Question

It was a Saturday morning，a day I believed would end in victory．For weeks，I had been preparing for the match at the county fairgrounds，sponsored(贊助)by our local riding club．My horse，Tonka, and I could run faster than any kid in the county, and I hoped to bring home a blue ribbon．

My mother usually drove me to the riding events, but on this day, my father planned to drop us off at the fairgrounds with the horse trailer(馬車) ．

Although we never discussed it, my father’s struggle with alcoholism had become the silent center of our family life．My mother was paralyzed with fear and indecision．Her salary as a part-time nurse couldn’t possibly support four children．No one talked about alcoholism in those days，and it was my family secret．

We climbed on the trailer and my father pulled out of our driveway and headed toward the fairgrounds，picking up speed once we hit the main road．It wasn’t until we felt a big bump that I realized the trailer was out of control．The dream of my riding winner disappeared．Tonka lay on the floor, completely still．No words were possible．I knew he was dead．

Suddenly a man appeared．“Are you all right?”he asked．“Yes．”I answered，although I knew that nothing was all right．“Sit here on the grass，”he said．He bent down to look into the trailer．Tonka remained still．He touched Tonka and then turned to face me．“He is going to be OK．He has just been knocked unconscious．” He rubbed Tonka’s cheeks and gently pulling his ears．Tonka rose to his feet．

Our father was talking to a police officer．He was upset and in pain and took little notice of me．I looked back；the man was gone．

I never forgot him．He gave me strength and a sense of hope in a dark and frightening moment．

1.The writer went to the fairgrounds because he wanted to ___________．

A．take part in a horse racing B．buy Mum a blue ribbon

C．join the local riding club D．train his horse there

2.We can learn from the third paragraph that ___________．

A．the family kept silent at home B．the family lived a secret life

C．Father was addicted to alcohol D．Mum was physically disabled

3.What does “he’’ in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．Father B．The stranger

C．The horse D．The winner

4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A．Once formed，bad habits are difficult to break

B．Unexpected kindness is a light that shines in the darkness

C．However mean your life is，meet it and live it

D．Family is a place of encouragement, a safe harbor in the storms

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述的是作者要參加騎馬比賽，在準(zhǔn)備的過程中，馬被撞倒，我已經(jīng)我奪冠的希望破滅，馬已經(jīng)死了，這時(shí)一個(gè)陌生人過來說，馬只是失去意識(shí)，按了按馬的臉，拽了拽耳朵，馬又站起來了，但他悄悄走了，我很感謝這個(gè)人，在黑暗中給了我希望

1.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到的For weeks，I had been preparing for the match at the county fairgrounds，sponsored(贊助)by our local riding club幾周以來，我一直都在準(zhǔn)備在游樂場(chǎng)由當(dāng)?shù)仳T馬俱樂部贊助的一場(chǎng)比賽，故選A項(xiàng)。

2.C 推斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到Although we never discussed it, my father’s struggle with alcoholism had become the silent center of our family life雖然我們沒有討論過，但父親對(duì)于酗酒的努力一直成為我們家庭的中心，故選C項(xiàng)。

3.C 猜測(cè)詞意。根據(jù)第四段提到The dream of my riding winner disappeared．Tonka lay on the floor, completely still．No words were possible．I knew he was dead可知我夢(mèng)想失敗了，Tonka躺在地上，病了，說什么也不可能了，我知道這馬死了，故選C項(xiàng)。

4.B 主旨大意。本文講述的是作者要參加騎馬比賽，在準(zhǔn)備的過程中，馬被撞倒，我已經(jīng)我奪冠的希望破滅，馬已經(jīng)死了，這時(shí)一個(gè)陌生人過來說，馬只是失去意識(shí)，按了按馬的臉，拽了拽耳朵，馬又站起來了，但他悄悄走了，我很感謝這個(gè)人，在黑暗中給了我希望，故選B項(xiàng)。

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