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】

試題分析：本文主要說明和例舉了風(fēng)暴桑迪所帶來的破壞。

1.D主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章主要說明和例舉了風(fēng)暴桑迪所帶來的破壞。故該題正確答案為 D. superstorm Sandy’s destruction in America.

2.C細節(jié)信息題。根據(jù)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，瑪麗.諾頓和她的老公沒離開，不是因為不知道風(fēng)暴即將來臨，不是不相信政府的警告，也不是在風(fēng)暴來之前沒機會離開，而是他們覺得呆在家里更簡單容易些。故該題正確答案為C.

3.D細節(jié)信息題。該題詢問的是“the last paragraph but one”：倒數(shù)第二段的內(nèi)容，根據(jù)該段所提到的“ as floodwaters drowned all seven subway tunnels connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn”可知，該段提到的交通系統(tǒng)是：地鐵線。故選項 D. the subway route為正確答案。

4.B細節(jié)信息題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中“would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday”（在周三進入加拿大之前將會在星期二晚上經(jīng)過賓夕法尼亞州西部）可知，選項B的內(nèi)容不正確，故該題正確答案為B.

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