17.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.
21.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 brave people and the Scots
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
23.The Romans climbed up the hill quietly becauseA.
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
24.What's the main idea of the passage?D
A.The thistle is a beautiful plantB.The people of Scotland like the thistle
C.The Romans are a brave peopleD.The thistle helped the Scots win the battle.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了几百年前,在苏格兰人民抵御罗马军队的入侵的战斗中,一种叫蓟的植物在关键时刻帮助苏格兰人击败了罗马军队,拯救了苏格兰.
解答 21.B.细节理解题.根据文章第一段"Hundreds of years ago,a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland"数百年前,罗马军队从英国来到北部对苏格兰发动战争;可知数百年前有一场罗马与苏格兰的战争;故选B.
22.D.句意理解题.根据文章第二段"he said."Tomorrow we will fight one more battle.We must win or we will die."他说,"明天还要进行一场战斗.我们必须赢,否则我们会死的,可知他们必须努力争取,否则他们将被杀死;故选D.
23.A.推理判断题.根据文章第四段"Slowly they climbed up the hillside,taking care not to make a sound.Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots"他们慢慢地爬上山坡,小心不要出声.接近他们来到沉睡的苏格兰,可知罗马人悄悄爬上小山是因为不想吵醒苏格兰人;故选A.
24.D.主旨大意题.通读全文,文章讲述了几百年前,在苏格兰人民抵御罗马军队的入侵的战斗中,一种叫蓟的植物在关键时刻帮助苏格兰人击败了罗马军队,拯救了苏格兰;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.