阅读理解 All Are Brothers-The Red Cross Story In 1859 Henry Dunant was a 30 year-old Swiss businessman traveling through northern Italy．He was working on a proposal.which he hoped to share with the Empe 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　All Are Brothers－The Red Cross Story

　　In 1859 Henry Dunant was a 30 year-old Swiss businessman traveling through northern Italy．He was working on a proposal(提议)，which he hoped to share with the Emperor of France．The business venture(冒险)he dreamed about was in Algeria and it needed the full support of the Emperor．To gain this support, Henry had to follow the Emperor to Italy where he was waging(发动)a bloody war．

　　When Henry arrived in the town of Castiglione he was shocked to see the results of the latest battle－“The Battle of Solferino”．Forty thousand men lay dead or wounded．

　　Completely untrained for such a situation, Henry helped the nurses and used his wagon(车辆)to transport supplies．He wrote letters to his friends in Switzerland for help．As he worked alongside the nurses, he realized they were completely overwhelmed(淹没)by the number of men needing help．He frequently heard them repeat a phrase that would stick with him for years to come－Tutti Fratelli．The phrase simply meant“all are brothers”, and the nurses would say it to make sure everyone received equal treatment regardless of which army they came from．

　　Emotionally exhausted, Henry returned home to Geneva but struggled to forget the trauma(伤害)of Castiglione．His dreams of business in Algeria faded(减弱)．He knew he had to do more about the inhumanity(不人道)of war and decided to write a book about the situation in Castiglione．In his book, A Memory of Solferino, published in 1862, he called for trained professionals who could provide relief to the wounded during war, relief without fear of attack．

　　Henry was a good speaker and writer and decided to put these talents to use in support of his cause．Additionally, he mailed copies of his book to governmental leaders throughout Europe．Four men from the Geneva Public Welfare Society joined Henry and organized a conference on the topic in 1863．36 people representing 14 European governments attended．The next year they did it again．That session became known as the Geneva(日内瓦)Convention．The group also agreed that the symbol of the relief worker during times of battle would be a red cross on a white background．This symbol became the name for the organization－“The Red Cross”．

　　Nation after nation agreed to the principles established(制定)in the Geneva Convention, and today Red Cross are operating in 178 nations．They've worked to serve millions of people．

(1)

The main idea of the passage is ________．
[　　]
A．	why the Red Cross came into being
B．	when the Red Cross was formed
C．	henry was very determined
D．	how the Red Cross came into being

(2)

Why did Henry go to Italy?
[　　]
A．	Because he thought Italy was good for traveling．
B．	Because he wanted to show the Emperor that he was devoted to him．
C．	Because he thought that his dream might come true if he did So．
D．	Because he wanted to save the wounded in Italy．

(3)

He decided to set up an organization for all those wounded in war because ________．
[　　]
A．	he was deeply shocked at what he saw in the war and wanted to help them
B．	he had great ambition(报负)and wanted to become famous
C．	it was his dream for years So he wanted it to become reality
D．	the government ordered him to form such an organization

(4)

Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Henry dreamed of doing business in Algeria．
B．	Henry was hoping to do business to help the wounded in war．
C．	The Emperor went to Italy to start a war．
D．	Henry persuaded many governments to support him．

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．B;

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