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urricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their munity.The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that they took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent,“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel forlorn. Instead, we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”【語篇解讀】 本文主要講述了一家連鎖面包店的員工們在面對哈維颶風(fēng)帶來的洪水、斷電時,在等待救援的同時采取積極的行動,利用應(yīng)急電源烤面包去幫助社區(qū)受洪水影響的居民。5.What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?A.They volunteered to make bread for their munity.B.They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.C.They felt sorry that they couldn39。t escape from the store.D.They ate nothing but to wait for their munity to rescue them.解析:選A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句“While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their munity.”可知,當(dāng)這家面包房的員工們在等待周一上午的最終救援時,四人決定為他們的社區(qū)制作盡可能多的面包。故選A項。6.Which of the following best explains “forlorn” underlined in the last paragraph?A.Fortunate. B.Hopeful.C.Shallow. D.Desperate.解析:選D 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Instead,we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others.”可知,相反,我們應(yīng)該采取積極的行動來拯救自己和幫助他人。由“Instead”可知,forlorn的語義與positive的意思相反,故forlorn與desperate(絕望的)意思相近。故選D項。7.What can we inf