2026届山东省潍坊市教科所英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题含解析

2026届山东省潍坊市教科所英语高三上期末复习检测模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Howwasyourevening?WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth2．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen3．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when4．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor5．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup6．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until7．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality8．I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo9．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before10．Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears_________.A．onpurpose B．onend C．onduty D．onwatch11．Iwascaughtinatrafficjamforoveranhour,otherwise,I________youwaitingforsuchalongtime.A．hadnotkept B．willnotkeepC．wouldnothavekept D．havenotkept12．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking13．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely14．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled15．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though16．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore17．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound18．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken19．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup20．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Jobsquicklybecameboredwithcollege.HelikedbeingatReed,justnottakingtherequiredclasses.Infact,hewassurprisedwhenhefoundoutthattherewerestrictcourserequirements.WhenWozniakcametovisit,Jobswavedhisscheduleathimandcomplained,“Theyaremakingmetakeallthesecourses.”Wozniakreplied,“Yes,that’swhattheydoincollege.”Jobsrefusedtogototheclasseshewasassignedandinsteadwenttotheoneshewanted,suchasadanceclasswherehecouldenjoyboththecreativityandthechancetomeetgirls.“Iwouldneverhaverefusedtotakethecoursesyouweresupposedto,that’sadifferenceinourpersonality.”saidWozniaksurprisedlyandadmiringly.Jobsalsobegantofeelguiltyaboutspendingsomuchofhisparents’moneyonaneducationthatdidnotseemworthwhile.“Allofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition(学费).”hedetailedhisexperienceinafamousceremonyaddressatStanford.“IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutokay."Hedidn’tactuallywanttoleaveReed；hejustwantedtoquitpayingtuitionandtakingclassesthatdidn’tinteresthim.Surprisingly,Reedtoleratedthat.“Hehadaveryinquiringmindthatwasenormouslyattractive,”saidthedeanofstudents,JackDudman.“Herefusedtoacceptautomaticallyreceivedtruths,andhewantedtoexamineeverythinghimself.”DudmanallowedJobstoauditclassesandstaywithfriendsinthedormsevenafterhestoppedpayingtuition.“TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting,”hesaid.Amongthemwasacalligraphy(书法)classthatappealedtohimafterhesawpostersoncampusthatwerebeautifullydrawn.“Ilearnedaboutserifandsansseriftypefaces(字体),aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallyfineinawaythatsciencecan’tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.”ItwasyetanotherexampleofJobsconsciouslypositioninghimselfattheintersection(相交点)oftheartsandtechnology.Inallofhisproducts,technologywouldbemarriedtogreatdesign,elegance,humantouches,andevenromance.“IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadsomanytypefaces.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,it’slikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.”MeanwhileJobshadahardtimeatReed.Hewentbarefootmostofthetime,wearingsandalswhenitsnowed.ElizabethHolmesmademealsforhim,tryingtokeepupwithhisobsessivediets.Hereturnedsodabottlesforsparechange,continuedhislonghardjourneystothefreeSundaydinnersattheHareKrishnatemple,andworeadownjacketintheheatlessgarageapartmentherentedfor$20amonth.Whenheneededmoney,hefoundworkatthepsychologydepartmentlabmaintainingtheelectronicequipmentthatwasusedforanimalbehaviourexperiments.OccasionallyChrisannBrennanwouldcometovisit.Theirrelationshipdevelopedabnormally.Butmostlyhetendedtothebeginningofhisownsoulandpersonalgoalforenlightenment(开明).“Icameofageatamagicaltime,”hereflectedlater,“OurconsciousnesswasraisedbyZen,andalsobyLSD．”Evenlaterinlifehewouldcreditcertaindrugsformakinghimmoreenlightened.“TakingLSDwasavaluableexperience,oneofthemostimportantthingsinmylife.LSDshowsyouthatthere’sanothersidetothecoin,andyoucan’trememberitwhenitwearsoff,butyouknowit.Itheightenedmysenseofwhatwasimportant—creatingwonderfulthingsinsteadofmakingmoney,puttingthingsbackintothestreamofhistoryandofhumanconsciousnessasmuchasIcould.”1、JobsandWozniakdifferedin________.A．approachtofreedomB．appetiteforknowledgeC．attitudetorequirementsD．affectionforcollegelife2、OnefactorinJobs’decisiontoleavecollegeisthat________.A．hisfamilywasinabsolutepovertyB．hewantedtobeindependentofhisparentsC．hewouldn’thavehisparents’moneywastedD．thecollegecouldn’tpreparehimforhissetgoal3、FromJackDudman’sstatementwecanseethatJobswas________.A．ratherdifficulttogetalongwithB．quitegoodatsolvingproblemsC．toostubborntochangehismindD．veryseriousaboutexistingbeliefs4、Theunderlinedword“audit”inParagraph3means“________”.A．attendinformallyB．missoccasionallyC．givesuccessfullyD．conductirregularly5、Jobsworkedontypefaceswhilesufferingfromahardlife________.A．toprovehisvaluetothewholeworldB．tobringsomethinggreatintoexistenceC．tomakehimselfwealthyforabetterlifeD．toshowcollegewasunimportanttohim6、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．StayOutB．DropOutC．HoldOutD．WorkOut22．（8分）Moviesin2018Thepastyearwasabigyearintheworldofartandculture.Hereisalistofthetopmovieslastyear.BlackPantherReleasetime:FebruaryThemonthofFebruarybroughtmovieloversBlackPanther,thesuperheromoviefromMarvelComics.ThefilmtellsthestoryofanimaginaryAfricannationcalledWakanda.Thefilmearnedcriticalpraiseandalotofmoney.Infact,ithasbecomethe12thhighest-earningfilmofalltimeworldwide.AStarisBornReleasetime:OctoberInOctober,theworldsawsingerLadyGagachangeherselfcompletelyonthesilverscreen.GagastarredoppositeBradleyCooperinthemovieAStarisBorn.Thefilmwasmetwithmuchpublicexcitementandearned$100millioninUStheatersinjust12days.ThefilmanditsstarsarewidelyexpectedtoreceiveOscarnominations(提名).BohemianRhapsodyReleasetime:NovemberNovemberbroughtthereleaseofthefilmBohemianRhapsody.IttellsthestoryofQueen,theBritishrockgroupthatrosetoworldwidefameinthe1970s.Whilethefilmhasnotreceivedhighmarksfromcritics,musicloversaroundtheworldseempleased.Thefilmmade$600millioninitsfirstfiveweeks,makingitthemostsuccessfulmusicbiographicalfilmever.RomaReleasetime:DecemberTheOscarsarestillafewmonthsaway,butthetalkoftheawardsisalreadyunderway.Infact,theAcademyreleaseditsshortlistforninecategories,includingcandidatesforthebestforeignlanguagefilm.Asisexpected,Mexico’scriticallypraisedRomaisamongthem.Romatellsthestoryofahousekeeperforamiddle-classfamilyinMexicoCityduringthe1970s.FilmcriticsalsoexpectthefilmtocompetefortheBestPictureaward.NoforeignlanguagefilmhaseverwonBestPictureattheOscarsbefore.1、Whichfilmfocusesonthethemeofmusic?A．BlackPanther. B．AStarisBorn.C．BohemianRhapsody. D．Roma.2、WhatdidthefilmAStarisBornmeantoLadyGaga?A．Itmadeherfirstappearonscreen.B．Itmadeherbecomeasinger.C．IthelpedherreceivetheOscarsfinallyD．Itcontributedtohercareertransformation.3、WhatdoweknowaboutRoma?A．IthaseverwonBestPictureattheOscars.B．IthaseverbeencriticizedbytheAcademy.C．ItisexpectedbysomepeopletowintheOscars.D．Itisregardedasthebestforeignlanguagefilm.23．（8分）Dodderisanunusualandunwantedplantthatattackedotherplants.Exceptforitsflower,theplantlookslikespaghetti,akindofnoodlesintheshapeoflongthinpiecesthatlooklikestringwhentheyarecooked.Itsalmostleafless,thread-likestemshangdownontopofotherplantsthatdodderneedstostayalive.Dodderdoesnotproduceitsownfood.Instead,itstealsfoodfromotherplants.Itfeedsbysuckingjuicesfromtheplantwhichiswrappedaround,oftenmakingitshostveryweakorevenkillingit.Doddercanfindotherplantsbytheirsmell.Whenayoungdodderplantstartsgrowing,itfollowsthesmellofplantsitprefers,liketomatoplants,potatoplants,orotherfarmcrops.Unlikemostplantsthatusuallygrowinthedirectionoflightorwarmth,adodderplantwillgrowinthedirectionof,forexample,tomatosmell-ifatomatohappenstobegrowingnearby.However,ayoungdodderplantmustfindahostplantquickly.Itnolongerneedsitsrootonceitisattachedtothehostandwrappedaroundit.Ifitcannotcatchasmellofpotentialhostwithinafewdays,itwilldryupandvanishevenifthereisplentyofwateraround.Onceitfindsahost,theyoungdodderplantwillattachitselftoitandstartgrowingfaster.Atthatpointthedodderplantwilldropitsroot.Dodderisthusadifficultweedtomanageandarealheadacheforfarmers.Whenitdoesgetoutofhand,doddercangreatlyreduceafarmer’sharvestorevendestroycropscompletely.Beforesowingtheirproduce,especiallyfarmersinwarmpartsoftheworldoftenchecktomakesurenounwanteddodderseedshavemixedwiththeircropseeds.Thisisagoodwaytostopdodderplantsfrommakingtheirwaytoacropfieldsecretly.1、Whydoestheauthormentionspaghettiinthefirstparagraph?A．Toanalyzethecontentofsomefood. B．Tointroducethetopicofthispassage.C．Totelltheusageofthedodderplants. D．Todescribetheshapeofdodderplants.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vanish”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．invade B．growC．escape D．disappear3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Dodderdoesn’tproduceitsownfood. B．Doddergivesoffsmelltoattractplants.C．Doddercanaffectfarmer’sincome. D．Doddercanonlysurviveintheshade.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewvarietyoffarmcrops.B．Tointroduceplantsthatareharmfultohumans.C．Tointroducethespecialabilitiesofadangerousplant.D．Tointroducerecentimprovementsinfarmingmethods.24．（8分）Ifyouhaveneverbeenonacruise（乘船游览）,itcanseemlikeitsownworld—withitsownrulesandsecretlanguage.Soherewearegoingtolayouttheverybasicsofgoingonacruise.DoIneedapassporttogoonacruise?Youmayneedapassport,butyoushouldtakeoneanyway.BesidesthefactthatyouaregoingtoneedanIDcardtoboardtheshipinthefirstplace,alotofportsrequireone.HowmuchluggagecanItakeonboard?Forthemostpart,cruiseshipsaren’tlikeplanes—thereisn’tastrictlyregulatedamountofluggageyoucantakewithyou,andyouarenotgoingtobechargedforbringingtoomuch.Keepinmindthatcabinstoragespacecanbetight.Everything,includingyouremptyluggage,isgoingtohavetofitinsideandyoudon’twanttobetrippingoveritforyourwholevacation.Thingslikegunsandknivesarebanned,butregulationsvaryfromshiptoshipaboutthingslikeirons（generallyano）andhairdryers（generallyayes）.Someshipsallowyoutobringabottleofwine,butnearlyallbanbringingyourownhardalcohol.What’stheprocessforboardingacruiseship?Boardingacruiseshipislikeboardingaplane—thereareregulationsorwhentoarrive,howtocheck-in,andwhatsecurityyouhavetogothrough.Mostcruiselineshavetransportationavailablefromtheairport;otherwisetheynormallyownapaidparkinglotwhereyoucanleaveyourcar.1、Whatwillyouhavetoshowwhenyouboardashipinthefirstplace?A．Acreditcard. B．Apostcard.C．AnIDcard. D．Luggage.2、Whatcanyoutakewhenyouareonacruise?A．Asmuchalcoholasyoucan. B．Moreluggagethanonaplane.C．Lessluggagethanonaplane. D．Asmanygunsandknivesasyoucan.3、Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Astorybook. B．Aguidebook.C．Abookreview. D．Asciencereport.25．（10分）Don’tputitoff,doitnow!Whydowespendsomuchtimenotdoingtheworkweshoulddo,orputtingoffsmalljobsthathavepileduptocreateabigproblem?Procrastinating,asputtingthingsofflikethisiscalled,isinourcharacterwehavenaturallysincebirth;weavoiddullordifficultjobsuntilit’stoolatetodoanythingelse.“Weoftenputthingsoffalthoughweknowitwillmakelifemorestressful,”saysDr.Steel,anauthorityonthescienceofmotivation.“Ifthesetaskswerefun,we’djustdothemnow.Weputoffwhatisdifficultorunpleasant,suchasthepaperworkthatneedsdoingbeforeleavingtheofficeorcleaningthebitsofyourhomethatpeoplecan’tsee.Butthefactis,thelesspeopleprocrastinate,themoremoneytheyhave,thebetterrelationshipstheyhave,andthehealthiertheyare.”Thisisobviouswhenyoulookatthecoupleswhodon’targueaboutwhetheranyonehascleanedthekitchen,andthepeoplewhosimplygoforaruninsteadofendlesslyreschedulingitintheirheads.Ofcourse,therearetherestofus,whofeelthesmalljobspilinguparoundusdaily.“We’veevolvedtorespondtothemoment,andnottosetoursightstoofarinanuncertainworld,”Dr.Steeladds.“Wearenotsetuptoappreciatelong-termrewards,whetherit’sthebenefitofafour-yeardegree,doingexerciseordieting.Weusuallyfeelthecostnowandtherewardcomesmuchlater.”AccordingtoDr.Steel,wehavetwodecision-makingsystems.Theyarethelimbic,whichisresponsiblefortheshortterm,andtheprefrontalcortex,whichdealswiththefuture.Webouncebetweenlong-termgoalsandshort-termtemptations,soweneedgoalsthatwilltranslateourplansforthelimbicsystem.Let’staketheexampleofstudents’writingessays.Theyshouldsetthemselvestargetsandwordcountsperday.Thesearethusturnedfromseeminglyendlesstasksintosomethingconcretewithmeasuredprogress.Dr.Steelrecommendssuchtechniques,or“pre-commitments”,addingthatleavingyouamonthbeforethe“deadline”makesitmorelikelyataskwillbecompleted.Thebenefitisthatyou’llavoidtheembarrassmentofnotfollowinguponsomethingpeopleareexpectingyoutodo—tellingeveryoneyouaregoingtotakeupjoggingmakesyoumorelikelytodoso.Overcomingprocrastinationfinallycomesdowntoplanning,which,ifyou’renotcareful,becomesprocrastinationinitself.Butitisworthmakingsureyouhaveeverythinginplace.“Successfulpeopledon’tpretendtheydon’tprocrastinate,”Dr.Steelsays.“Peoplewhopretendtheyhavewillpowerarelesssuccessful.”Instead,planforprocrastination:makeyourworkenvironmentatempleofproductivitybycuttingoutwhatstopsyoupayingyourattention,soyoucanreallyfocusonmovingforward.1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutprocrastinationinParagraph1?A．Itissomethingmanypeoplecan’thelp.B．Itisanexcusepeopleoftenuseinpublic.C．Itiscausedbythetechnologyinpeople’slife.D．Itismorecommonwhenpeoplehavesmalljobstodo.2、Inparagraph3,Dr.Steelbelievesthatpeoplewhoprocrastinateshould______.A．attempttoovercometheirnaturaltendenciesB．taketheadviceofothersinthesamesituationC．beawarethattheirproblemisrelativelysmallD．findoutmoreaboutthewaytheymakedecisions3、WhydoesDr.Steelrecommendmaking“pre-commitments”inParagraph4?A．Theyareanalternativetoimpossiblegoals.B．Theymakechallengesfeelmoremanageable.C．Theyareaneffectivewayofimpressingothers.D．Theyallowpeopletoachievetheiraimssooner.4、Whatdoestheauthordobysayingtheunderlinedsentence?A．Encouragethereadertodevelopplanseffectively.B．Advisethereadertodealwithcomplextasksquickly.C．Warnthereaderagainstspendingtoolonggettingorganized.D．Remindthereadertotakethetimetofocusproperlyonatask.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Amanandhisgirlfriendgotmarried.Everyonecouldtellthatthelovetheyhadforeachotherwastrue.Afewmonthslater,thewifecametothehusbandwithaproposal,"Ireadinamagazineabouthowwecan1ourmarriage.Eachofuswillwritealistofthethingsthatwefindabit2withtheother.Then,wecantalkabouthowwecan3themtogetherandmakeourliveshappiertogether."Thehusband4Soeachofthemwenttoa(n)5roomandthoughtaboutthethingsthatannoyedthemabouttheotherfortherestoftheday.Thenextmorning,atthebreakfasttable,theydecidedthattheywouldgoovertheir6"I'llstart,"offeredthewife.She7herlist.Ithadmanyitemsonit,enoughtofill3pages.Afterthewifehadreadallthreepagestoherhusband,8thehusbandstated,"Idon'thaveanythingonmylist.Ithinkthatyouareperfectthe9thatyouare.Idon'twantyouto10anythingforme."Thewife,touchedbyhishonestyandthedepthofhisloveforherandhis11ofher,turnedherheadandwept.Inlife,thereareenoughtimeswhenwearedisappointed,depressedandannoyed.Wedon'treallyhavetogo12forthem.Wehaveawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty,lightandpromise.Whywastetimeseekingthebad,disappointingorannoyingwhenwecanlookaroundus,andseethewonderfulthingsbeforeus?1、A．enrich B．strengthen C．lengthen D．deepen2、A．annoying B．surprising C．satisfying D．inspiring3、A．fix B．do C．find D．set4、A．smiled B．refused C．agreed D．hesitated5、A．spare B．separate C．empty D．special6、A．dishes B．magazines C．lives D．lists7、A．putaway B．handedin C．tookout D．wrotedown8、A．disappointedly B．unluckily C．bitterly D．quietly9、A．appearance B．way C．situation D．position10、A．change B．accept C．decide D．drop11、A．advice B．warning C．acceptance D．pride12、A．leaving B．waiting C．asking D．lookin第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ThefireatNotreDameCathedralinParishasraisedquestionsabouttheconditionofthousandsofothercathedralsandhistoric1．(structure)acrossEurope.ItalsoraisesquestionsaboutwhetherEuropeangovernmentsaredoingenough2．(keep)upandcareforsuchbuildings.TiborNavracsics,theEuropeanUnion’stopcultureofficial,toldTheAssociatedPressthat“wearesousedtoouroutstandingculturalheritagethatwetendtoforgetthatit3．(need)constantcareandattention.”Somepeoplesaythefirewasawake-upcall,notjustforEurope,4．thewholeworld.Largefireshavelongrobbedhumanity5．knowledge,artandtreasures.In2015,theGermanengineeringcompanySiemens6．(find)thatScotlandhadaboutten7．(damage)firesayear,whileEnglandlostatleastadozenlistedbuildingsayear.InGermany,seventyhistoricbuildingshavebeen8．(heavy)damagedsince2000.Expertssaythat9．isneedediscontinuousattentionandmaintenance.Somesayworld-renownedmonumentslikeNotreDamearethedrivingforcebehindtourismandshouldgetmorerespect.Quaedvlieg-Mihailovicis,whoheadstheheritagegroupEuropaNostra,notedthe10．(important)ofsuchrespect.“Culturalheritageisagoldmine.Youcannotexploititandthenjustleavethemineandgotoanotherone.”shesaid.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenwhilethetelephonerang.Iwenttoansweritimmediately.Shewasmyclosefriend,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonphone,thefirealarmsounds.Iranbacktothekitchenonlytofindtheroomfullofsmokeandthebeefbadburnt.Iquicklyturnedoffthegas,openingallthewindows,andthenwentoutofthehouse.Inmysurprise,thetwofireengineswereouts