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Unit 2 Natural Disasters
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(2023下·江苏南京·高一统考期末)Josiah Launstein, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Josiah can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so 1 ,” she says.
On October 29, 2012, that 2 turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. 3 , Josiah’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.
When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. All around her, people were 4 , especially the elderly. In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover 5 Josiah. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.
“My mom tells me that I can’t 6 what happens to me,” Josiah say, “But I can always choose how I deal with it.”
Josiah’s 7 was to help. She created a website page matching 8 in need with donors who wanted to help. Josiah posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house 9 . Within days, Patrick’s collection was 10 . In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids.
Josiah also worked with other organizations to bring much-needed 11 to Rockaway. Her 12 made her a famous person. She was invited to the White House and 13 as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.
Today, the scars of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is 14 . “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Josiah declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even 15 than before.”
1.A.realistic B.special C.rare D.sharp
2.A.breeze B.beach C.landscape D.ocean
3.A.Fortunately B.Unusually C.Apparently D.Appropriately
4.A.wandering B.inspecting C.suffering D.greeting
5.A.inspired B.relieved C.