Question

Superstorm Sandy’s march of destruction claimed at least 43 lives and left more than eight million people without electricity by late Tuesday, in one of the largest storms ever to strike the East Coast.

Less violent but still dangerous, the storm swept across Pennsylvania on Tuesday and the northeastern US began its slow process of recovery. As dawn broke Tuesday on the storm’s trail of destruction, it began exposing stories of heroism and tragedy, bad decisions and lucky breaks.

In Broad Channel in New York City, a 29-year-old mother was forced to dive and swim out of her house’s front window with her 8-year-old daughter. And in Freeport, N.Y., Nicole Smith returned home --- to find a boat on her lawn. She asked passers-by for $5 to take a snapshot. A 13-year-old girl was found dead, in her pajamas, a block from her washed-out Staten Island home. On Monday night, Sandy’s waves ripped out the entire deck of Jeffrey Ratner’s home, along with the back wall. Still, Mr. Ratner said, he remains optimistic about the future. “We are going to rebuild it,” he said.

The official warnings to evacuate(疏散)were clear, a couple said. But staying home just seemed easier. “It’s not their fault; it’s ours,” said Mary Norton, 88, head in her hands. “We did not leave.”

New York’s extensive transit system, a lifeline for millions of commuters(上下班往返的人), suffered the greatest damage as floodwaters drowned all seven subway tunnels connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. Jseph Lhota, Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, described it as the most destroying in the 108-year history of the New York subway.

Forecaster said Sandy, which had maximum continuing winds of 45 miles an hour Tuesday afternoon, would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday as it meets cold air fronts. Another inch of rain was expected from the eastern Great Lakes across the mid-Atlantic and into southern New England.

1.The passage mainly talks about________.

A. New York’s extensive transit system

B. when and why superstorm formed

C. the latest information about Sandy

D. superstorm Sandy’s destruction in America

2.Mary Norton and her husband didn’t leave their home because________.

A. they didn’t know a superstorm was on the way

B. they didn’t believe the government’s warnings

C. they didn’t want to take the trouble to move

D. they had no chance of leaving before Sandy hit the area

3.The transit system mentioned in the last paragraph but one refers to_________.

A. the bus route B. the ship route

C. the flight course D. the subway route

4.Which of the following statements about Sandy is WRONG?

A. It had killed at least 43 lives when the news was released.

B. It would move into Canada on Tuesday night.

C. It would bring another rain to the eastern Great Lakes

D. It led to power failure in many areas in America.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要说明和例举了风暴桑迪所带来的破坏。

1.D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要说明和例举了风暴桑迪所带来的破坏。故该题正确答案为 D. superstorm Sandy’s destruction in America.

2.C细节信息题。根据文章第四段中“The official warnings to evacuate(疏散)were clear, a couple said. But staying home just seemed easier.”可知，玛丽.诺顿和她的老公没离开，不是因为不知道风暴即将来临，不是不相信政府的警告，也不是在风暴来之前没机会离开，而是他们觉得呆在家里更简单容易些。故该题正确答案为C.

3.D细节信息题。该题询问的是“the last paragraph but one”：倒数第二段的内容，根据该段所提到的“ as floodwaters drowned all seven subway tunnels connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn”可知，该段提到的交通系统是：地铁线。故选项 D. the subway route为正确答案。

4.B细节信息题。根据文章最后一段中“would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday”（在周三进入加拿大之前将会在星期二晚上经过宾夕法尼亚州西部）可知，选项B的内容不正确，故该题正确答案为B.

考点：社会生活类文章的阅读