One day in autumn Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach(马车). The weather was rainy and windy, but we travelled happily until we came to the old wooden bridge. A villager told us the river was rising fast. “There’s going to be a bad storm tonight,” he said.

We arrived in the town, but Squire Gordon’s business took a long time. We didn’t leave until late afternoon. The wind was blowing, making a terrible sound.

Suddenly we heard crack. And huge tree fell across the road in front of us. I stopped still(静静地). I was shaking with fear, but I did not turn round or run away.

“We must go back to the crossroads,” said John, “and drive six miles to the wooden bridge.” When we got there it was nearly dark. There was water on the middle of the bridge, but the Squire did not stop. As soon as my feet touched the bridge I knew that something was wrong, I stopped dead. “Go on, Beauty,” he said.

Just then a man saw us. “Hey there! Stop!” he cried.

“What is it?” shouted the Squire.

“The bridge is broken in the middle,” he answered. “If you go on to it, you are all going to drown(淹死) in the river.”

“Thank God!” said the Squire. “Thank you, Beauty!” said John. We turned around and went along the road by the river. For a long time no one said anything. Then John said: “Black Beauty saved our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous.”

When we returned home, the Squire told Mrs Gordon:

“We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”

That night I was glad, because I was very tired.

Taken from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.

1.The teller of the story above is ________.

A.John B.the villager C.Squire Gordon D.Black Beauty

2.John and Squire Gordon were _______ at the beginning of the story.

A.feeling down B.in good moods C.aware of the danger D.sure of the weather

3.What do the underlined words “crack” and “dead” probably mean in the passage according to the given English-English dictionary entries (词条)?

crack

1 n. a long narrow mark or opening caused by breaking

2 n. a joke, especially a funny or rude one

3 n. a sudden loud noise

dead

1 adv. suddenly or completely

2 n. in the quietest or least active period of

3 adj. having passed from the living state to being no longer alive

A.1 ; 2 B.3 ; 1 C.1 ; 3 D.3 ; 3

4.The best title for the passage is________.

A.A Heavy Storm B.A Broken Bridge C.Black Horse D.A Dangerous Journey

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