中考分话题阅读理解练14 历史与地理.doc

14 历史与地理 话说中考 本话题在中考中所占比例不多，在历史方面要注意历史事件发生的时间、地点、原因以及有何影响等，而对地理知识的考查，一般多与旅游观光等内容相结合，这就要求我们了解各地的名胜古迹、遗址等。 解题思路：熟悉文章，找准问题关键所在，提高解题速度和质量。 走进中考(浙江宁波·2010) On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor(港) was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars(火车车厢) filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America．These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train (Merci，a French word meaning thank you)． After world War Ⅱ(二战)，a lot of factories，roads and farms in France had been destroyed．Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat．In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way．At every stop，people gave whatever they could．Factories gave clothing and medicine．Farmers gave food．Families gave money．Even school children gave away their pocket money(零用钱)．All the things were then taken to France by ship． By 1949，the French had begun to recover(恢复) from the war．The Merci Train was their way of saying thank you to America．French people had filled the boxcars with gifts．Most of them were personal，like hand-made toys，childrens drawings，or postcards．But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts．On each car，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces，with an American eagle on the front．The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted． Now many of the states still keep their boxcars．Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums．The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace(和平)． 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 ( ) 1．Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to ________． A．welcome the Merci Train B．meet their families C．have a big party D．start a trip by ship ( ) 2．In 1947，a train stopped in