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【題目】 On April 5, Queen Elizabeth II gave a short but powerful speech to inspire (激勵(lì)) the British people. The UK, like many countries around the world, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic (冠狀病毒流行) . Many people have to stay at home and many businesses have been closed.

In her speech, the Queen thanked people of all walks of life (各行各業(yè)) for both following stay-at-home rules and making efforts to help their neighbors. She also thanked the country’s medical workers as they continue to fight the virus.

The Queen talked about her first-ever radio broadcast—delivered in 1940—when she and her sister Margaret spoke to children who had been evaluated ( 撤 離 ) from their homes during World War II. Fearing that German bombing ( 轟 炸 ) would kill people in the cities, millions of children in England were sent to safer places in the countryside.

“Echoes (再現(xiàn)) of that struggle of the 1940s, which for so long defined (定義) Britain and its self-image, ran through the broadcast,” the BBC said.

She ended the speech with a familiar phrase: “We will meet again.” It’s a reference ( 引 用 ) to Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again, a song that encouraged unity (團(tuán)結(jié)) and optimism (樂(lè)觀) among Britons during the World War II. With her speech, the Queen hoped to encourage national unity.

【1】A short but powerful speech was given by Queen Elizabeth II on April 5 to ________.

A.stop the coronavirus pandemic

B.inspire the British people

C.ask people to stay at home

D.see many businesses closed

【2】The key words and phrases for each part of the Queen’s speech are ________.

A.follow, deliver and end the speech

B.efforts, safer places and a familiar phrase

C.thank, look backwards and encourage

D.fight, evaluate and meet again

【3】What is something in common between the Queen's first speech and the one on April 5?

A.The queen still spoke with her sister.

B.The world war II was 80 years ago.

C.They were given to the whole world.

D.Both happened in a serious situation.

【4】What do you think Vera Lynn might be according to the text?

A.A BBC reporter.

B.A famous singer.

C.A medical worker.

D.A brave fighter.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文主要向我們介紹了英國(guó)女王伊麗莎白二世就冠狀病毒發(fā)表的演講，感謝各行各業(yè)人士的努力并鼓勵(lì)人們要團(tuán)結(jié)和樂(lè)觀。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“On April 5, Queen Elizabeth II gave a short but powerful speech to inspire (激勵(lì)) the British people.”可知，4月5日，英國(guó)女王伊麗莎白二世發(fā)表了簡(jiǎn)短而有力的演講去激勵(lì)英國(guó)人。故選B。

【2】

段落大意題。分析二、三、五段內(nèi)容可知，第二段主要是感謝各行各業(yè)人的付出與努力，所以本段中心詞是“感謝”；第三段主要是回顧二戰(zhàn)時(shí)期的經(jīng)歷，所以本段中心詞是“回顧”；第五段主要是鼓勵(lì)人們要團(tuán)結(jié)和樂(lè)觀，所以本段中心詞是“鼓勵(lì)”。故選C。

【3】

推理判斷題。分析女王的首次演講和4月5日的演講可知，首次演講是在二戰(zhàn)時(shí)期，4月5日的演講是在冠狀病毒爆發(fā)期間，所以可推知兩次演講的共同之處是都發(fā)生在嚴(yán)重的情況下。故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。A：一位BBC記者；B：一位著名的歌手；C：一位醫(yī)療工作者；D：一位勇敢的斗士。分析最后一段中“It’s a reference ( 引 用 ) to Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again, a song that encouraged unity (團(tuán)結(jié)) and optimism (樂(lè)觀) among Britons during the World War II.”可知，女王的話引用了維拉·林恩的歌，是二戰(zhàn)期間鼓勵(lì)人們團(tuán)結(jié)和樂(lè)觀。所以推測(cè)維拉·林恩是一位歌手。故選B。