题目内容
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(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.
71. Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.
A. Roman army and North England B. Roman army and the Scots
C. England and Scots D. a brave people and the Scots
72. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.
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
73. "We must win or we will die." What the leader of the Scots said means ________.
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
74. The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.
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
75. The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.
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
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Kieron Williamson, a seven-year-old British boy, is being recognized as an art genius after selling 16 paintings for 18, 000 pounds in just 14 minutes. This boy has artistic skills that would be the envy of any serious painter and drawn comparisons to Pablo Picasso, a child prodigy（神童）who became one of the most recognized artists of the 20th century.
now, with so much still to learn, there’s only one thing he wants to be when he grows up. He said, “I think I’ll definitely be an artist. ”
view at the seaside. My husband Ollie had retired from teaching and we were making plans to travel together to Florida. Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak. Weeks passed and it became clear that Ollie was near death, but I prayed day and night that he could get better.
One of us was always in Ollie’s hospital room—either me, or our grown children, Bruce and Karen. One day, in his broken and weak speech, Ollie told Bruce, “Go home. You should be with Gwen.” Gwen was Bruce’s wife. They had been married for six years and lived hundreds of miles away. Gwen was about to have a baby. We felt an extra sadness, knowing Ollie would never see his first grandchild.
“I don’t want to leave you, Dad,” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen.” Reluctantly, Bruce left. “When the baby comes,” he promised Ollie, “you will be the first to know.” A few days later, around 2 p.m., Ollie awoke from a sleep. He turned and looked at me. I sat close to hear his weak words. “The baby is coming now. It’s a boy,” he said. For a moment his eyes were filled with tears. Then he went back to sleep again. Not long after that, Karen ran into the room. “Bruce called,” she said, a smile lighting her face. “Gwen gave birth to a healthy baby boy around two o’ clock.”
Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.
1.Ollie didn’t travel to Florida because________.
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A．he was too weak to travel |
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B．he could hardly be able to speak |
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C．he could not afford the trip |
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D．he was waiting for his grandchild to be born |
2.Why did Ollie want Bruce to be with Gwen?
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A．Ollie thought it was too much trouble for Bruce to stay at hospital. |
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B．Ollie wanted Bruce to bring the baby along as soon as it was born. |
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C．Ollie didn’t want his son to be absent when his baby was born. |
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D．Ollie couldn’t bear his son seeing him dying with a broken heart. |
3.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
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A．Disappointedly |
B．Unwillingly |
C．Excitedly |
D．Immediately |
4.What can we learn from the passage ?
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A．Ollie and his wife had planned to settle in Florida. |
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B．Ollie cared for his son more than his daughter. |
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C．Ollie was sad about not being able to see his first grandchild. |
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D．Ollie died happy and in peace. |