Question

More than 700 years ago, Scotland was fighting with England. The King of England wanted to control Scotland. He had a strong army so it was difficult for the Scots to fight. They lost many times. King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army.

One rainy day, King Robert lay in a cave (洞穴). He thought that he was not good enough to be a king. He was so worried that he didn’t even see a spider near him. He looked up when he saw the spider climbing. It was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the cave but it fell down.

“How sad!” thought King Robert. “The spider is like me. It’s not strong enough.”

He watched while the spider tried again. It fell down a second time.

“Be careful little spider, or you might die,” he said. “Life is so hard. You’ll never

get back to your web.” But the spider tried again and again. King Robert watched while it slowly climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got to the web.

“You are such a great spider,” he said. “If you can keep trying, I can too. I must carry on fighting. I won’t let the English win.” Then his army grew strong and they stopped the English army successfully.

1.Why was it difficult for the Scots to fight the English?

A. Because the Scots were too weak.

B. Because the King of England was very smart.

C. Because the English army was very strong.

D. Because the King of Scotland was not good enough.

2.Where was the spider’s web?

A. On the wall of the cave.

B. At the entrance of the cave.

C. In the middle of the cave.

D. At the top of the cave.

3.What did King Robert think of the spider at first?

A. It was clever.

B. It was careless.

C. It was not that strong.

D. It was great.

4.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The spider got to its web.

b. The spider fell down many times.

c. King Robert got his army to be strong enough to fight the English.

d. King Robert saw a spider trying to climb up to its web in a cave.

e. King Robert thought he should be like the spider.

A. d-b-a-e-c

B. c-d-b-a-e

C. d-e-b-a-c

D. c-d-e-b-a

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. We have to be strong if we want to win.

B. Keep trying and we will get what we want.

C. Try to find an easier way when we meet difficulties.

D. Life is so hard and sometimes we have to give up something.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

1.The King of England wanted to control Scotland. He had a strong army so it was difficult for the Scots to fight.英国的国王想控制苏格兰。他有一个很强的军队，所以苏格兰打起来是有难度的。根据题意判断，选C。

2.】It was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the cave蜘蛛正试图爬到洞穴顶端的网上。从这句可知，选D。.

3.】The spider is like me. It’s not strong enough.蜘蛛像我，不够强壮。由此可推断，故选C。

4.】根据短文可知：King Robert看到蜘蛛向洞穴的顶端网上爬----蜘蛛掉落好多次----蜘蛛到达网上----King Robert认为他应该像蜘蛛学习---King Robert让他的军队变的强壮能够对战英国。选A。-

5.】根据短文，我们可判断出只要坚持不懈，我们会得到我们想要的。选B.