Question

It was a Saturday morning，a day I believed would end in victory．For weeks，I had been preparing for the match at the county fairgrounds，sponsored(赞助)by our local riding club．My horse，Tonka, and I could run faster than any kid in the county, and I hoped to bring home a blue ribbon．

My mother usually drove me to the riding events, but on this day, my father planned to drop us off at the fairgrounds with the horse trailer(马车) ．

Although we never discussed it, my father’s struggle with alcoholism had become the silent center of our family life．My mother was paralyzed with fear and indecision．Her salary as a part-time nurse couldn’t possibly support four children．No one talked about alcoholism in those days，and it was my family secret．

We climbed on the trailer and my father pulled out of our driveway and headed toward the fairgrounds，picking up speed once we hit the main road．It wasn’t until we felt a big bump that I realized the trailer was out of control．The dream of my riding winner disappeared．Tonka lay on the floor, completely still．No words were possible．I knew he was dead．

Suddenly a man appeared．“Are you all right?”he asked．“Yes．”I answered，although I knew that nothing was all right．“Sit here on the grass，”he said．He bent down to look into the trailer．Tonka remained still．He touched Tonka and then turned to face me．“He is going to be OK．He has just been knocked unconscious．” He rubbed Tonka’s cheeks and gently pulling his ears．Tonka rose to his feet．

Our father was talking to a police officer．He was upset and in pain and took little notice of me．I looked back；the man was gone．

I never forgot him．He gave me strength and a sense of hope in a dark and frightening moment．

1.The writer went to the fairgrounds because he wanted to ___________．

A．take part in a horse racing         B．buy Mum a blue ribbon

C．join the local riding club          D．train his horse there

2.We can learn from the third paragraph that ___________．

A．the family kept silent at home      B．the family lived a secret life

C．Father was addicted to alcohol      D．Mum was physically disabled

3.What does “he’’ in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．Father                         B．The stranger

C．The horse                      D．The winner

4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?

A．Once formed，bad habits are difficult to break

B．Unexpected kindness is a light that shines in the darkness

C．However mean your life is，meet it and live it

D．Family is a place of encouragement, a safe harbor in the storms

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是作者要参加骑马比赛，在准备的过程中，马被撞倒，我已经我夺冠的希望破灭，马已经死了，这时一个陌生人过来说，马只是失去意识，按了按马的脸，拽了拽耳朵，马又站起来了，但他悄悄走了，我很感谢这个人，在黑暗中给了我希望

1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段提到的For weeks，I had been preparing for the match at the county fairgrounds，sponsored(赞助)by our local riding club几周以来，我一直都在准备在游乐场由当地骑马俱乐部赞助的一场比赛，故选A项。

2.C 推断题。根据第三段提到Although we never discussed it, my father’s struggle with alcoholism had become the silent center of our family life虽然我们没有讨论过，但父亲对于酗酒的努力一直成为我们家庭的中心，故选C项。

3.C 猜测词意。根据第四段提到The dream of my riding winner disappeared．Tonka lay on the floor, completely still．No words were possible．I knew he was dead可知我梦想失败了，Tonka躺在地上，病了，说什么也不可能了，我知道这马死了，故选C项。

4.B 主旨大意。本文讲述的是作者要参加骑马比赛，在准备的过程中，马被撞倒，我已经我夺冠的希望破灭，马已经死了，这时一个陌生人过来说，马只是失去意识，按了按马的脸，拽了拽耳朵，马又站起来了，但他悄悄走了，我很感谢这个人，在黑暗中给了我希望，故选B项。

考点：故事类阅读。