Question

【題目】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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了馬是一種有用的動物，并講述了一個關于馬的故事。在戰(zhàn)場上，主人戰(zhàn)死，但是他的馬多日過去了，不吃不喝的站在主人的身邊，守護主人的身體不被傷害。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal.”的描述可知，馬對于人類來說是一種有用的動物。故應選C。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it.”的描述可知，這匹馬仍舊站在他的主人的身邊。故應選D。

【3】D判斷推理題。根據(jù)短文“in the coldest weather,”的描述可知，這個故事可能發(fā)生在冬季。故應選D。