Question

It was a quiet village in which there was a military(军队的) camp. 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 were all drunk. 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 reason. 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 dead horses were in its way!"

1.The military camp was built in the village to _______.

A. stop the soldiers going to towns

B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

2.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 disappeared

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

3.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.

A. something was wrong with their buses

B. their horses died on the way back

C. it took them much time to run back

D. they all had drunk much in the town

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了年前的军官让九名士兵去度假，但是他们喝多了酒没能按时回到军营，他们集体撒了同一个谎言公共汽车坏了，骑马走，马又死了，但最后一个士兵说，我的公共汽车没坏，但路上死马挡道了。

1.Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers.描述可知军营驻扎在这里为了训练新兵。故选C。

2.】推理判断题。根据第二段. 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描述可知年前的军官害怕这九个士兵出问题，故选B。

3.】推理判断题。根据第二段It seemed they were all drunk.描述以及后文他们的对话可知不是因为车坏了马死了，而是因为他们喝了酒。故选D。

考点：幽默故事类短文阅读。