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【题目】On February 3rd, 1949, New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place. Many people were there to greet a ship from France. On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning “thank you”）.

After World War II, a lot of factories, roads and farms in France had been destroyed. Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947, a train was sent across the United States, stopping in cities and towns along the way. At every stop, people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medicine. Farmers gave food. Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then taken to France by ship.

By 1949,the French had begun to recover（恢复）from the war. The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to America. French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them were personal, like hand-made toys, children’s drawings, or postcards. But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car, the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces. with an American eagle on the front. The boxcars were taken to each state of America, where they were warmly greeted.

Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.

【1】Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd, 1949 to ________.

A. welcome the Merci Train B. meet their families

C. have a big party D. start a trip by ship

【2】The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to（指）________.

A. the American people B. the French people

C. the boxcars D. the gifts

【3】The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because________.

A. they thought France was stronger than America

B. it could show the friendship between the two countries

C. the boxcars would be more beautiful

D. they were very good at painting pictures

【4】The best title for this passage is ________.

A. The Story Of The Merci Train

B. American Museums Where The Boxcars Kept

C. Gifts That American People Liked

D. World War II

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了1947年冬，一辆火车在美国穿越，沿途停靠在城市和乡村。在每一站，人们捐赠其有的东西，而后所有这些东西都用船运到了法国。至1949年，法国开始从战争上恢复过来。默希火车的49节火车车厢装满法国人民给美国人的礼物，向美国表达感谢。现在，美国许多州还保存着他们的车厢，它提醒着世界国与国也能和平共处。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段内容我们可知许多人来到 New York Harbor 的目的是为了欢迎来自法国的 Merci Train，故正确答案为 A。

【2】词意猜测题。根据第三段第三句和第四句的 personal，like hand-made toys...”可知 them 指代的是 gifts，故正确答案为 D。

【3】推理判断题。根据“...the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces，...where they were warmly greeted.”可以推测出正确答案为 B。

【4】标题归纳题。 通过文章内容我们可知整篇文章都是围绕 Merci Train 来写的，故正确答案为 A。