Question

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp (军营). It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,”said the first soldier.“I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the horse died!”

1.The military camp was built in the village to________.

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns    

B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

2.Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because__________.

A. he was kind to them                   B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do       D. they were the best of all

3.The young officer was worried because_______.

A. a traffic accident had happened       

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers would come back

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

4.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because________.

A. something was wrong with their buses   

B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back      

D. they all drank much in the town

5.Which answer do you think is true?

A. You’ll believe only the last soldier.     

B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. You’ll believe none of the nine soldiers. 

D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个军事故事。一名严厉的军官在一个安静的村子训练九个新兵，军官生病后，新的军官不太严厉，给九个士兵放了一天假，他们喝醉了酒很晚才归队，试图编造理由来骗过军官。

1.根据第一段“Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers.”可知，那个安静的村子是训练新兵的好地方。故选C。

2.根据第一段和第二段“Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.和...a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers...He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday.”可知，年轻的军官Mr. Hunt很理解那些新兵，并让那九个新兵去最近的城镇度假。故选A。

3.根据第二段“But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate.”可知，天黑以后，九个士兵没有回来，他站在大门口有些担心。故选B。

4.根据第二段“At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.”可知，九个士兵喝醉了酒，故选D。

5.第一个士兵撒谎称，公交车坏了，他买了一匹马，马累死了，他跑回来的；接下来的七个士兵说了同样的理由，第九个士兵说他准时上了车，但是，马死了。根据““If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!””可知，军官不相信他们的理由。九个士兵的理由都一样，都是谎言，都不可信。故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读