Question

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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. He was very much afraid that 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 order for army service. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, was on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to 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.Where does the author live? （within 4 words）

2.What worried the author’s grandfather a lot? （within 8 words）

3.When was the author’s mother born? （within 2 words）

4.How did the author’s mother feel about his uncle going off to war? （within 6 words）

5.Why did the soldiers return? （within 5 words）

Answer

1.In the United States/ In the US/ In the States/In America.

2.Cousin fighting against cousin/ His relatives killing each other. /His relatives becoming enemies./ His son and his nephew killing each other./ His son and his nephew becoming enemies./ That his relatives would fight against each other.

3.In 1908

4.On top of the world/Very happy/proud.

5.Because the war was over.

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是关于一战的故事。作者的爷爷是家里唯一一个移民到美国的，一战爆发后，作者的爷爷担心亲人在战场上相遇，就在作者叔叔和其他士兵准备出发时，战争结束了。

1.My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. ...his only son, my uncle,”可知，grandfather指的是作者的爷爷，作者的爷爷移民到了美国，即作者是美国人。故填In the United States/ In the US/ In the States/In America.

2.it would be cousin fighting against cousin”可知，让作者爷爷担心的是亲人之间互相残杀，故填Cousin fighting against cousin/ His relatives killing each other. /His relatives becoming enemies./ His son and his nephew killing each other./ His son and his nephew becoming enemies./ That his relatives would fight against each other.。

3.One day in 1918 ...my mother, at the age of 10,”可知，作者的妈妈出生于1908年，故填In 1908。

4.was on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war”可知，作者的妈妈知道她哥哥要去参军后，变得非常开心，故填On top of the world/Very happy/proud.。

5.The war is over!”可知，士兵返回是因为战争结束了，故填Because the war was over.

考点：故事类短文阅读