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