13．I set out to help clean up the beach after a violent storm a year ago．The sight I saw was heartbreaking．The broken houses seemed to be weeping quietly．I couldn't describe how I felt．But something special among the debris （废墟） turned my day around．
I joined a club to clean up the beach after the storm last November．As I removed the debris from the beach，I noticed an object with shiny buttons in the wet sand．It was a jacket，and I was excited since Halloween was coming and I thought I had found a great costume．After picking it up，I was able to see that the jacket was from West Point （西点军校），the United States Military Academy，and it had the name"deGavre"written inside．I realized the jacket might be important to someone．I decided to find the jacket's owner and return it．
I called the West Point Museum，considering that if the family couldn't be found，the jacket should go there．The museum connected me with Kim McDermott，Director of Communications for the Academy's Association of Graduates．Kim soon ensured that the jacket had belonged to Chester Braddock deGavre，who was a 1933graduate and a war hero，but passed away in 1993．
I sent Kim a photo of the jacket and she posted it to the West Point Association of Graduates Facebook Page，asking if anyone could help us find the family．In less than two hours，someone had found and called the hero's wife，Teresa．Soon I started to receive personal messages from members of the deGavre family，their friends and others who were touched by the story and they found me on Facebook．
Finding Chester deGavre's jacket and connecting to his family with the help of Facebook have been so meaningful to me．I've formed a bond with amazing people I might have never met．
24．How did the author feel when seeing the sight after the storm？B
A．surprised B．upset C．nervous D．disappointed
25．What did the author think at first after he saw the jacket？B
A．He should try to find its owner．
B．He could use it for special occasion．
C．He should return it to West Point．
D．He could send it to others for free．
26．The author called the West Point Museum because he thoughtA．
A．the museum may have collected the jacket
B．the jacket's owner worked there
C．the workers there needed the jacket
D．the jacket was made there
27．According to the text，Kim McDermottC．
A．happened to be the owner of the jacket
B．was a student graduating from West Point
C．could find a record of the graduates
D．was a family member of the author．
分析 本文讲述了作者在飓风过后的海滩上发现一件来自西点军校的夹克，后在西点军校毕业生协会联系处处长Kim McDermott的帮助下，通过Facebook与失主的家人取得了联系．感慨网络的神奇，让作者与不认识的出色人物有了交集．
解答 24．B 推理判断题．根据第一段第2-4句The sight I saw was heartbreaking．The broken houses seemed to be weeping quietly．I couldn't describe how I felt．可知，海滩的景象令人心碎，破房子好像在哭泣．作者通过写景来烘托自己的心情，破败的景象暗示了作者难过的心情．故选B．
25．B 细节理解题．根据第二段第3句It was a jacket，and I was excited since Halloween was coming and I thought I had found a great costume．可知，作者发现这件夹克时很高兴，因为想把它用在即将到来的万圣节活动中．故选B．
26．A 细节理解题．根据第三段第1句I called the West Point Museum，considering that if the family couldn't be found，the jacket should go there．可知，作者打电话给西点军校是想，如果找不到失主，就应该把夹克送到西点军校的博物馆里．故选A．
27．C 推理判断题．根据第三段第3句The museum connected me with Kim McDermott，Director of Communications for the Academy's Association of Graduates．Kim soon ensured that the jacket had belonged to Chester Braddock deGavre，who was a 1933graduate and a war hero，but passed away in 1993．可知，Kim McDermott是毕业生协会联系处处长，她很快就确认了这件夹克的主人．由此可以推知，她可以查阅毕业生信息．故选C．
点评 细节理解题，可根据题干中的关键词到文中去寻求答案．如25和26题，分别抓住a jacket和called the West Point Museum，再到原文中去找寻相关信息就可以了．；推理判断题，要联系相关语句进行推理判断字里行间所隐藏的信息．如24题，需注意以景抒情的手法．
