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【題目】New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback.The New York police have 170 horses working on certain parts of the city.The horses are expensive to feed(喂養(yǎng)), but it is even more expensive to look after them.Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horse shoes.In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each day.Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month.Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(鐵匠).There are only about thirty-five blacksmiths in the whole United States.

The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one.He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit(安裝) it to the horse foot.The blacksmith must bend over(彎腰) all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight(重量) of the horse’s leg while he works.Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong.But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift his leg.

One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin.He came to the country from Ireland in 1948.He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city.Corbin became interested in the job of blacksmiths because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”

【1】According to the passage, a blacksmith must be a man.

A.clever B.rich C.strong D.lucky

【2】James Corbin became a blacksmith because he .

A.was interested in horses

B.was needed by the policemen

C.drew a picture of the horse shoes

D.had to make a living

【3】In the passage “to shape a shoe” is to .

A.fit it on the horse’s foot

B.use it for two or three hours

C.make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D.draw a picture of the shoe

【4】The best title for the passage is “ ”.

A.Policemen on Horseback

B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith

D.Horseshoeing Is a Good Way to Make a Living

【5】Which of the following is true?

A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

B.New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.

C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.

D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了紐約警察局的馬及為馬做鞋的鐵匠。喂養(yǎng)馬費(fèi)用高，照顧馬更貴，為了讓馬在街道上行走，它們需要特殊的馬鞋。維修馬鞋是六位鐵匠的工作。一雙馬鞋要20到35美元，這需要一位好的鐵匠二、三個(gè)小時(shí)。鐵匠的工作不容易，他們要彎下腰并且承受馬腿的重要。短文還介紹了繼承父業(yè)的鐵匠科爾賓。

【1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：根據(jù)短文，一位鞋匠一定是一個(gè)什么樣的人？A.clever聰明；B.rich富裕；C.strong強(qiáng)壯；D.lucky幸運(yùn)。由第三段中的：a blacksmith must be very strong.可知一名鞋匠一定很強(qiáng)壯。故選C。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：詹姆斯科爾賓成為一個(gè)鞋匠是因?yàn)樗�什么？A.was interested in horses對馬感興趣；B.was needed by the policemen警察需要；C.drew a picture of the horse shoes花了一副馬鞋的畫；D.had to make a living必須謀生。由短文最后一句：It’s a good way to make a living.可以，他認(rèn)為這是一種好的謀生方式。故選D。

【3】C 詞義猜測題。題意：文中 “to shape a shoe” 是做什么？A.fit it on the horse’s foot合馬的腳；B.use it for two or three hours用兩、三小時(shí)；C.make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal用一塊金屬做成馬鞋的形式；D.draw a picture of the shoe 畫一只鞋的圖片。He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse foot.他必須要能用一塊金屬to shape a shoe然后把它裝在馬腳上�？梢酝茰y出其意思是做成鞋的形狀。故選C。

【4】B 主旨大意題。題意：短文最好的標(biāo)題是什么？A.Policemen on Horseback馬背上的警察；B.Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing鞋匠和馬鞋；C.James Corbin, a Blacksmith詹姆斯科爾賓，一位鞋匠；D.Horseshoeing Is a Good Way to Make a Living馬鞋是謀生的好手段。本文講述了紐約警察局的馬及為馬做鞋的鐵匠。故選B。

【5】A 推理判斷題。題意：下面哪一個(gè)是對的？A.Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.只有一些美國的大城市有騎馬的警察；B.New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.紐約是唯一一座有騎馬的警察的城市；C.Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.騎馬的警察喜歡周游美國；D.Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.警察騎馬沒有坐車貴。根據(jù)短文第一段第一句和最后一句，可知紐約是美國有騎馬的警察的城市之一，而整個(gè)美國只有35個(gè)為馬做鞋的鞋匠。由此可以推測出美國有騎馬的警察的城市不多。故選A。