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【題目】 Black beauty

My first home was a beautiful meadow with a pound of clear water. There were some large trees near the pond. On one side of the meadow was a field and on the other was the house of our master, Farmer Grey. He was a kind man.

My mother and I had a happy life. She worked during the day. I played with the other young horses and had great fun. At night I lay next to her.

One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon. He lived with his family in a big house.

“You are a beautiful horse,” he said, “You have a beautiful black coat. I shall call you Black Beauty.”

I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach. I learned to wear reins(韁繩) and a bit in my mouth. I did not like them, but all of the horses had to wear them.

My master had two horses. One of them was Ginger. She was not friendly. She bit and kicked people.

Ginger and I pulled a coach together. The coachman’s name was John. Ginger and I worked very hard. We became friends.

Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me, “My master was not kind to me. My reins and bit hurt me. My master didn't care.”

Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for ginger. They were always kind to her. She stopped biting and kicking people. She became a happy horse.

One day in autumn Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr. Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. I stopped. “Something is wrong,” I thought. I didn't want to go on to the bridge. Mr. Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I didn't move. Just then a man saw us. “Stop!” he cried.

“The bridge is broken in the middle. If you go on to it, you are all going to drown in the river.”

“Thank god!” said the Squire.

Then John said, “Black Beauty saved our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous.”

When we returned home, Squire Gordon told his wife, “We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty.” That night. I was glad, because I was very tired.

【1】Who named the horse Black Beauty？

A.Farmer GreyB.JohnC.Mrs. GordonD.Squire Gordon

【2】What does the underlined word “drown” probably mean?

A.to die because of been underwater too long

B.to make something very wet; to completely cover something in water

C.to be louder than other sounds so that you can not hear them

D.to get dead because you can’t breathe

【3】Which of the following is TRUE According to the passage?

A.Black Beauty lived a hard life with mum.B.Some horses did not wear reins or bits.

C.Ginger was unhappy when she was young.D.Squire Gordon went on a long journey alone.

【4】How did Black Beauty save his master’s life?

A.By fixing the bridge.B.By asking other horses for help.

C.By asking the man for help.D.By refusing to cross the bridge.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文是英國作家Anna Sewell的小說Black Beauty（《黑駿馬》）中的片段。該片段敘述了這匹黑駿馬被賣給了新主人，逐漸適應(yīng)新生活并救了自己新主人的故事。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第三段、第四段中“One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon.”及“he said, “You have a beautiful black coat. I shall call you Black Beauty.”” 可知這匹馬被賣給了Squire Gordon，他叫這匹馬Black Beauty。故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中“The bridge is broken in the middle. If you go on to it, you are all going to drown in the river.”可知，橋中間壞了，如果走上去的話，就會掉進河里，掉進河里就會淹死，所以drown意為“淹死”。to die because of been underwater too long.意為“由于待在水下時間太長而死”；to make something very wet; to completely cover something in water.意為“使某物很濕；把某物完全淹沒在水里”；to be louder than other sounds so that you can not hear them.意為“聲音要比其他聲音大，這樣你就聽不到他們了”；to get dead because you can’t breathe.意為“因為不能呼吸而死”。綜上分析，A比較符合題意，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“My mother and I had a happy life.”可知，我和我媽媽過著幸福的生活，故A選項“黑駿馬和他媽媽過著艱難的生活”是錯誤的；根據(jù)第五段“.I learned to wear reins(韁繩) and a bit …but all of the horses had to wear them”可知，所有的馬都要帶韁繩和馬嚼子，故B選項“有些馬不戴韁繩，也不戴嚼子”是錯誤的；根據(jù)第八段“Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me, “ My master was not kind to me…””可知，Ginger小時候主人對她不好，她很不快樂，故C選項“Ginger年輕的時候不快樂”是正確的；根據(jù)第十段“One day in autumn Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach.”可知，Mr. Gorden帶著John一起去的，故D選項“Squire Gordon獨自一人進行了一次長途旅行”是錯誤的。綜上分析，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第十段中“I stopped. “Something is wrong,” I thought. I didn't want to go on to the bridge. Mr. Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I didn't move.”可知Black Beauty發(fā)現(xiàn)有些不對勁，因此拒絕過橋，以此挽救了主人的性命，而不是通過修橋，向別的馬求助等方式。故選D。

本題的第2小題是詞義猜測題。詞義猜測是閱讀理解中最常見的一種題型，所猜測的詞匯可能是生詞也可能是熟詞，還可以是人稱代詞的指代內(nèi)容。詞義猜測題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測詞義和語義的能力，突出考查對語境的分析和把握能力。本題可以利用上下文語境來猜測詞義。猜測任何詞義都離不開上下文，所以要借助上下文對需要猜測的詞或短語進行合乎邏輯的推測。