【金版教程】2017高考英语二轮复习训练：2-4 说明文b（含解析）_高考复习指南

【金版教程】2017高考英语二轮复习训练：2-4 说明文b（含解析）

　　年仅13岁的作者承受着家庭的变故且失去了自己心爱的小马，她感到痛苦、孤独。后来，父亲又给她买了一匹马Cowboy，它虽长得丑却给作者带来了许多安慰。在一场比赛中作者明白：只要努力奋斗，每个人都可以主宰自己的命运。

　　5．Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?

　　A．Because she loved horses more than anything else.

　　B．Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.

　　C．Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.

　　D．Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.

　　答案：D　考查推理判断。根据第一段可知，13岁的作者承受着家庭的变故；第二段中介绍作者失去棕色的小矮种马后的伤心与孤独，由此可推知，尽管父亲给她新买的马Cowboy很丑，她还是喜欢有它的陪伴，故选择D项。

　　6．The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because ________.

　　A．they didn't expect Cowboy would win the event

　　B．they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event

　　C．they didn't like Cowboy, for it was too ugly

　　D．they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy

　　答案：A　考查推理判断。根据第六段中的“One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons”和倒数第二段中的“The end of our run was met with surprising silence”可知，Becky夺冠是众望所归，所以当作者和其貌不扬的Cowboy获胜时，人们感到非常意外，一下都变得沉默了。