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 本文主要講了在德克薩斯州發生的颶風以及颶風對當地人們生活產生的影響.
解答 1.C.細節理解題.根據文章第一段第二句"The worst thing is Hanna's destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines."可知颶風對人最大的影響是破壞了電力設施.故選C.2.D.細節理解題.根據第二段第一句"Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal."可知休斯頓地區基本恢夏了正常,根據第四句"But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover."可知Galveston地區的情況比休斯頓地區情況嚴重的多,故選D.3.B.推理判斷題.根掮第一段第一句可知是10月21號發生的地震,根據第二段倒數第二句可知父母將孩子送到其他學校學習,這些字校11月13號開學,所以學生在家的時間差不多是三個星期,故選B.4.D.細節理解題.根據最后一段描述可知由于颶風Reed與她的繼母團聚了,故選D.
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