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Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could the smoke, and it was getting thicker. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department immediately. “The storm drain isfire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. They said they be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn’t to go anywhere, so he waited for the to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn’t anything beneath the street concrete(混凝土). And everyone that concrete doesn’t burn.

A fire truck arrived a few later. “Are you the man who?” asked the driver. “Yes. ” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn’t seem to consider it an emergency. “do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to a problem like this every few months. It’s the homeless people in their “”. ”

Homeless people have been living under the streets for years. their knowledge of the storm drain system, they their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.

Frank watched some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the smoke turned white. Shortly , the firemen reappeared with aperson who seemed to have just been woken up.

【小题1】A．touchB．hearC．smellD．taste【小题2】A．inB．at C．toD．on【小题3】A．wouldB．hadC．mayD．will【小题4】A．policemanB．firemenC．postmenD．powermen【小题5】A．excuseB．expressC．exactD．except【小题6】A．knowB．knowsC．knewD．knowing【小题7】A．secondsB．hoursC．minutesD．quarters【小题8】A．calledB．smeltC．investigatedD．saw【小题9】A．fireB．smokeC．storm drainD．burn【小题10】A．WhatB．WhyC．WhichD．Which【小题11】A．sufferB．solveC．surviveD．survey【小题12】A．flatsB．apartmentsC．housesD．sections【小题13】A．LearningB．TakingC．UsingD．Giving【小题14】A．set downB．set outC．set aboutD．set up【小题15】A．powerB．strengthenC．forceD．energy【小题16】A．boughtB．broughtC．bookedD．borrowed【小题17】A．forB．asC．withD．since【小题18】A．blackB．redC．blueD．brown【小题19】A．westwardB．backwardC．afterwardD．forward【小题20】A．carelessB．selfless C．helplessD．homelessC

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(答案→)C

解析：文章讲述Frank发现街上的雨水沟里面有烟雾，就报火警，消防队员认为这肯定是无家可归的人在里面，因为借用电或是抽烟引起的，果然在消防队员进入雨水沟不久，就带了一个无家可归的人上来。

【小题1】考查动词：A. touch触摸，B. hear听见，C. smell闻到，D. taste品尝，因为是烟雾，应该是闻到了，选C

【小题2】考查介词：A. in在…里面，B. at 在…地方，C. to到…D. On在..上面，on fire着火了，选D

【小题3】考查情态动词：A. Would会，B. Had和to连用表示“不得”，C. May可以，D. Will将会，他们说他们会那里调查这件事，选A

【小题4】考查名词：A. Policeman警察，B. Firemen消防队员，C. Postmen邮递员，D. powermen发电机专业人员，从前面的句子：The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. 可知Frank等着消防队员来，选B

【小题5】考查词义辨析：A. Excuse借口，B. Express表达，C. Exact确切的，D. except 除了，地下除了混凝土什么都没有，选D

【小题6】考查时态：每个人都知道混凝土是不会着火的，这是客观事实，用一般现在时，选B

【小题7】考查名词：A. Seconds几秒，B. Hours几小时，C. minutes几分钟，D. Quarters几刻钟，几分钟后，消防车到了，选C

【小题8】考查动词：A. Called打电话，B. Smelt闻，C. Investigated调查，D. Saw看见，从前面的句子：Frank called the fire department immediately.可知是问你是打电话的人吗？选A

【小题9】考查名词：A. Fire火，B. Smoke烟雾，C. storm drain雨水沟D. Burn燃烧，从前面的句子He could 36 the smoke,可知他不仅可以闻到烟雾而且能听见噼噼啪啪的声音，选B

【小题10】考查疑问词：A. What什么B. Why为什么C. Which哪个，Frank问消防队员：你认为会是什么？选A

【小题11】考查动词：A. Suffer遭受，B. Solve解决，C. Survive幸存，D. Survey调查，我们每个月都要解决这样的问题，选B

【小题12】考查名词：A. Flats公寓，B. Apartments公寓，C. Houses房屋，D. Sections部门，从后面的句子：theytheir own “houses” beneath the streets.可知这是无家可归的人在他们的房子里面，选C

【小题13】考查动词：A. Learning学习，B. Taking拿，C. Using使用，D. Giving给，无家可归的人在街道下面生活了很多年了，利用他们对雨水沟系统的了解，他们把家建在地下，选C

【小题14】考查动词：A. set down记下，B. set out开始，C. set about出发，D. set up建立，由上题可知他们把家建在地下，选D

【小题15】考查名词：A. power权力，用发动机发动，使…有力量B. strengthen力气，C. force武力，D. energy能源，他们连接地面上的电线给自己的电灯充电，选A

【小题16】考查动词：A. bought买，B. brought带来，C. Booked预定，D. Borrowed借出，从前面的The settlers often “borrow” electricity可知这种借的电或是香烟都会导致火灾，选D

【小题17】考查连词：A. For为了，B. As当...时候，C. With介词（和...一起）D. Since自从，当消防队员打开井盖的时候，Frank在一旁观看，选B

【小题18】考查形容词：A. Black黑的，B. Red红的，C. Blue蓝的，D. Brown棕色的，几分钟后，黑色的烟雾变成了白色，选A

【小题19】考查副词：A. Westward向西，B. Backward向后，C. Afterward之后，D. Forward向前，之后不久，消防队员就又出现了，选C

【小题20】考查形容词：A. Careless粗心deep，B. Selfless无私的，C. Helpless无助的，D. Homeless无家可归的，从前面的句子：Homeless people have been living under the streets for years.可知带着一个无家可归的人，选D