高考英语阅读理解:历届高考英语精选长难句复习八

71. Soon I heard a sound like that of a door burst in , and then a climb of feet.(NMET90)

很快我听到好象是门被撞进的声音，接着是一阵上楼的脚步声。

简析：that替代前而的sound。

72. Father took the still smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which killed the gorilla.(NMET90)

爸爸从我手里拿起那只仍冒烟的枪，又开了一枪，这才杀死了那只大猩猩。

简析：关键词fire another shot 又开了一枪。

73.It happened that father had sent us upstairs because he thought he would be able to lock the door—which was twenty feet away—before the animal reached it.(NMET90)

事情发生是这样的,爸爸先把我们送上楼，因为他原以为他能够在那个动物赶到之前(距离20英尺远)将门锁上。

简析：句型结构It happened that…事情发生是这样的…。

74. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought, as he admired himself in the mirror. (NMET91)

当他在镜子前自我欣赏时，他想他当然看上去很适合那个角色。

简析：关键词all right确实，无疑。

75. He put his head in his hands and tried to remember his lines, but nothing came to his mind. (NMET91)

他抱着头，尽力的想台词，但什么也想不起来。

简析：迂回表达nothing came to his mind=He remembered nothing.

76. In fact the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it. (NMET91)

实际上，他越是观看这台戏剧，他越是认为自己已进入角色。

简析：句型结构the more…the more…越…越…

77. Instead she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, letting herself in through the back door.(NMET92)

反而，她在附近公园散步一会儿就回到家，她经过后门让自己进去的。

简析：分词短语letting herself in 作状语。

78. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.(NMET92)

她静下心来等，看会发生什么事。

简析：关键词settle down to do sth 静下心来做…

79. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door.(NMET 92)

她拿起那个装着开水的壶，悄悄地向门移动。

简析：现在分词短语作伴随状语。

80. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet.(NMET 92)

当那根铁丝掉在地上，哪只手缩回时，外面传来尖叫声，接着是逃跑的声音。

简析：三处被动语态间接描述小偷遭到的惩罚。