According to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, we officially welcome the Year of the Horse better than others.
The horse has played an important role throughout human history all over the world. Horses were used for thousands of years as a means of transportation, a weapon of war and a plougher of fields(犁地農(nóng)具), but “the horse was more than just a vehicle – it had more character than a car, a tank or a tractor,” Clare Balding wrote for The Telegraph.
In the Middle Ages in Western societies, the horse was a symbol of chivalry (騎士精神) and nobility(貴族). In fact, the word “chivalry” comes from “cheval” in Old French, which meant horse. The idea of chivalry helped to fashion the 19th-century “gentleman”, which was about good manners, courage and honesty to friends.
Nowadays, because of economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)) development, people in Western societies are less likely to see or ride horses. People living in cities, in particular, hardly ever experience horses except through movies, paintings or  books. But horse racing, and betting money on horse races, is still popular. The Kentucky Derby is one of the most popular sporting events every year in the US.
In the UK, the royal police still go around the city on horseback and the Queen rides in a traditional horse-drawn carriage on “ceremonial occasions (正式場(chǎng)合)”.
Some sayings about horses are still used in English today. For example, people still say “hold your horses” to mean “slow down”. If someone seems too proud, people might tell him or her to “get off his or her high horse”. And since horses are strong and energetic, there are expressions such as “as strong as a horse”, “workhorse” and “horsing around”.
Interestingly, the horse also appears in many Chinese sayings, such as Qianlima, which means a talented person. Other Chinese horse sayings include Madaochenggong (instant success) and Baimawangzi (prince charming).
Besides their physical strengths, horses are smart and have “excellent memories”, according to Discovery News. Maybe that’s why Chinese people say, “An old horse never gets lost”.
Since the horse is honored as a symbol of many great qualities, people born in the Year of the Horse are said to share them.

【小題1】 According to Chinese tradition, which year is welcomed best officially?

A．the Year of the SnakeB．the Year of the Tiger
C．the Year of the MouseD．the Year of the Horse
【小題2】According to the passage, which is NOT the role of the horse nowadays?
A．A weapon of war.
B．The royal police’s transportation to go around in the UK.
C．Race horses.
D．Animal actors in movies.
【小題3】 If a friend of yours is overconfident, what are you supposed to tell him or her?
A．Hold your horses.B．Get off your high horse.
C．Be as strong as a horseD．An old horse never gets lost
【小題4】 According to the passage, which is NOT the reason why people like horses?
A．The horse has played an important role throughout human history all over the world
B．The horse was a symbol of chivalry and nobility in the Middle Ages in Western societies.
C．Besides their physical strengths, horses are smart and have “excellent memories”.
D．Horses are only used as a means of transportation like a car, a tank or a tractor.
【小題5】 From the passage we know that ____________.
A．Economy develops a lot, so people in Western societies hardly see or ride horses nowadays.
B．The Kentucky Derby is one of the most popular betting events every year in the US.
C．Qianlima in Chinese means a person who can run one thousand kilometers a day.
D．Since the horse is honored as a symbol of many great qualities, people born in the Year of the Horse are said to be as strong as a horse.


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了馬年在中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)的陰歷年中比較受歡迎。在中外歷史上都有著重要的作用，但是隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展人們不再騎馬，但是一些有關(guān)馬的成語(yǔ)流傳至今。由于馬是很多好品質(zhì)的象征，所以馬年出生的人被人們認(rèn)為也具有了那些品質(zhì)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段According to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, we officially welcome the Year of the Horse better than others.故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Horses were used for thousands of years as a means of transportation, a weapon of war and a plougher of fields(犁地農(nóng)具)可知作為戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)武強(qiáng)，是在古代，不是現(xiàn)代，結(jié)合問(wèn)題，故選A
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段If someone seems too proud, people might tell him or her to “get off his or her high horse”.可知對(duì)驕傲的人說(shuō)的成語(yǔ)，結(jié)合題意，故選B
【小題4】是非判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“the horse was more than just a vehicle – it had more character than a car, a tank or a tractor,”可知D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，故選D。
【小題5】歸納理解題。根據(jù)第四段Nowadays, because of economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)) development, people in Western societies are less likely to see or ride horses故選A。
考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。

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