2023-2024学年广东省郁南县连滩中学高考英语四模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省郁南县连滩中学高考英语四模试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror2．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given3．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough4．—TheT­-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry5．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew6．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant7．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof8．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon9．—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon10．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize11．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled12．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead13．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but14．—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot15．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife16．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where17．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!18．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That19．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can20．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Oneeveningatabusycrossroads,Inoticedasisterstrugglingtokeepherlittlekidundercontrolwhileshetalkedonthepayphone.Shewantedhimtostaystillnexttoher,buthewantedtorunandplaybytheroad,closetorushingbusesandtaxis.Onecouldsensethewoman’sfrustration,thatshewaspulledintoomanydirections:Shewasangryatthepersononthetelephoneandshoutingattheyoungerthatshewould“snap（折断）hisleg”ifhemovedagain.AsIwaitedforthetrafficlighttochange,thechildbegantocomplainandstruggletofreehimselffromthewoman’sgrasp.Shedroppedthephone,seized（抓住）theneckofhistiny.T-shirtandgavehimaback-handblowacrossthefacethatIknowmadehislittleheadspin.Thelightchanged,andpassers-bycontinuedontheirway.ButIstoodthere,fixedtothepavement.Iknewthisextremelyupsetwomanwouldcarrythroughonherthreatofviolencetothechild.Before,Ihadwantedtogetclosetoherandoffertowatchtheyoungsterwhileshedealtwiththetroublingsituationonthephone.NowIwantedtocomfortthelittleboy.Ialsowantedtospeaktothesistertocalmherandtocaution（告诫）her,asIwishsomeonehadcautionedmewhenIwaspassingmypainontomydaughterandcausingheremotionalsuffering.ButIwaschicken.Ithought,shemaythinkI’moutofline,orImaybehernexttarget.OftenI’vethoughtaboutthatchildandthemanyothersabused（虐待）byadults.Iwonderhowtheywillinternalize（使……藏在心底）theirpain,andifitwillcrushtheirspirits.Willthislittleboygrowuptobeanabusiveman?Willhebegloomy（阴郁的，沮丧的）andwithdrawn（孤僻，内向的）?Willhefindithardtocommunicatewithwomen,withothermen?Orwillhesurviveandbesensitive,caringanddeterminednottocontinuethecycle?Thereistoomuchcruelty（残忍）intheworld,toomuchcrueltybetweenpeople.Itrembleattheincreasingverbal（言语的）bitternessandviolenceamongBlackgirls,andamongyoungmotherstryingtodisciplinetheirchildren.Thisbehaviorisn’tclass-orage-related:IhearsharpwordsfromBlackwomenfromallwalksoflifewhoareoverworkedandstressedoutandhavegrownimpatient.AttimesI,too,becomeimpolitetoothers,or,likethesisteronthephone,strikeoutat（抨击）thoseclosesttome.Oftenwe’retiredbecausewe'vemadethewrongchoices.Younggirlswhostillneedmotheringareloadedwithchildren.Wesisterseasilygethurtandannoyedwhenwedon’tcompromisewithourownsenseofself.Ourpersonalfulfillmentrequiresknowingwhatisbestforus,settingourboundaries（界限）andkeepingthemundamaged.Wewillalwaysbeaskedtodomorethanwearecomfortabledoing.Whenweknowourboundaries,wecandeclinecomfortably.People—andweourselves—willactinwayswedon’tlike.Butthey,likeus,arestillworthyoflove.Whateverirritates（激怒）usaboutapersonshouldbeexamined.Isthepersonreflectingbehaviorinusthatneedstobechanged?Often,whenIfindpeopleirritating,IfindtheymirrorsomethingaboutmethatIneedtocorrect.What’sneededinourpersonalrelationshipsisareturntogentlenessandtolerance（容忍）.Wemustallowoneanotherourlearningexperiences.Justasviolenceresultstoviolence,verbalviolence—thehardwordsandsharptonesweusetoreleaseinnerstress—addstothedistancebetweenus.WhatwepeopleofAfricanrootmustdotobecome,andcontinuetobestrongbeginswithlove,sensitivityandourabilitytoworktogether.WeBlackwomenhavethesespiritualresourcesinabundance（丰富）.Nowwemustencouragethemtocreateapeacefulplace—forourselves,ourchildren,ourmen.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethemotherofthelittlekidmustbe________.A．frustratedandhot-temperedB．cruelandtalkativeC．confusedandquick-mindedD．considerateandsensitive2、Bysaying“ShemaythinkIamoutofline”,theauthormeantthewomanmightsay________.A．“You’renotstandinginthequeue.”B．“Youcanwatchandcomfortmykid.”C．“Walkaway.It’snoneofyourbusiness.”D．“Youarewalkinginthewrongdirection.”3、ThewrongchoicestheauthormentionsinParagraph5include________.a.Wesistersrefusetomarryyoungb.Wearen’tsatisfiedwithourselvesc.Wehaveourboundariesdamagedd.Wedeclineothers’requestsforhelpA．a,bB．c,dC．a,dD．b,c4、Accordingtotheauthor,whenwefindapersonirritating,weshould________.A．returntogentlenessandtoleranceB．reflectonourbehaviorthatneedscorrectingC．avoidthehardwordsandsharptonesD．examineifanythingiswrongwithhim22．（8分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中风).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客户)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.23．（8分）Wewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoment.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtoothers.Now,Frankbegan,"Itwashardmakingalivingonthesea.MyDadworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedhisfamily."Frank'svoicedroppedabit."Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hewouldpullrightupinfront,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.HereIwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegood-bye!"Hepausedandthenwenton,"Iremembertheday.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,'No,Dad.I'mtoooldforagood-byekiss.I'mtoooldforanykindofkiss.'MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry.Heturnedandlookedoutofthewindshield(挡风玻璃).‘You'reright,’hesaid.‘Youareabigboy...aman.Iwon'tkissyouanymore.’"Forthemoment,Frankgotafunnylookonhisface,andthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyes."Itwasn'tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback."IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain."Guys,youdon'tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek...tofeelhisrougholdface...tosmelltheoceanonhim...tofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagood-byekiss."1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．thefathercouldn'tfeedhisfamilyB．thesonisamanwithafunnylookC．thefathersenthissontoschoolsometimesD．everybodyintheschoolwatchedthesonbeingkissed2、Thereasonwhythesonrefusedtobekissedisthat.A．hehadgrownupB．hefelttooshyC．hewasafraidofbeinglateD．hisdadhadarougholdface3、Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphprobablyimpliesthat.A．thefatheradmittedhewaswrongtokisshissonB．thefatherwasangrythathissonrefusedhiskissC．thefatherfeltworriedthathissonwouldignorehimD．thefatherrealizeditandrespectedhisson'swill4、HowdidFrankfeelwhenhetoldthestory?A．Disappointed.B．Regretful.C．Hopeful.D．Embarrassed.24．（8分）Researchershavefoundbeescandobasicmathematics,inadiscoverythatdeepensourunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.Recently,AstudyconductedbyresearchersfromRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australiashowedthatbeescouldperformarithmeticoperationslikeadditionandsubtraction(减法).Solvingmathproblemsrequiresacomplexlevelofinvolvingthementalmanagementofnumbers,long-termrulesandshort-termworkingmemory.ThefindingthateventhetinybrainofahoneybeecangraspbasicmathematicaloperationshasapossibleeffectonthefuturedevelopmentofArtificialIntelligence,particularlyinimprovingrapidlearning.RMIT’sProfessorAdrianDyersaidnumerical(数字的)operationslikeadditionandsubtractionarecomplexbecausetheyrequiretwolevelsofprocessing.“Youneedtobeabletoholdtherulesaroundaddingandsubtractinginyourlong-termmemory,whilementallyusingskillfullyasetofgivennumbersinyourshort-termmemory,”Dyersaid.“Ontopofthis,ourbeesalsousedtheirshort-termmemoriestosolvearithmeticproblems,astheylearnedtorecognizeplusorminusasabstractconcepts.”Thefindingssuggestthatadvancednumericalcognition(认知)maybefoundmuchmorewidelyinnatureamongnon-humananimalsthanpreviouslysuspected.“Ifmathdoesn’trequireamassivebrain,theremightalsobenewwaysforustoincludeinteractionsofbothlong-termrulesandworkingmemoryindesignstoimproverapidAIlearningofnewproblems,”saidDyer.Manyspeciescanunderstandthedifferencebetweenquantitiesandusethistosearchforfood,makedecisionsandsolveproblems.Butnumericalcognition,suchasexactnumberandarithmeticoperations,requiresamorecomplexlevelofprocessing.Previousstudieshaveshownsomeprimates(灵长目动物),birds,babiesandevenspiderscanaddand/orsubtract.Thenewresearch,publishedinScienceAdvances,addsbeestothatlist.1、WhathavetheresearchersfromRMITUniversitydiscovered?A．Therelationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.B．Long-termrulesandshorttermworkingmemory.C．Beescanperformcomplexarithmeticoperations.D．Beescandobasicmathematics.2、AccordingtoAdrianDyer,bees’numericalcognition________.A．requiresadditionandsubtractiontwocomplexprocessingB．hasapossibleeffectonthefuturedevelopmentofAIC．onlyinvolvestheirshort-termworkingmemoryD．callsforalotofmathsknowledge3、Whatdoesthefindingofthenewresearchsuggest?A．Beescanrecogizetheexactnumber.B．Arithmeticoperationsexistinhumanandbees.C．Numericalcognitionhasbeenfoundinmanymorespecies.D．Someprimates,birdsandevenspiderscanaddandsubstract.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ADiscoveryAbouttheTinyBrainofBeesB．NewFindingsAboutBeesHavingNumericalCogintionC．NumericalCognitionRequiresaComplexLevelofProcessingD．TheRelationshipBetweenBrainSizeandBrainPower25．（10分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmwordsofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback（反馈;反应）",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcriticizedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategies(策略)ofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing（评估）theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontext(背景)ofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldforcethemtodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Peopleshouldbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.B．Peopleshouldofferconstructivecriticism.C．Peopleshouldbecautiouswhengivingadvice.D．Peopleshouldcarelessaboutothers.2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoacceptit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtosupportorprotectthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveintheresult.B．Theyknewtherewasn'tsuchadisease.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tagreewiththetest.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Oneday，someofthegirlsinourneighborhoodstartedactingabitstrangelytowardsme．They1talkingtome．Afteradayorsoofthis，Ifinally2whatwasgoingon．I'dsaidsomethingtoa（n）3girlthenightbeforethatshedidn'tlike．I'dhadafew4thatnight,andlikeeveryoneIsometimessaythingsthat5severerthanImeanthemto．Anyway，itseemedthatthegirlhadtoldmanyofherfriends，andnowtheywereall6atme．Theyfoundagreat7tothinkofalltheothersupposed“crimes”I'dcommittedoverthepastyear．8they'dallreallylikedmebefore,suddenlythey9Iwasareallybadguy．Thiswasadifficultproblem．I10togetalongwellwiththesepeopleandIlikedthemall．Ididn'twantthemto11mebecauseofsomethingstupidI'dsaidwhenIwasdrunk．Itdidn't12muchwhethertheyorIwaswrong．AllIwantedwasthingstobe13tonormalagain．SoIwrotethepopulargirlanote14saying：“I'msorryifIhurtyourfeelings．Ididn'tmeanto”．Andthatwasit．Theproblemwassolved．15．thegirlswhowereangrywithmenowlikedme16thanever．TheyfeltI'ddonesomething17inadmittingIwaswrongandapologizing．Learnhowandwhento18．Often，theprideandstubbornnessyouholdontobyrefusingtobackdownisn'tworththe19ofalastingargument．Anapologycan20forhealingadifficultsituation．Andoften,peoplewillthinkbetterofyouforit．1、A．began B．continued C．avoided D．regretted2、A．foundout B．pickedout C．gaveout D．spokeout3、A．special B．popular C．familiar D．ordinary4、A．quarrels B．comments C．problems D．drinks5、A．look B．sound C．feel D．appear6、A．surprised B．angry C．excited D．amazed7、A．right B．opportunity C．space D．need8、A．As B．Since C．Asif D．While9、A．convinced B．admitted C．decided D．promised10、A．happened B．used C．prepared D．agreed11、A．forget B．forgive C．hate D．respect12、A．matter B．change C．care D．explain13、A．around B．up C．about D．back14、A．simply B．generally C．regularly D．gently15、A．Atfirst B．Infact C．Atleast D．Asusual16、A．rather B．worse C．less D．better17、A．doubtful B．interesting C．brave D．shameful18、A．cheer B．forgive C．worry D．apologize19、A．effort B．price C．result D．cause20、A．permit B．fail C．work D．Last第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ThanksgivinginCanadaiscelebratedonthesecondMondayofOctobereachyearandit’sanofficialstatutoryholiday—1．inPEI,Newfoundland,NewBrunswickandNovaScotia—howeverfederallyregulatedinstitutionsdoobserveThanksgivinginthose2．(province)too.IntheUSthanksgivingis3．fourthThursdayinNovember.The4．(origin)ideaistogivethanksforthepastharvestseasonbutformanyCanadianfamiliesthetradition5．(change)overtimeandthefocusisnowtogettogetherwithfamilyandeatalargeturkeydinner.Appleciderisamustforanytraditionalthanksgiving6．(celebrate)aswellasturkeystuffingandpumpkinpie.ThefirstThanksgivingholidaywas7．(actual)heldinCanadain1872tocelebratetherecoveryofthePrinceofWalesfromaseriousillness.After1879celebrationswereheldeveryyearbutnotalwaysinOctober—itusedtobeobservedaroundArmisticeDayinNovember.AttheCrawfordLakeconservationarea(Milton,ON)apatharoundthelakehaspicturesandshortstoriesofnativepeopleandtheircelebrations.Oneofthestories8．(be)aboutthanksgiving;itstartswiththissentence,9．reads“ThanksgivingtonativeIndianswasawayofeverydayliferatherthanaone-daycelebration.”Takeafewminutes10．(think)aboutthisquote.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSundaythestormstruckthevillagewheremygrandparentsusedtoliving.Thestormhaddestroyedtwentyhouses,thirteenofwhichwerebaddamaged.Theothershadeitherbrokenwindowsortornroof.Overtwohundredpersonswerekilled.Afewwereseriously