Question

Many years ago, an enemy 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（敌人） out of Scotland. But the enemy was very strong. It seemed that the enemy would win.

One night, the leader of Scots led his men to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight again. We must win or we will die.”

They were all 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 they also fell asleep.

The enemies were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they were up the hill, taking care not to make a sound. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on the thistle. He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment they were on their feet and ready for fighting. The fighting was hard, but it didn’t last long. The Scots beat the enemy 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 like it so much that they made it their national flower.

1.One night the leader of Scots led his men to the top of a hill to _______.

A. fight against the enemies    B. see the thistle there

C. have a good rest    D. build their homes there

2.The enemies took care not to make a sound because _______.

A. the Scots were sleeping on the top of the hill

B. they didn’t want to be found by the Scots

C. the Scots would become very strong when they woke up

D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

3.One of the enemy soldiers cried out because _______.

A. a snake bit him    B. he fell off the horse

C. he put his foot on a thistle    D. he fell into a deep hole

4.The underlined sentence means _______.

A. They took off their shoes.    B. They were all standing in line.

C. They got up and quickly made their minds clear    D. They looked for their shoes.

5.People in Scotland made the thistle their national flower because _______.

A. it has sharp needles    B. its fruit can be used a medicine

C. people can sell it for money    D. once it saved Scotland

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】你知道苏格兰的国花是什么吗？是蓟花，蓟是一种很普通的植物，上面长满了刺，很少人喜欢它，但是苏格兰的人民却非常喜欢它，还把它当作自己的国花，这是为什么呢？因为蓟花曾经拯救过这个国家。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中One night, the leader of Scots led his men to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight,” he said可知，苏格兰士兵的领袖带领他的人来到了一个山顶上，他们要在那里休息一下，准备第二天继续战斗。由此可知选C。

2.推理判断题。根据短文的开头Many years ago, an enemy army came north from England to make war on Scotland 可知，英格兰和苏格兰在打仗，再根据短文第四段The enemies were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they were up the hill, taking care not to make a sound. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots可知，敌人是想趁苏格兰士兵睡觉的时候去偷袭他们，所以他们很小心，不发出声音，以免吵醒了苏格兰士兵。故应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第四段中Suddenly, one of them put his foot on the thistle. He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots可知，一个敌人踩到了蓟花上，痛的喊了出来。由此可知选C。

4.细节理解题。划线部分这句话中on one’s feet意思是站起来；ready for fighting是准备好战斗。这句话的意思是苏格兰士兵马上站了起来准备战斗，故应选C。

5.细节理解题。根据文意可知，在苏格兰与英格兰战斗的时候，英格兰想要偷袭苏格兰士兵，但因为一个敌人踩到了蓟花上，发出了叫声，惊醒了苏格兰人，他们与敌人奋勇战斗，打败了敌人，保卫了自己的国家。所以苏格兰使蓟花成为了他们的国花。故应选D。

点睛：这篇短文讲述了苏格兰的国花为什么是蓟花。短文内容比较简单，容易理解，后面的题目设置以细节理解题为主，比较简单，可以直接在原文找到相关信息作答。