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1、必修5 Unit1 Greatscientists李仕才一、阅读理解AThestoryofSirNicholasWintonistheonethatyouwouldimaginecouldonlyhappenonthesilverscreen.SirNicholasWintonwasaBritishmanwhowenttoheroicefforts,potentiallyputtinghimselfatrisk,duringWorldWarII.SirWintonwasresponsibleforensuringthesafety
2、ofsixhundredandsixty-nineJewishchildrenbyaidingtheirescapefromcountriesoccupiedbyNazis.Finally,theJewishchildrenwerebroughttoEnglandwhereheworkedtomakesurefamiliesinhisnativecountrywouldhelpthekidsbytakingthemintotheirhomes.Recently,thisunbelievablestoryhasagainbeenma
3、kingtheroundsontheInternet,particularlyafterarerunoftheBBCshowcalled“That’sLife”,whichfeaturedSirWinton.Peoplearoundtheworldweremovedatthedetailsofthestory,withsayingittobethebeststorythey’veeverseen.SirWintonkepthisentireplancompletelysecret,evenhiswifehadnoideaabout
4、hisplanninguntilfiftyyearslater.Afterthewar,yearspassedandmanypeopleremainedinthedarkaboutSirWinton’sextraordinaryachievement.Somefiftyyearslater,hiswifeGretawassearchingintheirhouseanddiscoveredaWinton’snotebookwhichdocumentedthenamesofallthechildren.SheworkedwithBBC
5、andtheyproducedaTVepisode(插曲)oftheirprogram“That’sLife”thatservedasanhonorforSirWinton’swork.In2003,SirWintonwasknightedbytheQueenofEnglandforhiswork.HealsowasevennominatedforaNobelPeacePrize.HealsohadasmallplanetnamedafterhimbyCzechastronomers.SirWintondiedpeacefully
6、inhissleepattheoldageofonehundredandsix,in2015.Leadersaroundtheworldpaidtribute(悼念).Israel’sambassadortotheUnitedKingdom,DanielTaub,said,“Hewasaheroofourtime,havingsaved669JewishchildrenfromNazis.Hisstory,asapointoflightinaperiodofdarkness,willforeverberemembered.”1.W
7、hathappenedtothe669Jewishchildren?A.TheywerekilledbyNazis.B.Theyreturnedtotheirownhomes.C.Theyfledtotheirnativecountries.D.TheywereraisedbyEnglishfamilies.2.WhatmadeWinton’sstoryspreadwidely?A.People’schattingonline.B.Theprogram“That’sLife”.C.Hiswife’spromotion.D.Prai
8、sesfromsomeleaders.3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedexpression“remainedinthedark’,inParagraph3?A.feltdoubtfulB.re