初中英语趣味阅读理解题4
Henry was an office worker in a big city.
Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy count ry life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I?ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.
I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishi ng. They?ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn?t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had r oast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the thi rd day a pig died and we had r oast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2. Henry came back home several days later because ________.
A. he didn't like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn?t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3. “…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means ______.
A.夸奖
B.解释
C.抱怨
D.故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm!
B. Have a good time.
C.A short holiday
D. Henry and the farmer.
A farmer had a cow.
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
“What?s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrive d.
“My cow?s ill,” the farmer said. “I don?t know what's the matter with her. She?s lying down and won?t eat. She?s making a strange noise.”
The vet looked over the cow. "She?s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in th e tube and blow. That?ll make it."
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How?s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I?m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” th e vet said, "Why?"
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow?s mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
1. In the story, the vet must be _________.
A. the farmer's friend
B. a milk factory
C. a hospital for cows
D. a doctor for animals
2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______
A. couldn't lie down
B. didn't eat the pills
C. couldn't make any noise
D. was ill
3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
A. Bottle of pills.
B. A long tube.
C. Two pills.
D. A small box.
4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.
A. to blow the tube
B. to make the cow take the pills
C. to take the medicine
D. to put the tube in his mouth
5.Which of the following is true?
A. The farmer ate the pills himself.
B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.
C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.
D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.
Ellen Parker was worried about her health.
Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁.
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I?m not surprised at all,” he said. “It?s obvious what your problem is.”
He looked her over then gave her some advice.
“If you don?t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”
Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor?s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.
The n ext day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher?s shop (肉铺.
“I?d like ten pounds of steak (牛排, please,” she sa id.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak.
He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (秤.
“That?s just under ten pounds,” he said.
“That big enough,” Mrs. Park er said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don?t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don?t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”
1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?
A. She had had a heart attack.
B. She had a problem with her health.
C. She was unhappy about her weight.
D. She could not sleep well.
2. What did the doctor advise her to do?
A. To lose weight.
B. To eat more meat.
C. To come and see him again.
D. To look after her heart.
3. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?
A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.
B. She wanted to lose weight.
C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
4. What was Ellen Parker's real problem?
A. She ate too much steak.
B. She weighed too much.
C. The doctor did not know.
D. She could not walk very quickly.
5. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?
A. She might put on more weight.
B. She might stop eating too much.
C. She might have a heart attack.
D. She might go to another doctor. Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really importan t.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You?d only be important if while you were vi siting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don?t.” he said. “I don?t think th at makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, …it?s for you.?”
1.This story happened in _______.
A. England
B. America
C. Japan
D. Australia
2.There are _______ in this passage.
A. two men and two women
B. three men and one woman
C. three women and one man
D. four women
3.The banker thought _______.
A. he was really important because he was a rich banker
B. the visitor to the White House was really important
C. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.
D. the reporter was really important
4.The owner of the very large company thought _______.
A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompanies
B. the banker was really important.
C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important
D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call
5.The owner of many buildings thought _______.
A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York
B. the owner of the very large company was really important
C. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor
D. the person who worked in the White House was really important
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初中英语趣味阅读理解题4 Henry was an office worker in a big city. Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy count ry life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I?ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishi ng. They?ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn?t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.” “Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had r oast mutton for dinner.” “What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!”
诺贝尔的故事 Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searchi ng for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death. 根据短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的正确答案。 1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________. A. Sweden B. Stockholm C. Russia D. Moscow 2. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War? A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position. C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives. 3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father ________. A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison C. was ill D. died
Passage 1 When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange 3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A. must go to school B. study in the same school C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time 4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses 5. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica 答案1-5 BBACB Passage 2 Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri?鄄beri. He was going there to try and find a cure. At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate —refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery —that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food. Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills. 6. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______. A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice 7. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______. A. spend his holiday B. find ways to grow better crops C. do some research about the island D. h8lp the Javanese with their illness 8. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
Henry was an office worker in a big city. Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyedtraveling in hisholidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw anadvertisement in a newspaper.“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West HillFarm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I?ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.Ithink I canenjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They?llmake a change from sittingby the seaside andswimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that hewould like to spend all of Julythere. Then on the first of July, he left for West HillFarm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him.“Didn?tyou enjoycountry life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and wehad roast muttonfor dinner.”“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!” “You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the t hird day a pigdied and we hadroast pork fordinner.” “Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn'tdare (敢)stay fordinner!” 1.How did Henry find out about the farm? A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him.
阅读理解专题 阅读短文,回答问题 A What sport do you like best? Daniel: I like basketball best. I often watch NBA. I play basketball every day. I am short, but I am strong. I am a good basketball player in our school. Lucy: Ping-ping is my favourite sport. I am a Chinese and Chinese ping-pong players are the best in the world. I want to be a good ping-pong player too. I often play it every afternoon. Tom: I am tall and strong. I like football best. My father is a football player. I often watch my father play football. My father often teaches me to play football. I play with my father and others in the park every day. ( ) 1. What sport does Daniel like? A. Football B. Basketball C. Ping-pong D. Swimming ( ) 2. Who likes football best? A. Daniel B. Tom C. Lucy D. Nobody ( ) 3. What does Tom’s father do? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A policeman. D. A football player. ( ) 4. When does Lucy often play ping-pong? A. Every morning. B. Every afternoon. C. Every evening. D. At the weekend. ( ) 5. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. Daniel is tall. B. Lucy wants to be a doctor. C. Tom is thin. D. The passage（文章）is about favourite sports. B Hi! My name is Millie. I am from England. I am twelve years old. I am slim and tall. I have long hair. I like music. I listen to music every evening. I like reading and I am in the Reading Club. But I don’t like sports. Hello! I am Peter from America. But I live in Shanghai now. I am 13 years old. I wear glasses. I am tall and strong. My hair is very short. I like sports very much. Every afternoon, I play football on the playground at school. I am good at swimming too. This is Amy. I was born in Beijing and now I live in Nanjing. My father works in a hospital in Nanjing. So we come here. I am fourteen years old. I am short but strong. I like playing computer games. I am polite and helpful. I often help other students. ( ) 6. How old is Millie? A. Twelve B. Thirteen C. Fourteen D. Fifteen ( ) 7. Where does Amy come from? A. England B. America C. Beijing D. Nanjing ( ) 8. Who wears a pair of glasses? A. Millie B. Peter C. Simon D. Amy ( ) 9. What does Amy’s father do? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A policeman. D. A cook. ( ) 10. What is Peter like? A. Slim and tall. B. Short and strong. C. Tall and strong. D. Thin and tall.
初中英语阅读理解精选(附有答案)
初中英语阅读理解 初中英语阅读理解精选 阅读理解一： Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife， "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there？" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram （电报），" his wife said. "All right，" Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn't have any work，so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said，"Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner." He found a taxi （出租车）and the driver said，"Where do you want to go？" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel are my things in？" he said，"And what am I going to do tonight？" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram，and in it he wrote， "Please send me my address at this post office." Choose the right answer 1. Dick flew to New York because ___. A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing （观光） D. his home was there 2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him？ A. Because she didn't know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York， too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York 3. Where did Dick stay in New York？ A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house. 4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel？ A. The manager （经理） of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife. 5. Which of the following is not true？
新译林7BUNIT1英语课外趣味阅读及练习题 课外趣味阅读 同义词趣味巧辨析 assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim 这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。 assert ：主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。 affirm ：侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。 allege ：多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。 maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。 testify ：多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。 claim ：可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。 幽默故事 The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be
英语趣味阅读练习 （一）Someone Can Send Them To Me Mr Jones had a few days’holiday, so he said, “I’m goingto the mountains by train．”He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train．He had a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip（旅途）and looked at the mountains．But the wind pulled his off． Mr Jones quickly took his old bag up and threw it out of the window too．The other people in the carriage laughed．“Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?”they asked． “No, ”Mr Jones answered, “but there’s no name and no address in my hat, and there’s a name and an address on my bag．Someone’s going to find both of them near each other, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat．” 判断对错： （）1．Mr Jones had a day’s holiday． （）2．Mr Jones went to the mountains bike． （）3．The wind pulled his old hat off． （）4．There was a name and an address on the bag． （）5．The people in the carriage laughed at Mr Jones． （）6．Hisbag could get his hat back． （）7．Someone sent the hat and the bag to Mr Jones． （二）They’ll Give Y ou A Helping Hand In a New Y ork street a small truck hit a big tree．The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken now．The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses．He was very sad．And people in the street were sorry for him． Then an old man walked to the driver, looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for it．” “Y es．”was the sad answer． “Well, well, ”said the old man, “hold out your hat- here’s some money for you; and I can say some of these people will give you a helping hand, too．” Then he walked away．The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it．At last the driver took out a bag and put all the money in．Then he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you very much, but I don’t understand．That old man is my boss．” 根据正文短文内容选择正确答案。 1．The truck hit ______． A．something B．some glasses C．an old man D．the driver 2．The driver was ______ when he looked at the glasses．
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.” The vet looked over the cow. "She’s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine." He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better." “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it." The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “How’s your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, "Why?" “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said. 1. In the story, the vet must be _________. A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals 2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______ A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill 3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer? A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube. C. Two pills. D. A small box. 4.The vet taught the farmer how _________. A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth 5.Which of the following is true? A. The farmer ate the pills himself. B. The cow got better after taking the medicine. C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day. D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.
中考英语阅读理解 阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。 阅读理解（1） A ( )1．If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day，he could book（预定）one during ． A．Pre - sale ⅠB．Pre – sale ⅡC．Pre – sale ⅢD．Expo Session ( )2．On March 1，2010，Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents.
She paid for them. A．￥380 B．￥300 C．￥260 D．￥180 ( )3．It cost Thomas ￥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on ．A．April 23，2009 B．August l，2009 C．February 2，2010 D．May 20，2010 ( )4．Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo．Her visit can last days．A．one B．three C．seven D．ten ( )5．Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy tickets only after May 1，2010． A. morning B．afternoon C．evening D．midnight B On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place．Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）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（二战），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（恢复）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．