Dukuly Dogbah, a 14-year-old Liberian(利比亞的) boy, grew up in a war. He was born in the same year the Liberian war started. Since then fighting between the government forces and the rebel armies has not stopped.
Dukuly is one of around 10,000 child soldiers in Liberia. At 10, Dukuly lost contact with his family in the war and had to fight for the rebels. During the war he learnt to kill people with guns. He has killed many people and seen many of his friends die. “You have to," he said, "because it is war."
Lots of children had to join the army. Some did it out of their own will. They thought they would be safe with a gun. The army leaders use child soldiers because they are easy to control and do not get paid much.
Child soldiers do terrible things. Most of them take drugs. “I cannot control myself because it makes me brave," Dukuly said.
There are 120,000 child soldiers in Africa and 300,000 around the world. Many child soldiers die and nobody cares for them. According to a United Nation's report, 23 armies in the world use children. Some African and Asian countries often use child soldiers. Myanmar(緬甸) has the highest number of child soldiers in their army:  around 50,000. Most of the child soldiers are under 18 years of age and the youngest is only 7 years old.
The UN has called for the protection of children in war. The UN Children's Fund wants African countries to ban（禁止） child soldiers. Many UN organizations are trying to take child soldiers away from war and send them back to school.
小題1:Dukuly was born when    .
A．the Liberian war started
B．his family were killed in the war
C．he lost touch with his family
D．the government armies caught him
小題2:The following are the reasons for so many child soldiers EXCEPT_______.
A．they are easy to control
B．they don't get much paid
C．having a gun makes them feel safe
D．they like to do terrible things.
小題3:There are        child soldiers all over the world.
A．120.000B．300,000C．420.000D．50,000
小題4:According to the last two paragraphs,we know that the UN       .
A．has calle for people to protect children in war
B．has banned African countries from having child soldiers
C．has sent those child soldiers back to school
D．has taken the child soldiers under 7 away from war

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了在戰(zhàn)爭中許多的孩子死亡，由于各種原因世界上有300000孩子成為兒童兵。面對這種情況，聯(lián)合國呼吁人們保護在戰(zhàn)爭中孩子們。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段He was born in the same year the Liberian war started.描述，可知他出生在利比里亞戰(zhàn)爭開始的那年。故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段They thought they would be safe with a gun. The army leaders use child soldiers because they are easy to control and do not get paid much.描述，他們認為他們有槍是安全的。軍方領導人使用兒童兵,因為他們?nèi)菀卓刂?不要很多的報酬。故選D
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段There are 120,000 child soldiers in Africa and 300,000 around the world.描述有120,000兒童兵在非洲在世界各地有300,000個兒童兵。故選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后兩段描述  The UN has called for the protection of children in war.Many UN organizations are trying to take child soldiers away from war and send them back to school.可知聯(lián)合國呼吁人們保護在戰(zhàn)爭中孩子們，使孩子免于戰(zhàn)爭，即保護在戰(zhàn)爭中的孩子。故選A。
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