第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
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!”
51.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
52.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
53.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
54.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because       .
A. something was wrong with their buses    B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back        D. they all drank much in the town
55.What can be inferred form the story?
A. Only the last soldier told the truth.     
B. The officer would punish them for their lies.
C. The nine soldiers would be punished but the last one. 
D. The nine soldiers were honest and believable.