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一、阅读理解（共 1 道小题，共 50.0 分） 1. Robert Bruce was a famous Scottish general. In the early 14 th century he tried to drive the English out of Scotland, but he was not successful because the English were too strong. Finally, Bruce had to run away and hide in a cave. One day, he lay in his cave thinking of the sad state of Scotland. A spider began to make a web above his head. Simply to pass the time, Bruce broke the web. Immediately the spider began to make a new one. Six times Bruce broke the web and six times the spider immediately made a new one. Bruce was surprised at this. He told himself that he would break the web a 7 th time. If the spider made a new one, it would be a good lesson to him, for like the spider, he had been defeated six times. Bruce then broke the web. Again the spider made a new one. From this simple fact, Bruce became encouraged. He again got an army together. This time he was successful and drove the English out of Scotland. 1. Who was Robert Bruce? A. He was an English general. B. He was a Scottish general. C. He was a spider researcher D. He was a biologist from Scotland. 2. Why did Bruce hide in a cave? A. Because he was defeated by the English. B. Because he was afraid of the English army. C. Because he was looking for spiders D. Because he was badly injured in the battle. 3. In the beginning he broke the spider web just because______. A. he hated spiders B. he wanted to know more about the spider web C. he wanted to pass the time D. he was trying to catch the spider 4. How many times did he break the web altogether? A. Not mentioned B. Six times C. Seven times D. Twice 5. The way the spider kept making its