Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away ,her best friend ,Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others, returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperately needed clinic, Alice said she’d do it, but only with Pat, It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spread, help poured in, Groups raised money and donated medical equipment, exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, and Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.:” Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.” says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

“This is the most rewarding thing I ‘vet ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating（减轻）some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

56 When Hurricane Katrina arrived，          ．

 A  Alice was driving to her brother’s house    B．Pal was visiting in a hospital

 C houses were destroyed                                D people were rescued to safety

57．What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

 A．The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

 B．The clinic helped local people a lot．

 C．The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

 D．The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction．

58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

 A．Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

 B．Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

 C．Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

 D．People were ready to help when disasters happened．

59．Pat cried a lot probably because       ．

 A．She was sad about what people had suffered

 B．she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

 C．work in the clinic was too difficult

 D．she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

60．The underlined word“evacuated’’in the second paragraph most probably means“     ”

 A．foreed        B．attached       C．related    D．moved

Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away, her best friend, Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others, returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she’d do ti ,but only with Pat ,It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spread, help poured in, Groups raised money and donated medical equipment, exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.: “Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.” says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

“This is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating（减轻）some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

1．When Hurricane Katrina arrived，          ．

A．Alice was driving to her brother’s house                  B．Pal was visiting in a hospital

C．houses were destroyed                          D．people were rescued to safety

2．What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

A．The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

B．The clinic helped local people a lot．

C．The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

D．The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction．

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

A．Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

B．Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

C．Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

D．People were ready to help when disasters happened．

4．Pat cried a lot probably because       ．

A．she was sad about what people had suffered

B．she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

C．work in the clinic was too difficult

D．she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

5．The underlined word“evacuated”in the second paragraph most probably means“     ”

A．freed        B．attached         C．related            D．moved

      Alice watched from her brother's New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees，broke windows，and swallowed cars，including her own.A few miles away，her best friend，Pat，also a nurse，was supervising patients in the high??risk hospital when the river banks broke.For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up.

      Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States.Weeks later, they，like thousands of others，returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone.

      The following spring，as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning residents.When asked if she would head a desperately needed clinic，Alice said she'd do it，but only with Pat.It took Pat less than five minutes to say yes.And after consulting with her children，she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

      As word spread, help poured in.Groups raised money and donated medical equipment,exam tables,free ductwork,other supplies and even labour. Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat's living room into a waiting room.

      On February 27,2007，the clinic opened，with patients lined up around the block.Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina.Over 1200 people have made their way to the clinic，whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test：“Would your mama feel comfortable here”Until recently，it was the only health??care facility in there.“It's a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure,”says Latoya Owens，30，who suffers from hypertension.

      “This is the most rewarding thing I've ever done,”says Alice.Adds Pat，“I'm alleviating (减轻) some suffering in an underserved population.I listen to their stories，and I cry a lot.People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here，but we are far from that.”

45. When Hurricane Katrina arrived，______.

A.Alice was driving to her brother's house

B.Pat was visiting in a hospital

C.houses were destroyed

D.people were rescued to safety

46. What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?

A.The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina.

B.The clinic helped local people a lot.

C.The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood.

D.The clinic was decorated to people's satisfaction.

47. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought.

B.Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing.

C.Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice.

D.People were ready to help when disasters happened.

48. Pat cried a lot probably because ______.

A.she was sad about what people had suffered

B.she was moved by people's help to the clinic

C.work in the clinic was too difficult

D.she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中。选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away ,her best friend ,Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others,returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she’d do ti ,but only with Pat ,It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spread ,help poured in , Groups raised money and donated medical equipment ,exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.:”Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.”says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

“This is the most rewarding thing I ‘ve ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating（减轻）some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

56 When Hurricane Katrina arrived，          ．

 A  Alice was driviilg to her brother’s hous    B．Pal was visiting in a hospital

 C  houses were destroyed                   D peoplc were rescued to safety

57．What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

 A．The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

 B．The clinic helped local people a lot．

 C．The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

 D．The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction．

58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

 A．Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

 B．Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

 C．Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

 D．People were ready to help when disasters happened．

59．Pat cried a lot probably because       ．

 A．she was sad about what people had suffered

 B．she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

 C．work in the clinic was too difficult

 D．she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

60．The underlined word“evacuated’’in the second paragraph most probably means“     ”

 A．foreed        B．attached       C．related    D．moved