（四川专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习考前增分特训活页练：9_高考复习指南

（四川专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习考前增分特训活页练：9

　　Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to__3__；he opened the door to the basement (地下室)，and flames__4__out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom.“I felt__5__because the room had a separate outdoor stairway，” he explains.

　　But the phone didn’t work，and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway，he was__6__by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped (困住)．

　　Sibson’s house was three kilometers__7__the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be__8__.

　　Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor，Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm__9__his ears.He jumped out of bed，took his__10__and flashlight，and headed down the hillside toward the__11__.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to__12__the house.But Huggons said，“There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson__13__and die in that fire.”

　　“Anyone there？” Huggons called out.Then he heard “Help！I’m trapped！” coming from the secondfloor balcony (阳台)．He entered the house，but soon had to run back to catch his__14__.

　　After one more__15__inside the house，Huggons gave up and__16__around back.

　　The wind parted the smoke just__17__for him to catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.He__18__the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and__19__Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.