Question

By 1938, Europe had been experiencing an increased number of attacks on Jews. With no end in sight, Jewish refugee(難民) 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 (聯(lián)絡(luò)) 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(撤離) 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