阅读理解: Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country dearly. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country dearly. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the 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 they also fell asleep.

　　The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they were up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. 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. 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 our the Romans and saved Scotland.

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

1．The Scots were so tired that ________.

[　　]

A．they could hardly eat their supper

B．they were defeated by the enemy

C．all of them soon fell asleep

D．they could not stand up

2．That night, the Romans ________.

[　　]

A．enjoyed a sound sleep at the foot of the hill

B．went up the hillside quickly

C．climbed up the hill quietly

D．didn't go anywhere

3．Who put his foot on a thistle and cried out?

[　　]

A．One of the Roman soldiers.

B．One of the Scots.

C．One of the sleeping guards.

D．The leader of the Scots.

4．The people of Scotland regarded the thistle as their national flower because ________.

[　　]

A．the thistle was very beautiful

B．the thistle was once a great help to the Scots

C．the thistle had sharp needles all over it

D．they liked it very much

5．The battle between the Scots and the Romans that night ended with the ________ of the Romans at last.

[　　]

A．victory

B．failure

C．running

D．death

答案：C;C;A;B;B

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