Question

13．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．

20．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 brave people and the Scots
21．At first it looked as if the Romans would win becauseB．
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
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．

Answer 1

分析 本文写了罗马和苏格拉一场力量悬殊的战争，最后以苏格兰的胜利而告终．

解答 20．B 事实细节题．从文章第一段a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland，一支罗马军队从英国北方向苏格兰开战．故选B．
21．B 推理判断题．根据句子but there were too many Romans．It looked as if the Romans would win．因为有太多的罗马军队，好像罗马军队要赢．可以推断出罗马军队是强大的，所以答案选B．
22．D 细节理解题．We must win or we will die．意思是我们别无选择必须得赢否则只有死路一条，所以D选项符合句意．

点评 文章有些长，会影响学生的阅读，但故事却十分有趣．整体文章难度中等．学生在阅读中要不断积累词汇，切不可想当然，如be on one's feet，是站起来的意思，而非光脚的意思．