6.Thirteen can be a challenging age.Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body,I also had to deal with my parents'painful separation,a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.
When we moved,my beloved companion,a small brown pony had to be sold.I was heartbroken and terribly lonely.I couldn't eat or sleep and cried all the time.Finally,realizing how much I missed my pony,my father bought me another horse,Cowboy.
Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world.But I didn't care.I loved him beyond all reasons.
I joined a riding club.When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance,we were quickly"shown the gate".I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty.My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events.I chose the jumping race.
For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home,totally exhausted.
All of our hard work didn't make me feel confident by the time the show came.One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events.She always won the blue ribbons.I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.
My turn finally came.At the signal,we dashed toward the first fence,jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one.Cowboy then flew over the second,third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.
No cheers filled the air.The end of our run was met with surprised silence.Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day.At thirteen,I realized that no matter what the odds,I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.I can be the owner of my destiny(命運(yùn)).
24.Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?A
A.Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.
B.Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.
C.Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.
D.Because she loved horses more than anything else.
25.The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably becauseB.
A.they didn't like Cowboy,for it was too ugly
B.they didn't expect Cowboy would win the event
C.they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy
D.they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event
26.What did the author come to realize after the competition?A
A.She could be the master of her own fate if she tried hard enough.
B.She ought to gather the courage to solve all the problems.
C.It was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy better.
D.She needed to work harder to win more blue ribbons.
27.What can you infer from the story?D
A.All of their hard training was totally in vain.
B.A blue ribbon must be the second highest prize.
C.Both Becky and the author won in the jumping event.
D.Cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearance.
分析 本文是一篇人生感悟類閱讀,屬于記敘文,作者才13歲就承受著家庭的變故,并且失去了寵物小馬駒的陪伴,所以她很孤獨(dú),需要陪伴,本文以此展開(kāi)講述,主要講述了作者通過(guò)一次勝利明白了"通過(guò)努力可以成為自己命運(yùn)的主人"這個(gè)人生哲理.
解答 24.A.推理判斷題.由第一段內(nèi)容Thirteen can be a challenging age.Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body,I also had to deal with my parents'painful separation,a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.可知,作者才13歲就承受著家庭的變故,并且失去了寵物小馬駒的陪伴,所以她很孤獨(dú),需要陪伴,因此盡管Cowboy很丑,她還是很喜歡有它在身邊.故選A.
25.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第六段中的"One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events.She always won the blue ribbons."可見(jiàn),Becky是眾望所歸.而且,Cowboy其貌不揚(yáng),眾人都不看好它.所以,最后Cowboy變成黑馬大大出乎人們的意料,因此人們看到結(jié)果后都沉默了.故選B.
26.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.文章最后一段中的"At thirteen,I realized that no matter what the odds,I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.I can be the owner of my destiny."表明作者通過(guò)這次勝利明白了"通過(guò)努力可以成為自己命運(yùn)的主人"這個(gè)人生哲理.故選A.
27.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段中的"When Cowboy and I entered the events…‘shown the gate'."和第三段中提到的Cowboy外形丑陋無(wú)比,可知前面提及的外形比賽中Cowboy輸了.故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇人生感悟類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測(cè).