Unit 5 The power of nature reading课时作业

一、完形填空

　　(2018·四川高考)

　　Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight(天窗)．Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder __1__ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly __2__ his two­story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.

　　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.