Question

【题目】During the wars, a soldier took good care of his horse. He gave it the best food to eat and the clearest _____to drink. As a result, the horse was_____and fast and carried the soldier safely out of the dangers of war.

When peace came, however, the solider_____. He put the horse out in the field and gave it only a little food to eat. During the day, the solider made the horse work_____on his farm.

After some time, war_____out again. The soldier went to the_____to catch his horse. He got on the horse. For a moment the horse stood there. Then slowly its _____legs began to bend and it fell slowly to the ground. The horse gave the soldier a_____of blame(责备).

"Master（主人）, "it said, "you’ll have to fight on_____this time. You have made me work like a mule（骡子）and______me like a goat. I cannot change back into a strong horse just in a moment. "

【1】A. juice B. beer C. water D. milk

【2】A. strong B. clever C. lazy D. fair

【3】A. failed B. stopped C. finished D. changed

【4】A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. slowly

【5】A. came B. took C. broke D. fell

【6】A. field B. house C. garden D. zoo

【7】A. strong B. thin C. fat D. long

【8】A. noise B. pair C. look D. group

【9】A. foot B. time C. holiday D. duty

【10】A. shut B. called C. fed D. tied

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】文章讲述了一个士兵在不同情况下对待他的马的故事。

【1】上文提到士兵给马吃最好的食物，此处应是给马喝最干净的水。A. juice果汁； B. beer啤酒； C. water 水； D. milk牛奶；根据句意故选C

【2】由于士兵对马精心照料，所以马很强壮。A. strong强壮的； B. clever聪明的； C. lazy懒惰的； D. fair公平的；根据句意故选A

【3】结合上下文可知，此处指士兵（对马的态度）改变了。. A. failed 失败； B. stopped 停止； C. finished 完成； D. changed改变；根据句意故选D

【4】士兵对马的态度改变后，他给它很少的食物，并且白天让它拼命干活。hardly"几乎不"；hard"努力地"；fast"迅速地"；slowly"慢慢地"。B项符合语境。

【5】此处指战争再次爆发。break out"爆发"，符合语境。故选C

【6】由文章第二段中的"in the field"可知，此处应为field。故选A

【7】 根据文章第二段可知，马得不到足够的食物，因此应是腿很细。A. strong 强壮的； B. thin 瘦的； C. fat 胖的； D. long长的；根据句意故选B

【8】 由下段中马对士兵说的话可知，此处表示"马责备地看了士兵一眼"。A. noise噪音； B. pair 一对； C. look看； D. group群；根据句意故选C

【9】 由上文可知，马不能再驮着士兵去战场，因此士兵只能步行去打仗。A. foot 脚； B. time 时间； C. holiday 假期； D. duty职责；on foot"步行"。故选A

【10】根据A. shut 关上； B. called 喊； C. fed 喂养； D. tied拴住；上半句说，士兵让马像骡子一样干活，下句说马不能瞬间变强壮，再结合上文说士兵给马吃得少可推知，空处用fed。故选C