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四、阅读理解(共20 小题;每小题2 分，满分40 分) 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A King Albert of the Belgians was born in 1875.When he was young he studied engineering and was especially interested in ships and planes.One of his favourite sports was mountain climbing, and it was as a result of falling while out climbing that he died in 1934.He was 59 then. He is the best remembered by the Belgians for his leadership during World War I, which broke out in 1914, only five years after he came into power.Belgium was officially neutral(中 立)country at the start of the war, but because the Germans could more easily attack France by crossing Belgium, they did not care about Belgium's neutrality, and came into it after the beginning of war.Albert realized that his small country had no chance of stopping the German army, but decided that rather than just surrender(投降), the Belgium should fight.Although almost the whole of their country was conquered(攻占), the Belgians, led by their king, continued to fight against the Germans throughout the full four years of the war.King Albert's wife, Queen Elizabeth, also did her best for the country, working in an army hospital.There she did all kinds of work, from sweeping dirty floors to dressing the wounds of wounded soldiers. 56. Albert became King of Belgium in _______. A. 1919 B. 1914 C. 1909 D. 1880 57. The Germans attacked Belgium because _______. A. Belgium and Germany had been enemies for many years B. Belgium helped France which was Germany's enemy C. it was easier to conquer Belgium than France D. they wanted to enter France by way of Belgium 58. When the war broke out, King Albert was ____. A. sure of victory and decided to fight on B. not sure of victory but he decided to fight on C. certain of defeat and yet decided to fight on D. not certain of victory and so decided not to fight on 59. King Albert's wife _______. A. was a doctor before she got married B. worked as a nurse after the war C. was glad to work at anything for her country D. was too rich to do dirty work 60. King Albert died ____. A. in a fighting B. in an accident C. in an army hospital D. in the war against Germany B People within a country do business together. They buy goods, or products from one another and sell products to others. Different countries do business together, too. One country may buy and bring in things from another country. This is called importing products. The same country may also sell things to another country. This is called exporting products. The Netherlands is a small country better known to us as Holland. It lies in the low country of Europe on the North Sea. Holland has a steel-making industry which needs iron. This ore( 矿石)is found in some parts of the world, but Holland has none. The little country must import it. Ships carry the ore to Holland from places like Canada and Africa. Holland grows millions of flower bulbs(球茎)every year. The country is famous for these bulbs. Large numbers of tulip(郁金香)bulbs are dug up dried, and exported to many countries. Do you have tulips growing in your garden? Perhaps they are growing from bulbs brought from Holland. (责任编辑：admin) |