Question

阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C、和D）中 ，选出最佳选项。

Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to declare war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. 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 the 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 were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. 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 up. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.

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

1.At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ________.

A. began to fight the Romans hard

B. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight

C. woke and rose immediately, ready to fight

D. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight

2.The result of the war is that ________.

A. the Romans killed all the Scots

B. the Scots were defeated

C. the Scots were driven out of Scotland

D. the Scots defeated the Romans

3.The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ________.

A. is lovely, though not beautiful

B. gives them happiness

C. is a kind of useful plant

D. helped the Scots in wiping out the Roma

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文介绍了罗马人入侵苏格兰，苏格兰人在蓟的帮助下消灭了罗马人，拯救了苏格兰，此后蓟被定为苏格兰的国花。

1.C 细节理解题。根据第四段中He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots up. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle.可知，随着罗马士兵的叫声，所有的苏格兰士兵被惊醒并马上起来准备战斗，故选C项。

2.D 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.可知，苏格兰人消灭了罗马人，故选D项。

3.D 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，因为蓟帮助苏格兰人打败了罗马人，所以他们把蓟定为国花，故选D项。

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