Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and t

Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to .
Mom had a two-week in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more , making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane . Two days later, both oil and ice were in demand.
In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to the storm in their homes, others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most belongings in the car and the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our had remained well. Our hopes could not have been . But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had , and it was sitting on our living room, a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.
Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”
My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes crying, but is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.
【小题1】A．observeB．appreciateC．exploreD．improve【小题2】A．workB．apologizeC．recoverD．change【小题3】A．vacationB．journeyC．meetingD．schedule【小题4】A．mustB．mightC．should D．would【小题5】A．closelyB．constantlyC．warninglyD．differently【小题6】A．adventureB．equipmentC．suppliesD．reports【小题7】A．basicB．high C．pureD．neat【小题8】A．get throughB．put awayC．test outD．suffer from【小题9】A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．while【小题10】A．dangerousB．abundantC．peacefulD．awesome【小题11】A．availableB．concreteC．prized D．potential【小题12】A．set outB．headed forC．settled downD．watched out【小题13】A．providedB．reducedC．producedD．lost【小题14】A．gardenB．houseC．poolD．yard【小题15】A．clearerB．wilderC．lowerD．higher【小题16】A．passedB．stoodC．goneD．followed【小题17】A．leavingB．diggingC．fillingD．kicking【小题18】A．by B．before C．untilD．after【小题19】A．in spite ofB．instead ofC．apart fromD．in terms of【小题20】A．faithB．willC．strengthD．laughterB

(答案→)B 解析：作者感谢人生中的障碍，让他理解信念的含义和生存的渴望，通过讲述飓风Ike来临前人们的准备和飓风走后的情况，作者想要告诉读者面对困难，要以积极的心态面对。【小题1】考查动词辨析：A observe观察，B. appreciate欣赏，C. explore 探索，D. improve提高，从上文的Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍),可知是飓风Ike让我充分感激我们的力量之美和人类想恢复的动力。选B【小题2】考查动词辨析：A. work工作，B. apologize道歉，C. recover恢复，D. change改变，飓风之后，人们会尽量恢复损失，选C【小题3】考查名词辨析：A. vacation假期，B. journey 旅行，C. meeting会议，D. schedule时刻表，夏天妈妈有两个星期的假期，选A【小题4】考查情态动词辨析：A. must必须，B. might 可能，C. should应该，D. would将会，我们子德克萨斯东南部度假的时候，我们没有意识到Ike将会导致几个月可能几年的劳动。选D【小题5】考查副词辨析：A. closely仔细地，密切地，B. constantly连续地，不断地，C. warningly警告地D. differently不同地，“eyes of Texas”更密切的观察飓风Ike。选A【小题6】考查名词辨析：A. adventure冒险，B. equipment 设备，C. supplies供给，D. reports报告，从下文的Two days later, both oil and ice were in demand.可知人们在做典型的最后一分钟疯狂购买飓风供应，选C【小题7】考查形容词辨析：A. basic基本的，B. high高的，C. pure纯的，D. neat整洁的，两天后，油和冰都需求量很高，选B【小题8】考查动词短语辨析：A. get through通过，接通， B. put away收好，储存，C. test out检验， D. suffer from遭受，一些邻居计划在家里度过风暴。选A【小题9】考查连词辨析：A. since自从，B. when当…时候，C. until 直到，D. while然而，而其他的人在做最后的准备离开，这里表示对比，选D【小题10】考查形容词辨析：A. dangerous危险的，B. abundant 大量的，C. peaceful宁静的，D. awesome可怕的；表示敬畏的；了不起的；从下文的：Mom and I packed some of our most belongings in the car and the East Texas town of Lufkin.可知Houston-Galveston地区将在风暴的更危险的一边。选A【小题11】考查形容词辨析：A. available可获得的，B. concrete具体的，有形的，C. prized被看作最重要的， D. potential有潜力的，妈妈和我收拾了一些最重要的物品。选C【小题12】考查动词短语辨析：A. set out出发，B. headed for前往，C. settled down定居下来，D. watched out当心，前往德克萨斯州东边的Lufkin.选B【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. provided提供，B. reduced减少，C. produced制作，D. lost失去，随着Ike更靠近内陆，我们在Lufkin停电了，选D【小题14】考查名词辨析：A. garden花园，B. house房子，C. pool水池，D. yard院子，在星期天，我们的隔壁邻居通过电话告诉我们我们的房子还在。选B【小题15】考查形容词辨析：A. clearer更清楚，B. wilder更野蛮的C. lower更低的，D. higher更高的，我们不会期望更高了，选D【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. passed通过，B. stood站，C. gone去，消失了，D. followed跟随，几小时后，邻居报告我们的烟囱没有了，选C【小题17】考查动词辨析：A. leaving离开，B. digging 挖，C. filling填满，D. kicking踢，在两个天窗之间留了一个洞，选A【小题18】考查介词辨析：A. by通过，B. before在…前面C. until直到，D. after在…后面，我们到9月17号才被允许回家。选C【小题19】考查介词短语辨析：A. in spite of虽然，B. instead of 代替，C. apart from除了，D. in terms of就…而言，我的邻居不能相信我在开玩笑而不是在哭，选B【小题20】考查名词辨析： A. faith信念，B. will 意志，C. strength力量，D. laughter笑声，从上文的内容，面对灾难作者没有哭泣而是笑对人生。选D

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