阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
It was a quiet village in which there was a
military camp(军营).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 dead horses were in its way!"
(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
答案: C
A
B