初三期末英語閱讀試題原文：

　　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(薊). 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.

　　初三期末英語閱讀試題：

　　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

　　2. 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

　　3. "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

　　初三期末英語閱讀試題答案：

　　1.選B，文中很明顯的指出，這場戰爭是Roman army和the Scots之間的。

　　2.選B，They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win. 是因為Romans太強大。因此選B。

　　3.選D，"We must win or we will die."的意思是"我們必須勝利，否則我們會死掉"，因此選D。

　　4.選A，the Romans悄悄爬山的原因是不想吵醒the Scots，以便偷襲。

　　5.選D，根據文中大意，可得出正確答案。

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