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1、必修5 Unit1 Greatscientists一、阅读理解AThestoryofSirNicholasWintonistheonethatyouwouldimaginecouldonlyhappenonthesilverscreen.SirNicholasWintonwasaBritishmanwhowenttoheroicefforts,potentiallyputtinghimselfatrisk,duringWorldWarII.SirWintonwasresponsibleforensuringthesafetyofsixhundredands
2、ixty-nineJewishchildrenbyaidingtheirescapefromcountriesoccupiedbyNazis.Finally,theJewishchildrenwerebroughttoEnglandwhereheworkedtomakesurefamiliesinhisnativecountrywouldhelpthekidsbytakingthemintotheirhomes.Recently,thisunbelievablestoryhasagainbeenmakingtheroundsontheInternet,pa
3、rticularlyafterarerunoftheBBCshowcalled“That’sLife”,whichfeaturedSirWinton.Peoplearoundtheworldweremovedatthedetailsofthestory,withsayingittobethebeststorythey’veeverseen.SirWintonkepthisentireplanpletelysecret,evenhiswifehadnoideaabouthisplanninguntilfiftyyearslater.Afterthewar,y
4、earspassedandmanypeopleremainedinthedarkaboutSirWinton’sextraordinaryachievement.Somefiftyyearslater,hiswifeGretawassearchingintheirhouseanddiscoveredaWinton’snotebookwhichdocumentedthenamesofallthechildren.SheworkedwithBBCandtheyproducedaTVepisode(插曲)oftheirprogram“That’sLife”tha
5、tservedasanhonorforSirWinton’swork.In2003,SirWintonwasknightedbytheQueenofEnglandforhiswork.HealsowasevennominatedforaNobelPeacePrize.HealsohadasmallplanetnamedafterhimbyCzechastronomers.SirWintondiedpeacefullyinhissleepattheoldageofonehundredandsix,in2015.Leadersaroundtheworldpai
6、dtribute(悼念).Israel’sambassadortotheUnitedKingdom,DanielTaub,said,“Hewasaheroofourtime,havingsaved669JewishchildrenfromNazis.Hisstory,asapointoflightinaperiodofdarkness,willforeverberemembered.”1.Whathappenedtothe669Jewishchildren?A.TheywerekilledbyNazis.B.Theyreturnedtotheirownho
7、mes.C.Theyfledtotheirnativecountries.D.TheywereraisedbyEnglishfamilies.2.WhatmadeWinton’sstoryspreadwidely?A.People’schattingonline.B.Theprogram“That’sLife”.C.Hiswife’spromotion.D.Praisesfromsomeleaders.3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedexpression“remainedinthedark’,inPa
8、ragraph3?A.feltdoubtfulB.remained
