Building after building under water．Refugees in shelters．Thousands of others unsure where to go．Bodies in streets．This is what one of America's historic cities was reduced to this week by a powerful storm, Katrina（卡特里娜）．The mayor of New Orleans says thousands may be dead．Hurricane Katrina also caused death and destruction in parts of Mississippi and Alabama along the Gulf of Mexico．

New Orleans is famous for its wild Mardi Gras celebrations．New Orleans is also a major port for foreign oil and other shipping trade．Yet the city of nearly five hundred thousand people was built below sea level．New Orleans has depended on levees to control floods from the Mississippi River．Katrina struck on Monday．New Orleans avoided a direct hit．But two of the levees failed the next day．Most of the city was flooded．Helicopters dropped huge sandbags to fill the breaks．But the water had no place to go．Pumping stations had no power．

America faces one of the worst natural events in its history．President Bush says the recovery will take years．People were told to leave the path of the storm．But some would not or could not．Many of those worst affected by Katrina are poor and black．African-American leaders and others were angry that government aid did not arrive faster．President Bush visited some of the damaged areas on Friday．He said the way officials reacted to the crisis was unacceptable．

Which is true of the following details about New Orleans?

       A．New Orleans is a newly－built city of America

       B．There were no black people in New Orleans．

       C．This is the first time that hurricane has stricken it．

       D．New Orleans is a major port for foreign oil and other shipping trade．

What does the underlined word “levees”(in the second paragraph) mean?

       A．trees      B．dams      C．ports      D．ships

Which is right about the Hurricane Katrina?

       A．It also caused the destruction in parts of Mississippi．

       B．A lot of people died in this disaster．

       C．It cut off the electricity supply of the city．

       D．All of the above is right．

What can we learn from the text?

       A．President Bush was not concerned about this disaster．

       B．The recovery of the city will take a few days．

       C．In this disaster the government aid didn’t arrive in time．

       D．In this city there were no pump stations．

Building after building under water.Refugees in shelters.Thousands of others unsure where to go.Bodies in streets.This is what one of America's historic cities was reduced to this week by a powerful storm, Katrina（卡特里娜）.The mayor of New Orleans says thousands may be dead.Hurricane Katrina also caused death and destruction in parts of Mississippi and Alabama along the Gulf of Mexico.
New Orleans is famous for its wild Mardi Gras celebrations.New Orleans is also a major port for foreign oil and other shipping trade.Yet the city of nearly five hundred thousand people was built below sea level.New Orleans has depended on levees to control floods from the Mississippi River.Katrina struck on Monday.New Orleans avoided a direct hit.But two of the levees failed the next day.Most of the city was flooded.Helicopters dropped huge sandbags to fill the breaks.But the water had no place to go.Pumping stations had no power.
America faces one of the worst natural events in its history.President Bush says the recovery will take years.People were told to leave the path of the storm.But some would not or could not.Many of those worst affected by Katrina are poor and black.African-American leaders and others were angry that government aid did not arrive faster.President Bush visited some of the damaged areas on Friday.He said the way officials reacted to the crisis was unacceptable.

1. 1.

   Which is true of the following details about New Orleans?

   1. A.
      New Orleans is a newly-built city of America
   2. B.
      There were no black people in New Orleans.
   3. C.
      This is the first time that hurricane has stricken it.
   4. D.
      New Orleans is a major port for foreign oil and other shipping trade.
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word “levees”(in the second paragraph) mean?

   1. A.
      trees
   2. B.
      dams
   3. C.
      ports
   4. D.
      ships
3. 3.

   Which is right about the Hurricane Katrina?

   1. A.
      It also caused the destruction in parts of Mississippi.
   2. B.
      A lot of people died in this disaster.
   3. C.
      It cut off the electricity supply of the city.
   4. D.
      All of the above is right.
4. 4.

   What can we learn from the text?

   1. A.
      President Bush was not concerned about this disaster.
   2. B.
      The recovery of the city will take a few days.
   3. C.
      In this disaster the government aid didn’t arrive in time.
   4. D.
      In this city there were no pump stations.

The woman liked the water so much that she had had　　 delivered from the pump to her house every day.

A. that　 B. it　　 C. one　　　　 D . someone

Father and his crew radioed for help when water started pouring in his ship. We flew out there about an hour ago and dropped them a pump. “Take it easy. He will be back soon.” “What if the pump doesn’t work?” Mom questioned. “You should do another fly-over.” The man tried to comfort Mom, “He must be all right now, Mrs Hemingway, or we would have heard a radio signal from him.” “You haven’t got a Mayday?” “No, but we will let you know if we hear the radio signal.” Mom hung up.
I remained crying. Mom called the Coast Guard again. Finally, they said they would send out a rescue plane.
At midnight the phone rang. It was the Coast Guard. They had found my father and all his crew floating in sea 15miles off Jamaica. Dad’s ship had sunk, but fortunately all were safe.
“The pump they dropped didn’t work fast enough,” Dad said. “I radioed a Mayday, but I couldn’t get through.”
Dad didn’t get through to the Coast Guard because of the storm, but he got through to us. Really, there is something that can’t be seen but exists, as is said but can’t be explained, between us, the families. 

1. 1.

   The underlined word “Mayday” in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.

   1. A.
      a radio program                                       
   2. B.
      the signal for help   
   3. C.
      the holiday in May                                          
   4. D.
      a sign of feeling sick
2. 2.

   Why did the man on duty say the author’s father would return soon?
   

   1. A.
      The pump they dropped was of high quality.
   2. B.
      The author’s father called him and told him so.
   3. C.
      The plane waited until the pump worked.
   4. D.
      He thought no news was good news.
3. 3.

   We can infer from the text that _________.

   1. A.
      the man on duty in the Coast Guard was careless
   2. B.
      the plane failed to find the ship which was in danger
   3. C.
      the author’s father was in charge of the ship
   4. D.
      the pump saved the author’s father finally
4. 4.

   What may be the explanation for the author’s (as a baby) crying?

   1. A.
      He might feel hungry in the evening
   2. B.
      He might see something terrible in the room.
   3. C.
      He might be afraid when left alone in room
   4. D.
      He might have a feeling of uneasiness.