外研版英语八上 Module 3.3 Sports Unit 2
阅读理解
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.
1.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?
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
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“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?
4.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?
5.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
选择题
The?young?man?drives?_____?than?he?did?three?months?ago.????
?much?carefully ? ? ? ? ? ?
B.?much?more?careful???
C.?much?careful??????????????
D.?much?more?carefully
7.Nancy is one of the best ______ .
A. coach
B. coachs
C. coaches
D. Coaching
8.Two weeks _____ not a long time for me.
A. Is B. are C. was D. Were
9.I would like to buy some vegetables ______ dinner.
A. As B. for C. in D. With
10.I will be away. Could you please look _____ my little baby?
A. Up B. for C. at D. after
答案解析：
单项选择题
1. B
解析：由文章内容可知，文中很明显的指出，这场战争是Roman army和the Scots之间的。
2. B
解析：They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win. 是因为Romans太强大。因此选B。
3. D
解析：“We must win or we will die.”的意思是“我们必须胜利，否则我们会死掉”，因此选D。
4. A
解析：the Romans悄悄爬山的原因是不想吵醒the Scots，以便偷袭。
5. D
解析：由文章的内容可知， thistle帮助苏格兰人赢得了战争。所以他们把这个作为国花
6. D
解析：much?more?carefully表更加的小心，更加的仔细。
翻译：这个年轻人比他三个月之前更加小心的开车了。
7. C
解析：前文one of表示...之一，后接名词要用复数，coach变复数加es。
8. A
解析：主语two weeks是一个整体，表示两周这一个时间，be动词用单数
9. B
解析：for表示目的，译为“为了”
10. D
解析：look up查找；look for 寻找；look at看；look after照顾
