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(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 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 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們講述了幾百年前,在蘇格蘭人民抵御羅馬軍隊的入侵的戰(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,拯救了蘇格蘭.
解答 21.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"Hundreds of years ago,a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland"數(shù)百年前,羅馬軍隊從英國來到北部對蘇格蘭發(fā)動戰(zhàn)爭;可知數(shù)百年前有一場羅馬與蘇格蘭的戰(zhàn)爭;故選B.
22.D.句意理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段"he said."Tomorrow we will fight one more battle.We must win or we will die."他說,"明天還要進行一場戰(zhàn)斗.我們必須贏,否則我們會死的,可知他們必須努力爭取,否則他們將被殺死;故選D.
23.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)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"他們慢慢地爬上山坡,小心不要出聲.接近他們來到沉睡的蘇格蘭,可知羅馬人悄悄爬上小山是因為不想吵醒蘇格蘭人;故選A.
24.D.主旨大意題.通讀全文,文章講述了幾百年前,在蘇格蘭人民抵御羅馬軍隊的入侵的戰(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,拯救了蘇格蘭;故選D.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.