Question

2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?

The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t he a great animal?

1.The horse is a _________ animal to man.

A. strange   B. lazy   C. useful   D. small

2.When the body of the master was found, the horse was _________.

A. going away       B. eating grass beside it

C. drinking water   D. still standing beside it

3.The story probably took place in _________.

A. spring    B. summer

C. autumn  D. winter

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了马是一种有用的动物，并讲述了一个关于马的故事。在战场上，主人战死，但是他的马多日过去了，不吃不喝的站在主人的身边，守护主人的身体不被伤害。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文“The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal.”的描述可知，马对于人类来说是一种有用的动物。故应选C。

2.D细节理解题。根据短文“When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it.”的描述可知，这匹马仍旧站在他的主人的身边。故应选D。

3.D判断推理题。根据短文“in the coldest weather,”的描述可知，这个故事可能发生在冬季。故应选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。