During the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care. He gave it the best wheat to eat and the ________ water to drink. He dried it carefully with a towel when it got wet and ________ it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights. ________ , the horse was strong and swirl and carried its master ________ out of the dangers of ________ .

When peace came, however, the soldier ________ . He put the ________ out in a field full of wild plants and gave it only a little food to eat. He left the horse ________ in a worn-out place with a ________ roof and a floor made of mud. During the day the________ made the horse work hard on his farm, ________ a large amount of wood and pulling heavy wagons (四轮货车).

After some time war broke out ________ . The soldier prepared himself for the war and went to the field to ________ his horse. Hurriedly brushing the mud from its coat, he________ the horse. For a moment the horse stood there without ________. Then gradually its ________ legs began to bend ________ it sank slowly to the ground. The horse gave the soldier a look of ________ .

"Master," it said, "you' ll have to ________ on foot this time. You have made me work like a mule (骡子) and ________ me like a goat. I cannot change back into a horse in an instant justbecause you Want me to."

【1】A. dearest B. clearest C. coldest D. deepest

【2】A. thanked B. visited C. welcomed D. covered

【3】A. As a result B. At peace C. In a sense D. In fact

【4】A. safely B. politely C. sadly D. angrily

【5】A. fire B. storm C. war D. flood

【6】A. succeeded B. understood C. changed D. left

【7】A. horse B. cow C. mule D. goat

【8】A. dying B. lying C. living D. playing

【9】A. good-looking B. long-lasting C. ready-made D. broken-down

【10】A. farmer B. soldier C. sailor D. officer

【11】A. carrying B. cutting C. selling D. making

【12】A. lately B. often C. again D. soon

【13】A. comfort B. kill C. protect D. catch

【14】A. helped out B. got on C. believed in D. let off

【15】A. speaking B. complaining C. crying D. moving

【16】A. long B. lovely C. skinny D. strong

【17】A. though B. and C. but D. for

【18】A. dissatisfaction B. pleasure C. surprise D. fear

【19】A. fight B. compete C. travel D. finish

【20】A. talked about B. shouted at C. used D. fed

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】A

【12】C

【13】D

【14】B

【15】D

【16】C

【17】B

【18】A

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一匹战马和它的主人之间的故事。战争年代主人对马特别好，和平年代主人让马吃得少多干活以至于马瘦骨嶙峋，当战争再次来临主人想让马重新去战斗时，马已不堪重任。文章告诫我们凡事要有长远打算，不能只看一时。

【1】B考查形容词。A. dearest最昂贵的；B. clearest最清澈的；C. coldest最冷的；D. deepest最深的。句意：他给马吃最好的小麦喝最清澈的水。此处修饰water和best对应也用最高级，故选B。

【2】D 考查动词。A. thanked感谢； B. visited拜访；C. welcomed欢迎；D. covered覆盖。此处指当马湿了他用毛巾给它擦干，在寒冷的冬夜他给马盖上温暖的毯子。根据句意选D.

【3】A 考查介词短语。A. As a result结果；B. At peace处于和平状态；C. In a sense从某种意义上说；D. In fact实际上。句意：结果，这匹马很强壮并且盘旋着带着主人安全地逃离战争危险。此处主人对待马好和马使主人躲过战争灾难是因果关系，根据句意选A。

【4】A考查副词。A. safely 安全地；B. politely有礼貌地；C. sadly难过地；D. angrily生气地。此处指安全地逃离战争危险。故选A。

【5】C考查名词。A. fire火；B. storm暴风雨；C. war战争；D. flood洪水。此处指逃离战争危险，根据上文的wars和a soldier也可知。故选C。

【6】C考查动词。A. succeeded成功；B. understood理解；C. changed改变；D. left离开。句意：当和平到来时，这个士兵改变了。此处指不同年代他对待马的方式的改变，根据下文也可知，故选C。

【7】A考查名词。A. horse马；B. cow牛；C. mule骡子；D. goat山羊。句意：他把马拉到满是野草的地里。文章一直在讲士兵和马的故事，故选A。

【8】C考查动词。A. dying死亡；B. lying躺；C. living生活；D. playing玩。此处指他把马留在了一个破旧的地方生活。根据句意选C。

【9】D考查形容词。A. good-looking长得好看的；B. long-lasting长期的；C. ready-made预制的；D. broken-down坏的。此处指马住的地方破旧的房顶和泥地面。故选D。

【10】B考查名词。A. farmer农民；B. soldier战士；C. sailor水手；D. officer军官。句意：那些天，士兵让马在农场努力干活。此处指马的主人故选B.

【11】A考查动词。A. carrying运送；B. cutting切割；C. selling卖；D. making制作。士兵让马在农场努力干活，运送大量木头和拉沉重的四轮货车。根据句意选A.

【12】C 考查副词。A. lately进来；B. often经常；C. again又，再；D. soon不久，很快。句意：一段时间后，战争再次爆发。开头讲战争年代，然后是和平年代，现在又进入战争年代。故选C。

【13】D考查动词。A. comfort安慰；B. kill杀死；C. protect保护；D. catch赶上，抓住。此处指士兵做好了战争准备然后去农场带他的马。根据句意选D。

【14】B考查动词短语。A. helped out帮助摆脱困境；B. got on上；C. believed in相信；D. let off放出，宽恕。句意：匆忙擦干衣服上的泥，他骑上马。根据情境选B。

【15】D考查动词。A. speaking说；B. complaining抱怨；C. crying叫喊；D. moving移动。句意：马在那里站了一会没动。根据句意选D。

【16】C考查形容词。A. long长的；B. lovely可爱的；C. skinny皮包骨头的；D. strong强壮的。句意：逐渐地马皮包骨头的腿开始弯曲然后慢慢倒在地上。因为让马吃得少干活多所以马很瘦。故选C。

【17】B 考查连词。A. though虽然，尽管；B. and和，与；C. but但是；D. for因为。此处指逐渐地马皮包骨头的腿开始弯曲然后慢慢倒在地上。两句是顺承关系，故选B.

【18】A考查名词。A. dissatisfaction不满；B. pleasure快乐；C. surprise吃惊；D. fear恐惧。此处指马给了士兵一个不满意的眼神。根据下文可知马不满意的地方，故选A。

【19】A考查动词。A. fight战斗；B. compete比赛；C. travel旅行；D. finish结束。句意：马说：主人，这次恐怕你要步行去战斗了。上文提到战争爆发所以士兵要去打仗，故选A。

【20】D考查动词短语。A. talked about谈论；B. shouted at朝……大喊；C. used使用；D. fed饲养。句意：你让我像骡子一样干活却像羊一样喂我。这里是马的抱怨，故选D。