Question

A huge shire horse in Australia has been declared the biggest horse in the world by its owner , beating the current Guinness World Record（吉尼斯記錄） by several inches .

The huge five-year-old , from Pakenham , S. E Australia , measures an amazing 20.1 hands , or 2.057m tall . He weighs over 1.3 tons ( 1,300kg) — about the same as a small car — and is still growing . His owner , horse trainer Jane Greenman , 47 , says the only time the horse runs is when there is food on offer . “ He eats an unbelievable amount . I would hate to run a team of eight horses his size—it would send you broke . ” she says .

The massive horse , whose name is Noddy , was born in Australia with its parents imported from England . Noddy’s grandfather , Ladbrooke Edward (UK) was the world’s tallest horse during the 1980’s .But Jane had no idea that the horse she raised from the age of six months would grow this big . Noddy immediately began to rocket and soon overtook both his parents in size .

Although she says that she is not interested in the Guiness Book of World Records , nevertheless Jane has carried out her own research and is sure that Noddy comes top . “ The nearest is a horse in Texas , at 20 hands ,” says Jane . “ Noddy is already an inch taller than that . The frightening thing is he still hasn’t finished—shire horses aren’t fully grown until they’re about six or seven .”

Jane has said that Noddy could be sold overseas , possibly even fetching a record price to match his height . She is unwilling to sell , but to fund the high cost of keeping him she needs to put him to work . “ He needs a job . It’s very hard to find jobs for such a big horse in Australia . I wish he could stay here but I’ve tried everywhere , ” she says regretfully . “ I just want people to enjoy this beautiful animal as much as I do .”

1.How old is the horse now ?

A. Six months old . B. Five years old .

C. Two years old . D. Six years old .

2.The underlined word “ rocket ” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.

A. run fast B. eat a lot C. grow fast D. get strong

3.Which of the following is a big problem for the horse’s owner ?

A. She doesn’t know how to apply for the Guinness World Record .

B. She has to feed eight big horses at the same time .

C. Another horse in Texas is growing even faster than hers .

D. There is not enough money to cover（支付） the cost of raising the horse .

4.It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. Noddy won’t grow any taller

B. Noddy’s growth can be genetically（基因） explained

C. many people are willing to buy Noddy

D. no job will be available for Noddy at all

5.What would be the best title for this passage ?

A. Jane Greenman becomes famous for her horse

B. New world record for the biggest horse

C. Large size means no job for a big horse

D. Jane Greenman , an excellent horse trainer

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意。澳大利亞一匹五歲大的夏爾馬Noddy成為吉尼斯紀(jì)錄中最大的馬，而且它仍然在成長(zhǎng)過程中。但主人因?yàn)槲桂B(yǎng)不起這匹胃口特大的馬想給它尋找新的主人。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段句子The huge five-year-old…很容易得出答案，這匹馬五歲了。所以答案選B。

2.C 猜測(cè)詞義題。 根據(jù)第三段“rocket”所在的句子…the horse she raised from the age of six months would grow this big . Noddy immediately began to rocket and soon overtook both his parents in size .可知，這匹馬從六個(gè)月就長(zhǎng)這么大，超過了它的父母。所以很容易猜測(cè)“rocket”的意思是“長(zhǎng)得很快”。所以答案選C。

3.3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)最后一段句子…to fund the high cost of keeping him she needs to put him to work, 可知，馬主人現(xiàn)在最大的難題是她養(yǎng)不起這匹巨大的馬了。所以答案選D。

4.B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句The frightening thing is he still hasn’t finished—shire horses aren’t fully grown until they’re about six or seven .說明這匹馬還在長(zhǎng)，所以A不正確。根據(jù)第三段句子Noddy , was born in Australia with its parents imported from England . Noddy’s grandfather , Ladbrooke Edward (UK) was the world’s tallest horse during the 1980’s .說明Noddy長(zhǎng)得如此巨大是有遺傳因素的。所以B正確。根據(jù)最后一段句子I wish he could stay here but I’ve tried everywhere…說明沒有人喜歡買Noddy。所以 C不正確。根據(jù)前一個(gè)句子He needs a job . It’s very hard to find jobs for such a big horse in Australia .說明，很難給Noddy這樣巨大的馬找份工作，但并不是根本沒有適合它的工作。所以D不正確。因此答案選B。

5.B 標(biāo)題概括題。開頭第一段介紹了本文的中心內(nèi)容：澳大利亞一匹五歲大的夏爾馬Noddy成為吉尼斯紀(jì)錄中最大的馬。所以本文的最佳題目就是B、最大的馬的新的世界紀(jì)錄。

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