6.October 21 was a very dark day in Texas.Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes,it caused the largest business damage in Texas's history.The worst thing is Hanna's destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.According to Center Point Energy,Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15million customers.Currently,more than 4,000of them are still in the dark.Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents.
Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools,restaurants,retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover.Hundreds of people are still missing,and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas.Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage.Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.Many school supplies were destroyed.
Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston,Texas.This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying.Believe it or not,Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.When Paula was a girl,she was an orphan,but was taken in by her stepmom,Antonia Flores.Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.Before the hurricane,Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter.There,she reunited with Flores after 30long years!The moment they saw each other,their lives were changed.
21.What's the most serious damage caused by Hurricane HannaC?
A.Hundreds of people are still missing.
B.A large number of people are homeless.
C.Power facilities are severely destroyed.
D.Factories are closed and many people jobless.
22.It can be inferred that the residents in HoustonD.
A.have fully recovered from the disaster
B.were the most unlucky people in the disaster
C.need a long time to bring their life back to normal
D.suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston
23.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home forB
A.at least one month
B.at least three weeks
C.two weeks at most
D.nearly half a month
24.Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing becauseD
A.they had nothing lost after Hurricane Hanna
B.they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelter
C.Paula was taken good care of in the shelter
D.Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades.
分析 本文主要讲了在德克萨斯州发生的飓风以及飓风对当地人们生活产生的影响.
解答 1.C.细节理解题.根据文章第一段第二句"The worst thing is Hanna's destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines."可知飓风对人最大的影响是破坏了电力设施.故选C.2.D.细节理解题.根据第二段第一句"Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal."可知休斯顿地区基本恢夏了正常,根据第四句"But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover."可知Galveston地区的情况比休斯顿地区情况严重的多,故选D.3.B.推理判断题.根掮第一段第一句可知是10月21号发生的地震,根据第二段倒数第二句可知父母将孩子送到其他学校学习,这些字校11月13号开学,所以学生在家的时间差不多是三个星期,故选B.4.D.细节理解题.根据最后一段描述可知由于飓风Reed与她的继母团聚了,故选D.
点评 本题是新闻报道类阅读.本题重在理解全文的意思.对于题目中所提的问题要充分理解原文,在文章中找到答案,利用文章的信息进行作答.本篇考察了3道细节理解题.细节理解题,顾名思义,就是指针对文章的某个细节而设置的试题.细节题的命题方法很多,如可能是对某个细节用同义结构转换后进行考查、也可能是将文章中的几个细节(通常是四个)放在一起要求考生判断是非(选出正确的一项或选出错误的一项)或对几个细节进行排序等.解答这类试题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干或选项中的线索词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案(此时要特别注意一些常见的同义转换).