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　　Many and many years ago an enemy army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots（苏格兰人）, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But the enemy was very strong. It seemed that the enemy would win.

　　One night, the leader of Scots led his men to the top of a hill. "We will rest here tonight," he said. "Tomorrow we will fight again. We must win or we will die."

　　They were all tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards（卫兵）on duty（值勤）, but they too,were very tired, and one by one they also fell asleep.

　　The enemies were not asleep. Quickly they gathered（聚集）at the foot of the hill, Slowly they were up the hill, taking care not to make a sound. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. 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 fighting. The fighting was hard, but it didn't last（持续）long. The Scots beat the enemy and saved their country.

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

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1. When the story took place, it seemed ______. 

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A. the Scots would win the war

B. the enemy would be defeated（被击败）

C. the Scots would be defeated

D. the enemy won the war.

2. The Scots were so tired that ______.　　　　 

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A. they could hardly eat their supper

B. they were defeated by the enemy

C. all of them soon fell asleep

D. most of them soon fell asleep

3. That night, the enemy soldiers ______.　　   

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

B. went up the hillside quickly

C. climbed up the hill quickly

D. didn't climb up the hill

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

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

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A. One of the enemy soldiers　　 B. One of the Scots

C. One of the sleeping guards　　D. the leader of the Scots

5. The people of Scotland looked on the thistle as their national flower because ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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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. the thistle was not beautiful but useful

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers.Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.

One library in New York City turned into(变成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?

The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.

(　 ) 11. Where did the story happen?_________.

A. In New York City. B. In a school in New York City.

C. In the streets in New York City. 　 D. In most libraries in New York City.

(　 ) 12. The library had hundreds of ___________.

A. workers in it　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. policemen in it　

C. people living in it　　 　　　　　　　　 D. computers in it

(　 )13. The people in the story _______________.

A. were all the workers in the library　 B. were all people near the library

C. didn't read any books D. wanted to buy some computers

(　 ) 14. Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.

A. these people wanted to save money　

B. these people needed places to live in

C. the library was very quiet　

D. they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

(　 ) 15. From the passage we know that ___________.

A. the library was kept open at last　　　　　

B. the library was closed because no one read in it

C. the library became a home of these people　

D. the city saved a lot of money

　

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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 very much. 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, 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 ________.

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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 ________.

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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 ________.

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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 ________.

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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 ________.

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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