them how to solve math problems．Maybe when older，you became an after-school tutor and thought，"Hey，I'd like to do that full-time．"
The inspiration to become a teacher hits some people when they're young while others become teachers later in life．Whether you want to study to be a teacher right out of high school or you change from another career into teaching，the best teachers share a few things in common．Of course，teachers have to have at least an undergraduate degree，and many districts require teachers to earn a graduate teaching degree．Many school districts have begun requiring a master's degree．However，on top of education，good teachers also display some common characteristics that help to inspire and motivate their students．
Some teachers prefer to teach in a very structured style while others prefer assigning group work，encouraging class discussions，and letting students do independent projects．Both types of teachers can be very well-organized as long as they have a reason for what they do and they've carefully planned their lessons．If you're good at making material not only fun but memorable and if you can present it in a brief way，then you probably have the organizational skills to become a teacher．
Great teachers know the subjects that they teach inside and out．They can explain the history，current developments，and future trends of the subjects．Also，they understand the basic theories of their fields．Elementary school teachers need to have command of various subjects，while middle school and high school teachers usually focus on a single subject area and they develop in-depth knowledge of that subject．
If you decide to become a teacher，you should commit to learning everything that you can while in high school and college．You also should develop good study habits that allow you to remember information about your field．
31．The underlined part"do that"in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by"A"：
A．work as a teacher    
B．solve math problems  
C．work as a tutor 
D．take care of kids
32．The passage tells us that the basic requirement of being a teacher isB
A．a(chǎn)n inspiration in an early age     
B．a(chǎn)n undergraduate degree
C．a(chǎn) graduate teaching degree             
D．a(chǎn)n experience of top education
33．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？D
A．Different teachers'hobbies
B．Different types of teachers．
C．Teachers'well-planned lessons
D．Teachers'organizational skills．
34．According to the passage，a person who wants to become a teacher shouldC．
A．be able to explain the history of different subjects
B．be clear about the future trend of teachers
C．make good preparations in schools and colleges
D．have a command of many kinds of subjects
35．Which is the best title for the passage？B
A．The Inspiration To Become A Teacher     
B．What It Takes To Be A Good Teacher
C．The Future Of A Good Teacher           
D．College Courses For Teachers．

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20．61．Not everything you see is what it appears to be．C
62．He who loses freedom loses all．A
63．Misfortune tests true friendship．B
64．Union gives strength．F
65．Precious things are for those that can prize them．D
  
A
A wolf was almost dead with hunger．A housedog saw him，and asked，"Friend，your irregular life will soon ruin you"．Why don't you work steadily as I do，and get your food regularly？""I would have no objection，"said the wolf，"if I could only get a place．""I will help you，"said the dog．"Come with me to my master，and you shall share my work．"So the wolf and the dog went to the town together．On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog's neck．He felt quite surprised，and asked him why it was like that？"Oh，it is nothing，"said the dog．"Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up．You will soon get used to it．""Is that the only reason？"said the wolf．"Then good-bye to you，my friend．I would rather be free．"
B
Two men were traveling together，when a bear suddenly met them on their path．One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches．The other，seeing that he must be attacked，fell flat on the ground，and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout，and smelt him all over，he held his breath，and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could．The Bear soon left him，for it is said he will not touch a dead body．When he was quite gone，the other Traveler descended from the tree，and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear．"He gave me this advice，"his companion replied．"Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger．"
C
A prince had some monkeys trained to dance．Being naturally good at learning，they showed themselves excellent pupils，and in their rich clothes and masks，they danced as well as any of the courtiers．Their performance was often repeated with great applause，till on one occasion a courtier，bent on mischief，took from his pocket a handful of nuts and threw them upon the stage．The monkeys at the sight of the nuts forgot their dancing and became （as indeed they were） monkeys instead of actors．Pulling off their masks and tearing their robes，they fought with one another for the nuts．The dancing spectacle thus came to an end in the laughter and ridicule of the audience．
D
A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he noticed something shining in the straw．"Ho!ho!"said he，"that's for me，"and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw．It turned out to be a pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard．"You may be a treasure，"signed the cock，"to man，but for me I would rather have a single barley-corn．"
E
Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face．Rising up in anger，he caught him and was about to kill him，when the Mouse piteously entreated，saying："If you would only spare my life，I would be sure to repay your kindness．"The Lion laughed and let him go．It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters，who bound him by strong ropes to the ground．The Mouse，recognizing his roar，came up，and gnawed the rope with his teeth，and setting him free，exclaimed："You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you，not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour； but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion．"
F
An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice．He ordered his servants to bring in a bunch of sticks，and said to his eldest son："Break it．"The son tried hard，but with all his efforts was unable to break the bundle．The other sons also tried，but none of them was successful．"Untie it，"said the father，"and each of you take a stick．"When they had done so，he called out to them："Now，break，"and each stick was easily broken．

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1．Sheapplied（申請(qǐng)）to three universities but wasn't accepted by any of them．

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