Question

【题目】

A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. The bombing(轰炸) destroyed her home and killed her mother.

Every day we see pictures like this on TVs or in newspapers. We see young Iraqi children begging for food and water from American and British soldiers when they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad(巴格达). We see these children following grown-ups, carrying bags of things almost at the same size as their small bodies as they flee(逃离) their homes in Baghdad.

“Dad, why are the Americans striking （攻击） us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son of Abu Sinar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son.

He tries to comfort him by saying, “The bombs are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We are going to be all right.” Even though Abu knows this isn’t always the truth, what else can he do? In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to make them sleep so that they won’t hear the sound of bombing. And all the schools are closed.

“All we can do is to listen to and hear the war.” said Abu. “We, all the people and the children, have to live in fear. We feel hopeless and helpless. We don’t know where the next bombs are going. We can do nothing but wait to be killed.”

【1】During the war, children are _______.

A. studying at school B. fighting at the front

C. safer than their parents D. in great danger

【2】The children have to flee their homes because _______.

A. it is dangerous to stay at home because of the bombing

B. their parents are not at home

C. they want to get food and water

D. they want to welcome the foreign soldiers

【3】“Sleeping pills” are _______.

A. a place to keep children safe

B. a kind of thing to help them to be away from the war

C. a kind of medicine to help them to fall asleep

D. a kind of food to make them strong

【4】Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his son, because _______.

A. he doesn’t want to tell him the real reason B. he doesn’t want to tell a lie

C. he doesn’t know how to explain it clearly D. it isn’t good to tell him why

【5】Through the eyes of the girl in the picture, we can see _______.

A. she is looking for something B. she is thinking about something

C. she is angry at somebody D. she feels fearful, helpless and hopeless

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本文截取片段描写了伊拉克战争期间平民，尤其是孩子们的悲惨遭遇，描写了他们和父母在面对这场战争时心中的无助和绝望。

【1】句意：在战争期间，孩子们是处于危险之中。A.在学校学习B.在前线战斗C.比他们的父母更安全D.处于危险之中。原文第一段“She has just become motherless. The bombing(轰炸) destroyed her home and killed her mother.”（她刚刚没有了母亲。轰炸毁了她的家并杀死了她的母亲。），这则对孩子的描写说明战争来临孩子们是处在危险之中的，不可能有学上，也不可能去前线，而是一直在危险中，故选D。

【2】句意：因为轰炸而留在家里是危险的，孩子们不得不逃离家园。A.因轰炸而留在家里是危险的B.他们的父母不在家C.他们想要食物和水D.他们想欢迎外国士兵。原文“The bombs are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers.”（炸弹远离我们了。 美国人正在与士兵作战。）说明他们逃脱的目的是远离炸弹，远离轰炸，自己的家可能是会被轰炸的，是很危险的，所以他们才不得不逃离家园，故选A。

【3】句意：“安眠药”是一种帮助他们入睡的药物。A.一个保护儿童安全的地方B.一种帮助他们远离战争的东西C.一种帮助他们入睡的药物D.一种使它们变得强壮的食物。原文“In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to make them sleep so that they won’t hear the sound of bombing.”（在巴格达，父母给孩子安眠药使他们入睡，这样他们就不会听到轰炸的声音。）说明“安眠药”是用来使孩子们能够入睡的，故选C。

【4】句意：阿布发现很难向他的儿子解释这场战争，因为他不知道如何解释清楚。A.他不想告诉他真正的原因B.他不想说谎C.他不知道如何解释清楚D.告诉他为什么是不好的。原文“We feel hopeless and helpless. We don’t know where the next bombs are going. We can do nothing but wait to be killed.”（我们感到绝望和无助。 我们不知道下一枚炸弹的去向。 除了等待被杀，我们什么也做不了。）说明在阿布心理他也很害怕，他也无法解释清楚这场战争，只有无助和绝望，所以他无法解释的原因就是他不知道如何解释清楚，故选C。

【5】句意：通过图片中女孩的眼睛，我们可以看到她感到害怕，无助和无望。A.她正在寻找一些东西B.她在想什么东西C.她对某人生气D.她感到害怕，无助和无望。通过图片可以看得出这个女孩流离失所，眼神中似乎透露着绝望和无助，结合这篇文章的主题，猜测到这个女孩可能感到害怕，无助和无望，故选D。