A Beach in Bod-rum, Turkey, saw the horror of a human tragedy on Sept 2. A little boy, dressed in a red shirt and blue shorts, lay face down in the sand. Sadly, 3-year-old Alan Kurdi would never wake up again.
Alan drowned along with at least 12 Syrians, including his 5-year-old brother and mother. They were on a journey from Turkey to Greece. Trying to make their simple but dangerous dream of a safe home a reality, they paid with their lives. The tragic photographs of Alan’s lifeless body shocked the world. “What has drowned in the Mediterranean（地中海）is not only the refugees, but humanity,” said Turkish President.
Refugees, according to the UN, are people escaping war or persecution. Their situation is often so dangerous that they cross national borders to look for safety in nearby countries. The Kurdis wanted to head of Europe by crossing to the Greek island of Kos from Bodrum by boat.
The Kurdis’ tragedy was just one story from over 1,800 people who have died in the first six months of this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, according to statistics released by the United Nations. Migrants, however, are not necessarily refugees. A migrant may leave his or her country for many reasons apart from war, terrorism, and persecution. They may seek employment, life with their family, or study in another country.
European countries have taken different approaches to the crisis. Germany and France are opening their doors to more asylum（避难）seekers, those who say they are refugees but the status has not been decided by the UNHCR or a government. Other countries, such as Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, have been unwilling to take a large number of refugees for various reasons including economic problems and safety concerns.
【小题1】What happened to the Syrian family in this article?| A．A 3-year-old boy was killed in the war. |
| B．Three of the family members died. |
| C．12 people were drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| D．They reached the Greek beach successfully. |
| A．treating someone cruelly or unfairly over a long period of time |
| B．beating someone without any reason |
| C．cheating someone purposefully |
| D．saying or thinking bad things about someone or something frequently |
| A．Migrants refer to people who leave their motherland for various reasons. |
| B．The Kurdis left their motherland in order to get security in a new country. |
| C．Throughout the world, over 1,800 refugees died in the first half of the year. |
| D．Some countries are reluctant to accept refugees for their own reasons |
| A．Delighted | B．Indifferent |
| C．Intolerable . | D． Astonished |
