阅读理解 There were some people in the southern part of Greece called Spartans, who

阅读理解

There were some people in the southern part of Greece called Spartans, who were famous for their simple habits and their bravery. The name of the area in which they lived was Laconia, and so they were also called Lacons.

One of the strange rules which the Lacons had was that they should speak briefly, and never use more words than needed. So a short answer is often spoken of as a Laconic answers.

There was in the northern part of Greece a land called Macedon, and this land was one time ruled over by a warlike king called Philip.

Philip wanted to become the master of all Greece. So he raised a great army, and war upon other states, until nearly all of them were forced to call him their king. Then he sent a letter to the Spartans in Laconia, saying, “If I go down into your country, I will level your great city to the ground.”

In a few days, an answer was brought back to him. When he opened the letter, he found there was only one word.

That words is “if”.

1．What do you think the word “briefly” in the second paragraph means?

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A．Very brave.

B．Slowly and clearly.

C．In short.

D．Too simple to understand.

2．Which title best gives the idea of the passage?

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A．Simple Habits.

B．A Laconic Answer.

C．Something About Lacons.

D．What Does “If” Mean.

3．I think the word “If” in the letter of Lacons means ________.

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A．If the war broke out, they, Lacous, would fight to last one to drive the enemies out of their country

B．If the enemies came, the Laeons would level their cities to the ground and let enemies get nothing

C．If they brought the war to Spartans, Lacons would fight so that they could become masters of the whole Greece

D．If the Lacons had not been brave, their enemies would have come earlier

试题答案

答案：C;B;A