When Regina Mary' parents refused to let her get a horse ,the smart 15-year-olddidn’t sit in her room and complain. Instead she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.
Hours of training ,and tons of treats later, the results are impressive: not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they can even do some difficult jumps successfully. Regina joked while sitting on her brown-and-white companion: “It’s unbelievable really , She thinks she’s a horse.”
The pairs unlikely friendship started about two years ago, shortly after Luna was born on the Mayer’s farm. They
started off with walks in the woods. Then Mayer slowly got her cow more adapted to human contact and riding equipment.
About six months later, it was time to see how Luna would respond to a rider on her back in a competition for horses. Mayer sat in the saddle(马鞍),and all went as planned. “She was really well behaved and walked normally, but after a couple of meters, she wanted to get me off her back! You could see that she got a bit peeved.” said Mayer.
Luna and Mayer are now soul mates, spending most afternoons together once the teen—who dreams of becoming a nurse one day—come home from school.
1.The underlined word “peeved” in paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A. excited B. sorry C. angry D. puzzled
2. Regina’s plan is to be ________ in the future.
A. an animal trainer B. a horse rider C. a farmer D. a nurse
3. The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. a cow performing in a horse competition
B. a German girl training a cow successfully
C. the way of gaining friendship from a cow
D. the efforts of a cow to adapt to riding equipment
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large , from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict , the son went to war. he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep .
A month later, a young man came with a large in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son his life. He often talked about your love for . So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.
A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his
. Many people gathered, over having an opportunity to one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (竞拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was . Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just
it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.
Finally, a came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only $10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more. , they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小锤). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is . According to will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”
1.A. library B. collection C. house D. garden
2.A. admire B. process C. sell D. arrange
3.A. broke away B. broke up C. broke out D. broke off
4.A. Unwillingly B. Surprisingly C. Generally D. Unfortunately
5.A. mood B. sorrow C. pressure D. nerve
6.A. package B. book C. box D. case
7.A. cost B. gave C. assessed D. concluded
8.A. music B. smoking C. clothes D. art
9.A. watch B. picture C. gift D. letter
10.A. house B. garden C. paintings D. son
11.A. disappointed B. excited C. puzzled D. stressed
12.A. buy B. search C. steal D. adopt
13.A. noise B. shout C. delight D. silence
14.A. ignore B. defeat C. divide D. tolerate
15.A. seller B. painter C. voice D. scream
16.A. spend B. sponsor C. contribute D. afford
17.A. Thus B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
18.A. over B. on C. apart D. alongside
19.A. the gardener’s B. the son’s C. the young man’s D. the old man’s
20.A. supplied B. appointed C. presented D. equipped
I have no camera to lend to you, but my brother has _____. He bought ___ only a few days ago.
A. it; one B. one; it C. it; it D. one; one
He doesn’t have money now. ____, he would lend it to you.
A. If some B. If any C. If not D. If so
David had prepared carefully for the chemistry exam, as he wanted to be sure of passing it at the first _____.
A. experiment B. intention C. aim D. attempt
— Why was it so noisy over there?
— The Twins were surrounded by their fans ____ they stepped out of the hall.
A. until B. the moment C. in case D. so that
