It was during the Second World War _____ he died.

Passage Two

I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the victory celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases "before the war" and "when the war's over". "Before the war", apparently, things had been better, though I was too young to understand why, except that there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice -cream and bananas, which I had only heard of . When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant little to me. I did not remember what London was like.

What I remember now about VE (Victory in Europe) Day was the May evening. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire (大火堆) , so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to dress the un- mistakable figure with the moustache (胡子) they had to put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon swallowed the "guy". Everyone was cheering and shouting, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep it going.

I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the end of that. At last he said, "Well, that's it, son. Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one."

40. Where did the author live before the Second World War?

A. In London.

B. In a small town.

C. In Europe.

D. In the countryside.

By saying "Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one", the father meant that ______.

A. he wished people had not built the bonfire

B. he hoped people would not build any more bonfires

C. he hoped there would be no more wars in the world

D. he wished the Second World War had not happened

What did the students find out about McKay?

A. He trained pilots for some time.

B. He lived longer than other pilots.

C. He died in the Second World War.

D. He was downed by the pilot Boelcke.

A.German

B.China

C.France

D.United States

Before and during World War II, families faced few financial problems in the industrialized world, so women didn’t have to work outside the home. Families were perfect.()

Which of the following statements is true?

A. The author's father built a bonfire on VE Day.

B. The author's father had fought in the First World War.

C. The author's father had fought in the Second World War.

D. The author's father threw two chairs on the fire to keep it going.

A.1945

B.1946

C.1947

D.1949

A、called as

B、named

C、refered to

D、spoken of as

after the second world war, the united states became a stronger country, proved by the following facts except_______.

A. the US had over 70% of the gold reserve of the world in its coffers

B. the US had over 50% of industrial production of the world in its hand

C. the US was the sole possessor of atomic bombs

D. the US suffered no losses in the war

A.1935

B.1936

C.1937

D.1938