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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

本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了在一场暴风雨引发房屋火灾之后，Sibson如何自救以及他的邻居H uggons如何帮他脱离险境的惊心动魄的故事。

32. A Sibson还不知道发生什么事情的时候，便被一场雷鸣震醒。此处before表示"还来不及……就……"。

33. D这里是指"暴风雨直袭他的两层木屋"。暴风雨应该是从房屋上方袭来，故用over。

34. C根据下文"他打开通向地下室的门"可以判断，Sibson 冲下楼梯的目的是"查看一下"到底发生了什么事情。

35. D他打开地下室的门，火焰从里面喷发出来。

explode out 意为"突然爆发"。

36. A这个房间有一个通向屋外的独立的楼梯，因此他当时感觉应该是"安全的"。

37. B他正想通过那个楼梯出去的时候，被一堵火墙阻拦住了，故选B项。

38. B根据上文的three kilometres及下文的"…so well hid?den by trees..."可知，他的房子应该是距离主干道3千米，故用介词off。

39. C距离主干道3千米且被树遮蔽，因此呼救是没有结果的(fruitless) 。

40. A突然他听到了像烟雾警报器之类的声音。

strike one's ears意为"传进某人的耳朵，某人突然听到"。

41. D根据下文Huggons拨打911可知，他是带上了他的电话，故选D项。

42. A Huggons应该是朝着他所听到的声音的那个方向走去。

43. B警察应该是警告Huggons不要进人Sibson的房子，故选B项。

44. C Huggons说他决不会听着Sibson的拼命叫喊而见死不救，应使用scream„

45. A Huggons进人房子，但由于烟雾很大，他很快不得不跑回来"喘口气"。此处catch one's breath意为"喘口气"。

46. D在又一次设法进人房子的尝试之后，Huggons最后放弃了，此处应使用attempt (尝试) 。

47. B由于烟雾很大，Huggons应该是摸索着绕着从房子里面出来的，故选B项。

48. C 风将烟雾吹得足够分散，他能够看到Sibson了。

49. D他用手电筒往丛林中照。此处shine the flashlight为固定搭配，意为"用手电筒照"。

50. C Huggons将梯子搭在阳台上，将Sibson从二楼拽下来。此时二楼房子就要倒了，用pull与费劲儿往外拽的场景吻合，故选C项。

51. D根据下文Sibson说的话可知，他对Huggons心存感激，故选D项。