通读下面短文，了解其大意，然后从21—40各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 22 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 23 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24 works yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” “It has nothing to do with us”, Mary 25 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29 for the basement which was full of smoke and 30 hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing（哭泣）. He 32 the two badly frightened children into 33 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35 ! That house will fall down any second. ”
36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 39 and fresh air, he found that he had just 40 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
【小题1】A．directionB．mistakeC．dangerD．smoke【小题2】A．homeB．plantC．storeD．kitchen【小题3】A．ranB．walkedC．droveD．rode【小题4】A．at B．offC．toD．on【小题5】A．whisperedB．nodded C．disagreedD．required【小题6】A．ruinsB．pieces C．flamesD．silence【小题7】A．pushedB．seizedC．greetedD．stopped【小题8】A．basementB．departmentC．houseD．hall【小题9】A．wentB．reachedC．askedD．rushed【小题10】A．heavilyB．slightlyC．partlyD．terribly【小题11】A．If B．AsC．SinceD．Unless【小题12】A．fortedB．deliveredC．recognized D．protected【小题13】A．cheeringB．freezingC．waitingD．suffering【小题14】A．manyB．severalC．threeD．two【小题15】A．dangerousB．foolishC．practicalD．painful【小题16】A．ThereforeB．SoC．Consequently D．But【小题17】A．wideB．endlessC．finalD．dirty【小题18】A．particularB．interesting C．familiarD．fortunate【小题19】A．carB．sunlight C．crowdD．arms【小题20】A．rescuedB．foundC．lostD．missedD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题21】D 由下文They found a home in flames.可推断出此处应为 fire
【小题22】A 由下文“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant.”可知失火的是Fred Jones的家，故此处填home
【小题23】C 根据上下文反复提到John和Mary驾驶着汽车，故选项为C
【小题24】B John说，那是Fred Jones的家，又说或许他们能做点什么，即提供帮助（救火）。中间这句应该是说Fred Jones 这个时间不会在家，所以应该是be off works（还没下班）。
【小题25】C A和B项不符合语境，显然Mary的态度很激烈，要John不要管闲事，所以要用require。而disagree一般用于某人不同意或反对某时或某事，用在此处不合适
【小题26】C 根据语境来看，房子正在燃烧，因此此处要用flames
【小题27】B 情况危急,John抓住woman的肩膀,因此要用seize her by the shoulder,而不可能是推,故不选push
【小题28】A 下文讲到John冲进地下室,故A正确
【小题29】D 情况紧急,John冲入地下室,故选rushed
【小题30】D terribly此处意为“极度地、非常地、骇人地”,房子因失火而热浪滚滚,极其热,热得吓人;而heavily一般用于猛烈地、大量地、严重地，搭配不合适
【小题31】B 当他带着两个孩子离开的时候，听到还有哭声，因此用as
【小题32】B John把孩子救出，递到外面等候的人手中，故选delivered
【小题33】C 参看第32小题解析
【小题34】D 根据下文，他终于把两个孩子都找到了，关键词语是both，故此处应为two
【小题35】A Mary要他不要再回去了，因为房子马上就要倒塌了，所以此处应为dangerous
【小题36】D 此句说虽然Mary劝阻，但John还是冲进浓烟弥漫的走廊，故选but
【小题37】B John在地下室找到两个孩子，浓烟中带着他们，行动艰难，危急时刻，人也会感觉时间过得很慢，因此应该是“总也走不到头的楼梯”故选B项
【小题38】C 虽然在浓烟中看不清，他也并没想到会是自己的孩子，所以虽感觉熟悉，却也很奇怪，故说strangely familiar
【小题39】B 带着孩子冲出烈焰浓烟，在阳光下他看清了的确是自己的两个爱子
【小题40】A rescue救；found，找到；lost，失去；missed，失去， A 符合语境