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1、选修6U17一、阅读理解AThestoryofSirNicholasWintonistheonethatyouwouldimaginecouldonlyhappenonthesilverscreen.SirNicholasWintonwasaBritishmanwhowenttoheroicefforts,potentiallyputtinghimselfatrisk,duringWorldWarII.SirWintonwasresponsibleforensuringthesafetyofsix
2、hundredandsixty-nineJewishchildrenbyaidingtheirescapefromcountriesoccupiedbyNazis.Finally,theJewishchildrenwerebroughttoEnglandwhereheworkedtomakesurefamiliesinhisnativecountrywouldhelpthekidsbytakingthemintotheirhomes.Recently,thisunbelievablestoryha
3、sagainbeenmakingtheroundsontheInternet,particularlyafterarerunoftheBBCshowcalled“That’sLife”,whichfeaturedSirWinton.Peoplearoundtheworldweremovedatthedetailsofthestory,withsayingittobethebeststorythey’veeverseen.SirWintonkepthisentireplanpletelysecret
4、,evenhiswifehadnoideaabouthisplanninguntilfiftyyearslater.Afterthewar,yearspassedandmanypeopleremainedinthedarkaboutSirWinton’sextraordinaryachievement.Somefiftyyearslater,hiswifeGretawassearchingintheirhouseanddiscoveredaWinton’snotebookwhichdocument
5、edthenamesofallthechildren.SheworkedwithBBCandtheyproducedaTVepisode(插曲)oftheirprogram“That’sLife”thatservedasanhonorforSirWinton’swork.In2003,SirWintonwasknightedbytheQueenofEnglandforhiswork.HealsowasevennominatedforaNobelPeacePrize.Healsohadasmallp
6、lanetnamedafterhimbyCzechastronomers.SirWintondiedpeacefullyinhissleepattheoldageofonehundredandsix,in2015.Leadersaroundtheworldpaidtribute(悼念).Israel’sambassadortotheUnitedKingdom,DanielTaub,said,“Hewasaheroofourtime,havingsaved669JewishchildrenfromN
7、azis.Hisstory,asapointoflightinaperiodofdarkness,willforeverberemembered.”1.Whathappenedtothe669Jewishchildren?A.TheywerekilledbyNazis.B.Theyreturnedtotheirownhomes.C.Theyfledtotheirnativecountries.D.TheywereraisedbyEnglishfamilies.2.WhatmadeWinton’ss
8、toryspreadwidely?A.People’schattingonline.B.Theprogram“That’sLife”.C.Hiswife’spromotion.D.Praisesfromsomeleaders.3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedexpression“remainedinthedark’,inParagraph3?A.feltdoubtfulB.remainedmovedC.knewnothingD
