Question

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp (軍營). It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,”said the first soldier.“I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the horse died!”

1.The military camp was built in the village to________.

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns    

B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

2.Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because__________.

A. he was kind to them                   B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do       D. they were the best of all

3.The young officer was worried because_______.

A. a traffic accident had happened       

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers would come back

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

4.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because________.

A. something was wrong with their buses   

B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back      

D. they all drank much in the town

5.Which answer do you think is true?

A. You’ll believe only the last soldier.     

B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. You’ll believe none of the nine soldiers. 

D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了一個軍事故事。一名嚴(yán)厲的軍官在一個安靜的村子訓(xùn)練九個新兵，軍官生病后，新的軍官不太嚴(yán)厲，給九個士兵放了一天假，他們喝醉了酒很晚才歸隊，試圖編造理由來騙過軍官。

1.根據(jù)第一段“Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers.”可知，那個安靜的村子是訓(xùn)練新兵的好地方。故選C。

2.根據(jù)第一段和第二段“Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.和...a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers...He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday.”可知，年輕的軍官Mr. Hunt很理解那些新兵，并讓那九個新兵去最近的城鎮(zhèn)度假。故選A。

3.根據(jù)第二段“But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate.”可知，天黑以后，九個士兵沒有回來，他站在大門口有些擔(dān)心。故選B。

4.根據(jù)第二段“At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.”可知，九個士兵喝醉了酒，故選D。

5.第一個士兵撒謊稱，公交車壞了，他買了一匹馬，馬累死了，他跑回來的；接下來的七個士兵說了同樣的理由，第九個士兵說他準(zhǔn)時上了車，但是，馬死了。根據(jù)““If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!””可知，軍官不相信他們的理由。九個士兵的理由都一樣，都是謊言，都不可信。故選C。

考點：故事類短文閱讀