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第1页共5页 多学科网书城四 品牌书店·知名教辅·正版资源 b.zxxk.com 您身边的互联网+教辅专家 课下主题训练人类生存、社会发展与环境的关系 1.阅读理解 It took me a moment to realize what had happened.Three days had passed and Rita seemed to get weaker and weaker.The rain had stopped.However,the sky was still cloudy, and it was so dark that I couldn't see the buildings even across the road.I took a pressure reading from the weather station:947mb,which let me know exactly where I was-in the eye of the storm. There were rains and winds still,but not oppressive(难以忍受胸anymore,.There was still no power,hot water or food.Besides,I didn't sleep well for all these days,but I felt more relaxed since the weather report said Rita was leaving.What's more,I was luckier than those people who had lost their homes or even worse,lost their lives because of Rita. As I travelled further to the west,going after the storm,the damage along the way became less severe.I arrived in Houston after a tricky journey with my fuel supplies almost all gone.However,I came across another storm chaser (who had 45 gallons of petrol. He helped me and we shared our working experience these days.With a complete stroke of luck I found a run-down hotel that allowed me to have a room overnight before the midnight. Although there was no running water,no power and no air conditioning,I curled up into a corner and fell asleep quickly. I woke up the next morning,and what a change!The sky was blue and cars were moving around.Sirens could be heard as convoys (of emergency managements started to head west towards where I had come from."The storm had stopped and I could go home.I gave all my remaining supplies to other people at the hotel and headed towards the airport. Houston Airport was not damaged,so I took my flight and drank my first hot drink in four days." All in all,when I came back home,I was proud that I finally made it again to follow and record the storm and I really learned a lot these days.Although it's dangerous,I love my job as not many people would go into the eye