阅读理解精选24AmonthafterHurricaneKatrina,IreturnedhomeinNewOrleans.Therelaymyhouse,reducedtowaist-highrains,smellyanddirty.Beforethetrip,I’dhadmycarfixed.Whentheofficeemployeeofthegaragewaswritingupthebill,shenoticedmyLouisianalicenseplate.“YoufromNewOrleans?”sheasked.IsaidIwas,“Nocharge.”Shesaid,andfirmlyshookherheadwhenIreachedformywallet.ThenextdayIwentforahaircut,andthesamethinghappened.AsmywifewasstudyinginFlorida,wedecidedtomovethereandtriedtofindarentalhousethatwecouldaffordwhilealsopayingoffamortgage(抵押贷款)onourruinedhouse.Welookedatmanyplaces,butnonewassatisfactory.We’dbegantoacceptthatwe’dhavetoliveinextremelyreducedcircumstancesforawhile,whenIgotaverycuriouse-mailfromaJamesKemmedyinCalifornia.He’dreadsomepiecesI’dwrittenaboutoursufferingsforstate,theonlinemagazineandwantedtogiveus(“noconditionsattached”)anewhouseacrossthelakefromNewOrleans.Itsoundedagoodtoherreturn,butIreplied,thinkinghimforhisexceptionalgenerosity,thenwetogoback.ThentheUniversityofFloridaofferedtolethimhousetome.WhilehewanttoEnglandonhisoneyear,paidleave.Therentwasratherreasonable.Imentionedthepoet’soffertoJamesKemdedy,andthenextdayhesentacheckcoveringourentirerentforeightmonths.Throughoutthispainfulexperience,thekindnessofstrangershasdonemuchtobringbackmyfaithinhumanity.It’salmostworthlosingyouwordypossessionstoberemindedthatpeoplereallywhengivenhadachannel.41.Thegarageemployee’sattitudetowardtheauthorwasthatof.A.unconcernB.sympathyC.doubtD.tolerance42.WhatdoweknowaboutJamesKemnedy?A.Hewasawrittenofanonlinemagazine.B.HewasapoetattheUniversityofFlorida-2-\nC.Heofferedtheauthoranewhousefreeofcharge.D.Helearnedabouttheauthor’ssufferings.43.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.theauthor’sfamilywasinfinancialdifficultyB.rentswerecomparativelyreasonabledespitethedisasterC.housesweredifficulttofindinthehurricanestrickenareaD.themortgageontheruinedhousewaspaidoffbythebank44.Theauthorlearnedfromhisexperiencethat.A.wordypossessionscanbegivenupwhennecessaryB.generosityshouldbeencouragedinsomecasesC.peoplebenefitfromtheirsadstoriesD.humanbeingsarekindafterall.45.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TerribleHurricaneKatrina.B.HurricaneIsHeartlessWhileStrangersAreKind.C.StudyinFlorida.D.TheImportanceofHelpingOthers.[答案及解析]41—46BCADB本文主要讲述作者在遭遇飓风袭击毁坏房屋之后受到很多陌生人仁慈的帮助，之后作者感悟到虽然遭遇了痛苦的经历，但是他们的爱心使他坚定了对人性的坚信。41.B推理判断题。不收费说明了车库员工对作者的同情之心。42.C细节理解题。从文章第三段最后一句话可判断C正确。43.A推理判断题。从文章第三段第一句话可判断A正确。44.D推理判断题。从文章最后一段作者的感悟中可看到D项正确。45.B主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知。-2-
