He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the rescue workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave, carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since.
But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Maria gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino, from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.
Now, using the teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the unknown child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They've taken care of him for 100 years."
小題1:The baby travelled on the Titanic with his_______.
A．motherB．parentsC．a(chǎn)untD．relatives
小題2:What is probably the boy's last name?
A．SchleiferiB．Eino.C．Magda.D．Panula.
小題3:Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5  _______.
A．1912B．1954 C．2012D．2004
小題4:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word recover?
A．uncoverB．findC．buryD．gather
小題5:This text is mainly about how______________.
A．the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic
B．the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia
C．people found out who the unknown baby was
D．people took care of the unknown baby for 100 years

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：一個泰坦尼克號沉沒后發(fā)現(xiàn)的小男孩，讓哈利法克斯市的人們感動，成為了葬在那里的“他們的孩子”。然而真相卻在今年浮出水面，小男孩的身世之謎是什么？
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。由“According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Maria gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino, from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. ”可知他是和媽媽一起坐的船。故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。由She grew up hearing stories about a great aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband.和 Maria gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino, from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing.可知，男孩的名字叫Eino Panula，他姓Panula。故選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。由“But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave.”可知是今年去獻的花。故選C。
小題4:詞義猜測題。這一家人在泰坦尼克號上走散了親人至今仍未發(fā)現(xiàn)，因此是“回復(fù)，重新獲得”之意。uncover揭露；find找到；bury埋葬；gather收集。故選B。
小題5:主旨大意題。人們一直以為的“他們的孩子”在今年終于有了一個身世的交代，因此是講人們?nèi)绾沃浪钦l的。故選C。
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As I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity（畸形）．I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talk．I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”．I smiled and she shyly smiled back．We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty．I asked the girl why she was so sad．The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because I’m different．”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled．The little girl acted even sadder．She said，“I know．” She looked at me and smiled．Slowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”
“Yes，dear，you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by．” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I am．I’m your guardian angel．”
I was speechless，sure I was seeing things．She said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done．”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“You’re the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart．”…and she was gone．
And with that my life changed dramatically．So，when you think you’re all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over you．Mine is!
小題1:People just passed by the girl because _______．
A．they pretended not to see her
B．she pretended to be poor
C．they never thought of helping her
D．they knew the author would help her
小題2:Which word can’t be used to describe the author?
A．Considerate．B．Patient．C．Helpful．D．Powerful．
小題3:Why was the author speechless?
A．He was shocked．B．He didn’t manage to help the girl．
C．He thought he was cheated．D．He was in despair．
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy．
B．The author had known that the girl was a real angel．
C．The author believed that an angel was always watching him．
D．The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there．
小題5:What does “You’re all you have” mean?
A．You are ugly．B．You are alone．
C．You are strong．D．You are rich．

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