TheGreatBarnAdventure

OnemorningwhenIwas11Iexploredthetown’sabandonedroundgrainbarn（谷仓）.Ifoundachainedslidingdoorthatwaswideenoughformetopassthrough.

Insidetherewasaheavysmellofdeadmiceinthedark.AftermyeyesadjustedInoticedashaft(升降机井)thatroseallthewaytothetopofthebarn.Ononesidewasaone-manelevatorwithalongropeandroller.

Isteppedontotheplatformandgavetheropeadragandtheelevatorbeganslidinguptheshaftbutstoppedhalfway.AfterabriefpanicattackInoticedholesinthewallatregularintervalsformingaladder.Forreasonsknownonlytoan11-year-oldIdecideditwouldbebettertogoupthandown.SowithshakinghandsIbeganclimbingthewall.

AfterwhatseemedlikeforeverIreachedthetopoftheshaft.Istoodupdustedmyselfoffandfoundabsolutelynothingofinterest.Itwasjustanemptyroomwithaladderleadinguptotheroof.Iclimbedallthewayuphereforthis?ThenInoticedafireextinguisher（灭火器）whichI’dalwayswantedtoshootoff.Sothiswasthechanceofalifetime.Itrieditandmuchtomysurprisethethingworked!Itshotoutathickcloudofpowderthatinstantlyfilledtheroom.Icouldn’tbreathe.Iwasgoingtochoketodeathandthey’dprobablyneverevenfindmybody.

LuckilyIrememberedtheladdertotheroof.Iclimbeduppoppedthestrawroofandsawabrightbluesky.

Isuddenlyrealizedthedustandpowderpouringoutofthetopcoulddrawattention.SowhenthedusthadsettledIclimbeddownandslippedoutofthechaineddoor.I’mnotsureifIwasmoreexcitedaboutbeingaliveoraboutnotbeingcaughtbutIranallthewaybackhome.

【小题1】Whentheauthorgotinsidethebarnhe_______.

A．noticedamanontheelevatorB．openedthechainedslidingdoorC．sawmanydeadmiceinthedarkD．foundashaftleadingtothetop【小题2】Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheauthor’sadventure?

a.Theelevatorstoppedhalfway.

b.Heenteredtheroundgrainbarn.

c.Heclimbedtothetopoftheshaft.

d.Hefoundafireextinguisherandshotitoff.A．b-a-c-dB．a-c-b-dC．c-a-d-b