河南省駐馬店經(jīng)濟(jì)開發(fā)區(qū)高級中學(xué)2025屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

河南省駐馬店經(jīng)濟(jì)開發(fā)區(qū)高級中學(xué)2025屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup2．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource3．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff4．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut5．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it6．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．a(chǎn)sking B．toask C．tobeasked D．a(chǎn)sked7．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom8．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding9．Wearelivinginanage________QRcodes(二維碼)arebecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.A．why B．thatC．whose D．when10．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup11．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow12．________terrible,themedicinewasthrownawaybythechild.A．Tasted B．TastingC．Totaste D．Beingtasted13．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．a(chǎn)s B．whenC．a(chǎn)fter D．before14．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．a(chǎn)stwicemuch D．twiceasmuch15．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what16．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed17．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed18．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff19．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed20．Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）You’llfinditamazingtosupportpeoplewhenyougoouttoeat!Justlookforrestaurantsthathirepeoplewithdisabilities，whicharemakingtheworldamoreinclusiveplace.Eachbakery，caféandrestaurantbelowhasawonderfulandheartwarmingstory.HugsCare:McKinney，TexasRuthThompsononcehadavisiontocreateanonprofitcaféthatwouldberunandoperatedprimarilybyadultswithspecialneeds.Withhardwork，astrongpassionandanamazingteam，HugsCaféopeneditsdoorsin2015.“HugsCaféisnowsomuchmorethanajobtoour23teammates，whichisenhancingthemeaningfullivesofadultswithspecialneedsthroughtrainingandemploymentatHugsCafé.Thompsonsays.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEatery:PanamaCity，F(xiàn)lorida“Alotofpeopleplantheirvacationsaroundcomingtothiscoffeeshop，”sayscaféownerKaraRigby.Vinny＆Bay’sCoffeeandEaterywasestablished“sothatBayleehadaplacetowork，”Rigbyadds.BayleeisRigby’sdaughter’sfriendwhohasadisability.Thecoffeeshop’sgoalbecometrainingforindividualslikeBaylee.SomeworkershaveevenstartedatVinny＆Bay’sandwereabletoworkinaregularworkplace.Rigbysaysthatheremployees”haveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.Theyloveunconditionally，anditchangesthewholeenvironmentandbusiness.”Rigbybelievesthatincorporatingevenjustoneortwodisabledindividualsintoabusinesscanchangethewholeatmosphere—forthebetter!SugarPlumBakery:VirginiaBeach，VirginiaHeadtoSugarPlumBakerytofindadeliciouscarrotcakeandseepeoplewithdisabilitiessuccessfullyworkingalongsidenone—disabledworkers.SugarPlumhasbeenpromotingtheintegrationofadultswithdevelopmentaldisabilitiesbyprovidingtrainingandemploymentopportunitiestomorethan1，000peoplewithdisabilitiessince1987.Whetherthey’rescoopingcookiesormakingcupcakes，SugarPlum’sdisabledemployeesarethebackboneofthebakery.1、Whatdothethreerestaurantshaveincommon?A．Theyareestablishedbyadultswithspecialneeds.B．Theyaresupportedbycharitiesorlocalgovernment.C．Theprovidetrainingandemploymenttodisabledindividuals.D．Theemployersandemployeesthereareallindividualswithdisabilities.2、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______________.A．HugsCafésetupin1987nowhas23teammatesB．RigbyfoundedhercoffeeshoptohelpBaylee，herdaughterC．DisabledindividualsarenotabletoworkinaregularworkplaceD．SugarP1umBakeryhiresbothnormalpeopleandpeoplewithdisabilities3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Disabledworkerstherearethemostimportantpart.B．Thebakerygetssupportandstrengthfrombackbone.C．Thecustomersarealwaysbackingthedisabledworkers.D．Theemployeeshaveawholelotmoreabilitiesthandisabilities.22．（8分）JohnGeorge,60,remembersthathelivedawonderfullifeintheDetroitneighborhoodwherehegrewup.“Weknewallourneighbors.”GeorgetoldDetroit'sMetroTimes.“OnChristmasEve,we'dallgotomidnightMass,andthere'dbe300peopleinourhouseatoneo’clocktoaboutfiveinthemorning.Thefolkswerejustreallygood,hardworkingpeople.”Bythe'80s,however,theoldneighborhoodchanged.Dueinparttoeconomicdownturnsanddrugabuse,well-kepthomeshadbeenabandonedandkindlyneighborshadfledtothesuburbs(郊區(qū)).ButnotGeorge.“Livinginanycity,it’slikebeinginarelationship,”hetoldReader’sDigest.“Somedaysarebetterthanothers.Butitwasmyhome.AndwhenIsawitbecomingworse,Ihadtwochoices:Icouldleave,orIcouldstayandfight.Ichosethelatter.”Whentheabandonedhomebehindhisturnedintoaworn-outplace,thefatheroftwograbbedsomeboardsandnailsandbeganboardingupthehouse.Aftertwoneighborsstoppedtoaskwhathewasdoing,theydecidedtohelp,withgreatresults.That'showitallgotstarted.Inthe30yearssincethatfirsthomerescue,anarmyofapproximately182,000volunteers,alongwithprivatedonors,hashelpedGeorgepulldownaround300abandonedhomes,mainlyindiepoorerNorthwestareaofDetroit.They'vealsosecured400-somehomesbyboardingthemup.They'vepaintedandrepairednearly900homesandbuiltover100fromscratch.AccordingtoForbes,morethan1,000Detroitershavebeenhousedasaresultoftheirwork.Andthere'sHalloween.InDetroit,October30wasknownasDevil'sNight,aperiodwhenallhellbreaklooseintheformofcrimeandvandalism(破壞公物).Inresponse,Georgecreatedacitizens'patrol(巡邏)thatwouldtaketothestreets,keepinganeyeonillegalbehavior.HenameditAngels'NightWhatbeganwith12neighborsonpatrolin1990hasgrowntomorethan60,000citywide.George'sinspiredideashavenotgoneunnoticedbythecityheloves.Othersarebuyingintoit.There'satrendofyoungerhomeownerscomingin.1、WhatwasGeorge’shomecityDetroitlikebeforethe’80s?A．Neighborswereniceandgotalongverywell.B．Peopleinthesuburbsledawonderfullife.C．Economydeclinedbecauseofdrugabuse.D．Manyhomeswereabandonedandpeoplelied.2、WhatdidGeorgedecidetodoafterhisneighborhoodchanged?A．Movetothesuburbs. B．Leavehishometown.C．Joinhisneighborstohelp. D．Stayandfighttosavehiscity.3、WhathappenedasaresultofGeorgeandothervolunteers'hardwork?A．MorepeoplemovedintoDetroit.B．AlmostallDetroiterswerehoused.C．Over100homeswerenewlybuilt.D．Therewasnoillegalbehavioranymore.4、Whatdoesthestorymainlyintendtotollus?A．Greatmindsthinkalike.B．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.23．（8分）“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook--andhencefeel--happierencouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherwords,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalonesthatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround-isawell-establishedidea.Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherfaceasiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwith-software,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown.Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited(招募)21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompleted,theparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteersemotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.“Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,”saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappy,whatharmisitdoing?”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulateduncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”1、What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?A．Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.B．Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.C．Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.D．Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?A．Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.B．Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelhappier.C．Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.D．Itbeautifiedthevolunteersappearanceinthemirror.3、WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnologyA．Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.B．Itonlyworksinclothingstores.C．Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sexpressions.D．Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.4、WhatdoesCreedscommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?A．Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.B．Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.C．Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.D．Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.24．（8分）HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1、HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives. B．Fromhermother.C．FromBooksandpictures. D．Fromradioprograms.2、UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A．confused B．excitedC．worried D．a(chǎn)mazed3、ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor________.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5、Theauthorbelievesthat________.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying25．（10分）CarrieGracieisknowledgeableaboutChinaanditsaffairs.Shealsohasareputationasagenerouscolleague.ShehasresignedfromherjobasChinaeditorbecauseheremployerswillnotpayheratthesamerateastheypaythehandfulofmenwhodoasimilarlychallengingandimportantjob.Shehasresignedbecause.sherefusedtogooncolluding(共謀)withtheBBC’sdishonestyaboutitsfailuretogivewomenandmenequalpayforequalwork.Graciewasrecruitedtothejob,becauseshehadallthetalentandskillstheBBCneededtocoverthedifficultinternationalanddomesticstoryoftheriseofChina.OneoftheconditionsshesetfortakingitwasequalpaywiththeBBC’sotherinternationaleditors,familiarnamesincludingJonSopelinWashingtonandJeremyBowenintheMiddleEast.Lastsummer,thegovernmentforcedtheBBCtopublishwhichofthefamiliarnamesonradioandTVearnedover￡150,000.Theresultsexposedanastonishingpaygap.TheyalsoshowedGraciethatheremployershadmisledher.Graciesetsoutallhereffortstogetherbossestodowhattheyhadoriginallypromisedher,buttheyfailtorespondadequately.Instead,theyprevaricate(搪塞)andofferherapayrisethatstillwouldnothavedeliveredequality.Theythoughttheycouldbuyheroff;Theythoughtthatthereputationalhazardshewasrunningwouldscareherawayfromthefight.TheBBCiswrongthistime!GraciehaschosentodesignratherthangiveinbecauseshethinksthatitisherresponsibilitytostoptheBBCdoingsomethingstupid.Sheisfightingforwomen’slegalrights.Graciesaidshehopedshewouldn’tberememberedasthewomanwhocomplainedaboutmoney,butasagreatjournalist.Sheisprovingthattheyaretwosidesofthesameinvaluablecoin.CarrieGracie’sdisputewiththeBBCisn’taboutmoney—it’saboutdignity!1、WhatdoyouknowaboutCarrieGracie?A．Sheisverystrictwithherofficecolleagues.B．ShehasagoodcommandofChina'saffairs.C．ShewasworkingtogetherwithJonSopel.D．Shehasareputationofcoveringsportsnews.2、WhatdoesCarrieGraciedemandoftheBBC?A．Equalpayforequalwork.B．Betterpayformorework.C．Apologyformisconducts.D．Responsetohercomplaint.3、WecaninferthattheBBC.A．didn’tpromiseGracieequalpaywithhermalecolleaguesB．dismissedCarrieGracieduetoherdemandforhigherpayC．wasforcedtopayGracieequalpayfordoingtheequalworkD．keptthepayofitsfamiliarnamessecretbeforelastsummer4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheBBC?A．Positive.B．Vague.C．Critical.D．Cautious.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）ThetownIliveinisabouttoputcamerasatalltrafficlightstocatchpeoplewhorunredlights.It1meofhowmanypeopleI’veseenwhotaketheyellowlightasa2togofaster.Ialsocan’tunderstandwhypeopledon’tmovewhenthetrafficlighthasturnedgreen.Aboveall,therearethose3situationsinwhichsomeonedoesn’teven4thatthelightturnsred,andjustkeepsgoing.Thatiswhysomany5happen!Allthesesituationsmakeme6thepurposeoftrafficlights.7,it’sevenmorefrighteningtoimaginelettingpeoplemaketheirowndecisionsat8crossroads.Dothebiggestcarsgettogofirst?Whodecideswhogoesnext?SoIguessIdoliketheideaofasystemto9traffic.AndI’lldomybestto10thetrafficrules:togo,tobecautious,andtostopwhenI’m11to.Itoccurstomethatmy12havedonemuchthesameforme13teachingmehowtolive.Theyhavegivenmemany14lights:togetalongwellwithothers,tolistenandtalktothem,tohelpothers,andto15withjoyandpurpose.Theyhavealsogivenmesomeredlights16mylifegoesastray（誤入歧途）:nottobegreedy,tokeepmytemper,andtocontrolmydesires.Andthere17havebeensomeyellowcautionlights:towatchhowmuchIdrink,tokeepcontrolofmybehavior,andto18schoolregularlyandworkhard.IfIobeytheserules,mylifewillbeas19asitcanbe.JustasI’mwisetopayattentiontothetrafficlightswhenI’mwalkingacrossthestreet,I’mwisetopayattentiontothe“20signals”giventomebymyparents.1、A．suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns2、A．sight B．signal C．message D．switch3、A．instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious4、A．notice B．sense C．remember D．feel5、A．events B．problems C．situations D．a(chǎn)ccidents6、A．thinkof B．wonderabout C．carefor D．worryabout7、A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However8、A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key9、A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve10、A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry11、A．supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted12、A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents13、A．inchargeof B．infaceof C．intermsof D．indangerof14、A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful15、A．live B．share C．work D．communicate16、A．unless B．when C．before D．till17、A．still B．even C．only D．a(chǎn)lso18、A．start B．a(chǎn)ttend C．leave D．miss19、A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy20、A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）OnSept.19,2014,AlibabawentpublicontheNewYorkStock(股票)Exchange,whichshowsthatMaYunhasdonehisbusiness1．(success).AshortChinesemanseemstobethe2．(tall)manintheworldrightnow.MaYunusedtobeanEnglishteacherwholed3．easylife.Whenhewastwelve,hefoundthatEnglishwasveryinteresting.Everymorninghegotupat5a.m.andthenrantoahotelneartheWestLake,4．hecouldcommunicatewithforeignvisitorsinEnglish.TheexperiencemadehimafantasticEnglishspeakerandoftendeliveredEnglishspeecheswithout5．(refer)tohisnotes.InatriptotheUSin1995,MahadaccesstotheInternet6．chance.7．wasafterhereturnedhomethatMasetupawebsiteandcreatedhisowncompany--AlibabainHangzhou.Hewasso8．(devote)tohisworkthathe9．(name)“CrazyJackMa”.Inmyopinion,his10．(curious)anddeterminationmadeAlibabatheworld’slargeste-commercecompany.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。LastSundaythestormstruckthevillagewheremygrandparentsusedtoliving.Thestormhaddestroyedtwentyhouses,thirteenofwhichwerebaddamaged.Theothershadeitherbrokenwindowsortornroof.Overtwohundredpersonswerekilled.Afewwereseriouslyinjuredandtaketohospital.Aboutsixhundredpeoplewerehomelessbecausethestorm.MrGreensaid“Thestormbeganataboutsevenintheevening.IwaswatchingTVwithmyfamilywhileweheardaloudnoise.Sev