英语试题第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30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。AOctober 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, it caused the largest business damage in Texass history. The worst thing is Hannas destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of 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 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.21. Whats the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?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 Houston_.A. have fully recovered from the disasterB. were the most unlucky people in the disasterC. need a long time to bring their life back to normalD. suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston23. Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for_A. at least one month B. at least three weeksC. two weeks at most D. nearly half a month24. Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because_A. they had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaB. they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelterC. Paula was taken good care of in the shelterD. Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decadesBMy 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door. “Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out of the door. Brandy, our next-door neighbors 11-year-old dog, was over again. “Go away!” I shouted. Brandys owner had died about a month earlier. The womans family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind. For weeks, shed been wandering around the neighborhood. It wasnt that I disliked dogs or anything like that. I just didnt think about them very much. I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one. Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam. Then the phone rang. I went inside to take the call. When I came back, Adam was gone. I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool. No trace of him. I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband. Police searched the neighborhood. Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking. “Its coming from the woods.” one of my neighbors said. We followed the barking to a wooded cliff (悬崖). There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep. Brandy was beside him, leaning (倚靠) against him to keep him away from the edge. When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly. She must have been holding Adam there for hours!I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house. She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time Id driven her away. “Come on, girl.” I said. “This is your home now.” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. Shed done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it. Shed certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had. What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!24. What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?a. She was left behind by her owners family. b. She stepped into the womans house. c. She appeared at the womans front door. d. She stayed beside the womans son for hours. A. d, a, b, c B. a, c, b, d C. c, d, b, a D. a, c, d, b25. What did the woman do