Question

【題目】In the 6th century BC, there was a war between the Romans and the Etruscans(伊特拉斯坎人) who lived north of Rome. The Etruscans raised a great army and marched toward Rome. At that time, Rome was just a small town, and the Romans did not have enough fighting men to protect their people.

One morning, thousands of Etruscan horsemen and footmen were seen marching straight toward the wooden bridge over the Tiber River. Rome was in immediate danger!

Among the guards at the bridge was a brave man named Horatius. He ordered the soldiers to cut down the bridge. At the same time, he took two soldiers with him to the far side of it. There, the three brave men kept the enemy from taking the bridge.

The soldiers tried to destroy the bridge as quickly as they could, and soon it was ready to fall. Some of them ran across to call the three men back.

Horatius yelled at the two others to cross first. At that moment the bridge fell with a great crash. Horatius fought the Etruscans by himself, and a dart(標(biāo)槍) entered his left eye. In great pain, he turned and jumped into the river.

Horatius sank into the deep water but soon came out of the water, halfway across the river. He was greeted with shouts of joy, for he had saved the town. He gained a new name, Horatius Cocles, meaning the "one-eyed Horatius" and is remembered as one of Rome’s greatest heroes.

【1】From the first paragraph we learn that Rome ________.

A. did not have many brave soldiers

B. was not large and strong then

C. was under the control of the Etruscans

D. had sent most of its army away.

【2】To save the city of Rome, Horatius planned________.

A. To burn the road to Rome.

B. To drive the enemy into the river.

C. To cut down the bridge.

D. To kill the enemy horsemen first.

【3】After the two soldiers came back,________.

A. The bridge fell into the water.

B. Horatius was killed by a horseman.

C. The Etruscans won the battle.

D. Horatius defeated the Etruscans by himself.

【4】Horatius was renamed "Horatius Cocles" because ________.

A. he was the wisest man in Rome

B. he had saved the town of Rome

C. he had shown great courage against the enemy

D. his left eye had been hurt in the battle

【5】Which of the following words could NOT necessarily be used to describe Horatius?

A. Fearless. B. Honest. C. Selfless. D. Bright.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 D

【5】 B

【解析】

短文大意：本文講述的是古羅馬獨(dú)眼英雄Horatius的傳奇故事。

【1】題意：從第一段我們知道羅馬________。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. did not have many brave soldiers沒(méi)有多少勇敢的士兵。B. was not large and strong then那時(shí)不強(qiáng)大。C. was under the control of the Etruscans受伊特魯里亞人的控制。D. had sent most of its army away. 派出了大部分軍隊(duì)。根據(jù)At that time, Rome was just a small town, and the Romans did not have enough fighting men to protect their people. 羅馬人沒(méi)有有戰(zhàn)斗力的人員來(lái)保護(hù)他們的人民，可知選B。

【2】題意：為了拯救羅馬，Horatius策劃了 。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He ordered the soldiers to cut down the bridge. At the same time, he took two soldiers with him to the far side of it. There, the three brave men kept the enemy from taking the bridge.，可知他首先把橋斷掉，故選C。

【3】題意：兩名士兵返回后,______。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Horatius yelled at the two others to cross first. At that moment the bridge fell with a great crash.，可知橋掉進(jìn)了水里，故選A。

【4】題意：賀雷修斯被命名為“Horatius Cocles”是因?yàn)?/span>________。考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)He gained a new name, Horatius Cocles, meaning the "one-eyed Horatius"，聯(lián)系上文Horatius fought the Etruscans by himself, and a dart entered his left eye.，可知是獨(dú)眼，故選D。

【5】題意：下列哪個(gè)詞不能用來(lái)形容Horatius？考查詞義理解題。A. Fearless.無(wú)畏的；B. Honest.誠(chéng)實(shí)的；C. Selfless.無(wú)私的；D. Bright. 聰明的。根據(jù)Horatius在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的表現(xiàn)，可知他無(wú)私無(wú)畏充滿(mǎn)智慧，故選B。