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It’s Pigs’ Hometown
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
小题1:The old man’s son joined the army because ___________
A.they were all strong
B.they loved their country
C.they wanted to be full
D.they had to do so
小题2:The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______.
A.they weren’t kind-hearted
B.his sons were in the army
C.they were also hungry
D.they hated him
小题3:The policeman thought _______.
A.Hitler was more foolish than pigs
B.the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown
C.the old man had to say sorry to him
D.the old man had to fight with Hitler

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A

试题分析:
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了二战期间一位老人的故事。老人有3个儿子都参军都死在战场,致使他没人照顾。
小题1:D考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights.可知,他们是被迫去参军的。故选D。
小题2:C考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything.可知,村民们都很穷,不能给他吃的。故选C。
小题3:A考查推理判断。根据文章最后一段中的“I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”可知,希特勒比猪还愚蠢。选A。
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