瑞尔福特湖的龙卷风过后，鹰成为希望的象征

Eagle nests and cypress trees were destroyed by a powerful tornado at Reelfoot Lake. The lake is cherished by nature lovers, and people who like to fish and hunt. It’s also one of the top places in the country to eagle watch. It was created by earthquakes, so trees jut(伸出) up through the water. But now, the landscape has been changed forever.

“I cried. I’ve had a place to stay down here for 50 years,” said Stahl Schmitt. “And now I have no place.” The tornado hit two parts of the lake in Obion and Lake counties. Park ranger(公园管理员) Warren Douglas said four people died. Two of the tornado victims were a father and his young son on a hunting trip. “All we could do was pick each other up and move forward, and that’s what we did to get through this.” Douglas said.

With nests and centuries-old cypress trees destroyed, he thought they’d lost the eagles too. However, the bird wasn’t ready to give up on their home. “They have a born sense to be able to survive,” Douglas said. Photojournalist Mike Rose caught the moment a mated pair warned a young eagle that they’d claimed a new territory to hunt their prey(猎物). “Letting him know, go on down the road,” Douglas said.

Despite the tragedy, there was a silver lining. With more tree branches gone, Douglas said tourists will have a better view of the eagles now. “It improved their habitat where they can hang out, more people will get to see them,” Douglas said. Rebuilding nests and homes will take time, but the homeowners and eagles will do it together. “There’s no place to come once more and I’m 81 years old,” said Schmitt. “It’s a lot of work.”

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1.What can we infer from Paragraph One?

A Powerful tornadoes happen around Reelfoot Lake a lot.

B Eagle watchers enjoy Reelfoot Lake much.

C Fishing lovers might destroy the Reelfoot Lake.

D It’s hard to see earthquakes at Reelfoot Lake.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第一段“It’s also one of the top places in the country to eagle watch.”可知这是全国范围内观赏鹰的最佳地点之一，可推知喜欢观察鹰的人会很喜欢这个地方，故选B。

2.How did Stahl Schmitt feel after the accident?

A Confident.

B Annoyed.

C Cheerful.

D Heart-broken.

解析：选D。 D 推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句的“I cried. I’ve had a place to stay down here for 50 years,” said Stahl Schmitt. “And now I have no place.”可以得知他哭了，因为他在这里住了50年，现在他没有地方可去，由此推断他是因为伤心而哭泣。故选D。

3.What did Douglas think the eagles would do?

A They would leave here for ever.

B They would survive from the tornado.

C They would stay in the territory.

D They would go on down the road.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句的“...he thought they’d lost the eagles too”可以得知Douglas以为他们会失去这些鹰，即这些鹰会永远离开这里。故选A。

4.The underlined part in the last paragraph may refer to ______.

A the branches

B the advantage

C the habitat

D the difficulty

解析：选B。B 词意指代题。根据文章最后一段第二、三句可知，因为大树上的树枝没有了，现在游客们观赏鹰的视野就更好了，并且这还改善了它们的栖息地。因此，尽管发生了龙卷风这样的悲剧，但还是有一些好处的。由此推断“a silver lining”指的是“好处，有利条件”。故选B。