One day, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bircks left over!
36 carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them by a pulley（滑车）, which fortunately was
_37 to the side of the building on the sixth floor.
Fastening the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof and
_38 the bricks into a barrel (桶). Then I went back to the
_39 and untied the rope,
40 it tightly to insure a
__41__ fall of the 500 punds of bricks. You know, I only weighed 135 pounds. Due to my
__42 _ at being pulled off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and
_43 to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I went on at a rather
_44 _ rate up the building.
Near the third floor, I met the barrel
__45 , which made my collarbone（锁骨）broken,
__46 _ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately（大约）the same time, the barrel
_47__ the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.
48 the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds.
_49 you might imagine, I began a rapid down.
Also near the
_50 _ floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter（相遇）with the _
51 _ slowed me enough to reduce my
_52 when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and
53 , only three vertebrae（椎骨）were broken. However, as I
__54__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and
_55 the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!
| 小题1: | | A．Rather than | B．Other than | C．Better than | D．Instead of |
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| 小题2: | | A．connected | B．attached | C．added | D．joined |
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| 小题3: | | A．brought | B．carried | C．loaded | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．ceiling | B．floor | C．roof | D．ground |
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| 小题5: | | A．grabbing | B．pulling | C．fastening | D．holding |
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| 小题6: | | A．sudden | B．quick | C．slow | D．peaceful |
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| 小题7: | | A．carelessness | B．surprise | C．excitement | D．joy |
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| 小题8: | | A．forgot | B．had | C．took | D．began |
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| 小题9: | | A．slow | B．rapid | C．strange | D．special |
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| 小题10: | | A．coming down | B．going up | C．going down | D．coming up |
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| 小题11: | | A．Slowed | B．Calmed | C．Relaxed | D．Cooled |
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| 小题12: | | A．fell | B．beat | C．hit | D．knocked |
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| 小题13: | | A．Besides | B．Without | C．With | D．Beyond |
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| 小题14: | | A．As | B．When | C．While | D．Which |
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| 小题15: | | A．first | B．ground | C．second | D．third |
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| 小题16: | | A．bricks | B．barrel | C．pulley | D．rope |
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| 小题17: | | A．pain | B．weight | C．injuries | D．speed |
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| 小题18: | | A．unluckily | B．surely | C．undoubtedly | D．fortunately |
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| 小题20: | | A．noticed | B．remembered | C．watched | D．saw |
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