Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(挨餓.) He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.
A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.
The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”
“It has nothing to do with you, ” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”
小題1:What was Mr. Baker?
A．A driverB．A doctor C．A keeperD．A farmer
小題2:Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?
A．Because wheat was doing well.
B．Because he would soon get a good harvest.
C．Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat.
D．Because his family would not grow any more wheat.
小題3:Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.
A．sell it for some money
B．beat it up(痛打)
C．make it work for him
D．find out the owner of the horse
小題4:Which of the following is true?
A．The horse knew that it had done wrong.
B．The horse had nothing to do with the driver.
C．The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.
D．The horse belonged to the driver.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文講述了貝克先生打馬的故事。他家里很困難，全家的生活就指望貝克先生種的麥子。一天他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的麥子被一匹黃色的馬吃了，很生氣，想追它又沒有追上。第二天再次遇到黃馬時，不顧馬主人的阻攔，貝克先生狠狠地打了那匹馬。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第一段中“One autumn he grew some wheat in his field.”一年秋天他在地里種了一些小麥，可知他是農(nóng)民。故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第一段中“And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy.”下一年春天小麥長勢很好。貝克先生很高興。故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第二段最后一句“ He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.”他撿起一根棍子,接近馬,開始打它。故選B。
小題4:推理題：根據(jù)常識可知馬是動物，它并不知道它是否做錯或是吃的是誰家麥子，故排除A、C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“Why are you beating my horse?”你為什么打我的馬，可知這是馬主人。故選D。
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小題2:
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A．upB．onC．overD．down
小題5:
A．signB．markC．chanceD．view
小題6:
A．rudeB．kindC．talentedD．creative
小題7:
A．helpB．priceC．valueD．quality
小題8:
A．speakB．a(chǎn)pologizeC．listenD．lie
小題9:
A．disappointedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．delightedD．puzzled
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)chievementB．a(chǎn)djustmentC．statementD．judgment
小題11:
A．taking upB．turning upC．making upD．looking up
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)im atB．glare atC．look atD．stare at
小題13:
A．oldB．youngC．famousD．talented
小題14:
A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last
小題15:
A．reviewedB．exposedC．showedD．rejected
小題16:
A．helpB．timeC．chanceD．work
小題17:
A．charmingB．boomingC．promisingD．touching
小題18:
A．slightlyB．smoothlyC．simplyD．deeply
小題19:
A．If onlyB．Only ifC．Now thatD．As long as
小題20:
A．insisted onB．gave upC．headed toD．led to

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