趣味英语阅读：美法友谊列车
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On
February
3rd，1949，New
York
Harbor
was
an
exciting
place.
Many
people
were
there
to
greet
a
ship
from
France．On
the
ship
were
49
French
railroad
boxcars
filled
with
gifts
from
the
people
of
France
to
the
people
of
America.
These
boxcars
were
from
the
famous
Merci
Train（Merci：a
French
word
meaning
“thank
you”）.
After
World
War
II，a
lot
of
factories，roads
and
farms
in
France
had
been
destroyed.
Many
French
people
had
no
jobs
or
money
and
had
little
to
wear
and
little
to
eat.
In
the
winter
of
1947，a
train
was
sent
across
the
United
States，stopping
in
cities
and
towns
along
the
way.
At
every
stop，people
gave
whatever
they
could.
Factories
gave
clothing
and
medicine.
Farmers
gave
food.
Families
gave
money.
Even
school
children
gave
away
their
pocket
money.
All
the
things
were
then
taken
to
France
by
ship.
By
1949，the
French
had
begun
to
recover
from
the
war.
The
Merci
Train
was
their
way
of
saying
“thank
you”
to
America.
French
people
had
filled
the
boxcars
with
gifts.
Most
of
them
were
personal，like
hand
-
made
toys，children’s
drawings，or
postcards.
But
the
boxcars
themselves
were
perhaps
the
most
meaningful
of
the
gifts.
On
each
car，the
French
people
had
painted
the
pictures
of
all
their
40
provinces.
with
an
American
eagle
on
the
front.
The
boxcars
were
taken
to
each
state
of
America，where
they
were
warmly
greeted.
Now
many
of
the
states
still
keep
their
boxcars.
Gifts
sent
by
the
French
people
can
still
be
seen
in
some
museums.
The
Merci
Train
came
out
of
the
war，but
it
now
reminds
the
world
that
countries
can
also
work
together
in
peace.
1.
Many
people
crowded
at
New
York
Harbor
on
February
3rd，1949
to
.
A.
welcome
the
Merci
Train
B.
meet
their
families
C.
have
a
big
party
D.
start
a
trip
by
ship
2.
In
1947，a
train
stopped
in
cities
across
America
in
order
to
.
A.
give
away
clothing
and
food
B.
get
more
soldiers
for
the
war
C.
collect
things
to
help
French
people
D.
show
exhibitions
from
the
museums
3.
The
underlined
word
“them”
in
Paragraph
3
refers
to（指）
.
A.
the
American
people
B.
the
French
people
C.
the
boxcars
D.
the
gifts
4.
The
French
people
painted
their
40
provinces
and
an
American
eagle
on
each
boxcar
because
.
A.
they
thought
France
was
stronger
than
America
B.
it
could
show
the
friendship
between
the
two
countries
C.
the
boxcars
would
be
more
beautiful
D.
they
were
very
good
at
painting
pictures
5.
The
passage
is
mainly
about
.
A.
the
story
of
the
Merci
Train
B.
American
museums
where
the
boxcars
kept
C.
gifts
that
American
people
liked
D.
World
War
II
参考答案：ACDBA
