October21wasaverydarkdayinTexas阅读理解答案

1、October 21 was a very dark day in Texas 阅读理解答案October 21 was a very dark day in Texas Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes ， it caused the largest business damage in Texas s history The worst thing is Hanna s destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines According to Cent

2、er Point Energy， Hurricane Hanna affected 215 million customers Currently, more than 4 ，000 of them are still in the dark Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residentsMost of Houston seems to be returning to normal Schools， restaurants， retail stores and gas stations are open Smiles

3、 are backBut harder-hit places ，including Galveston ，will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing， and coastal towns are a mess Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage Parents are

4、registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13 Many school supplies were destroyedClara 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 ， Paul

5、a 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 moved away

6、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 21What s the most serious damage caused by Hurricane HannaA Hundreds of people are still missing B A large number of people are homelessC Power facili

7、ties are severely destroyed D Factories are closed and many people jobless22 It can be inferred that the residents in HoustonA have fully recovered from the disasterB were the most unlucky people in the disasterC need a long time to bring their life back to normalD suffered less from Hanna than peop

8、le in Galveston23 Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home forA at least one month B at least three weeksCtwo weeks at most D nearly half a month24 Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing becauseA they had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaB they lived a happier life in San