2.The author didn't return to Israel before because .

　A. his children mainly held him back

　B. he failed to get determined

　C. he didn't save enough money

　D. he hoped to finish his education

3.What does the underlined part ＂make aliyah＂ mean in the passage?

　A. To return to Israel. B. To make a decision.

　C. To live happily. D. To catch a chance.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that .

　A. the author will be happy to meet his relatives in Israel

　B. Israel is a familiar word but a strange place for the author

　C. the Israeli suffered a lot in the history

　D. Israel is still a place between war and chaos

　　【文章大意】本文是一篇讲述个人经历的记叙文。

1.A 【解析】主旨大意题。作者在文中叙述了自己经历了在外流浪的47年后，决定带着家人回到以色列，使自己多年的梦想得以实现的故事，由此可知答案。

3.A 【解析】词义猜测题。通读全文可知，作者带着家人回到以色列的梦想马上就要实现，再结合画线词后面的＂I believe the time is now＂以及最后一段中的＂as I prepare to make aliyah＂可知画线部分指的是回到家乡以色列。

4.C 【解析】推理判断题。依据倒数第二段中的＂we have overcome the Greeks, the Romans, the Russian killings, Hitler and the Holocaust(大屠杀)...＂可知，以色列人在历史上遭受了很多苦难。

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