According to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, we officially welcome the Year of the Horse better than others.
The horse has played an important role throughout human history all over the world. Horses were used for thousands of years as a means of transportation, a weapon of war and a plougher of fields(犁地農具), but "the horse was more than just a vehicle - it had more character than a car, a tank or a tractor," Clare Balding wrote for The Telegraph.

In the Middle Ages in Western societies, the horse was a symbol of chivalry（騎士神）and nobility(貴族). In fact, the word "chivalry" comes from "cheval" in Old French, which meant horse. The idea of chivalry helped to fashion the 19th-century "gentleman", which was about good manners, courage and honesty to friends.
Nowadays, because of economic(經濟) development, people in Western societies are less likely to see or ride horses. People living in cities, in particular, hardly ever experience horses except through movies, paintings or books. But horse racing, and betting .money on horse races, is still popular. The Kentucky Derby is one of the most popular sporting events every year in the US.
In the UK, the royal police still go around the city on horseback and the Queen rides in a traditional horse-drawn carriage on "ceremonial occasions (正式場合)”．
Some sayings about horses are still used in English today. For example, people still say "hold your horses" to mean “slow down". If someone seems too proud, people might tell him or her to "get off his or her high horse". And since horses are strong and energetic, there are expressions such as "as strong as a horse", "workhorse" and "horsing around".   .
Interestingly, the horse also appears in many Chinese sayings, such as Qianlima, which means a talented person. Other Chinese horse sayings include Madaochenggong (instant success) and Baimawangzi (prince charming).
Besides their physical strengths, horses are smart and have "excellent memories", according to Discovery News. Maybe that's why Chinese people say, "An old horse never gets lost".
Since the horse is honored as a symbol of many great qualities, people born in the Year of the Horse are said to share them.
小題1:According to Chinese tradition, which year is welcomed best officially?
A．the Year of the SnakeB．the Year of the Tiger
C．the Year of the MouseD．the Year of the Horse
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A．A weapon of war.
B．The royal police's transportation to go around in the UK.
C．Race horses.
D．Animal actors in movies.
小題3:If a friend of yours is overconfident, what are you supposed to tell him or her?
A．Hold your horses.B．Get off your high horse.
C．Be as strong as a horseD．An old horse never gets lost
小題4:According to the passage, which is NOT the reason why people like horses?
A．The horse has played an important role throughout human history all over the world
B．The horse was a symbol of chivalry and nobility in the Middle Ages in Western societies.
C．Besides their physical strengths, horses are smart and have “excellent memories".
D．Horses are only used as a means of transportation like a car, a tank or a tractor.
小題5:From the passage we know that                     .
A．Economy develops a lot, so people in Western societies hardly see or ride horses nowadays.
B．The Kentucky Derby is one of the most popular betting events every year in the US.
C．Qianlima in Chinese means a person who can run one thousand kilometers a day.
D．Since the horse is honored as a symbol of many great qualities, people born in the Year of the Horse are said to be as strong as a horse.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文中給我們介紹的是今年是中國農歷的馬年，馬在人類發(fā)展的歷史上起著重要的作用，如交通工具、犁地工具、戰(zhàn)爭武器等。但現(xiàn)在隨著社會的發(fā)展，馬的作用跟以前也不一樣了。短文中作者還給我們介紹了漢語和英語中幾個跟馬有關的短語。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段的開頭According to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, we officially welcome the Year of the Horse better than others.可知，根據(jù)傳統(tǒng)的中國農歷，我們更喜歡馬年。故選D。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段和第三段的內容可知，馬在人類歷史上扮演過很多中角色，如交通的工具、戰(zhàn)爭的武器、犁地的工具等�，F(xiàn)在騎馬、賭馬仍然很受歡迎。故A馬作為戰(zhàn)爭武器這個角色，現(xiàn)在已經不是這樣了。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第五段中If someone seems too proud, people might tell him or her to "get off his or her high horse".可知，如果有人太驕傲了，你可以對他說：get off his or her horse。故選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段中the horse was more than just a vehicle - it had more character than a car, a tank or a tractor可知D選項的說法是不對的；根據(jù)The horse has played an important role throughout human history all over the world可知A是對的；根據(jù)In the Middle Ages in Western societies, the horse was a symbol of chivalry（騎士神）and nobility(貴族)可知B是對的；根據(jù)Besides their physical strengths, horses are smart and have "excellent memories"可知C也是對的。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段中Nowadays, because of economic(經濟) development, people in Western societies are less likely to see or ride horses可知，隨著經濟的發(fā)展，現(xiàn)在西方國家的人們可能很少看到馬或騎馬了。故選A。根據(jù)The Kentucky Derby is one of the most popular sporting events every year in the US可知B不對；根據(jù)such as Qianlima, which means a talented person可知C不對；根據(jù)Since the horse is honored as a symbol of many great qualities, people born in the Year of the Horse are said to share them可知D不對。
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