C．helped neighbors build their houses

　　D．became a famous person in their town

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一句"Dad stayed in the company to rebuild the business and rebuild our family home."父亲留在公司重建公司，重建我们的家园。故选B。

　　3．What would be the best title of the passage？ __C__

　　A．My father B．My mother and I

　　C．A quake in my town D．Earthquake tips

　　解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文章讲的是一个冬天，一个小镇发生了地震，以及地震后的一些情况。所以C项是文章主题。

　　Ⅳ．完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　(2017·江西省九江一中高一上学期期中)

　　The earthquake was over and the city was in ruins．

　　I had no choice but to walk home as all the __1.D__ had stopped as a result of the quake．On my way home I __2.A__ an old lady at a bakery shop giving out free bread, which made my heart __3.C__ ．A man was holding a sign saying, "Please use our __4.B__ ." He was __5.A__ his house for people to go to the restroom．

　　My friend, __6.A__ wanted to be of help to others, stood in the cold with a sign "If you don't __7.D__ a motorcycle, I'll be glad to drive you home." And then I saw him pick up an old man and drive him all the way to a faraway place!

Then next day I drove to have my car __8.C__ ．There was not enough __9.A__ now and many gas stations were either closed or have