War Horse is a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids ages 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.
In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer' s son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.
Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remembers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn., who belongs to Nicholls' friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed.
A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses' duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.
Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into "no-man's-land” between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp.
Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert' s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie' s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie' s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home.
【小題1】Why does Albert's father secretly sell Joey?

A．Because he’s in need of money.
B．Because Captain Nicholls is fond of Joey.
C．Because Albert is too young to care for Joey.
D．Because he believes Joey will contribute to the country.
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE about Captain Nicholls?
A．He’s a rich man.
B．He’s a Frenchman.
C．He’s a man of his word.
D．He doesn’t win Joey’s trust.
【小題3】The underlined phrase "dote on" in Paragraph 4 probably means ____.
A．trainB．rideC．raiseD．love
【小題4】Which of the following words can be used to describe Emilie’s grandfather?
A．Brave.B．Generous.C．Hardworking.D．Humorous.


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文敘述了一個(gè)英國(guó)農(nóng)場(chǎng)少年阿爾伯特的父親為了維持農(nóng)場(chǎng)，無(wú)奈之下將馬兒?jiǎn)桃临u給軍隊(duì)，為前線運(yùn)送軍火物資。阿爾伯特和他心愛(ài)的馬不得不分離。盡管身處在這凄涼的戰(zhàn)壕，喬伊的勇氣感動(dòng)了它身邊的士兵和人們，它能夠?qū)ふ业綔嘏拖Ｍ�。但是它的�?nèi)心卻惦記著它的小主人阿爾伯特，最終他們?cè)俅蜗喾炅�，一起回家了�?br />【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls.由于財(cái)政緊張，故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him. Nicholls treats Joey well. Captain Nicholls是一個(gè)守信用的人，故選C。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)hen the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. 可知他們喜歡馬，故選D。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.能把馬累死說(shuō)明Emilie’s grandfather在經(jīng)營(yíng)農(nóng)場(chǎng)上是很辛苦的，故選C。
考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：詞義猜測(cè)題旨在考查學(xué)生根據(jù)上下文對(duì)生詞做出理解判斷的能力。近幾年來(lái)，閱讀理解中的詞義猜測(cè)題呈上升趨勢(shì)。在閱讀過(guò)程中根據(jù)選材、背景、及上下文等線索推測(cè)出生詞詞義是真實(shí)語(yǔ)言活動(dòng)中的重要技巧。這一能力可以說(shuō)是體現(xiàn)閱讀理解能力的一項(xiàng)重要指標(biāo)。

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A．is full of terrifying scenes of bleeding and killing

B．received the title of Tony Awards Winning Play

C．covers a lot of characters

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C．satisfying

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