The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was 36 against the door of the 37 and calling out at the same time.
“What’s 38 ?” I shouted. “The door has been 39 and I can’t get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which 40 like that of a girl, came from several 41 below.
My wife had now 42 me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). After calling to the girl that 43 was on its way, I went back into the 44 to get some tools. Then I too hurried 45 the stairs until I reached the place 46 the life was stuck.
I tried my hand at forcing to 47 the life door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside, 48 my tools were of no use for this purpose, Very 49 , however, my wife returned. 50 to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer. 51 , she had also got in touch with the fire service.
In a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two 52 . Almost immediately afterwards the firemen 53 too. With the special equipment it 54 the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good 55 . “I’m hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.
36. A. standing B. beating C. sitting D. shouting
37. A. flat B. room C. house D. lift
38. A. matter B. wrong C. accident D. question
39. A. opened B. broken C. stuck D. stopped
40. A. sounded B. heard C. listened D. looked
41. A. stairs B. floors C. roofs D. flights
42. A. called B. stopped C. seen D. helped
43. A. I B. nothing C. lift D. help
44. A. lift B. door C. flat D. way
45. A. down B. up C. on D. from
46. A. that B. where C. which D. there
47. A. open B. close C. shut D. turned
48. A. though B. if C. but D. because
49. A. quickly B. fast C. well D. soon
50. A. Able B. Unable C. Glad D. Sorry
51. A. Besides B. Instead C. Still D. But
52. A. porters B. Men C. policemen D. firemen
53. A. reached B. arrived C. got D. left
54. A. spent B. took C. passed D. stayed
55. A. spirits B. health C. conditions D. manners
36—40 BDBCA 41—45 DDDCA 46—50 BACDB 51—55 ACBBA
重点解析:
37. 从句首…when I first heard a noise from the lift 知此时那人敲的是电梯的门。
38. What’s wrong? =What’s the matter?
41. “声音来自几层楼下”。A、B在此均有干扰性,floor指整个梯房的一层,从电梯的位置看,电梯应在楼梯口,因此B不合题意。stair指楼梯的台阶,因此A也不合题意。 flight指楼梯的一段。
44. “我回家取些工具”。电梯的门还没打开,显然A不合题意。the flat指我住的房子。
45. “我”从家里返回电梯,从前文我们得知此时电梯在several flights below, 因此I hurried down the stairs.
47. 电梯的门一直紧闭,“我”想撬门。force to do sth. 强行做某事。
49. A、B、D都可表示“快”,但quickly多侧重行动的敏捷,而fast指速度快,在此作者指不大会儿工夫“我”妻子回来了,因此作soon一词。
53. A、B、C都可表示“到达”,但reach当“到达”讲时是及物动词,get必须与to或副词连用才可表示“到达”。
55. “尽管有这次(不愉快的)经历,女孩的情绪仍很好。”