Section Grammar.阅读理解A(2019山西平遥一中高三月考)October 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 that 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 16hour shifts to restore power for residents.Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools，restaurants，retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harderhit places，including Galveston，will take much longer to recover.Hundreds of people are still missing，and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storms 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 had 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.【语篇解读】本文讲述了飓风“汉娜”对得克萨斯州产生的影响。1Whats the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?AHundreds of people are still missing.BA large number of people are homeless.CPower facilities are severely destroyed.DFactories are closed and many people are jobless.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中“The worst thing is that Hannas destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.”可知，飓风“汉娜”造成的最大破坏是电力设施被严重摧毁，故选C。2It can be inferred that the residents in Houston _.Ahave fully recovered from the disasterBwere the most unlucky people in the disasterCneed a long time to bring their life back to normalDsuffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston解析：选D推理判断题。通读第二段可知，休斯敦大部分看起来恢复了正常生活，而加尔维斯顿受灾较严重，好多方面还没有恢复正常。由此对比可知，休斯敦的居民比加尔维斯顿的居民受灾情况轻，故选D。3Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because _.Athey had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaBthey lived a happier life in the shelterCPaula was taken good care of in the shelterDPaula reunited with her stepmother after three decades解析：选D细节理解题。由最后一段的“There，she reunited with Flores after 30 long years！”可知，Paula和她的家人认为这场飓风是件好事是因为由于这场飓风Paula和她失散三十年之久的继母重新团聚，故选D。 BNo sooner had my husband，Jimmy，and I found news of the tornado than it was on top of us.It was the loudest thing I have ever heard.The house shook，and the power went out.We had three flights (一段楼梯) of steps to get to the relative safety of the first floor.Because the closet down there was a brick staircase，it seemed like the strongest place in our town house to wait things out.I didnt know how or if we would make it down the steps.Everything was moving.As we reached the last flight of steps，our front door blew out.Pieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere.Suddenly，a threefootlong tree branch moved through the door frame.It flew over our heads，missing us by inches.We got close to the landing (楼梯平台) only to hear the loud sound of our garage door coming off.The back wall of the house fell down and tore off into the darkness outside.By the time I reached the closet，the tornado had been over us for about a minute.Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor，but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind.I gripped Jimmys arm as the tornado tore the door openwe never did get it fully shutand tried to bring Jimmy with it.My knees and head were full of glass，but in that moment，I felt no pain.If I had let go，Jimmy would have flown right out of the back of the house and into the bay.“Hold on！Hold on！” he yelled.But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.We used it to store decorations.All of a sudden，Jimmy lifted off his feet as people in tornadoes do in the movies.I thought he was gone.But then everything stopped.He landed on his feet.In those first quiet moments，I couldnt believe it was over.Jimmy said hed go outside to check.“No，” I said.“Dont leave me.Dont leave me.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者和她的丈夫经历龙卷风而幸存下来的故事。4Why did the author wonder if they would make it down the steps?AThey were injured.BThe steps would be damaged.CThe tornado was very violent.DThe front door blew out.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Everything was moving.As we reached the last flight of steps，our front door blew out.Pieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere.”可知，正是因为龙卷风很猛，所以作者怀疑他们是