Question

    I was beginning to grow handsome. My coat was bright and black, I had one white foot and a pretty white star on my forehead. When I was four, Squire Gordon decided to buy me. Then Farmer Grey began to break me in.

Like all horses that have grown up, I had to wear gears (用具). The first is a bit and bridle. I hated wearing a bit in my mouth. It was horrible, like a metal finger between my teeth. The saddle was not so bad. One morning, my master rode me round the meadow. I was proud to carry him, and I soon got used to it. But I didn’t like the iron shoes. They were very stiff and heavy on my feet. But in time I got used to that too.

My mother told me, “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too. I hope you have good masters. But remember; always do your best.”

Early in May, a man came to take me away to Squire Gordon's house, in the village of Birtwick. My new stable (马厩) was large and comfortable. There was a little fat grey pony next to me. His name was Merrylegs. And I also found a tall chestnut horse at the corner of the stable, quiet.

“That's Ginger," Merrylegs told me. "She bites. One day she bit James, the groom (马夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John, our grooms, are very good to us, and Squire Gordon doesn't whip (鞭打) his horses, so I think she's going to like it here."

The next morning John took me for a ride. On the way back, we met Squire Gordon and Mrs. Gordon.

"Well, John, how does he go?” the Squire asked.

“Excellent, sir." John answered.

Mrs. Gordon said, "He's a beauty. Let's call him Black Beauty."

（取材于扬州市“五个百工程”指定书目《黑骏马》）

1.The underlined phrase "break in" in Paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

A.出售 B.奖励 C.骑 D.驯服

2.To grow up, Black Beauty had to wear ________ gears.

A.two B.three C.four D.five

3.What's the aim of mother's words in Paragraph 3?

A.To warn Black Beauty to follow his masters. B.To encourage Black Beauty to keep hope.

C.To ask Black Beauty to fight against others. D.To remind Black Beauty to find freedom.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Black Beauty is named after his mother. B.Merrylegs doesn't like his grooms.

C.Ginger is new in the village of Birtwick. D.Squire Gordon often whips his horses.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文主要讲黑骏马被卖Squire Gordon购买了后在被驯服和送往Squire Gordon家时的情况及其心理变化。

1.

词义猜测题，根据“When I was four, Squire Gordon decided to buy me.我四岁的时候，乡绅戈登决定买下我。”和“Like all horses that have grown up, I had to wear gears (用具).像所有已经长大的马一样，我不得不戴用具。”，可推知它是一匹新小马，那么农夫给他戴上用具，应该是驯服它，故选D。

2.

细节理解题，根据“The first is a bit and bridle. I hated wearing a bit in my mouth. It was horrible, like a metal finger between my teeth. The saddle was not so bad.”和“But I didn’t like the iron shoes”，可知它戴了三种工具: 嚼口和缰绳 、马鞍、马蹄铁，故选B。

3.

细节理解题，根据母亲的话“My mother told me, 'There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too. I hope you have good masters. But remember; always do your best.' 我母亲告诉我：‘像我们的主人这样的好人是有的，但也有坏人。我希望你有好的主人。但是要记住，永远要尽你最大的努力。’”可知这里表达了母亲对它的宽慰，以及给予它生活的希望，故选B。

4.

推理判断题，根据“Mrs. Gordon said, ‘He's a beauty. Let's call him Black Beauty.’戈登太太说：‘他很漂亮，我们叫他黑美人吧。’”可知选项A错误；根据“‘That's Ginger,’ Merrylegs told me. ‘She bites. One day she bit James, the groom (马夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John, our grooms, are very good to us, and Squire Gordon doesn't whip (鞭打) his horses, so I think she's going to like it here.’”可知Ginger是新来的，因为以前的遭遇，开始不喜欢马夫，选项B错误，选项C正确；根据“and Squire Gordon doesn't whip (鞭打) his horses而且乡绅戈登也不鞭打他的马”选项D错误，故选C。