沪教牛津版八年级上册《Unit 6 Ancient stories》2019年同步练习卷（Writing）

一、阅读理解．

• 1．The Greek states often fought with each other．Sparta and Athens fought a long war，called the Peloponnesian War，from 431 to 404 BC．Sparta won at last．When the Greeks were under attack of a foreign enemy，they forgot their quarrels（争吵）and fought on the same side．Their main enemy was Persia．
     The wars against Persia lasted on and off from 490 to 449 BC．The Persian kings tried to capture Greece and make it part of the Persian Empire．In the end，Greece won the war in the 330s BC．
     The Battle of Marathon was a famous Greek victory（胜利）against the Persians．About 10，000 Greeks，mostly from Athens，fought an army of 20，000 Persians led by King Darius．The Greeks surprised their enemies by fighting bravely against the Persians．
     Marathon is remembered for a Greek named Pheidippides．Before the war，he had run for 2 days and nights -over 150 miles（240 km）from Athens to Sparta to get help．Then he fought at Marathon．After the war，he ran 26 miles（42 km）non-stop to Athens，but died as he spoke out the news of victory（胜利）．The modern Marathon race is over the same distance as his running from Marathon to Athens．
  
  （1）When was the Peloponnesian War？

  
  A．431～400 BC．
  B．431～404 BC．
  C．490～440 BC．
  D．490～449 BC．
  （2）Why did the Greeks forget their quarrels and fight on the same side？

  
  A．Because they lost their homes．
  B．Because one of them said sorry．
  C．Because the war lasted too long．
  D．Because a foreign enemy attacked them．
  （3）Which one failed in the wars in the 330s BC？

  
  A．Persia．
  B．Sparta．
  C．Athens．
  D．Greece．
  （4）How long did Pheidippides run before，and after the wars？

  
  A．150 miles．
  B．26 miles．
  C．176 miles．
  D．282 miles．
  （5）What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？

  
  A．The Peloponnesian War．
  B．The history of Marathon．
  C．Wars between Greece and Persia．
  D．How to win a war．
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