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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