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【题目】I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival. She lives on the other side of the world, and I went to visit her, not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will. However, I wanted to show her my support because she is my only sister.

So I boarded the plane in mid-August, and hated the long flight. I arrived, tired and hungry. I had left my husband of 2 years, alone, in our old New Orleans house.

I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival on Sunday morning when I received a call from Chicago. The hurricane was predicted to hit our city, and many people had already evacuated, but my husband chose to stay behind. He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world, but he could call his cousin in Chicago. He gave his cousin a message for me, that he would be just fine, and not to worry.

As the day wore on, I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans, and I realized, thanks to CNN, that New Orleans was under water.

I performed, hoping that my husband would survive. And I performed perfectly. The audience stood and applauded. I left the stage and went straight to the TV. I saw the street sign near my home, of Humanity Street, but nothing below it, except water.

In the days that followed, I found out that my house, my car, my clothes, my furniture, everything that I’d left behind was gone…but not my husband. He survived by riding on the rear bumper（后保险杠）of a VW bus, holding on to the overhead luggage rack, in the pouring rain, down the highway from New Orleans, half-way to Baton Rouge. The rest of the journey was a long walk, but he survived.

By the first week of September, I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport, and hugged my husband. Since then, our relationship has grown deeper; we have completely rebuilt our house, bought a new car, bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational, spirit-filled community.

【1】Why did the author leave home?

A. To look after her sister. B. To attend a music festival.

C. To watch a performance. D. To visit her husband’s cousin.

【2】How did the author feel when she left home?

A. Disappointed. B. Worried.

C. Tired. D. Unwilling.

【3】What does the underlined word “evacuated” mean?

A. Gathered. B. Struggled.

C. Escaped. D. Hid.

【4】What might be the title for the passage?

A. Lost it All, Gained Even More. B. Once Gone, Never Returned.

C. Caught in the Hurricane. D. Trapped in a Dilemma.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】试题作者离开家帮助姐姐的音乐节，她所在的城市遭遇到飓风，她家里的东西都失去了，幸好丈夫幸存下来，他们重建了家园，而且感情更好了。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival.”可知，作者离开家是为了参加一个音乐节。故选B。

【2】D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“not wanting to leave and feeling like I was leaving home against my will.”可知，作者在离开家的时候是不愿意的。故选D。

【3】C 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段的句子“The hurricane was predicted to hit our city,”飓风被预测袭击这个城市，很多人都逃离了。可知，“evacuated”的意思是“逃离”。故选C。

【4】A 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，作者离开家帮助姐姐的音乐节，期间她所在的城市遭遇到飓风，她家里东西都失去了，幸好丈夫幸存下来，他们重建了家园，而且感情更好了。Lost it All, Gained Even More是最好的标题。故选A。

词义猜测题。利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义，是阅读过程中的一大关键，这也是近年来高考考查的热点。最常见的就是利用上下文语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。1.抓住所需推断词汇前后的“mean”或系动词或破折号等直接定义该词的部分。2.抓住文章主旨与该段所表达的中心。特别对于议论文要牢记论点与论据的相互支撑关系。【3】C词义猜测题。根据文章第三段的句子“The hurricane was predicted to hit our city,”飓风被预测袭击了这个城市，很多人都逃离了。可知，“evacuated”的意思是“逃离”。故选C。