Question

任务型阅读 阅读短文，按要求完成各题。（5分）

On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars 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 carried 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 40 provinces，with an American eagle on the front．The boxcars were moved 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.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）

The first paragragh tells us _______________ and ______________ the story happened.

2.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）

In the third paragragh the underlined them refers to (指)______________ and they refers to _____________( in English).

3.把短文中的划线句子翻译为汉语。

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4.根据短文内容回答问题。

Why had the French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar?

They wanted to________________________________________________________.

5.根据短文内容回答问题 （10词以内）

What is the passage mainly about?

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Answer

1.when ---where

2.gifts--- boxcars

3.默希火车产生于战争，但是，现在它提醒着世界国与国也能和平共处。

4.show the friendship between the two countries.

5.It is mainly about the story of Merci Train

【解析】

试题分析：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，人们捐赠其有的东西，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。

1.“On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor was an exciting place”的描述可知，本段主要告诉我们的是这个故事发生的时间和地点。故应填：when ---where。

2.短文第三段“French people had filled the boxcars with gifts，---”以及“The boxcars were moved to each state of America，---”的描述可知，这里“them”指的是“gifts”，“they”指的是“boxcars”。故应填：gifts--- boxcars。

3.根据语境，“come out of”在此处可理解为“出自于”、“产生于”，“remind”指的是提醒某事，“countries”指的是国与国之间，“work together in peace”可理解为：“和平共处”。综合上述，故可译为：默希火车产生于战争，但是，现在它提醒着世界国与国也能和平共处。

4.三段The Merci Train was their way of saying "thank you" to America．---But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts的描述可知，法国人在每一辆车上画上了他们的40个省区，并在前方画一只美国鹰。目的是表达两国人民的友谊。故可答：show the friendship between the two countries.

5.主旨大意题。联系上下文并根据短文最后一段的段描述可知，文章主要讲述默希火车的故事。故可答：It is mainly about the story of Merci Train.

考点：社会历史类短文阅读。