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【題目】 The Merci Train was sent to the United States in 1949 in gratitude for(作為對….的感謝)American help rebuilding the nation of France after the devastation(巨大的破壞)of World War II. 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(火車車廂)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(恢復(fù))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 TrainB. meet their families

C. have a big partyD. start a trip by ship

【2】In 1947, a train stopped in cities across America in order to .

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

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

A. the American peopleB. the French peopleC. the boxcarsD. the gifts

【4】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

【5】Now people can still see gifts sent by the French people .

A. in some museums in France

B. in some museums in the United States

C. in some exhibition halls in France

D. only in the museums of New York

【6】The passage is mainly about .

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】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】B

【6】A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述法國送給美國“謝謝火車”。并講述“謝謝火車”的由來并講述現(xiàn)在美國每個州都有一個“謝謝火車”的車廂來展示美國和法國的友誼。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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(火車車廂)filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train “在1949年2月3日，紐約港口是一個令人振奮的地方。許多人在那里為了歡迎來自法國的船。在這個船上有49個裝滿法國人民送給美國人民的禮物的火車車廂，這些車廂來自于著名的“謝謝火車””可知，他們?yōu)榱藲g迎“謝謝火車”。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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“1947年冬天，一列火車被派往美國各地，沿途在城鎮(zhèn)停了下來。每到一站，人們都盡其所能。工廠提供服裝和藥品。農(nóng)民給了食物。家庭給了錢。甚至連小學(xué)生也把零用錢給了別人。所有的東西都乘船運到了法國”可知，是為了收集物品幫助法國人，故選C。

【3】代詞指代題。代詞代指上文中出現(xiàn)的內(nèi)容。根據(jù)French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them were personal, like hand-made toys, children's drawings, or postcards“法國人在車廂里裝滿了禮物。其中大部分是私人物品，比如手工玩具、兒童圖畫或明信片”可知，表示大部分禮物是私人的物品，所以them代指禮物，故選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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以及The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace“但是車廂本身就可能是最有意義的禮物，在每個車廂，法國人已經(jīng)畫了他們所有40個省的圖片，并且在前面畫了一只美國鷹”“謝謝火車從戰(zhàn)爭中誕生，但現(xiàn)在它提醒世界各國也可以在和平中合作”可知，可以展現(xiàn)出兩國的友誼，故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums“如今，許多州仍然保留著火車車廂，法國人送的禮物仍然可以在一些博物館看到”可知，法國人送的禮物可以在博物館看到，故選B。

【6】主旨大意題。本文主要講述代表法國和美國友誼的“謝謝火車”，講述它的起源以及人們的熱烈歡迎。故選A。

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