标题：木马之夜
故事背景
木马之夜又叫做木马屠城，它结束了长达10年的特洛伊战争。  
故事概述
第二天的早晨非常奇怪。希腊联军的战舰突然扬帆离开了。平时喧闹的战场变得寂静无声。特洛伊人以为希腊人撤军回国了，他们跑到城外，却发现海滩上留下一只巨大的木马。 　　特洛伊人惊讶地围住木马，他们不知道这木马是干什么用的。有人要把它拉进城里，有人建议把它烧掉或推到海里。正在这时，有几个牧人捉住了一个希腊人，他被绑着去见特洛伊国王。这个希腊人告诉国王，这个木马是希腊人用来祭祀雅典娜女神的。希腊人估计特洛伊人会毁掉它，这样就会引起天神的愤怒。但如果特洛伊人把木马拉进城里，就会给特洛伊人带来神的赐福，所以希腊人把木马造得这样巨大，使特洛伊人无法拉进城去。特洛伊国王相信了这话，正准备把木马拉进城时，特洛伊的祭司拉奥孔跑来制止，他要求把木马烧掉，并拿长矛刺向木马。木马发出了可怕的响声，这时从海里窜出两条可怕的蛇，扑向拉奥孔和他的两个儿子。拉奥孔和他的儿子拚命和巨蛇搏斗，但很快被蛇缠死了。两条巨蛇从容地钻到雅典娜女神的雕像下，不见了。 　　希腊人又说，“这是因为他想毁掉献给女神的礼物，所以得到了惩罚。”特洛伊人赶紧把木马往城里拉。但木马实在太大了，它比城墙还高，特洛伊人只好把城墙拆开了一段。当天晚上，特洛伊人欢天喜地，庆祝胜利，他们跳着唱着，喝光了一桶又一桶的酒，直到深夜才回家休息，做着关于和平的美梦。 　　深夜，一片寂静。劝说特洛伊人把木马拉进城的希腊人其实是个间谍。他走到木马边，轻轻地敲了三下，这是约好的暗号。藏在木马中的全副武装的希腊战士一个又一个地跳了出来。他们悄悄地摸向城门，杀死了睡梦中的守军，迅速打开了城门，并在城里到处点火。隐蔽在附近的大批希腊军队如潮水般涌入特洛伊城。10年的战争终于结束了。希腊人把特洛伊城掠夺成空，烧成一片灰烬。男人大多被杀死了，妇女和儿童大多被卖为奴隶，特洛伊的财宝都装进了希腊人的战舰。海伦也被墨涅依斯带回了希腊。 特洛伊战争就此结束。
英文概述
原文The Night of the Horse (木马之夜)
The soldier came down the stairs(楼梯)—two at a time. ’Captain(长官), they’ve gone,’ he cried. ‘They’ve disappeared(消失)—all of them. The plain(平原) is …’ But the captain was no longer(不再) listening. He was going up the stairs—three at a time.
Seconds later, the captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He looked down at the empty(空旷的) plain and, beyond(在……较远的一边) it, at the empty sea. ‘They’ve gone and we’ve won(胜利).’ he said. ‘The Greeks have tired for ten years to capture(攻占) our city. Now they’ve sailed(沉没) away. And they’ve taken everything with them.’
‘Not everything, sir,’ the soldier said, ‘They’ve left their horse.’ Outside the main(主要的) gates of the city stood a huge wooden(木制的) horse.
‘Ah, yes,’ the captain said, ’that wooden horse. It’s so big that they couldn’t take it with them. Well, it’s ours now. Get some help and pull(拉) it into the city. That won’t be difficult(困难的). It’s on wheels(带轮子的).’
‘But why is it on wheels?’ the soldier asked. ‘I think that maybe the Greek want us to…’
The captain interrupted(插嘴) him. ‘You’re a soldier,’ he said. ‘You don’t have to(不得不) think. You have to obey(遵守) orders(规则), and I’m giving you one now. Move that horse.’ So the Trojans dragged(使劲地拉) it into the city with ropes(绳子).
That night, in the main square, all the citizens of Troy celebrated(庆祝). They sang and danced around the horse, and make jokes(玩笑) about their enemies(敌人), the stupid(愚蠢的) Greek. Then the Trojans made sure(确信) all the gates of the city were securely(牢牢地) locked(锁住), and they all went to sleep, including(包括) the gate guards(哨兵).
By midnight(半夜), the square was empty, except for the giant horse. The six Greek soldiers waited for another(额外的) hour, to be sure. Then, very quietly, they opened the secret(秘密) door on the side of the horse and climbed out.
No guards stopped them as they opened the main gates. Outside stood the Greek army. It had returned(归还) in the darkness(黑暗) when the citizens were celebrating inside.
Now the army entered the city. The Greek seized(俘获) the captain. For ten years, they could not capture the city by fighting(战争), but in one night, they succeeded in(成功于) capturing it through a trick.
注：本文选自上海教育出版社《英语》（牛津上海版）九年级 第一学期（试用本）Unit1 Reading “The night of the horse”相关练习及答案47. The solider thought that maybe the Greeks wanted them to _____.
A. throw the wooden horse to the sea
B. take the wooden horse to the city
C. let the six Greek soldiers out
D. do nothing
48. The underlined word ‘giant’ means _____.
A. big B. large C. small D. huge
49. That night, the citizens of Troy celebrated the success not by _____.
A. dancing B. singing
C. sleeping D. making jokes
50. The six Greek soldiers waited for another hour, to be sure _____.
A. the guards were falling asleep
B. nobody were attracted by them
C. every Trojans were celebrating
D, the secret door on the side of the horse was open.
51. The war between Greece and Troy had taken place for about _____ months.
A. 120
B. 100
C. 10
D. 60
52. At last, _____ was the winner.
A. Troy
B. Greece
C. both Troy and Greece
D. neither Troy nor Greece
47.B 48.D 49.C 50.B 51.A 52.B