3.Olav Brutolsen was the most terrible of all the Vikings.With just his bare hands he could defeat a bull in a matter of seconds.To make sure people knew just who he was,his helmet and cloak(斗篷)were decorated with his victory souvenirs.On his helmet were over a hundred horns,and on his cloak were a thousand precious stones; one stone for each enemy he had defeated.
In his city everyone would make way for him as he went by,but one day a young man who was absent-mindedly reading as he walked,bumped into Olav.Olav was furious.He scolded the young man and challenged him to a fight to the death.The skinny young man had no choice; all he could do was accept on one condition:
"I can't see very well,and i don't know you,so I'll need you keep your helmet and cloak on during the fight so i can make you out."
Olav laughed a hearty laugh and accepted the young man's stupid condition,before launching himself at the youth.The boy was swift,and he only just managed to slip through Olav's hands.The same happened each time Olav attacked,and as the fight went on it became easier for the young man to evade the attacks.Although no one could believe how the boy did it,they all expected him to fall down dead as soon as Olav landed the first blow.
But that blow never came.Olav had been attacking for more than five minutes,and after ten minutes he fell to the ground,as if dead.
Many onlookers thought the young man must be some kind of wizard,but the boy,who was a medical student by the name of Virtensen,had demonstrated to everyone how Olav's pride had been enough to make him fall under the weight of his helmet and cloak.When Olav came to,like a good warrior he accepted his defeat.From that day he got rid of the useless souvenirs on his helmet and cloak,and returned to simple clothing.Now wherever he walked he was just like anyone else.Everywhere,that is,except for when he walked on the battlefield,where he came to be recognized not for his many horns or his bejeweled cloak,but for his unparalleled force.
24.Olav put souvenirs on his helmets and cloaks in order toC.
A.scare off all his opponents
B.stick to his different dressing style
C.demonstrate his great achievements
D.show his unparalleled fighting skills
25.Why did the young man win the fight?A
A.He took advantage of Olav's pride.
B.He was a stronger warrior than Olav.
C.He used wizard magic against Olav in the fight.
D.He was experienced in fighting men of bigger size.
26.What does the underlined word"evade"in paragraph 4probably mean?B
A.launch
B.a(chǎn)void
C.block
D.beat
27.What do we know about Olav?C
A.The young man took all of Olav's souvenirs.
B.Olav fell to the ground out of embarrassment.
C.No enemy can match Olav's strength in battles.
D.People always got in Olav's way after the fight.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文.文章講述的是維京人中最厲害的人Olav Brutolsen,他勇猛無比,能赤手空拳在幾秒鐘之內(nèi)打敗一頭公牛.但是他非常驕傲,在頭盔和斗篷上裝飾牛角展示自己的偉大成績(jī).人們非常害怕他,但是一個(gè)聰明的男孩利用他的驕傲打敗了他.從此Olav Brutolsen不再驕傲,在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)以力氣無與倫比著稱.
解答 24.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第三句"To make sure people knew just who he was,his helmet and cloak(斗篷)were decorated with his victory souvenirs."可知,Olav用他的勝利紀(jì)念品裝飾他的頭盔和斗篷是為了展示他的偉大成就.故選C.
25.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第一段第一句"Many onlookers thought the young man must be some kind of wizard,but the boy,who was a medical student by the name of Virtensen,had demonstrated to everyone how Olav's pride had been enough to make him fall under the weight of his helmet and cloak."可知,這個(gè)男孩充分利用了Olav的驕傲,讓他帶著代表著他的成就的沉重的頭盔和斗篷與自己戰(zhàn)斗,結(jié)果他因?yàn)檫@些負(fù)重累倒在地,失去了戰(zhàn)斗力,被男孩打敗.因此推斷,男孩贏得戰(zhàn)斗是因?yàn)樗昧薕lav的驕傲.故選A.
26.B 詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)畫線句上文可知,Olav帶著沉重的頭盔和斗篷與男孩戰(zhàn)斗,男孩是敏捷的,成功地躲過了Olav每一次攻擊,隨著戰(zhàn)斗的繼續(xù),年輕人能夠更加容易地躲過Olav的攻擊.所以畫線詞evade意思是:躲避.與avoid同義.故選B.
27.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段最后一句"Everywhere,that is,except for when he walked on the battlefield,where he came to be recognized not for his many horns or his bejeweled cloak,but for his unparalleled force."可知,現(xiàn)在,Olav無論走到哪里都和別人一樣,除了在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上,他不再是因?yàn)樗Y滿獎(jiǎng)品的頭盔和斗篷而是因?yàn)樗臒o與倫比的力氣為人所知.因此可知,在戰(zhàn)斗中沒有一個(gè)敵人能比得上Olav的力氣.故選C.
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