摘要：英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起

英语阅读能力是英语学习者语言水平的体现。阅读对于学习者具有重要的作用，不仅能培养学生英语语感，还能促进词汇积累，提高写作水平。对培养学习者的英语综合能力大有帮助，同时也是学好英语的主要手段和有效途径。今后 给大家安排了每天500字的小说阅读，期待大家加入，一起读英文原创小说。

每天500字阅读（朗读更棒），每个月就是1万5千字，每年的阅读量就可以达到高达18万， 这是一个很了不起的阅读量。同时，我们把词汇提取出来，真实语境，更有利于习得词汇，一起读起来。

单篇小说

The old apartment complex onWestbridge Streethad been standing for decades. It wasn’t particularly fancy, nor was it in the best shape—cracked tiles in the lobby, flickering hallway lights, and an elevator that creaked with every ride. But it was home forLena, who had lived on the tenth floor for the past three years.

She had always preferred the stairs. The elevator was too slow, too old, and too unreliable. But one stormy night, after a long shift at work, Lena was exhausted. The thought of climbing ten flights of stairs made her groan.

So, for the first time in months, she stepped into the elevator.

The doors slid shut behind her with a dull clang. She pressed thebutton for the tenth floor, leaned against the wall, and closed her eyes.

The elevator started moving.

Then, itdidn’t stop.

Lena frowned, opening her eyes. The numbers above the doorkept changing.

11… 12… 13…

Her stomach twisted. Her building only hadten floors.

The elevator kept rising. The air inside felt thicker,warmer, as if something unseen was breathing with her.

Then, with a soft ding, the elevator stopped.

The doors slid open, revealing a hallwayshe had never seen before.

It looked like her building—but it wasn’t. The lights were dim, the air stale, and the wallpaper waswrong—faded patterns that she didn’t recognize. The hallway stretchedtoo far, longer than it should have been.

A singlewet footprintmarked the carpet just outside the elevator.

Then came the whisper.

“You finally came back.”

Lena’s blood ran cold. The voice was right next to her ear, though the elevator was empty.

She slammed the“close” buttonrepeatedly. The doors refused to budge.

Footsteps echoed from down the hall. Slow.Deliberate.Coming toward her.

The elevator buttonsflickered. The overhead light buzzed, then went out completely.

In the darkness, the whisper came again.

“You can’t leave. Not again.”

Lena’s heart pounded as the doors finallyslammed shut. The elevatorlurched downward, moving so fast she thought she might be free-falling.

When it stopped, she stumbled out—onto thelobby floor.

The building was normal again. Bright lights, the security guard at his desk, the same cracked tiles. The elevator behind her stoodquiet and still.

Shaking, Lena turned to the guard.

“H-have you ever been to thetop floor?” she asked.

The guard gave her a strange look.

“What top floor?” he said. “This building only has ten stories.”

Lena didn’t take the elevator again.

But sometimes, late at night, she heard it moving—stopping at afloor that didn’t exist.

And she swore she could hear footsteps waiting just outside the door.

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西桥街上的那栋旧公寓已经矗立了几十年。它不算豪华，也不算破败——大厅的瓷砖有裂痕，走廊的灯光时亮时暗，电梯在每次运行时都发出吱吱嘎嘎的声音。但对莉娜来说，这里已经是她住了三年的家。

她一直更喜欢走楼梯。电梯又慢、又旧、又不稳定。但那天晚上，暴雨倾盆，她下班回来，疲惫不堪。光是想象自己要爬十层楼，她就觉得头疼。

所以，她破例走进了电梯。

电梯门在她身后缓缓合上，发出一声沉闷的**“砰”。她按下十层的按钮**，靠在墙上，闭上了眼睛。

电梯开始上升。

然后，它没有停下。

莉娜皱起眉，睁开眼睛。头顶的数字不断跳动——

11… 12… 13…

她的胃里升起一股寒意。她住的公寓只有十层。

但电梯还在继续上升，空气变得沉闷，温度上升，仿佛有什么看不见的东西在和她一起呼吸。

然后，一声轻柔的**“叮”**响起，电梯停了。

门打开了。

映入眼帘的是一条她从未见过的走廊。

它看起来像她的公寓楼道，但又不完全相同。灯光昏暗，空气中弥漫着一股陈旧的霉味，墙纸的花纹不对劲——褪色得像是几十年前的设计。最诡异的是，走廊比她记忆中要长得多，延伸向黑暗的尽头。

电梯门口的地毯上，有一个湿漉漉的脚印。

然后，她听到了低语声。

“你终于回来了。”

莉娜的血液瞬间凝固。那个声音，就在她耳边。可电梯里……只有她一个人。

她猛地按下**“关门”**键。门纹丝不动。

走廊尽头传来了脚步声。缓慢、沉稳，朝她走来。

电梯按钮的灯光闪烁不定，头顶的灯泡嗡嗡作响，突然熄灭。

漆黑中，低语再次响起——

“你不能走……不可以再逃了。”

莉娜的心狂跳，拼命拍打按钮。

电梯门猛地关上，它猛然下坠，速度快得像是自由落体。

当电梯终于停下时，门缓缓打开。

她跌跌撞撞地跑了出去，发现自己回到了大厅。

公寓里一切正常。灯光明亮，保安坐在前台，地板上的裂缝依旧在那里。身后的电梯安静地待在原地，仿佛什么都没有发生过。

莉娜颤抖着看向保安。

“你……有没有去过公寓的顶楼？”她艰难地问道。

保安皱眉，露出疑惑的神情。

“什么顶楼？”他反问道。“这栋楼只有十层啊。”

莉娜再也没有搭乘过电梯。

但有时候，深夜时分，她仍能听见它缓缓上升——停在一个不存在的楼层。

她知道，那条不属于这里的走廊，还在那里等着她。

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