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【题目】By 1938, Europe had been experiencing an increased number of attacks on Jews. With no end in sight, Jewish refugee(难民) agencies requested the British government to allow them to bring in only Jewish children under 17 years of age. This was to be only temporary, until the situation in their home countries was improved.

Kindertransport, meaning “children transport” in German, was then born. Children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other Nazi-occupied regions were transported to the United Kingdom. There they were either placed with other families or in hostels. Later, it was found that many of these children were the only survivors of their families. Nicholas Winton was among those people who helped to save Jewish children. He managed to rescue 669 children from Czechoslovakia and bring them safely to England. In 1938 around Christmas, 29-year-old Nicky was about to leave for a skiing holiday. Suddenly, Martin Blake, one of his good friends, contacted (联络) him from Czechoslovakia, asking him to travel there to help political refugees on the run from the Nazis. And Nicholas agreed.

Nicky spent his entire holiday of 3 weeks in the capital city of Prague where he saw the situation first-hand. Once back in England, he immediately started organizing the evacuation(撤离) of children from the Czech region. From advertising for the necessary permits, Nicky worked tirelessly. By August 1939, 669 children had been helped by Nicky and his friends. Haplessly, the last group of children due to leave Prague in the beginning of September could not do so— World War Ⅱ broke out, and swallowed them up.

Nicky did not discuss his particular task with his wife, Grete. It was only when she found a scrapbook in 1988, with names of the rescued children, their (lost) parents and the foster families that had taken them in, that his heroism came to light. Nicky has received several awards in Britain and the Czech Republic.

【1】Many Jewish children were brought to the United Kingdom because .

A. they made serious mistakes

B. they were treated badly in their own country

C. they lost their homes

D. they went to the United Kingdom to study

【2】Kindertransport aimed to_____.

A. help the homeless B. transfer the affected

C. save Jewish children D. stop German attacks

【3】We can learn from the text that Nicholas Winton _____.

A. did a lot to help Jewish children out of danger

B. knew nothing about what happened in Prague

C. always told his wife what he was doing

D. saved 669 children and their parents

【4】The underlined word “Haplessly” in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by “___”.

A. Importantly B. Hopefully

C. Strangely D. Unfortunately

【5】Which of the following can best describe Nicholas Winton?

A. Strict but caring.

B. Proud but patient.

C. Hard-working and humorous.

D. Warm-hearted and cautious.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是二战前德国以及德国占领地区的很多犹太人遭迫害，犹太人只被允许他们的17岁以下的孩子可以去英国，一位英国人Nicholas Winton帮助把很多捷克斯洛伐克的犹太孩子送到英国，但他一直很低调，直到妻子发现了这件事，他也因此事被授予了很多奖。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Europe had been experiencing an increased number of attacks on Jews.可知，犹太的孩子被送到英国是因为他们在本国遭到了迫害。故选B。

【2】C 细节理解题。根据第二段中Kindertransport, meaning “children transport” in German, was then born. Children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other Nazi-occupied regions were transported to the United Kingdom.可知，kindertransport目的是救犹太的孩子。故选C。

【3】A 细节理解题。根据第三段中By August 1939, 669 children had been helped by Nicky and his friends.可知，Nicholas做了很多帮助犹太孩子脱离危险的工作。故选A。

【4】D 词义猜测题。根据文中Haplessly, the last group of children due to leave Prague in the beginning of September could not do so— World War Ⅱ broke out, and swallowed them up.可知，这句话的意思是：最后一组孩子因为二战的爆发没能离开布拉格，所以是不幸的。A. Importantly重要地；B. Hopefully 希望地；C. Strangely 奇怪地；D. Unfortunately 不幸地，故选D。

【5】D 推理判断题。根据最后一段他的妻子通过剪贴簿才知道他做的事可知，他是很谨慎的，他救孩子是热心肠的。故选D。