Question

【題目】My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off of war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. “The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!”For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.

【1】What the grandfather was most worried about was .

A. the spread of the world war

B. the safety of his two cousins

C. a drop in his living standards

D. his relatives killing each other

【2】The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “ ”.

A. order for army service

B. train ticket for Europe

C. letter of rejection

D. note of warning

【3】Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A. Disappointing.

B. Unexpected.

C. Uncertain.

D. Inspiring.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】文章講述的是關于一戰的故事。作者的爺爺是家里唯一一個移民到美國的，一戰爆發后，作者的爺爺擔心親人在戰場上相遇，就在作者叔叔和其他士兵準備出發時，戰爭結束了。

【1】D細節推理題。根據第1段…a if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin可推知孫子一旦參軍可能導致親人間相互斗爭，因此擔憂。D選項符合本意。

【2】A詞義判斷題。根據下文…her soldier brother going off to war可知draft notice的含義應該是征兵令，故選擇A。B“去歐洲的火車票”，C“被拒收的信”， D“警告令”。都不合上下文。

【3】B推理判斷題。開始人們依依不舍地送自己親友去參軍，但火車剛開出去就接到戰爭已結束的命令，所以這令人感到非常意外，使用Unexpected最能表達這層意思。