题目内容
18.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.But 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 had left my husband of 2years,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 had already escaped.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 cheered for me.I rushed off the stage and 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 back bumper(保险杠) of a VW bus,holding on to the overhead luggage shelf,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 repaired our house,bought a new car,bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational,spirit-filled church.
35.Why did the writer go to Europe?C
A.To spend her holidays there.
B.To present a music festival.
C.To help her sister in a music festival.
D.To participate in a game.
36.How did the writer know that her husband remained at home when the hurricane took place?A
A.Through the call from her husband's cousin.
B.Through the call from her husband.
C.Through the text message from the cousin.
D.Through the text message from her husband.
37.How long did the writer stay in Europe?B
A.2years.
B.About 2weeks.
C.About 2months.
D.2days.
38.What can we know from the passage?D
A.The writer performed badly in the music festival.
B.The writer was too busy to care about her husband.
C.The hurricane disaster didn't affect the couple's life.
D.The husband had a narrow escape in the floods.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者离开家帮助姐姐的音乐节,她所在的城市遭遇到飓风,她家里东西都失去了,幸好的是丈夫幸存下来,他们重建了家园,而且感情更好了.
解答 35.C.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,作者去欧洲是为了在音乐节帮助姐姐.故选C.
36.A.细节理解题.根据第三段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可知当飓风发生时,作者通过她丈夫的表兄打来的电话知道她的丈夫呆在家里;故选A.
37.B.细节理解题.根据最后一段By the first week of September,I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport可知作者在欧洲呆了大约两周;故选B.
38.D.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段He survived by riding on the back bumper(保险杠) of a VW bus,holding on to the overhead luggage shelf,in the pouring rain,down the highway from New Orleans,half-way to Baton Rouge可知丈夫在洪水中死里逃生;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
A. | get away | B. | settle down | C. | fit in | D. | make up |
A. | Faced | B. | Facing | C. | Having faced | D. | To face |