Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder __21__ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly __22__ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
21. A. before      B. while       C. since          D. until
22. A. on          B. in          C. through        D. over

        Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to __23__; he opened the door to the basement (地下室), and flames __24__ out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. "I felt __25__ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway." he explains.
23. A. hide        B. wait         C. check         D. escape
24. A. moved       B. gave         C. went          D. exploded
25. A. safe        B. worried      C. glad          D. tired

        But the phone didn't work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was __26__ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped (困住).
26. A. burned         B. stopped        C. shocked       D. covered

        Sibson's house was three kilometers __27__ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be __28__.
27. A. beside          B. off          C. across         D. along
28. A. limited         B. false        C. fruitless      D. regretful

        Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm __29__ his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his __30__ and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the __31__. That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
29. A. struck         B. missed       C. touched       D. passed
30. A. coat           B. key          C. basin         D. phone
31. A. noise          B. road         C. smoke         D. danger

        Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to __32__ the house. But Huggons said, "There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson __33__ and die in that fire."
32. A. search       B. enter         C. leave        D. damage
33. A. call         B. roll          C. scream       D. sigh

        "Anyone there?" Huggons called out. Then he heard "Help! I'm trapped!" coming from the second floor balcony (阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his __34__.
34. A. breath           B. attention       C. ladder       D. flashlight

         After one more __35__ inside the house, Huggons gave up and __36__ around back.
35. A. stay          B. chance        C. thought      D. attempt
36. A. climbed       B. circled       C. looked       D. jumped

        The wind parted the smoke just __37__ for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He __38__ the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and __39__ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
37. A. clear           B. open          C. enough       D. fit
38. A. led             B. put           C. drove        D. shone
39. A. persuaded       B. kicked        C. pulled       D. forced

        Sibson is still __40__ when he tells the story. "I was alone that night," he says. "Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons."
40. A. nervous           B. surprised      C. proud       D. thankful

高考真题学习使用指引
高一高二不着急，高三到了来不及。 高考英语的阅读训练是要从高一年级开始的。坚持用正确的方法练习，一年如果能精细练习150 篇文章，三年下来到高考的时候就精读了 450 篇文章，单词量应对高考已绰绰有余! 每一天不间断的累积，奇迹就会出现在你的身上。

每一篇高考阅读真题都是宝贵的备考资源，要格外珍惜。题目做完之后，不要急于对答案，而是对文章加以精读: 要学会并记牢文章中的每一个生字，正确理解文章中每一句话的含义。 这样做还不够，很多同学都是能读懂文章，但是选不对答案。读懂文章之后，还要仔细精读问题和选项，这是答题的关键所在，也是提高阅读解正确率的唯一方法。不过，很多同学都忽略了这个步骤。所以无论你做多少篇阅读练习，成绩仍然无法提高。

也许有些同学认为精读阅读文章及题目选项会养成答题速度慢的"坏习惯"。但是如果总是强调速度，不求甚解考生就会陷入 "练习、对答案、正确率无法提高" 的循环，并且浪费了大量的真题资源。要想汽车跑得快，必须有高速公路的基础设施建设。修建高速公路需要花费大量时间、金钱与劳力。有了高速公路，汽车时速才能超过一百公里。英语应试学习也如同高速公路一样，必须有一个打造基础的过程，之后才能提高速度。这也正是绝大多数考生想提高英语成绩却无法达成的症结所在。

作为校园教育的补充与提升，我们的老师或具有多年海外生活经验，或常年生活在海外、精通多种语言，对西方人文、社会、生活、宗教、体育、文化、财经、科技、历史具有深入透彻的了解，可深层次地向学生介绍学校课堂中老师们不会讲到的西方人文、社会的背景知识，让考生们在解答含背景知识类的阅读题目时占尽先机。

如何看到博文中的答案:
为了不浪费真题资源，Melina 特意将答案字母的颜色设定为背景颜色。如果想看答案，请将光标放置到答案那一行字的右括号旁，然后按住鼠标左键， 向下一拉，把答案下面的那一行选成蓝色，即可看到答案。如果还是无法看到答案，问下计算机操作熟练的同学即可。

很多同学，做完题，都马上去看答案。其实那是非常错误的做法。高考英语真题每一篇都值得精读，本博客的目的，在于让学生们精读文章，文章及单词都读好了，再去看答案。如此，才会有进步，否则就会陷入做题、对答案、再做题，还是无法有效提高正确率的怪圈。

更多详细信息，请参考 Melina 的置顶博文
《高考英语听力精听听写课程》http://blog.163.com/melina_jiang/blog/static/127307538201191495814632/
《高考英语阅读题详解》http://blog.163.com/melina_jiang/blog/static/1273075382010769354637/
《周日单选题详解课程》http://blog.163.com/melina_jiang/blog/static/127307538201181694719749/
《英语电影精读及口语训练课程》 http://blog.163.com/melina_jiang/blog/static/127307538201121044923290/

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