2019年中考英語試題分類匯編17《閱讀理解3》

2019年中考英語試題分類匯編《閱讀理解3）

（試題：1-76頁，答案：77-186）

1.（2019?安順）Formanyyears,salesofgarlicinCaliforniahadbeenlittlebecause

ofthemuchcheapergarlicfromChina.Thisyear,however,Californiagarlic

salesarerisingbecauseAmericangovernmentincreasestariffs（關(guān)稅）onChinese

products.

Christopher,agarlicgrowerinCalifornia,ismanagerofhiscompanyand

hesaid,"Inaperfectworld,wewouldlovetoseethetariffsonChina.”

TariffsonChinesegarlicrosefrom10%to25%onMay9,2019,andthe

reasonisthatU.SPresidentDonaldTrumpincreasedtariffsonChineseproducts

worthof$200billion.Sincethen,Chinesebuyershavealmoststoppedbuying

soybeansfromtheUnitedStatesandAmericansoybeanfarmersarenowgetting

worried.

NoteveryonelikesthegarlictariffsintheU.S.LastJulyChristopher

expressedhissupportonTrump'spolicy（政策）.However,officialsfrom

McCormickandCompanyInc.didn'tagreewiththepolicy.McCormick'sCEO,

LawrencetoldReuters（路透社）thatwithoutChinesegarlicAmericacan't

go.Actually,thetradewar（貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)）betweenChinaandAmericaisasignof

Americanhegemony（霸權(quán)），anditwilldestroyAmericaneconomyandU.S

governmentwillloseitstrustfromothercountriesintheworld.

（1）Fromthepassageweinfer（推理）that.

A.AmericaisbuyinggarlicfromChinaasmuchasbefore

B.Americansoybeanfarmersmakemoneyasmuchasbefore

C.ChinaisstillbuyingcropsfromAmericaasmuchasbefore

D.GarlicgrowersinCaliforniaaremakingmoremoneythanbefore

（2）WhyislessChinesegarlicboughtbyAmericathisyear?

A.BecauseenoughgarlicisgrowninCalifornia.

B.BecauseAmericangovernmenthasincreasedtax（稅收）onChinesegarlic.

C.BecauseChinaisnotbuyingsoybeansfromAmerica.

D.BecausecompaniessupportAmericangovernment.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.China

B.thetrade

C.Americanhegemony

D.asign

（4）HowmuchtariffdidAmericangovernmentincreaseonChinesegarlicOn

May9,2019?

A.15%

B.25%

C.10%

D.35%

(5)Accordingtothepassage,whodisagreeswiththeAmericapolicyofhaving

tariffsonChineseproducts?

A.Christopher

B.DonaldTrump

C.Californiagarlicgrowers

D.Lawrence

Chrlftophar

2.(2019?荊門)Canadasharesthelongestinternationalborder(邊界)intheworld

withtheUSA,whichis8,891kmlong.Thelongestpartoftheborderisshared

withtheUSstate,Alaska,anditisabout2,475kmlong.Hereismoreinformation

aboutCanada.

Geography★thelargestwaterfalls,NiagaraFalls

★thesecondbiggestcountryintheworld,afterRussia

★thehighestmountain,theMountLoganwithaheightof5,

959m

★thelongestriver,theMcKenzieRiverinthenorthwest,4,

241kmlong

★alargecountrywithasmallpopulation

Attractionsforkids★goingboatinginthenationalparks,enjoyingskiing,snow

-boardingandotherwinterfunactivitiesinthemountains

★outdooractivities:riding,climbingandice-skatingin

Toronto,Vancouverandsoon

★interestingmuseumsandwonderfulcityparks

(1)HowlongisthelongestborderthatCanadashareswithAlaska?

A.8,891km.

B.2,475km.

C.4,241km.

D.5,959m.

(2)Thelargestcountryintheworldis.

A.China

B.Canada

C.theUSA

D.Russia

(3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TheheightoftheMountLoganis5,959kilometers.

B.TheMcKenzieRiverliesinthenortheastofCanada.

C.Canadaisalargecountrywhichhasasmallpopulation.

D.Kidscan'tgoice-skatinginVancouver.

4.(2019?百色)Asweallknow,Englishisanimportantsubjectinmiddle

school.EveryoneknowsthattheymustlearnEnglishwell,butsomepeople

don'tknowhowtolearnitwell.Herearesomesuggestionswhichmayhelp

youwithyourEnglish.

Thebiggestproblemispeople1sownfear.Theyworrythattheywon'tsay

thingscorrectlyorthattheywilllookfoolishsothattheydon'tspeakEnglishat

all.Don'tbeafraidofbeinglaughedat.Onlyifwearen'tafraidofmaking

mistakescanwelearnEnglishwell.

Thefastestwaytolearnsomethingistodoitagainandagainuntilyougetit

right.LearningEnglishneedspractice.Don'tletalittlefearstopyoufrom

gettingwhatyouwant.

ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistohaveagoodenvironment.Takenotesin

English,putEnglishbooksaroundyourroom,listentoEnglishradios,watch

Englishnews,moviesandTVprograms.SpeakEnglishwithyourfriends

wheneveryoucan.ThemoreEnglishmaterialsthatyouhavearoundyou,the

fasteryouwilllearnit.

Manypeoplethinkthatexercisesandtestsaren'tmuchfun.However,by

doingexercisesandtakingtestsyoucanreallyimproveyourEnglish.Ifyou

nevertestyourself,youwillneverknowhowmuchyouaremakingprogress.

(1)ThebiggestproblemoflearningEnglishis.

A.notknowinghowtolearn

B.beingafraidofbeinglaughedat

C.lookingfoolish

D.makingmistakes

(2)ThefastestwaytolearnEnglishwellis.

A.practicingoverandoveragain

B.listeningtoiteveryday

C.goingoverthefear

D.goingtoaforeigncountry

(3)Tocreateagoodenvironment,youneedtodomanythingsexcept.

A.puttingEnglishbooksaroundyourroom

B.listeningtoEnglishradios

C.watchingEnglishnewsandmovies

D.speakingEnglishwithyourfriendsonlyinclass

(4)Accordingtothepassage,Englishexercisesandtestsare.

A.verynecessary

B.nothelpfulatall

C.veryboring

D?notimportant

(5)HowmanysuggestionsonhowtolearnEnglisharementionedaccordingto

thepassage?

A.Two

B.Three

C.Four

D?Five

5.（2019?煙臺）In1987,asmallcompanynamedHuaweiwasstartedin

Shenzhen.Aftermorethan30yearsofdevelopment,thecompanyhasnow

beatenAppleandbecometheworld'ssecond-largestmakerofsmartphones

behindKorea'sSamsung.Ithasalsobecometheworld'slargestsupplier（供應(yīng)

商）of5G.

Butrecently,Huaweifacedsomedifficulties.TheU.S.governmentordered

aban（禁令）onitssalesinAmerica.AmericanofficialssaidHuaweigave

informationthatitcollectedtotheChinesegovernment.Atthesametime,the

U.S.governmentplannedtostopsellingpartsandservicestoHuawei,which

wasbelievedthatHuawei'sbusinesswouldbehurt.

“WehaveneverreceivedsucharequestfromtheChinesegovernmentand

wehavenevertriedtogetintoothersystemstocollectinformation."Ren

Zhengfei,Huawei'sfounderandpresidentsaid."ThebanfromtheU.S.would

havelittleeffectonourcompany.Huaweihasenoughabilitytodealwiththe

problems."Renadded.

Inaninterviewseveralyearsago,RenZhengfeisaid,nIstartedHuaweiwith

only￡4,000atthebeginning,butnowithasbecomea$100billion

company.Theexperiencewasnotasromantic（浪漫的）asyouimagine.”

FacingthebanoftheU.S.,Huaweiisgrowing.Huawei'ssmartphonesales

aroundtheworldrose50percentcomparedtoayearearlierinthefirstthree

monthsof2019.Atthesametime,salesfrombothSamsungandApplefell.So

far,Huaweihasgrownintotheworld'slargesttelecommunicationsequipment

（電信設(shè)備）supplier,sellingin170countries!ItmaybeatSamsungasthelargest

smartphonemakerinthenearfuture.

（1）Whichcompanyisthelargestsupplierof5Gintheworld?

A.Apple.

B.Samsung.

C.huawei.

D.Nokia.

（2）WhydidtheU.S.orderabanonHuawei?

A.Huawei'ssalesinAmericaweregrowingfasterthanApple.

B.HuaweirefusedtosupplyservicestotheU.S.government.

C.Theydidn'twantAppletosellpartsandservicestoHuawei.

D.TheythoughtHuawei,collectedinformationfortheChinesegovernment.

（3）FromwhatRenZhengfeisaid,wecanlearnthatHuawei.

A.isdeeplyaffectedbytheban.

B.hasgotothesystemoftheU.S.

C.cansolvetheproblemstheyarefacing.

D.isaskedtosupplyinformationtoChina.

（4）TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4means.

A.Huawei'sdevelopingexperiencewashard.

B.itisromantictostartacompanywith￡4,000.

C.theromanticexperiencewasalargeamountofwealth.

D.peoplecanunderstandHuawei'sdevelopingexperienceeasily.

(5)Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Huaweiwillgrowslowly.

B.Huaweiisfullofhope.

C.Huawei'ssaleswillbedoubled.

D?Huaweiisthelargestsmartphonemaker.

6.(2019?河北)SchoolActivity:the"ExerciseMonth"

Anumberofimportantschoolactivitiesarecomingup,andthebiggestone

isthe"ExerciseMonth1'23.

Whatisouraim(目的)？

The"ExerciseMonth"isorganisedbytheYouthSportsClub.Themainaim

ofthisactivityistoimproveourschoolmembers1knowledgeaboutthe

importanceofexercise.

Whatareouractivities?

The"ExerciseMonth"willtakeplacefrom15Decemberto15

January.Duringthismonth,alotofactivitieswillbeheldtoshowthe

importanceofexercise.

?WritingCompetitionThetopicofthewritingcompetitionis"Exerciseand

Me”.Thelengthofthewritingis500wordsforthiscompetition.

?TalkThetalkwillbegivenon18December.ThespeakerwillbeDrChiu

fromStStephen'sHospital.Hewillthenanswerourmembers*questionabout

exercise.

?Exhibition(展覽)Theexhibitionwillbeheldfrom19Decemberto3

Januaryinourschoolhall.Thehistoryofdifferentkindsofexercise,andthe

winningandexcellentwritingsfromthecompetitionwillbeonshow.

?After-schoolExerciseClassesTheafter-schoolexerciseclasseswill

runfrom18Decemberto14January.Intheseclasses,experiencedcoaches

fromthelocalexerciseclubswillalsohelpourschoolmemberstomakepractical

exerciseplans.

(1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theaimoftheschoolactivities.

B.Thedifferentkindsofschoolclasses.

C.TheintroductionaboutExerciseMonth.

D.Theschoolmembers'YouthSportsClub.

(2)Whatisthetopicofthewritingcompetition?

A.ExerciseandMe.

B.ASchoolActivity.

C.PracticalExercisePlans.

D.After-schoolClasses.

(3)Whenwilltheafter-schoolexerciseclassesstart?

A.On15December.

B.On18December.

C.On14January.

D.On15January.

（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thelocalexerciseclubhasalonghistory.

B.DrChiuwilltrainthemembersafterschool.

C.Thecoachingwillanswerthemembers*questions.

D.Somewritingsfromthecompetitionwillbeonshow.

7.（2019?大慶）

Onsale!PengLaiChunRestaurant

Girl'sPinkTent（帳篷）YuxiRoad

Ithaslightweightandiseasytocarry.AChineserestaurant.

TherearesmallholesintheDeliciousandgreatvalue!

windows.TheseholeslettheairinandPrice:$18foreachadult（成年人）；

keepthebugs（小蟲）out.half

Price:$230priceforeachkidunder8

Tel:768-3647Book（預(yù)定）earlybecauseitgetsbusy!

Tel:623-2972

Bookshopassistant（助理）SummerFashionShow

Dicken'sBooksGoldenShoppingPlaza

LincolnRoad2：00p.m.Saturday

Monday-Friday,andoneSaturdayMen'sandwomen'sswimmingclothes

everymonthSee26prettyandcoolmodelsinthe

Price?$80anhour,8a.m.-4p.m.latestfashions.

Telephone879-6634andspeaktothePrice:Allclothingonsaleafterthe

shopmanager,JohnHuntershow

forunder$60.

Formoreinformation:

goldenplaza@sina.com

Choosetherightansweraccordingtothepassage.

（1）Whatcoloristhetent?.

A.pinkB.yellowC.redD.blue

（2）Howmuchshouldacouple（一對夫妻）withakidat5payatPengLaiChun

Restaurant?

A.$18B.$9C.$36D.$45

（3）IfSusanwantstoworkasanassistantatDicken'sBooks,sheshouldcall

at.

A.768-3647B.623-2972C.879-6634D.768-6634

（4）WecaninGoldenShoppingPlaza.

A.buyagirl'spinktent

B.see26prettyandcoolmodelsinthelatestfashions

C.telephone879-6634andspeaktotheshopmanager,JohnHunter

D.eatdeliciousfood

（5）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.TheassistantatDickenrsBookshastoworkfor8hoursaday.

B.Theholesinthewindowsofthetentcanlettheairandbugsin.

C.TheSummerFashionShowstartsat2*00intheafternoononSaturday.

D?PeoplewhowanttoeatatPengLaiChunRestaurantshouldbookearly.

8.(2019?武漢)

JourneysofDiscoveryWith

IheNewYorkTimes

Introducing^lixplorcr'':

Acuratedcollectionofdream

tripsfromtheteamthat

broughtyouI'ASCJIEN'i

bcsl-sclling'*36Hours'guides.

ONLY

L$3999

the、eNnrkTimesFiplorrrtcrid

tlochhound.withribhon

bookmark.K.2<11.4inches

eStoreTASCHEN

nytimescom/slore

(1)Thematerialaboveismainlyabout.

A.TheNewYorkTimes

B."36Hours"guides

C.anintroductionto"Explorer"

D.pricesofthenewbooks

(2)Thetwobookscoversubjects.

A.2B.4C.6D.8

(3)"TASCHEN”inthematerialrefersto.

A.thenameofawriter

B.thesignofdreamtrips

C.astorethatsellsbooksonline

D.acompanythatproducesbooks

(4)Whatcanwelearnaboutthebooksfromthematerial?

A.Theyareveryexpensive.

B.Theyarewelldesignedandmade.

C.Theyaresoldbyateamofwriters.

D.Oneofthemisabout'Beaches','Islands,and"Deserts'.

（5）Whatthebookseriesdescribeshassomethingtodowith.

A.journeys

B.readers

C.lifestyles

D.advertisements

9.（2019?玉林）Dubai（辿拜）isagoodplacetotravelto.There,youcanfind

manytallbuildings,tastelotsofdeliciousfoodandexperiencesomeinteresting

things.Haveyoueverbeentothiscity?IfyougotoDubaiduringthesummer

holiday,youmayseeaspecialkindoftaxi".Itisadrone（無人Itflies

intheskybyitself!ItissaidthatDubaiplanstouseChinese-madedronesas

aself-flyingairtaxiinJuly.

ThedronetaxiisnamedEHang184.AChinesecompany（公司）made

it.ThecityofDubaiwillstartusingitinJuly.Itwillbetheworld'sfirst

passengerdrone,accordingtoYahooNews.

Thedronetaxicanflyupto3,500metershigh.Itcanflyatatopspeed

of160kilometersanhour.Itcanonlytakeoneperson.

HowdoyoucallanEHang1842Youuseitsapp（應(yīng)用程序）onyour

phone.Whenthedronecomes,youchoosetheplaceyouwanttogotoona

touchscreen.Thereisnopilotinthedrone.Butsomepeopleonthegroundwill

bewatchingit.Theywillmakesureyourtripissafe.Youdon'thavetoworry

aboutit.

EHang184,sbattery（電池）canonlykeepabout30minutes,Soitcannot

takeyoufurtherthan50kilometers.

Wouldyouliketotakeatripinthisflyingdrone?Don'twait.Let'sgo!

（1）EHang184wasmadebya（n）company,

A.Dubai's

B.American

C.Japanese

D.Chinese

（2）Whichstatement（陳述）aboutEHang184iscorrect?

A.Thereisapilotinit.

B.Itsbatterycankeeparoundhalfanhour.

C.Itcanflyupto4,500kilometers.

D.Thetripinitisn'tsafe.

（3）Wheremaywefindthisarticle?

A.OntheInternet.

B.Inaguidebook.

C.Inastorybook.

D.Inanovel.

（4）What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheExcitingVacation

B.TheSpecialTrip

C.TheDroneTaxi

D.TheComputerCompany

10.（2019?青海）Theworldgotaglimpse（一瞥）ofoneofthegreatestmysteries

ofouruniverse（宇宙）onApril10.

That'swhenthefirstima一eofablackholewasshowntothepublic.The

picturewascreatedbyanetworkofeightradiotelescopes（射電望遠鏡）.

"Wehaveseenwhetwethoughtwasunseeable,“saysShepDoeleman.He

ledtheefforttocreatetheimage.

Theblackholeisatthecenterofgalaxy（星系）namedMessier87,some

55millionlight-yearsfromtheearth,andis6.5billiontimesthemassofthe

sun.

Theimageshowsthegas,dust,andstarsthatmovearoundtheblackhole

beforedisappearingintoit.Itdoesnottrulyshowtheblackhole,becausenot

evenlightcanescapeitsgravity.Blackholes,likevacuums,suck（吸）in

everythingthatgetstooclose.

（1）Inparagraph1,theunderlinedword"imagenprobablymeans.

A.truth

B.fact

C.picture

D.information

（2）Inparagraph2,theunderlinedsentencemeansseeingtheblack

hole.

A.wasexpectedbefore

B.wasunexpectedbefore

C.iscommon

D.isimpossible

（3）TheblackholeliestheMessier87galaxy.

A.inthemiddleof

B.inthefrontof

C.atthebackof

D.onthetopof

（4）Whatwillprobablyhappenifaspaceshipgetsclosetotheblackhole?__

A.Itwillflyaroundit.

B.Itwillbecoveredbythedust.

C.Itwillbesuckedin.

D.Itwillbediscovered.

（5）What1sthebesttitle（標(biāo)題）forthispassage?

A.TheBlackHoleanditsGravity

B.FirstLookattheBlackHole

C.TheMysteryoftheUniverse

D.FarawayGalaxy

11.（2019?南充）Youmayoftenhearsomemyths（傳言）aboutanimals.Forexample,

onedogyearequalsaboutsevenhumanyears,chameleons（變色龍）changecolor

tomatchtheirenvironment,?,Today,let'stalkaboutbirds.Itissaidthatifyou

touchababybird,theparentswillcompletelyabandon（拋棄）it.Doyoureally

believeit?

Infact,mostbirdshaveaverypoorsenseofsmell,soinmostcasesare

unabletoevennoticethesmellofhumansonbabybirds.Notonlythat,but

mosttypesofbirdsaren'tsoquicktoabandontheiryoungwhentheysense

danger.Sometypeswillevendotheirbesttoprotecttheiryoungwhentheyare

indanger.

Indeed,inveryfewknowncases,parentbirdssometimesabandonedtheir

nestsfromsomethingtouchingtheiryoung,justbecausetheynoticeditby

sight,notsmell.Whenthishappens,theparentbirdsusuallywon'tcare,

otherthantobealittlemorecarefulthannormal.Sometimes,theymay

temporarily（暫時地）abandonthenestinordertobetterwatchwhatever

disturbedtheirnestcomesback.

What'smore,inmostcases,evenifthenestisdestroyedbywindor

somethingtothateffectyoucouldcreateanewoneandputallthebabybirds

backinit,andwhentheparentscameback,theywouldn'tcaretheirbabybirds

wereinadifferentnest,solongasyouputthenewnestnearwheretheoldone

wassotheycanfindit.

（1）Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Birdshaveaverygoodsenseofsmell.

B.Ababybirdwilldiesoonifitistouchedbysomeone.

C.Whateverdisturbedthenestwillnevercomeback.

D.Somebirdswillprotecttheirbabieswhentheyareindanger.

（2）WhatdoestheunderlinedwordMitMinParagraph3referto?

A.Theirnest.

B.Theirbaby.

C.Somebirdsabandoningtheirnests.

D.Somethingtouchingtheiryoung.

（3）Theparentbirdsifwemakeanewnestforbabybirdstotakethe

placeoftheoldone.

A.willnevercomeback

B.willworryabouttheirbabies

C.won'tmind

D.willtaketheirbabiesaway

（4）Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthepassage?

（①=Paragraph1（第一段），②二Paragraph2…）

（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.BirdTruthB.BabyBirds

C.BirdNestsD.BirdSmell

12.（2019?黃石）Earlierthisyear,Chinaachievedanewmilestone（里程碑）inspace

exploration.OnJan3,Chang'e4becamethefirstspaceprobe（探測器）inhistory

tosuccessfullylandonthefarside（darkside）ofthemoon.Aftera26-day

journey,ittouchedsoftlydownonacrater.Thewholeprocessoflanding

lasted12minutes,whichopenedanewpageinhistoryofmankind'sspace

exploration.

Thefarsideofthemoonisthesidethatwecannotsee.Wedon'tknow

muchaboutit.Thislandingisofgreatimportance.Thefarsideofthemoonis

anideal（理想的）placeforscientificresearch.Itmayhaveuniqueminerals（礦

物質(zhì)）andotherresources.Scientistscanmakeclearerobservationsofdeep

spacefromthere.

Chang'e4hassentbackphotosofthefarsideofthemoon.Itisalsobeing

usedtocarryoutexperiments.Thedata（數(shù)據(jù)）collectedfromthese

experimentscouldbeusedtohelpusbuildabaseonthemooninthefuture.The

successoftheChang'e4mission（任務(wù)）isamajorachievementforChina'sspace

program.

Chinalauncheditslunar（月球的）explorationprogramin2004,namingit

Chang'e.Chinesescientistssetthreegoals--"orbiting（環(huán)繞運行），landingand

sample（樣本）returning".Chang'e4hasrealizedthesecondgoal.Thethird

willbeachievedduringtheChang'e5mission,whichissettotakeplacebefore

theendofthisyear.

FollowingthesuccessoftheChang'emissions,Chinesescientistsare

lookingevenfartherintooursolarsystem（太I?系）.China'sfirstMarsmission

isexpectedtobecarriedoutby2020.

（1）Chang'e4isthefirstspaceprobeintheworldtoland.

A.indeepspace

B.onthemoon

C.onthenearsideofthemoon

D.onthefarsideofthemoon

（2）What'sthemostimportantaboutthelandingplace?

A.It'sfarfromtheearth

B.Ithasmanyresources

C.It'sidealforscientificresearch

D.It'sdarkandunknown

(3)Theunderlinedwodobservations"inparagraph2means.

A.學(xué)習(xí)B.觀察C.描述D.慶祝

(4)WhichofthefollowingisthesecondgoalofChina'slunarexploration

program?

A.Landingonthemoon.

B.Bringingsomesamplesbacktotheearth.

C.Buildingabaseonthemoon.

D.Tyavelingaroundthemoon.

(5)Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheSpaceProbe.

B.ExploringtheMoon.

C.TheThreeGoals.

D.ExploringtheMars.

13.(2019?內(nèi)江)JoeConnorcomesfromKinsleyandworksinanofficeinKansas

City.Hisjobisatypicalnine-to-five,Monday-to-Fridayjob.Soatthe

weekend,hedoessomethingdifferent.Helikestravelingbutheworksasa

volunteertoo.Hehelpsdifferentpeopleforfree.Everyweekend,there'sanew

project.

Thisweekend,Joeishelpingtobuildahouse.Youcanseehiminthe

photo.He'smovingalargebluepanel(板子)?It'spartofawall.Joeisn'ta

professionalbuilder,butthat'stheinterestingthingaboutthisproject.The

otherpeoplearenweekendbuildersMtoo.These"weekendbuilders1'2arefromthe

smalltownofGreensburginKansas.Ayearago,atornado(龍卷風(fēng))hittheir

town.Afterthetornado,thecommunitystartedaprojecttobuildnew

homes.Theprojectisfor30newhomes.Theygetsomehelpfromabuilding

companyandagroupofvolunteers.Joesays,HIheardaboutthetornadoandthe

newproject.IknewsomepeopleinGreensburg.Iwantedtohelp."Joe'sfriends

areherethisweekendtoo.They'reworkingwithJillandScott.

JillandScottarebothfromPratt,andtheyarebuildingtheirudream

house'1.Jill(ontheright)isstandingnearhisnewhouse.He'sholdingapart

ofthenewwall.They'remakingthehousethatcanfightagainsttornadoes-

that'swhyithasanunusualshape.