题目内容
13.It was December 25,1914,only 5months into World War I.German,British,and French soldiers,already sick and tired of the senseless killing,disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with"the enemy"along two-thirds of the Western Front.German troops held up Christmas trees with signs"Merry Christmas".Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies.They sang Christmas songs,exchanged photographs of loved ones back home,shared food and even played football.Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before.They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons,and to aim high.
Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides.They felt that their power was being challenged:soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight.Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court.Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot.By March 1915the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machine was back in full operation.Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war.
Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce(休战).On Christmas Day,1988,a local radio host in Boston played"Christmas in the Trenches",a song about the Christmas Truce,several times and was stunned by his listeners'response.Thousands of people called in,praising the song,with many moved to tears by the amazing events it describes.
You can probably guess why the callers were in tears.The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people.It lets us see the world as it can be and says,"This really happened once."It shows us the potential we have as humans,and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are.It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true:the world really can be different.
8.The soldiers began socializing with the enemy becauseA.
A.they couldn't bear the meaningless killing.
B.it was the best way to avoid being killed.
C.they feared that they would be caught.
D.their enemies were from similar backgrounds.
9.How did the generals finally put an end to the soldiers'socializing?D
A.They sent the soldiers'loved ones to prison.
B.They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart.
C.They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.
D.They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.
10.The underlined word"stunned"in Paragraph 4most probably means"B".
A.satisfied
B.shocked
C.amused
D.confused
11.The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beingsC.
A.are not trustworthy under stress.
B.are naturally aggressive and warlike
C.are basically caring and kind-hearted
D.will always do what is in their own self-interest.
分析 作者通过对战争中士兵们放下武器圣诞休战的描述,告诉我们人类的本性中的友善和关心.
解答 28-31 ADBC
28. A 推理判断题.根据第二段They sang Christmas songs,exchanged photographs of loved ones back home,shared food and even played football.Soldiers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before.They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons,and to aim high.可知士兵们和战争时的敌人一起过圣诞节,互相拥抱,且达成一致不再开战,这些都说明士兵们厌烦了战争,不能再忍受无意义的杀戮,故选A.
29. D 细节推理题.根据第三段Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court.Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot.可知军官们为了维持局面就警告士兵们会受到各种处罚,故选D.
30. B 猜测词意题.这首歌几次被听众们的回应而震惊,此处指人们反应强烈.划线词语为"震惊的",与shocked同义,故选B.
31. C 推理判断题.根据最后一段It shows us the potential we have as humans和It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true:the world really can be different.可知作者运用士兵们的例子来说明人类的本性中友善、关心的方面,故选C.
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