Question

    Recently whenever I turned on my computer or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. That's why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.

When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didn't sit there feeling sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.

The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.

The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent，“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel _forlorn_. Instead，we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”

1.What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?

A. They volunteered to make bread for their community.

B. They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.

C. They felt sorry that they couldn't escape from the store.

D. They ate nothing but to wait for their community to rescue them.

2.Which of the following best explains“forlorn”underlined in the last paragraph?

A. Fortunate. B. Hopeful.

C. Shallow. D. Desperate.

3.What can we infer from the text?

A. Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.

B. Hurricane Harvey caused a power failure in Houston.

C. The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centers.

D. The author preferred to write stories about people facing disasters.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in Houston

B. Wait for the Eventual Rescue in a Big Disaster

C. All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston

D. Bake Bread to Make a Difference in Face of Hurricane Harvey

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是Hurricane Harvey到来时面包店继续烤面包所产生的重大影响。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段中They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread.可知，Hurricane Harvey引发洪水后，面包店的工作人员自愿为他们的社区做面包。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的Instead，we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others.“相反,我们应该采取积极的行动来拯救自己和帮助别人。”由Instead可知与前句构成转折关系，再由positive可推知划线词的意思是“令人绝望的”。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段第一句When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days,可知，Hurricane Harvey造成休斯敦停电。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段中Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel _forlorn_. Instead，we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.可知，文章讲述的是Hurricane Harvey到来时面包店继续烤面包所产生的很大影响。故选D。