Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight．The 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunder．It was 11 p．m．The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachusetts．Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping．Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out．
Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didn’t work．Lubeck realized he was trapped．“I started panicking,” he says．
His daughter and young granddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the night．No one will even know I’m home, he thought．His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless．
Up a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubeck’s closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wife．Wentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detector．He jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise．
He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the house．Wentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house．
Then he heard ,“Help me! I’m trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubeck’s bedroom．
“I ran in and yelled, ‘Don, where are you ?’Then I had to run outside to catch my breath．”
After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around back．But there was no way to get to him．“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says Wentworth．He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed．
Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be there．
Lubeck still chokes up when he tells the story．“I was alone,”he says．“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life．It was Jeremie．”
【小题1】According to the text ,Lubeck ．
| A．stayed calm in the fire | B．couldn’t find a safe way out |
| C．lived on the first floor | D．called for help in the fire |
| A．He called 911． |
| B．He went upstairs and took Lubeck out． |
| C．He put out the fire |
| D．He used a ladder and pulled lubeck down． |
| A．He was living in his wood home alone that night． |
| B．The storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierce． |
| C．He lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pines． |
| D．He was too frightened to escape from the danger． |
| A．A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin． |
| B．A good way to get a narrow escape． |
| C．God helps those who help themselves． |
| D．Blood is thicker than water． |
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：文章介绍了Lubeck家里发生火灾火势凶猛，但电话有坏了，不能报警，多亏了邻居Wentworth用梯子把他救了出来。
【小题1】细节题：从第二段的句子：Lubeck realized he was trapped. 可知Lubeck没找到出路。选B
【小题2】细节题：从倒数第三段的句子：“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a ladder,” says Wentworth. He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed.可知Wentworth是用梯子把Lubeck救出来的。选D。
【小题3】排除题：第一段的句子：The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, 可知A正确，从这句话Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out.可知B正确，第三段的句子：His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless.说明C正确。选D
【小题4】主旨题：从倒数第二段的内容Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help, Wentworth will be there.可知作者想要表达的是远亲不如近邻。选A。
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| A．He once worked at a school in Scotland. |
| B．He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole. |
| C．He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole. |
| D．He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid. |
| A．Excited | B．Convinced |
| C．Delighted | D．Fascinated |
| A．was accompanied by his old playmates |
| B．set a record in the North Pole expedition |
| C．was supported by other Arctic explorers |
| D．made him well-known in the 1960s |
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【小题1】What made Jean take part in sports?
| A．She was competitive. | B．She was brave. |
| C．She was strong. | D．She was disabled. |
| A．High school. | B．Junior middle school. |
| C．Primary school. | D．High education. |
| A．Work hard. | B．Hope for the best. |
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| C．his vast knowledge | D．his helpful inventions |
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| A．wasted | B．consumed | C．polluted | D．canned |
| A．to learn lessons from failures |
| B．to find problems in peaceful life |
| C．to make inventions to help poor people |
| D．to be confident when facing difficulties |
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| C．Powerful and strict. | D．Responsible and sensitive. |
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【小题1】The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.
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| C．he tried to know the city in this way |
| D．it was late and there were no buses passing by |
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| C．knew what the writer really meant |
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| A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed. |
| B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help. |
| C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel. |
| D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed. |
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