19.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(薊).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(chǎn) 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 plant
B.The people of Scotland like the thistle
C.The Romans are a brave people
D.The thistle helped the Scots win the battle.
分析 本文講述了幾百年前,在蘇格蘭人民抵御羅馬軍隊(duì)的入侵的戰(zhàn)斗中,一種叫薊的植物在關(guān)鍵時刻幫助蘇格蘭人擊敗了羅馬軍隊(duì),拯救了蘇格蘭.
解答 21.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題.Hundreds of years ago,a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland.?dāng)?shù)百年前,一支羅馬軍隊(duì)從英國北上,向蘇格蘭開戰(zhàn).所以答案選B.
22.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)句子They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland,but there were too many Romans.It looked as if the Romans would win.他們努力地把敵人趕出蘇格蘭,但是羅馬人太多了,看來羅馬人會贏.可以推斷出他們處境艱難,他們必須奮戰(zhàn),否則只有死路一條,所以答案選D.
23.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子 taking care not to make a sound.Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots.小心別發(fā)出聲音,他們越來越接近沉睡的蘇格蘭人.可以看出他們不想弄醒蘇格蘭人,所以答案選A.
24.D 主旨大意題.本文講述了幾百年前,在蘇格蘭人民抵御羅馬軍隊(duì)的入侵的戰(zhàn)斗中,一種叫薊的植物在關(guān)鍵時刻幫助蘇格蘭人擊敗了羅馬軍隊(duì),拯救了蘇格蘭.所以答案選D.
點(diǎn)評 文章有些長,會影響學(xué)生的閱讀,但故事卻十分有趣.整體文章難度中等.學(xué)生在閱讀中要不斷積累詞匯,切不可想當(dāng)然,如be on one's feet,是站起來的意思,而非光腳的意思.