题目内容
16.On February 3rd,1949,New York Harbor(添)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 (二战),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 (零用钱).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 40provinces,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(和平).
56.Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd,1949 toA.
A.welcome file Merci Train
B.meet their families
C.have a big party
D.start a trip by ship
57.In 1947,a train stopped in cities across America in order toC.
A.give away clothing and food
B.get more soldiers for the war
C.collect things to help French people
D.show exhibitions from the museums
58.The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3 refers to(指)D.
A.the American people
B.the French people
C.the boxcars
D.the gifts
59.The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar becauseB
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
60.The passage is mainly aboutA.
A.the story of the Merci Train
B.American museums where the boxcars are kept
C.gifts that American people liked
D.World War II.
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,人们拿出了他们能给的所有东西.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.
解答 56.A.细节理解题.根据On February 3rd,1949,New York Harbor(添)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,可知1949年2月3日,纽约港(港)是一个令人兴奋的地方.在那里的很多人都在问候一个来自法国的船.船上的49个法国铁路货车车箱充满了法国人民带给美国人民的礼物.这些车箱来自从著名的谢谢火车.故选A.
57.C.细节理解题.根据All the things were then taken to France by ship.可知所有的东西都由船带到法国.故选C.
58.D.细节理解题.根据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.可知这里提到gifts.故选D.
59.B.推理判断题.根据On each car,the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40provinces,with an American eagle on the front.从这里可以推断美国人民在二战期间帮了法国人民,法国人民此举为得是表达他们的感谢及展示两国的友谊.故选B.
60.A.主旨大意题.根据 These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train ( Merci:a French word meaning"thank you")可知the Merci Train代表是感谢,整篇文章都围绕the Merci Train展开的.故选A.
点评 本文是一篇史地常识类文章.做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.
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| 27.A.and | B.but | C.so | D.or |
| 28.A.money | B.time | C.room | D.energy |
| 29.A.happy | B.surprised | C.sad | D.scared |
| 30.A.presents | B.golden coins | C.feathers | D.collections |
| 31.A.flew | B.ran | C.climbed | D.walked |
| 32.A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
| 33.A.duller | B.better | C.busier | D.harder |
| 34.A.brothers | B.sisters | C.sons | D.daughters |
| 35.A.his | B.her | C.their | D.our |
| 36.A.hurt | B.save | C.protect | D.refuse |
| 37.A.woman | B.daughter | C.chicken | D.swan |
| 38.A.heard of | B.changed into | C.looked for | D.came from |
| 39.A.trouble | B.help | C.teach | D.invite |
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