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Superstorm Sandy’s march of destruction claimed at least 43 lives and left more than eight million people without electricity by late Tuesday, in one of the largest storms ever to strike the East Coast.
Less violent but still dangerous, the storm swept across Pennsylvania on Tuesday and the northeastern US began its slow process of recovery. As dawn broke Tuesday on the storm’s trail of destruction, it began exposing stories of heroism and tragedy, bad decisions and lucky breaks.
In Broad Channel in New York City, a 29-year-old mother was forced to dive and swim out of her house’s front window with her 8-year-old daughter. And in Freeport, N.Y., Nicole Smith returned home --- to find a boat on her lawn. She asked passers-by for $5 to take a snapshot. A 13-year-old girl was found dead, in her pajamas, a block from her washed-out Staten Island home. On Monday night, Sandy’s waves ripped out the entire deck of Jeffrey Ratner’s home, along with the back wall. Still, Mr. Ratner said, he remains optimistic about the future. “We are going to rebuild it,” he said.
The official warnings to evacuate(疏散)were clear, a couple said. But staying home just seemed easier. “It’s not their fault; it’s ours,” said Mary Norton, 88, head in her hands. “We did not leave.”
New York’s extensive transit system, a lifeline for millions of commuters(上下班往返的人), suffered the greatest damage as floodwaters drowned all seven subway tunnels connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. Jseph Lhota, Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, described it as the most destroying in the 108-year history of the New York subway.
Forecaster said Sandy, which had maximum continuing winds of 45 miles an hour Tuesday afternoon, would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday as it meets cold air fronts. Another inch of rain was expected from the eastern Great Lakes across the mid-Atlantic and into southern New England.
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about________.

A．New York’s extensive transit system

B．when and why superstorm formed

C．the latest information about Sandy

D．superstorm Sandy’s destruction in America

【小题2】Mary Norton and her husband didn’t leave their home because________.

A．they didn’t know a superstorm was on the way

B．they didn’t believe the government’s warnings

C．they didn’t want to take the trouble to move

D．they had no chance of leaving before Sandy hit the area

【小题3】The transit system mentioned in the last paragraph but one refers to_________.

A．the bus route	B．the ship route
C．the flight course	D．the subway route

【小题4】Which of the following statements about Sandy is WRONG?

A．It had killed at least 43 lives when the news was released.

B．It would move into Canada on Tuesday night.

C．It would bring another rain to the eastern Great Lakes

D．It led to power failure in many areas in America.

答案：【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】B

试题分析：台风桑迪给美国带来了巨大的损失，本文详细叙述了这一情况，并对桑迪未来的发展动向做了预测。
【小题1】D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的台风桑迪对美国产生的巨大破坏，AB两项和文章内容不符。C项不够全面。故D正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据文章第四段第二句But staying home just seemed easier. “It’s not their fault; it’s ours,” said Mary Norton, 88, head in her hands. “We did not leave.”可知这对夫妻认为没有搬走是他们自己的问题，是他们怕麻烦所以才不想离开。故C正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据本句New York’s extensive transit system, a lifeline for millions of commuters(上下班往返的人), suffered the greatest damage as floodwaters drowned all seven subway tunnels connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.可知这里的transit system就是指地铁路线，是人们上下班时乘车的时候所坐的线路。故D正确。
【小题4】B 细节题。根据最后一段第一句Forecaster said Sandy, which had maximum continuing winds of 45 miles an hour Tuesday afternoon, would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday as it meets cold air fronts.可知桑迪在星期三才会进入加拿大境内。故B正确。
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