听故事练听力 unit 5 Is He a Hero

听故事练听力IsHeHero?A"Fire!Fire!"terriblewordshearwhenonewakesinastrangehouseinthemiddlethenight!Itwasalarge,old,woodenhouse-thesortthatbeautifully---andmyroomwasthetopfloor.Ijumpedoutofbed,thedoorsteppedoutintothepassage.ItfullofthickIbeganrun,asIwasstillonlybalf-awake,goingtowardsthestairsIinthcoppositedirection.smokegrewthickerandIcouldflamesallaround.floorbecamehotunderbarefeet.foundanopcnandranintoroomtogettothewindow.bcforeIcouldreachit,offeetinandfellThethingIhadfallenoverfeltlikeabundle1ofclothes,andIpickeditupprotectfacefromsmokeheat.Justthenthefloor.gavewayunderandIcrashedthefloorbelowwithpiecesofburningwoodallaroundme.Iflamingdoorway3infront.putthebundleovermyfaceandran.Myfeetburnedmeterribly,butIgotthrough.AsIreachedcoldairbundleclothesgaveathincry.Idroppeditinsurprisel?ThenIsawacrowdgatheredintheAwomaninanight-dressandaborrowedman'scoatscreamed"asmeandcamerunningmadly."Mybabybaby!"sheThecrowdchceredwildlyasshetooksmoke-blackenedbundleoutarms.Ihadsome4inrecognizingher.wastheMayor'swife,andIhadsavedherbaby.Iwasahero!BwenttoWebster'sroom,twostairsatawasnearlyatthetopwhenshestoppedsniffed5.Astrongsmellofgaswascomingfromthatdirection.ranuptheremainingstairsthrewthedoor.Sheputherhandsoverhermouthtostopascream.MrsWebsterlying1

听故事练听力thenearHer6hadapinkishcolourandsheappearedtobeunconscious7Theroomwasfullofgas.8InformationWhodoesn'tsittingbesideacosy9fireacoldwinter'sWhodoesn'tlovetowatchflamescurling10achimney11?Fireisoneofman'sgreatestbutalsooneofhisgreatestenemies.Manybigfiresarecausedbycarelessness12Alightedcigarettethrownoutacarortrainbottlelyingongrasscanstartfire.Sometimes,though,afirecanstartitsown.Wet13canbeginburningbyitself.Thisishowithappens:theto.rottooffheatwhichtrapped14insideit.Finally,it15intoflames.That'swhyfarmerscutstorehaywhenit'sdry.FireshavedestroyedwholeInthel7thcentury,asmallfirewhichinbaker'sshopburntdownnearlybuildinginLondon.wassetfireduringwaragainstNapoleon.Thisfirecontinuedburningforsevendays.And,ofcourse,infiddled16RomeEventoday,inspite17offire-fightingmethods.firecausesmillionsofpounds'worthofdamageeachyearbothinourcitiesandinthecountryside.Ithasbeenwiselysaidthatfireisgoodservantbutabadmaster.点

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bundlen.捆包束一，批v.…扎成捆参例：Myunclealargebundleon我日时叔给我寄来一个大包裹。Dadfoundbundleofspellingmistakesmy爸在我作文里找出一大堆拼写错误。2

rotn.腐，蚀败；腐，，落憔；vt.腐，腐，堕落2

听故事练听力参例：Deadplantsrotandbecomepartthe枯的植物腐烂成为土壤的一部分。rainmakethefruit这多雨会使水果腐烂。3

doorwayn.门，喻入；路，径参例：Theyhuddledintheshopdoorwaytoshelterfrom他挤在商店门口躲雨。Marysuddenlyappearedinthe玛突然出现在门口。4

difficultyn.困，劲难，题麻，境参例：thereanydifficulty,pleaseusknow倘困，请迅速通知我们。Adifficultythisisnothingto这困难算不了什么。5

sniffedv.以吸，，(sniff的去和过分；抽鼻（指泣患冒时声地鼻吸）抱，以然说参例：hadstoppedcryingshesniffedanddriedeyes.珍妮停止了哭泣吸鼻子，擦干了眼泪。来自《明英汉词典》Thesniffedsuspiciouslyatthestranger.狗惑地嗅着那个陌生人。来自《简明英汉词典》6

lipssecond秒逻推n.唇lip的名复)；容器凹地的边；鲁礼话参例：Herlipscompressedintoathin她双唇抿成了道缝。thefullnessofherlips她满的双唇7

unconscious失去觉，省事；意的不不觉参例：3

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听故事练听力Shewasunconsciousbutheartwasstill她经不省人事，但脉搏还在跳。Hewasunconsciousofhis他意识到自已的错误。additional添加，外，外参例：isnecessarysetdowntheseadditional有必要制定这些补充规则。Iwecaninanadditional我想我们可以再加建一间房子。9

cosy温暖舒的安的参例：Wespentacosyeveningchattingbythefire.我在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。wassocosybedthatdidn'twanttoget床温暖而又舒适蒙简直不想下床了。10

curling苏兰冰掷游戏头发卷,卷动词curl的现在词参例：Curlingstylesthecrythisyear.今年烫发的发型很流行。Ilovecurlingupinarmchairwithagood我在扶手椅上蜷作一团看我喜欢的书。11

chimneyn.烟，筒玻罩参例：Theblewoutcloudofblack烟里喷出团黑烟。Hisfathera他的父亲是一位扫烟囱的工人。12

carelessnessn.粗；不心参例：Youshouldmakeanapologytoforyourcarelessness.你应该为你的粗心大意向她赔礼道歉。Ihavebeenpunishedfor我因粗心而被处罚。4

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hay用饲或盖)草参例：Cowsfeedon奶牛以草为生。Theyusuallykeepinthe他通常将干草存放在谷仓中。14

trapped捕的被的截的动词trap的去和去词式参例：passengersarestilltrappedinwreck.有名乘客仍被困在失事的车辆里。Thethiefwastrappedthepoliceanoldhouse.小被警察困在一所旧房里。15

burstsv.爆(burst的三人单；突然作突打；满参例：intermittentburstsofapplause一阵阵的掌Herspeechwaspunctuatedbyburstsofapplause.她讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。16

fiddledv.伪(fiddle的过式过分；改骗；理稍改参例：He