Question

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(蓟). 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

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

1.小题1】细节理解题。题干意为：几百年前，有一场战争在哪两个国家展开？根据文章的描述“Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland.”可知选B。

2.小题2】细节理解题。题干意为：刚开始的时候，看起来罗马人会赢是因为什么？根据文章的描述“but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.”可知选择B。

3.小题3】推理判断题。题干意为：我们必须赢，否则我们就会死去。苏格兰首领的这句话的意思是？根据国王的话语，我们可知，我们必须竭尽全力去打仗，如果输了，我们都会被杀死。选项D符合。

4.小题4】细节理解题。题干意为：罗马人安静地爬山是因为什么？根据对文章的理解，可知他们想悄悄地上山，趁着苏格兰人熟睡一举歼灭他们。所以选A。

5.小题5】细节理解题。题干意为：苏格兰人把蓟当作他们的国花是因为什么？通过对文章的理解，可知，如果没有蓟，罗马士兵也不会喊出声，苏格兰人就不会醒过来，他们就会被歼灭，所以选D。