The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international ______.
| A．business | B．culture | C．support | D．information |
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The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international ______.
| A．business | B．culture | C．support | D．information |
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World War II began when the UK and France declared war on Germany, after German troops led by Adolf Hitler had invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 to claim land there as their own. Hitler had already invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia, so the war began over his plan to take more land for Germany.
The Siege of Leningrad is a famous event during World War II. For 900 days—from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944—the city of Leningrad in Russia was surrounded by German troops. That meant everyone inside the city had to stay there, and that there wasn't any way for food or other sources like medicine to get in. Many hundreds of thousands of people died during this time because there wasn't enough food or heating to go around, but the people who lived in Leningrad refused to surrender to the Germans.
In 1940, the French port of Dunkirk was the location of a big turning point for the Allie：in World War II. Hitler's armies bombed Dunkirk heavily, and many Allied troops were waiting on the beach to be rescued because they didn't have the resources they needed to fight back. From 26 May to 4 June, over 550, 000 troops were ferried to safety across the English Channel-the code name for this was 'Operation Dynamo'. Some British civilians（people who weren't in the army）even used their own boats to help save as many people as they could. The rescue operation helped to boost morale（士气）in Britain, where they really needed some good news. This helped in going into the next major event in World War II, the Battle of Britain.
June 6,1944 is also known as D-Day. On that day, the Allied forces launched a huge invasion of land that Adolf Hitler's Nazi troops had taken over. It all began with boats and boats full of Allied troops landing on beaches in the French region of Normandy. They broke through the German defences and carried on fighting them back through Europe for the next 11 months until they reached Berlin, where Hitler was then hiding.
1.What led to the outbreak of the second World War?
A.UK and France's declaring war on Germany.
B.German troops' invading Poland in 1939.
C.Hiter's starting an attack on Austria.
D.Hiter's plan for occupying more land.
2.What can be known from the Siege of Leningrad according to the passage?
A.This event lasted about two and a half years.
B.German troops cut all the supplies to Leningrad.
C.Many people were killed by German soldiers.
D.Leningrad was finally occupied by Germans.
3.Which event was the closest to the end of WWII?
A.The Siege of Leningrad. B.Operation Dynamo.
C.The Battle of Britain. D.The D-day Landings.
4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?
A.Causes of WWⅡ. B.Hitler's Invasion.
C.Great Wars in WWⅡ. D.War and Peace.
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—Do you know when Britain________war on Germany during the Second World War?
—In 1993，I suppose.
A．announced B．declared
C．fought D．attended
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①During the First World War, some Americans indirectly benefited because of the war. With two million white men fighting in Europe and no new immigrants entering the country, many jobs in the United States became available to blacks and women for the first time.
②Both groups proved their ability to do any kind of job. Women became railway conductors, brick layers, and factory workers. Their presence in traditionally male workplace produced many problems. Men were annoyed by women’s higher productivity and willingness to work for lower pay. Working mothers were often criticized for leaving their families. But many women welcomed the responsibilities. “It was not until our men were called overseas,” said one woman bank executive, “that we make any real onslaught on the realm of finance, and became tellers, managers of departments, and junior and senior officers.”
③Women who did not take jobs helped in the war effort in other ways. They made uniforms, rolled bandages, and campaigned for the sale of Liberty Bonds to help finance the war.
④American manufacturers offered jobs to large numbers of black Americans for the first time as a result of the war. Most factories were located in the North. To take advantage of these new job opportunities, many black families moved from their homes in the South to the Northern cities such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago, and Detroit.
⑤White Americans were of two minds about the role of black Americans in the war effort. On the one hand, black workers’ ability to learn new jobs quickly and do them well strengthened the home front, and the black men’s fighting ability helped the Allies win the war. However, many whites did not want to acknowledge that blacks were capable, effective workers. White soldiers returning from the war had no desire to compete for jobs with blacks on equal terms. At the same time, many blacks were not willing to a lesser role once the war had ended.
1.Why could American women and backs find jobs during World War I?
A. They were taken to serve the war.
B. They had their equal right at that time.
C. Workforce was in great need.
D. They had better productivities.
2.Which of the following is Untrue according to the above passage?
A. Blacks women were not allowed to fight in World War I.
B. All American women went to work during World War I.
C. Northern cities applied more blacks during World War I.
D. Women and blacks earned a lot during World War I.
3.Which of the following is the main idea of the whole passage?
A. Americans benefited a lot from World Ward I.
B. World War I had strong effect on America.
C. Some Americans benefited from World War I indirectly.
D. U.S.A. women and blacks contributed much in World War I.
4.Which of the following shows the right structures of the above passage?
A. ①→②③→④⑤ B. ①→①→③→④→⑤
C. ①→②③→④→⑤ D. ①②③→④→⑤
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John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War Ⅱ. His family never _______ a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not _______ trips to the laundry several miles away. Keeping clothes _______ became a problem for young John’s household.
A family friend joined the army, and his wife _______ to go with him. John’s family _______ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s _______, the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they _______ the washer.
Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he _______ a love for the old, green Bendix. But _______ the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly ________. His mother ________ him and said. “You must remember, that machine ________ belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken ________, let’s use this ________ to be grateful that we had it at all.”
The lesson turned out ________. Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia (白血病). Though he ________ for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the ________ until he remembered the old Bendix.
His daughter was a ________. When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to ________ for a time. He felt ________. He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.
1.A. required B. repaired C. saw D. owned
2.A. afford B. take C. have D. ride
3.A. warm B. nice C. clean D. good
4.A. agreed B. prepared C. managed D. desired
5.A. decided B. offered C. expected D. promised
6.A. astonishment B. disappointment C. sadness D. regret
7.A. bought B. got C. borrowed D. used
8.A. achieved B. reduced C. produced D. developed
9.A. obviously B. finally C. immediately D. peacefully
10.A. upset B. frightened C. hopeless D. confused
11.A. explained B. encouraged C. comforted D. taught
12.A. once B. already C. never D. hardly
13.A. out B. down C. up D. away
14.A. success B. event C. treasure D. chance
15.A. invaluable B. important C. necessary D. reasonable
16.A. thought B. struggled C. missed D. forgot
17.A. lesson B. illness C. loss D. difficulty
18.A. gift B. washer C. death D. loser
19.A. spend B. live C. share D. earn
20.A. grateful B. energetic C. relaxed D. happy
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It was not until 1945, ___ the Second World War came to an end, ____ people began to realize the eventual coming of peace.
A. when; which
B. when; that
C. that; which
D. that; that
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Before World War II，all bank tellers（出纳）were men. But as men went to war during the early 1940s, banks trained women to take their place. I was among 20 women selected by Bank of America to work as a teller at a small branch in Los Angeles.
November 23，1942 was a day I'll never forget when I was 22 years old and just two months on the job. When a well-dressed man in a suit, tie and hat came to my window. I greeted him with a friendly “Good afternoon.” But he shouted,“This is it!”
'The man placed a brown bag on the counter and said; "Fill it up.”Because of 'the way he was dressed, it didn't dawn on me that this was a hold-up（持枪抢劫）. I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers' ability to follow bank rules. Eager to pass such a test, I coolly opened the bag, and then calmly filled it with marked bills.
“None of these!” the man shouted, insisting that I fill the bag with cash from another teller’s drawer. Well, that was a big no-no from training: You never touch another teller's cash! I firmly told him it was against bank rules. You can imagine the disbelief on the robber' s face. Other tellers later told me they couldn't believe I refused the robber's demands.
When the man told me to stand in front of the other staff along the wall, threatening to shoot me if anyone moved, I finally realized this was real. After the robber fled the bank, the manager got his gun and went after the robber but he failed to catch him. The robber was caught after another bank hold-up, and I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.
1.Why was it easy for the author to become a bank teller?
A. Females were thought responsible.
B. There was a lack of male workers.
C. She worked far better than men
D. Women could be trained easily.
2.Why did the author feel calm at the beginning of the incident?
A. She was well trained.
B. She took it for a test.
C. She knew the man had no gun with him.
D. She had experienced the same thing before.
3.How did the robber feel when he heard the author's words in Paragraph 4?
A. Worried. B. Disappointed.
C. Skeptical. D. Ashamed.
4.What can be inferred about the author after the incident?
A. She was the subject of many news stories.
B. She caught the robber in another hold-up.
C. She was to blame for losing money.
D. She succeed in changing her job.
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During the Second World War, I met a housewife from Chicago who told me how she discovered for herself that “the cure for worry is to get completely occupied by doing something constructive.” I met this woman and her husband in the dining car while I was traveling from New York to my farm in Missouri.
This couple told me that their son had joined the armed forces the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The woman told me that she had almost ruined her health through worrying over that only son. Where was he? Was he safe? Would he be wounded? Killed?
When I asked her how she overcame her worry, she replied：“I got busy.” She told me that at first she had dismissed her maid and tried to keep busy by doing all her housework herself. But that didnˈt help much. “The trouble was，” she said, “that I could do my housework almost mechanically. So I kept on worrying. Then I realized I needed some new kind of work that would keep me busy both mentally and physically. So I took a job as a saleswoman in a store.”
“That did it，” she said. “I immediately found myself involved in a lot of activities：customers crowding around me, asking for prices, sizes, colors. Never a second to think of anything except my immediate duty. And when night came, I could think of nothing except getting off my aching feet. As soon as I ate dinner, I fell into bed and instantly became unconscious. I had neither the time nor the energy to worry.”
1.Doing housework failed to work on the woman because ________.
A. it was too boring to do housework
B. she didnˈt like doing housework at all
C. there wasnˈt much housework to do
D. she didnˈt need to use her mind to do housework
2.Why did the woman take a job as a saleswoman?
A. She had to work to support her family.
B. She needed a more effective way to defeat her worry.
C. She wanted to make her life more colorful.
D. She enjoyed being surrounded by people.
3.After a dayˈs work as a saleswoman, the woman ________.
A. felt extremely tired
B. fell into unconsciousness because of worries
C. seemed quite disappointed
D. lost her appetite
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It was during World War II, ____ he was in his early twenties, _____ he joined the British Army.
A. that; when B. when; that C. when; when D. that; that
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When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the 51 pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them 52 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the 53 piece and I made it round. I could54 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 55 that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in56 holes and some other dark places. It became a 57 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I 58 the little mirror, and, as I 59 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and60 the game, As I became a 61 , I grew to understand that this was not 62 a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to 63 that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is 64 , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 65 design and shape I do not know. 66 , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this67 —into the black places in the 68 of men—and change some things 69 some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the70 of my life.
51. A. broken B. dropped C. pointed D. sharpened
52. A. back B. down C. together D. up
53. A. best B. longest C. smallest D. largest
54. A. talk B. play C. flash D. share
55. A. idea B. fact C. decision D. reason
56. A. deep B. big C. pretty D. empty
57. A. job B. task C. game D. trouble
58. A. kept B. hid C. forgot D. lost
59. A. came B. stood C. grew D. went
60. A. watch B. continue C. remember D. change
61. A. man B. boy C. father D. grandfather
62. A. always B. completely C. really D. just
63. A. announce B. doubt C. understand D. expect
64. A. absent B. home C. far D. there
65. A. whole B. most C. half D. other
66. A. So B. However C. Besides D. Certainly
67. A. country B. village C. world D. city
68. A. hands B. brains C. eyes D. hearts
69. A. on B. in C. with D. like
70. A. way B. standard C. quality D. meaning
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