Ninety years ago ona sunny morning in Northern France,something happened that changed
whistles(哨子) blew and thousands of Britishsoldiers left their positions to attack their German enemies. By the end of theday,20,000 of them were dead,and another
30,000 wounded ormissing. The
kilometers ofground.
This was one of aseries of great battles during WWI.The attack on the
at a place called
About 17 millionpeople were killed in WWI. There have been wars with greater numbers of dead.But there has never been one in______(53)most of the dead were
concentrated in sucha small area. On the
Local farmers workingin the land still______(54)the bodies of those who died in that battle .Thedead of all nations were buried in a series of giant graveyards along the line
of the bor-der______(55)France and Belgium.Relatives and descendants(子孙)of those who died still visit thesegraveyards today.What the French call the"tourism of
death"______(56)anim- portant contribution to the local economy.
It took a secondgreat conflict before
troops tookback______(58)from another German invasion. More than 500,000 people werekilled.New______(59)were built.
Two great conflictsacross two generations helped to change the European mind about war.
in______(60)of peacethan any other. One major cause of war in Europe was rivalry(竞争)between France and Germany .TheEuropean Union was specifically formed to
end that______(61).
According to
avoidingcatastrophes(灾难)along theway. They have themselves only recently______(63)from the catas-trophes of WWIand WWII,when tens of millions of people
were destroyed.Theydon't want______(64)."
The last Britishveteran of the
Europeans______(65),it is still important to know a little about the terrible events ofJuly 1,1916.
65._________
A.. behave
B. assume
C. know
D. think
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[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo
[单选题]How Two GreatConflicts Helped to Change EuropeNinety years ago ona sunny mo