18．I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival．She lives on the other side of the world，and I went to visit her，not wanting to leave，and feeling like I was leaving home against my will．But I wanted to show her my support，because she is my only sister．
So I boarded the plane in mid-August，and hated the long flight．I had left my husband of 2years，alone，in our old New Orleans house．
I was all set and ready to perform for my sister for the music festival，on Sunday morning，when I received a call from Chicago．The hurricane was predicted to hit our city，and many had already escaped．But my husband chose to stay behind．He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world，but he could call his cousin in Chicago．He gave his cousin a message for me，that he would be just fine，and not to worry．
As the day wore on，I finally took the stage in front of hundreds of Europeans，and I realized，thanks to CNN，that New Orleans was under water．
I performed，hoping that my husband would survive．And I performed perfectly．The audience stood and cheered for me．I rushed off the stage and straight to the TV．I saw the street sign near my home，of Humanity Street，but nothing below it，except water．
In the days that followed，I found out that my house，my car，my clothes，my furniture，everything that I'd left behind was gone…but not my husband．He survived by riding on the back bumper（保險(xiǎn)杠） of a VW bus，holding on to the overhead luggage shelf，in the pouring rain，down the highway from New Orleans，half-way to Baton Rouge．The rest of the journey was a long walk．But he survived．
By the first week of September，I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport，and hugged my husband．Since then，our relationship has grown deeper，we have completely repaired our house，bought a new car，bought new furniture and new clothes and joined an inspirational，spirit-filled church．
35．Why did the writer go to Europe？C
A．To spend her holidays there．
B．To present a music festival．
C．To help her sister in a music festival．
D．To participate in a game．
36．How did the writer know that her husband remained at home when the hurricane took place？A
A．Through the call from her husband's cousin．
B．Through the call from her husband．
C．Through the text message from the cousin．
D．Through the text message from her husband．
37．How long did the writer stay in Europe？B
A.2years．
B．About 2weeks．
C．About 2months．
D.2days．
38．What can we know from the passage？D
A．The writer performed badly in the music festival．
B．The writer was too busy to care about her husband．
C．The hurricane disaster didn't affect the couple's life．
D．The husband had a narrow escape in the floods．
分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者離開(kāi)家?guī)椭憬愕囊魳?lè)節(jié)，她所在的城市遭遇到颶風(fēng)，她家里東西都失去了，幸好的是丈夫幸存下來(lái)，他們重建了家園，而且感情更好了．
解答 35．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段的句子"I left home to support my sister in her efforts to present a music festival．"可知，作者去歐洲是為了在音樂(lè)節(jié)幫助姐姐．故選C．
36．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段He could not get a call to me on the other side of the world，but he could call his cousin in Chicago．He gave his cousin a message for me，that he would be just fine，and not to worry可知當(dāng)颶風(fēng)發(fā)生時(shí)，作者通過(guò)她丈夫的表兄打來(lái)的電話知道她的丈夫呆在家里；故選A．
37．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段By the first week of September，I flew back to the Baton Rouge airport可知作者在歐洲呆了大約兩周；故選B．
38．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段He survived by riding on the back bumper（保險(xiǎn)杠） of a VW bus，holding on to the overhead luggage shelf，in the pouring rain，down the highway from New Orleans，half-way to Baton Rouge可知丈夫在洪水中死里逃生；故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
