新教材高中英语UNIT2SPORTSANDFITNESS单元综合检测（含解析）北师大版

单元综合检测(二)，满分37.5分)AIstanbul&FacesTitled“TimelessCity:Istanbul&Faces”，theTurkeyphotographyexhibitioncelebratesthe30thanniversaryofIstanbulandShanghai'ssistership.The42­year­oldphotographerfocusesonthedistinctive(独特的)historicalquartersandtheatmospherethatspreadsinIstanbul.Hisworkalsopaysrespectstoitspeopleaswell，withwell­definedportraits.Date:，10a．m.—4p．m.Venue:ShanghaiKnittedWorksTheknitted(编织的)showisaimedatraisingawarenessofpostnataldepression.Theworkswerecreatedbymorethan20mothersfromdifferentcities.Alltheknitteddollsandotherworkswillbesoldwiththeprofits(利益)goingtocharitywhentheexhibitionends.Ifyouareinterestedintheknittedworks，youcanorderaspecialpiece.Date:，7a．m.—9p．m.Venue:B1JinxiuFun.OldShanghaiTeahouseThenewly­openedzoneatShanghaiDungeonfeaturesnostalgicsetsandexperiencesforvisitorstohave“scaryfun”．VisitorscanweartraditionalChinesecostumesandtakephotoswiththeperformers.Date:Daily，11a．m.—8p．m.Venue:MosaicShanghaiMail.MusicalTitanicTheTonyAwardswinningmusical“Titanic”isinShanghaiwithmorethan100characterscast.Theimpressivestageeffectspromisetotaketheaudiencetothebottomoftheocean.Date:，2p．m.—7：30p．m.Venue：SAICShanghaiCultureSquare.【语篇解读】文章介绍了两个展览和两个演出活动，包括时间和地点。1．WhereshouldyougoifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutTurkey'shistory?A．B1JinxiuFun.B．MosaicShanghaiMail.C．ShanghaiD．SAICShanghaiCultureSquare.C[细节理解题。由第一段“Titled‘TimelessCity:Istanbul&Faces’，theTurkeyphotographyexhibitioncelebratesthe30thanniversaryofIstanbulandShanghai'ssistership.”可知，这次土耳其展览会庆祝伊斯坦布尔和上海建交30周年。所以如果想了解土耳其的历史可以去Istanbul&Faces；由Venue:ShanghaiArtCollectionMuseum.可知Istanbul&Faces在上海艺术收藏馆举行，故选C。]2．Whatcanweknowaboutknittedworks?A．Peoplecanhaveatalkwiththecreators.B．Alltheworkscanbesoldwhentheshowbegins.C．Theyweremadebypeoplefromdifferentplaces.D．Theshowofferspeoplechancestolearnhowtomakeone.C[细节理解题。由KnittedWorks部分的“Theworkswerecreatedbymorethan20mothersfromdifferentcities.”可知，针织品由来自不同地方的人制作。故选C。]3．WhatmakestheMusicalTitanicspecial?A．Itsopeningtimeisthelongest.B．Itraisesmoneyforaspecialpurpose.C．Itallowsinteractingwithperformers.D．Itoffersalifelikeexperienceunderwater.D[细节理解题。由MusicalTitanic部分的“Theimpressivestageeffectspromisetotaketheaudiencetothebottomoftheocean.”可知，令人印象深刻的舞台效果承诺带观众去海底。所以MusicalTitanic的特别之处是它提供栩栩如生的水下体验。故选D。]BIstillrememberalovelygirl，thoughIdon'tknowhername.WemetintheChildren'sHospital.Iwas11.Iwasbornwithaholeinmyheart.Sowasthefive­year­oldgirlinthebedbesideme.Wewerebothrecoveringfromthesameoperation.BecauseIwasolderandwiser，Ithoughtitwasmyjobtolookafterher.“Doyouwanttohearastory？”Iaskedheroneafternoon.“Great！”shesaid.Itwassoeasytomakeherhappy.Sheseemedalwaystobesmilingorsingingsongs.Lifewasn'tfair.Shepassedaway.Myrecoverywentwell.“You'rereallylucky”，anursetoldme.“Buthowcomemyoperationwassoeasyandherswasn't？”Iasked.“Easy？”mydadsaid.“David，youroperationwasn'teasyatall.Wethoughtweweregoingtoloseyou.Fortwoweeksafteryouroperation，manythingscouldgowrong.You'rereallylucky.Whenyouwereinthecoma(昏迷)，sheusedtocomeovertoyourbedandsingtoyou.Shewaswatchingoveryou.”mydadsaid.Mysurgeryscars(手术疤痕)arehiddenundermyshirtalongwiththememoryofthatkindlittlegirl.Shewillbeatmysidelikeasmallangel.IamoldandwiseenoughnowtoknowthatIhaveanangelwatchingovermewheneverlifeisfairorunfair.【语篇解读】文章讲述了作者小时候在医院做手术时遇到一个小女孩的故事，小女孩很善良，虽然小女孩没有康复，但是她的善良永远留在了作者心中。4．Whydidthewriterlookafterthelittlegirl?A．Hethoughtitwashisduty.B．Herparentswerebusy.C．Shewantedtohearstories.D．Shewashisbestfriend.A[细节理解题。由第二段中的“BecauseIwasolderandwiser，Ithoughtitwasmyjobtolookafterher.”可知，作者之所以照顾小女孩是因为他觉得这是他的职责。故选A。]5．Whatwasthegirl'scharacterlike?A．Shy. B．Positive.C．Careless. D．Humorous.B[推理判断题。由第三段“Itwassoeasytomakeherhappy.Sheseemedalwaystobesmilingorsingingsongs.”可推断，这个小女孩性格很开朗，有积极向上的生活态度。故选B。]6．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter?A．Hestayedinhospitalforashorttime.B．Itwaseasyforhimtorecoverfromillness.C．Anurseinthehospitalsaidhewasunlucky.D．Hetreasuresthememoryofthatlittlegirl.D[推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Mysurgeryscarsarehiddenundermyshirtalongwiththememoryofthatkindlittlegirl.”可知，作者很珍惜与小女孩相处的那段时光。故选D。]7．Whatmakesthewriterstillrememberthegirl?A．Herdeath. B．Herdance.C．Herkindness. D．Hergrowth.C[推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Mysurgeryscarsarehiddenundermyshirtalongwiththememoryofthatkindlittlegirl.”以及最后一段中作者把小女孩比喻成天使，可推知，小女孩的善良让作者记忆深刻。故选C。]CDuringsummervacations，IoftenwenttotheOutriggerCanoeClubonWaikikiBeachtoswim，becausetheclubwasusuallyemptyatthathour.Therewasoneotherclubmemberwhowouldturnupearlyonsummermornings，though.OnemorningwhenI'darrivedattheclubearlierthanusual，hewalkedpastmeonhiswaytothewater.Thenhestopped.“Howwouldyouliketoswimagainstme?Justforfun，Imean.”heasked.“Now?Againstyou？”Ilookedathiminsurprise.“It'sjustabout200yards.”Hepointedinthatdirectionandsmiledatme.“Okay.”Isaid.Teenagersareoftenverycompetitive，andIwasnodifferent.ThoughIwasconfidentofwinning，IstartedoutasfastasIcouldgo.Whenwereachedthebeachwall，Iwasalreadyaboutthreequartersexhausted.Buthedidn'tlooktiredatall.Bytheendofthisgame，mylegswereinknots.Myarmsandshoulderswerenumb.Iwantedverybadlytoquitandwalktherestoftheway.ButIstruggledandmadeit.Tenminuteslatermyfriend，SammyKauua，arrived.Itoldhimsomeofwhathadhappened.Sammylaughed.“Areyoukidding?That'sDukeKahanamoku.HewongoldmedalsattheOlympics.Iguesshe'sprettygoodforsure！”SeveraldayslaterwhenIsawKahanamokuonthebeach，ItalkedtohimandaskedhowanathletecouldbecomegoodenoughtowinintheOlympics.Hetoldmehedidmostofhisswimmingatthebeachandthenadded，“IswambecauseIlikedit.Itwasalwaysfun，andIwasprettygoodatit.Wetrainedallright，butmostlywejustswam.Itwasnatural.Ialwaysenjoyeddoingit.”Iwasdisappointedatthetimebecausetherewasnoeasyanswerthere，nosecretformulaforsuccessasanathlete.Thinkingbackonitnow，though，Ifindtheanswerhegavemeveryappealing.【语篇解读】文章讲述了在暑假游泳时，“我”比赛输给奥运游泳冠军Kahanamoku，并从Kahanamoku那里明白了“兴趣才是成功的秘诀”的故事。8．Accordingtothetext，DukeKahanamoku．A．wasanOlympicchampionB．didnotknowhowtosurfC．wasSammyKauua'sgoodfriendD．didnotspendmuchtimeswimmingA[细节理解题。由第四段“HewongoldmedalsattheOlympics.”可知，Kahanamoku获得过奥运金牌，故选A项。]9．HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutbeatingKahanamokuatfirst?A．Itwasdifficult. B．Itwaseasy.C．Itwasimpossible. D．Itwasdoubtful.B[细节理解题。由第三段“ThoughIwasconfidentofwinning，IstartedoutasfastasIcouldgo.”表明“我”从一开始对这场比赛就很自信。结合选项可知，“我”认为比赛容易，所以自信，故选B项。]10．AccordingtoKahanamoku，whatmattersmostinwinningintheOlympics?A．Developinganinterest.B．Alotofgoodtraining.C．Swimmingatthebeach.D．Anaturalswimmingability.A[细节理解题。由倒数第二段“IswambecauseIlikedit.Itwasalwaysfun.”和“Ialwaysenjoyeddoingit.”从Kahanamoku的话里可以看出，他喜欢游泳，很享受这件事，在他看来兴趣很重要，故选A项。]11．Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor'sattitudefromthelastparagraph?A．Heknewhowtobeatotherathletes.B．Herealizedswimmingwasaneasymatter.C．HeunderstoodwhatKahanamokutrulymeant.D．Hefeltdisappointedabouthowtobeasuccessfulswimmer.C[推理判断题。由最后一段“Thinkingbackonitnow，though，Ifindtheanswerhegavemeveryappealing.”可知，现在回想起来，“我”发现Kahanamoku给“我”的答案还是很有吸引力的。表明“我”现在认可这个答案，因为“我”真正理解了Kahanamoku的话，故选C项。]DItwouldbeniceifeatingaparticularfoodcouldmagicallyprotectyouagainstalltheboringillnesses.It'snotthatsimple，ofcourse.Handwashingremainsyourbestdefenseagainstpickingupillnesses，andsleepisastrongdefensetoo.Butwhatyoueatdoesplayanimportantpart.Thoughitisn'tbecauseofjustoneortwofoods，whatyoueatinyourdailydiethasaneffectonhowweakorstrongyourimmunity(免疫力)is.We'dbettereatfruitandvegetableseveryday.Theycontainkeyvitaminsneededintheimmunesystem.Forexample，VitaminCandAinfoodshelpimmunesystemworkwelltokeepushealthy.Rememberthateatingtheactualfruitorveggieisbetterthaneatingsingle­vitaminsupplements(补品)．Gettingtoolittleprotein(蛋白质)canweakenyourimmunesystem.Protein­richfoodssupplytheaminoacids(氨基酸)youneedtobuildimportantproteinsinthebody.Animalfoodslikebeefandporkalsocontainzinc(锌)，whichyourbodyusestomaket­cells.Fermentedfoodsarefoodsthatarenaturallyprotectedbybacteria(细菌)，andthey'regoodforthemicrobiome(微生物)．That'sthenameforthebacteriathatliveinyourstomach，wherealotofcellsinimmunityactuallylive.Fermentedfoodslikeyogurthelpbeneficialbacteriadevelopfastinthestomach，leavinglessroomforharmfulbacteria.【语篇解读】文章介绍了日常饮食和免疫系统的关系。12．WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Handwashingisnecessary.B．Illnessesmakepeoplebored.C．Immunityhasmuchtodowithourdiet.D．Moresleepdoesgoodtohealth.C[主旨大意题。第一段的中心部分是“Butwhatyoueatdoesplayanimportantpart.Thoughitisn'tbecauseofjustoneortwofoods，whatyoueatinyourdailydiethasaneffectonhowweakorstrongyourimmunityis.”。由此可知，你每天的饮食会影响你的免疫力的强弱。因此第一段主要介绍饮食和免疫力息息相关。故选C。]13．Whydoesthewritersuggestweeatfruitandvegetableseveryday?A．Theyarerichinvitaminsweneed.B．VitaminAishelpfulforimmunity.C．FruitsupplyourbodywithVitaminConly.D．Eatingsingle­vitaminfoodsdoeslittlegood.A[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“We'dbettereatfruitandvegetableseveryday.Theycontainkeyvitaminsneededintheimmunesystem.”可知，水果和蔬菜里含有免疫系统所需要的重要维生素。因此，作者建议天天吃水果和蔬菜。故选A。]14．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．Aminoacidscanhelptomaket­cells.B．Healthybodyneedsplentyofprotein.CTheimmunesystemcanbehurteasily.D．Weshouldeatanimalfoodsasmanyaspossible.B[推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Gettingtoolittleproteincanweakenyourimmunesystem.Protein­richfoodssupplytheaminoacidsyouneedtobuildimportantproteinsinthebody.”可知，摄入太少的蛋白质会削弱你的免疫系统。由此推知，想要拥有好的免疫系统，就需要摄入足够的蛋白质。结合选项，B选项表达此意。故选B。]15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Differentfoodshavedifferentuses.B．Fruitandvegetableskeepushealthy.C．Manyillnessesdoharmtotheimmunity.D．Properdailydietprotectsourimmunesystem.D[主旨大意题。第一段的最后一句“whatyoueatinyourdailydiethasaneffectonhowweakorstrongyourimmunityis”是文章的中心句。下面三段分别介绍了水果蔬菜，富含蛋白质的食物和发酵食品与我们的免疫力的关系。D选项“适当的日常饮食可以保护我们的免疫系统”故选D。]Ⅱ.，满分12.5分)Socialmediacanbedefined(解释)asweb­basedandmobilemediathatareusedforpeopletointeract，connectandcommunicatewitheachother.Itofteninvolvesthecreationandsharingofcontent(writing，pictures，andvideos)thatpeoplemakethemselves，mostlythroughtheInternet.16Thefirsttypeinvolvepeoplegettingtogethertoworkonaproject，forexample，Wikipedia.Blogsandmicro­blogs(suchasTwitter)areanothertypeofsocialmedia.ThereareotherwebsiteslikeYouTubethatallowpeopletosharecontentsuchaspictures，articlesorvideos.Anothertypeofsocialmediaaresocialnetworkingsites.17Facebookisanexampleofthistype.ManypeopleliketoplaygamesontheInternetand，yes，therearesocialmediagamesaswell.Thesegamesallowgamerstointeractwitheachotherandplaywithoragainstothergamers.WorldofWarcraftisagoodexample.ThefinaltypeofsocialmediaiswebsiteslikeSecondLife，wherepeoplecancreateavatars(化身)anduseandcreateobjects，asiftheywereintherealworld.18Withsocialmedia，manyindividualpeopleindifferentplacescreatecontent.Anotherdifferenceisthatpeoplewhoproducecontentinsocialmediadon'tneedveryspecialskills.19Ittakesonlyafewminutestowriteatwitterpost，forexample.20Butwhateveryoumightthink，socialmediaisheretostay.A．Thesesitesallowpeopletostayintouchwithfriends，makenewonesandjoincommunities.B．Socialmediaaredifferentfromtraditionalmedia.C．Andsocialmediacontentcanbeproducedmuchfaster.D．Ingeneral，therearesixdifferenttypesofsocialmedia.E．Socialmediaisoneofthefastest­growingindustriesintoday'sworld.F．Intraditionalmedia，peopleneedspecialskillstoproducesomething.G．Somepeoplethinksocialmediaisgoodandsomethinkitisbad.【语篇解读】本文介绍了社交媒体的类型和特点。16．D[根据本段内容，特别是“Thefirsttype”，“anothertypeofsocialmedia”，“ThereareotherwebsiteslikeYouTube”，“Anothertypeofsocialmedia”，“therearesocialmediagamesaswell”及“Thefinaltypeofsocialmedia”等关键信息可知，本段主要讲的是社交媒体的类型，故D项符合语境。]17．A[空前说另一种社交媒体是社交网站，空后又举脸书作为例子，因此此处是说人们在这些网站上能够做什么，故A项符合语境。]18．B[空后说通过社交媒体，许多不同地方的个人可以创建内容，另一个区别是，在社交媒体上创建内容的人不需要非常特殊的技能，因此本段主要讲的是社交媒体和传统媒体的区别，故B项符合语境。]19．C[空后说例如，写一篇推特帖子只需要几分钟，这说明社交媒体的内容可以很快就被创建出来，故C项符合语境。]20．G[空后说但不管你怎么想，社交媒体都会继续存在，因此此处会提到人们对社交媒体的不同看法，故G项符合语境。]Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)IalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimpossible.Iworriedaboutmy21andtriedeverynewdietIreadaboutonline.Itriedno­fat，low­fat，onlybananas，nobananas—Ialmostwentbananas，too.ThenIreadanarticlethatsaid22asking“AmIfat?”Ishouldbeasking“AmI23？”Ihadno24alettercouldmakesucha25！OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight，thingsbeganto26．Insteadofsaying“Iwanttolosethreekilos”，Iwouldsay“Iwantto27twokilometresineightminutes”or“Iwanttodo30push­ups”．Ratherthan28thefoodsIenjoyed，Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.Icould29haveaburgernowandthen，butIwould30Finally，Istopped31myselfwithactressesandmodelsand32，ImadealistofthethingsI33aboutmyself.Bybeing34aboutmyselfandmybody，Ibecamebothhappierand35．【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者在减肥上转变的心路历程，由最初的节食、不注重健康的减肥方式转变为了注重运动，对自我保持积极态度的减肥方式，最终作者获得了成功，也变得越来越开心，越来越健康。21．A.face B．weightC．future D．comfortB[根据上文的“IalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTV”可知，作者想要苗条，故此处用“体重”符合语境，故选B项。]22．A.afterall B．aslongasC．insteadof D．onlyifC[根据下文的“Insteadofsaying‘Iwanttolosethreekilos’”可知，此处用“而非/而不是”符合语境，insteadof是原词复现，故选C项。]23．A.tall B．braveC．beautiful D．fitD[根据下文的“OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight”可知，此处用“健康的”符合语境，fit和fitness原词复现，故选D项。]24．A.source B．ideaC．way D．experienceB[结合上下文可知，此处是指作者按照文章里的说法去做了之后，自己有了很大改变，这些改变是她没有想到的，havenoidea没想到/不知道，故选B项。]25．A.summary B．fortuneC．difference D．chanceC[根据下文的“Ibecamebothhappierand．”可知，作者使用文章所提到的方法后，她比以前更高兴了，故此处用“有影响”符合语境，makeadifference有影响，故选C项。]26．A.lose B．changeC．survive D．suitB[结合下文提到的内容可知，作者对待体重的态度发生了改变，故选B项。]27．A.suffer B．findC．run D．getC[根据“twokilometresineightminutes”可知此处用“跑”符合语境，故选C项。]28．A.takingin B．cuttingoutC．puttingoff D．makingupB[此处是指作者没有停止吃那些自己喜欢但又不那么健康的食物，故选B项。]29．A.still B．neverC．hardly D．seldomA[结合上下文可知，此处是指作者依然会吃不那么健康的食物，故选A项。]30．A.throw B．addC．forget D．buyB[根据上文的“Iaddedhealthyfoodstomymeals.”可知，此处用“加上”符合语境，add是原词复现，故选B项。]31．A.thinking B．dreamingC．warning D．comparingD[根据上文的“IalwayswantedtolookliketheslimgirlsonTVeventhoughIknewthatitwasimpossible.”可以推断作者经常把自己和演员及模特比较，故选D项。]32．A.lookingfor B．gettingridofC．passingdown D．managingtoA[结合句意可知，此处是指作者不想和演员及模特对比来寻找她自己的不足，故选A项。]33．A.maintained B．likedC．refused D．realizedB[根据下文的“Ibecamebothhappierand”可推断作者开始欣赏自己，所以列出对自己感到喜欢的地方，故选B项。]34．A.inspired B．determinedC．ashamed D．positiveD[根据“Ibecamebothhappier”可知，此处应选择一个正向的、感情色彩和happier一致的词，故选D项。]35．A.wiser B．slimmerC．healthier D．calmerC[根据第二段中的“OnceIstartedthinkingaboutfitnessratherthanweight”可知，此处用“更健康的”符合语境，healthy和fitness是同义词复现，故选C项。]Ⅳ.，满分15分)ChinesekungfuisanimportantpartoftraditionalChineseculture.Itisprobablyoneofthe36.(early)andlongestlastingsportsintheworld，37.usesbothstrengthandbrain.Overitslonghistory，kungfu38.(develop)asauniquecombinationofexercise，self­protectionandart.39.datesbacktoancienttimeswhenpeopleusedtools40.(fight)againstwildanimalsandgraduallygotexperienceinself­protection.41．(normal)，anathleteinsportsliketrackandfieldandballsportsretiresinhisorher42.(30)．Besides，injuriesatayoungagecanaffectourabilitytokeep43.(do)exerciseinlaterlife.InChinesekungfu，however，itisadifferentstory.It44.(say)thatkungfunotonlyexercisesyourphysicalbodybutalsotrainsyourspiritandyourmind.Andwecancontinuelaterinlifewhenour45.(body)weaken.【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了中国功夫的起源以及文化内涵。36．earliest[考查形容词最高级。此处应填形容词修饰名词sports，又根据the和longest判断为最高级，故填earliest。]37．which[考查定语从句。分析句子可知，此处是填非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词sports在从句usesbothstrengthandbrain中充当主语，故用关系代词，又非限制性定语从句中不能用that，故填which。]38．has(been)developed[考查时态。分析句子可知，此处是谓语动词，根据短语overitslonghistory判断为现在完成时，主语kungfu是第三人称单数，应用hasdone；另外，此处也可看作是被动语态，故填has(been)developed。]39．It[考查代词。句意：它可以追溯到古代，那时候人们用工具来对抗野生动物，然后逐渐从自我保护中获得经验。结合句意可知，此处应用代词指代前文提到的kungfu，故填It。]40．tofight[考查非谓语动词。结合句意和句子结构可知，此处是不定式作目的状语，故填tofight。]41．Normally[考查副词。此处应填副词修饰后面的句子，故填Normally。]42．30s[根据句意，应填30s。inone's30s“在30多岁”。]43．doing，故填doing。]44．issaid[考查动词的时态语态。此处考查句型itis/wassaidthat...，又本文讲述一般事实，故用一般现在时，故填issaid。]45．bodies[考查名词。根据our判断此处用body的复数形式，故填bodies。]Ⅴ.应用文写作(满分15分)4月15日，星期天，1．天气很好，游客很多；2．你们喜欢猴子；3．碰到几位外国朋友，聊了一会儿；4．中午回家。注意：1.词数80左右；2．可适当增加细节。[参考范文]April15，Sunday FineTodayIvisitedthezoowithseveralclassmates.Wewentonfoot.Itwashalfanhour'swalk.Whenwegotthere，thezoowasalreadyfullofpeople.Therearemanyanimalsinthezoo.Theywereveryinteresting，butwewereespeciallyinterestedinmonkeys.TheymadeallkindsoffacesandwealsotalkedwithsomeforeignguestsinEnglish.Itwastimeforlunchwhenwegothome.Ireallyhadawonderfultimetoday.Ⅵ.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。IlivedintheStateofTexas，wheresuddenstormsoftenhappenedeveryyear.LastSunday，therewasnodirtintheair，onlybrightspringsunshineandaclearbluesky.Afterlunch，PapaheadedouttothefieldtocheckonthecattlewhileMamastarteddinner.Everythingseemedpeaceful.FayeandIplayedhappilyintheyard.Theheathadbeenbuildingsincedawn.Suddenlythetemperaturedropped—itfeltgood.ThenMamashoutedfromthehouse，“Iris，youandFayegetinside，readquicknow！”Ilookedtothewestandsawahugeblackcloudofdust，likethicksmokefromarailwayengine'schimney.Allthebirdsflewaway.Thestoplightsnearbyweren'tworkingbecauseofapowerfailure.“Faye，gowithMama！”Ishouted.“I'llwarnPapa.”Fayerantowardthehouse.ThestormhitsofastthatIhardlysawherclimbthesteps.Inashorttime，thedayturnedintonight.IscreamedforPapa，hopingmyvoicewouldleadhimback.ButIcouldn'thearorseehimatall.Somepoorhouseroofswereblownoff，andsmalltreesdown.Ithoughtaterriblestormwasonthewayandthescenewas“theworstI'veseeninseveralye