火海逃生

江丽

本文讲述的是华特·路易斯凌晨无意中醒来遇上突发火灾，他冷静处理并帮助自己与家人逃生的故事。

1 The medicine that Walter Lewis took for his rheumatoid arthritis （类风湿性关节炎） caused him to wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth. Lewis awoke at 2：30 am needing water.

2 He was walking back upstairs from the kitchen when he heard his dog， Rock. “It made enough noise for me to go to him. By the time I made it to the bottom of the stairs， he was running up， but he never came up the stairs. I thought that was his way of telling me something，” Lewis said.

3 When Lewis got to the top of  the stairs， he turned around and saw a light on， but he didn t remember leaving one on. He walked downstairs again， and that s when he saw fire. He immediately shouted to his wife to wake up and get their kid. Then he got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so they wouldn t slip （滑倒） over. It was cold. He started screaming for help. But help never came.

4 He was scared of heights and had physical issues， but he couldn t let his family burn up. Luckily， he remembered the ladder on the second floor and got it on the roof. After placing it against the house， he climbed back up to the roof to save his family members. He wrapped （用……缠绕） his arms around his daughter. Then he climbed down the ladder. Once on the ground， Lewis had his little girl sit on it， and he went back up to the roof to save his wife.

5 “I tried to get my dog， but he just disappeared in the black smoke. I never saw him alive again. I m not a hero. I m just an ordinary person who would help anybody. This happened to be the time when I helped my own family. I live to protect my family. Just like Rock—he lived to protect us，” Lewis said.

1. Why did Walter Lewis wake up in the middle of the night？

A. To take medicine. B. To search for his dog.

C. To get something to eat. D. To drink some water.

2. What s the purpose of Rock s making noise？

A. To show its sickness. B. To draw its owner s attention.

C. To keep itself from danger. D. To greet its owner.

3. How did Walter Lewis rescue his family members successfully？

A. By using his ladder.

B. By waiting for help.

C. By calling his neighbors.

D. By using the blanket to put out the fire.

4. Which word can best describe Walter Lewis？

A. Mild. B. Humorous. C. Responsible. D. Weak.

Ⅰ. Useful expressions

make it to 到達

scream for help 大声求救

be scared of 害怕

place 放置

Ⅱ. Difficult sentences

1. He was walking back upstairs from the kitchen when he heard his dog， Rock. 他正从厨房出来，准备回到楼上，这时，他听见他的狗罗克在叫。

【点石成金】be doing sth when 意为“正在做某事，这时……”。

2. Once on the ground， Lewis had his little girl sit on it， and he went back up to the roof to save his wife. 一落地，路易斯便让他的小女儿坐在地面上，他则回到屋顶去救他的妻子。

【点石成金】Once在该句中引导时间状语从句，意为“一……就……”;have sb do sth意为“让某人做某事”。