文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。讲述了第一次世界大战爆发时,25岁的美国士兵苏莱曼救了一个女孩,取名弗洛拉。两人在一年半的时间里形影不离,直到弗洛拉被送入孤儿院,两人分开。在苏莱曼85岁的时候,参加了一战60周年纪念招待会,在那里,苏莱曼与美国和法国官员分享了他的故事。在听到他的故事后,一名法国记者开始调查此事,并详细阅读了所有的政府文件。记者帮忙拨通了弗洛拉的电话,两人再次取得了联系。
During the 1930s, the Great War broke out. A 25-year-old American soldier, probably never thought that his life would change forever when he volunteered to go to France.
One night while the American unit was returning to the base after a bloody fight, Suleyman stumbled into the ground and noticed a bit of movement from the bush. Being stuck between two choices either its enemy or an animal, Suleyman found a five-year-old girl from the bushes shivering with cold and utmost fear. Due to the atrocity of the war, the girl was abandoned by her family and the whole village was killed.
During the war, it was impossible to find the child’s family so Suleyman took this little French girl under his wings and gave her an American name Flora which means like the flower. Soon, Flora became the apple of the eye of everyone living in the army camp.
For one and a half years, Flora and Suleyman became inseparable; however, every fairy tale comes to an end. When the war ended, Suleyman was sent back to USA, while Flora was put in an orphanage, the Normandy School, which was founded by the American government for orphaned French children to have an education.
For years, Suleyman always thought about Flora. When the French National Olympic Team was playing in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, Suleyman gazed through the audience on TV, hoping to catch a glimpse of Flora, but he never could.
At the age of 85, Suleyman attended the 60th anniversary reception of the Great War where Suleyman shared his story with American and French officials. After hearing his story, a French journalist started to investigate the story, and all government files were read in detail. The moment the journalist helped dial the number, in tears, Flora said Suleyman was her hero, and everything came flooding back to her.
4. What does the underlined word “atrocity” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Cruelty. | B.Challenge. | C.Range. | D.Stress. |
5. Why did Suleyman watch 1984 Summer Olympics?
A.Because Flora might be in the French team. |
B.Because Suleyman was greatly interested in sports. |
C.Because Flora might be watching the event. |
D.Because Suleyman wanted to travel to Los Angeles. |
6. What can we learn from the passage?
A.Flora and Suleyman became attached to each other. |
B.Flora was sent to an orphanage called Normandy. |
C.Suleyman found some animals in the bush. |
D.Suleyman would never see Flora again. |
7. Which can serve as the best possible title for the text?
A.A Tough Flower in the War | B.The Influence of the War |
C.The Lost and Found Love | D.The Apple of the Father's Eye |