Question

King Albert of the Belgians was born in 1875. In his youth he studied engineering and was especially interested in ships and aeroplanes. One of his favorite sports was mountain climbing, and it was as a result of falling while out climbing that he died in 1934, when he was 59.

He is best remembered by the Belgians for leader ship during World War Ⅰ, which broke out in 1914, only five years after he came to the throne(王位). Belgium was officially a neutral(中立的) country at the start of the war, but because the Germans could more easily attack France by crossing Belgium, they took no notice of Belgium’s neutrality, and invaded it soon after the beginning of the war. Albert realized that his small country had no chance of stopping the German army, but decided that rather than only give in, the Belgian army should fight. Although almost the whole of their country was conquered(占领), the Belgians, led by their king, continued to fight against the Germans throughout the full four years of the war. King Albert’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, also contributed her efforts to the war, working in a military(军事的) hospital. There she did all kinds of work, from scrubbing(擦洗) dirty floors to dressing the wounds of injured soldiers.

1. Albert became King of Belgium in ______.

A. 1919　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. 1914　　　　　　　　 　　   C. 1909　　   D. 1880

2. The Belgians respected King Albert because he ______.

A. was a good engineer and a good sportsman

B. kept the Germans out of his native land

C. stayed with his soldiers throughout the war

D. safeguarded Belgium’s honor

3. The Germans attacked Belgium because ______.

A. Belgium and Germany had been enemies for many years

B. Belgium was a neighbor of France who was German’s enemy

C. it was easily to conquer Belgium than France

D. they wanted to invade France by crossing Belgium

4. When the war broke out, King Albert was ______.

A. sure of defeat and decided to give in

B. not sure of defeat and yet decided to fight on

C. confident that the Belgians would drive out the Germans and decided to fight on

D. not certain of victory so decided not to fight on

5. What do we know about King Albert’s wife?

A. She was a doctor before she married.

B. She was qualified as a nurse in the war.

C. She was willing to do anything for her country.

D. She was too proud to do dirty work.

 

Answer 1

答案：C;D;D;B;C
提示：

从which broke out in 1914, only five years after he came to the throne可知1题答案为C. 2题参见文章第二段。King Albert由于保护了Belgium的名誉而深受人们的爱戴，故2题选D，战争爆发后，尽管不确定能胜利，King Albert仍决定抵抗，4题选B。文中关于King Albert’s wife的描述是C. 所以5题选择第三项。