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external(外部的) distractions. Turn down the noise, and put down or step away from what you39。s still standing”可知,作者在最后一段提到紀(jì)念物,是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)當(dāng)?shù)厝擞赂颐鎸?duì)生活中的困難的精神。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“It39。s love and respect for his late friends.D.To emphasize the locals39。7.Why does the author mention the memorial in the last paragraph?A.To show steel from the World Trade Center is strong.B.To remind people of the importance of the cross.C.To display O39。Day和Dowdell的家被洪水淹沒了。s home ________.A.was flooded B.burst into flamesC.was displaced D.was torn down解析:選A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。6.According to the passage, that night O39。根據(jù)第二段第一句“...and on the evening of October 29, the wind was screaming outside.”和第三段第二句“But as hurricane Sandy arrived...”可知,颶風(fēng)Sandy在10月29日襲擊了該社區(qū)。5.What happened on October 29?A.O39。根據(jù)第一段第一句“Located on a small beach in Queens, New York, and home to a large number of retired and current firefighters and police officers, Breezy Point has the unfortunate distinction of having lost the highest percentage of its locals during 9/11.”可知,Breezy Point是消防隊(duì)員和警察居住的社區(qū)。Day.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 本文講述了很多消防隊(duì)員和警察在颶風(fēng)中守護(hù)家園的故事。s right near the edge of the beach, but it39。Day and Dowdell39。s home was spared from the fire, but many in the munity weren39。s most precious things:photographs of her late husband with their sons.Dowdell and O39。s home flooded immediately. “The water just kept ing,” he says. “It was plete then the fire came.” Wind at 70 mph quickly spread the fire—thought to have started when a transformer exploded—setting the houses on fire. His house was filled with five feet of water. O39。Day, a retired firefighter, had planned to keep watch on the house during the worst of the storm. But as hurricane Sandy arrived, a flood of water overtook the neighborhood from two sides: the Atlantic Ocean to the south