No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprising silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds are, I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of my fate.
语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。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。
12.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.
解析:选D 推理判断题。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。
13.The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because________.
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