Alice watched from her brother's New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees,bro

Alice watched from her brother's New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split treesbroke windowsand swallowed carsincluding her own.A few miles awayher best friendPatalso a nursewas supervising patients in the high­risk hospital when the river banks broke.For the next six daysPat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up.

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States.Weeks latertheylike thousands of othersreturned to find their homes uninhabitabletheir jobs gone.

The following springas she was rebuilding her lifeAlice contacted an information centre for returning residents.When asked if she would head a desperately needed clinicAlice said she'd do itbut only with Pat.It took Pat less than five minutes to say yes.And after consulting with her childrenshe offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spreadhelp poured in groups raised money and donated medical equipmentexam tablesfree ductworkother supplies and even labor.Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat's living room into a waiting room.

On February 272007the clinic openedwith patients lined up around the block.Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina.Over 1200 people have made their way to the clinicwhose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test“Would your mama feel comfortable here” Until recentlyit was the only health­care facility there.“It's a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure” says Latoya Owens30who suffers from hypertension.

This is the most rewarding thing I've ever done” says Alice.Adds Pat“I'm alleviating (减轻) some suffering in an underserved population.I listen to their storiesand I cry a lot.People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal herebut we are far from that.”

1When Hurricane Katrina arrived________

AAlice was driving to her brother's house

BPat was visiting in a hospital

Chouses were destroyed

Dpeople were rescued to safety

2What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?

AThe clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina.

BThe clinic helped local people a lot.

CThe clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood.

DThe clinic was decorated to people's satisfaction.

3Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

AThings in New Orleans were much worse than people thought.

BAlice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing.

CPat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice.

DPeople were ready to help when disasters happened.

4The underlined word evacuated in the second paragraph most probably means ________”.

Aforced        Battached         Crelated          Dmoved

答案

CBCD

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