Question

(2014 •湖北孝感) 

   An unhappy horse went to see God. “My God!Thanks for making me but I want to be beautiful."God was very surprised ,“You are already beautiful. ”

   “No,I am not beautiful enough."The horse lowered her head.

   “I don't know how to make you more beautiful ,” God wondered. “Tell me what you want to be like."

   The horse raised her voice ,“If you can make my neck a little longer,my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much thinner,then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.

   Then God made a camel appear in place of the horse. “Oh,God. I want to become more beautiful. Am I more beautiful now?” asked the horse anxiously.

   God got angry. “This is what you asked for. You have become a camel. ”

   The horse cried ,“Oh,no ,I don't want to be a camel. ”

   God said ,“Never try to get more than I have given you. If you want more and more,you’ll have no idea what the result will be. ”

6. The unhappy horse went to see God to .

   A. thank God   B. ask for a nicer look

   C. want to be thin   D. want to be short

7. The horse wanted to have .

   A. a short body and long legs   B. a strong body and a short neck

   C. a long neck and thin legs   D. a long neck and strong feet

8. The underlined phrase “in place of” here means “”.

   A. instead of   B. such as   C. the same as   D. as for

9. The horse thought that .

   A. she should be taller   B. it was a good idea to be a camel

   C. she became more beautiful   D. a camel was less beautiful than a horse

10. In the passage,the writer wants to tell us .

   A. not to be beautiful   B. not to want more and more

   C. to be more beautiful   D. not to ask someone for help

Answer 1

6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B

6. B 解析：根据 My God ... I want to be beautiful. “上帝……我想变得美丽”可知， 马是想要自己更好看，故选B.

7. C解析：根据第四段中“you can make my neck a little longer”和“you can make my legs much thinner”可知，马是想让上帝把 自己的脖子变得更长一些，腿变得更细一 些。故选C.

8. A解析:in place of意为“替代”，故选A.

9. D 解析：根据“Oh,no ,I don't want to be a camel."可推知，骆驼没有马漂亮。

less... than...意为“不如……”，故选D.

10. B解析:根据短文最后一句上帝的话可 知“不要贪得无厌”。故选B.