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【題目】Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight，my men,”he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle(薊). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

【1】Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

A. Roman army and North England

B. Roman army and the Scots

C. England and Scots

D. a brave people and the Scots

【2】At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.

A. the Scots were not brave

B. the Roman army was so strong

C. the Scots did not have a good leader

D. the Romans had the support from the Scottish

【3】“We must win or we will die.”What the leader of the Scots said means ________.

A. they were sure to win

B. they couldn't escape from death

C. they would win and then they would die

D. they must try hard to win， otherwise they would be killed

【4】The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

A. they didn't want to wake the Scots

B. they wanted to reach the top

C. they wanted to catch the four guards first

D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

【5】The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.

A. it is a beautiful plant

B. it is fresh and lovely

C. it had so many sharp needles all over it

D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

試題本文介紹了羅馬人侵略蘇格蘭時，蘇格蘭人在一種植物薊的幫助下消滅的羅馬人，拯救了蘇格蘭的故事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一句Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland.可知，羅馬軍隊(duì)和蘇格蘭發(fā)生了一場戰(zhàn)爭。故選：B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.可知，他們很難把敵人趕出蘇格蘭，因?yàn)榱_馬人太多，太強(qiáng)大了。故選：B。

【3】句義理解題。根據(jù)句意“我們必須贏，否則我們就會死”。也就是說，他們必須盡最大努力，否則就會被敵人殺害。故選：D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots.可知，羅馬人沒有睡著，他們迅速地聚集在山腳下，他們慢慢地爬上山坡,注意不要發(fā)出聲音，他們離熟睡的蘇格蘭人越來越近了。他們是為了不吵醒蘇格蘭人。故選：A。

【5】綜合理解題。根據(jù)這篇文章主要介紹了羅馬人到蘇格蘭侵略，蘇格蘭人在薊的幫助下消滅的羅馬人，拯救了蘇格蘭的故事。故選：D。