Question

13．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．

20．Hundreds of years ago there was a war betweenB．
A．Roman army and North England　　B．Roman army and the Scots
C．England and Scots　　　　　　   D．a(chǎn) brave people and the Scots
21．At first it looked as if the Romans would win becauseB．
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
22．"We must win or we will die．"What the leader of the Scots said meansD．
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．

Answer 1

分析 本文寫了羅馬和蘇格拉一場力量懸殊的戰(zhàn)爭，最后以蘇格蘭的勝利而告終．

解答 20．B 事實細節(jié)題．從文章第一段a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland，一支羅馬軍隊從英國北方向蘇格蘭開戰(zhàn)．故選B．
21．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子but there were too many Romans．It looked as if the Romans would win．因為有太多的羅馬軍隊，好像羅馬軍隊要贏．可以推斷出羅馬軍隊是強大的，所以答案選B．
22．D 細節(jié)理解題．We must win or we will die．意思是我們別無選擇必須得贏否則只有死路一條，所以D選項符合句意．

點評 文章有些長，會影響學生的閱讀，但故事卻十分有趣．整體文章難度中等．學生在閱讀中要不斷積累詞匯，切不可想當然，如be on one's feet，是站起來的意思，而非光腳的意思．