Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.
My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 acpanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship.
Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 46 in ing to the stall with me. She 47 spent time with him, feeding, brushing and bing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life.
Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s 50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and pleted the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s 55 .
【小题1】A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member【小题2】A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．ability【小题3】A．newB．badC．richD．strange【小题4】A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．attack【小题5】A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence【小题6】A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked【小题7】A．aimB．needC．surpriseD．success【小题8】A．poorB．oldC．brave D．strong【小题9】A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal【小题10】A．animalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields【小题11】A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy【小题12】A．endlessly B．roughlyC．unwillingly D．actively【小题13】A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time【小题14】A．asB．soC．althoughD．because【小题15】A．angryB．sadC．eagerD．anxious【小题16】A．briefB．responseC．returnD．addition【小题17】A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered【小题18】A．actB．thinkC．speakD．smile【小题19】A．onB．backC．downD．off【小题20】A．heartB．spiritC．agreementD．dependenceB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍了一匹没有丧失获胜心老马冠军和遭受灾难读马产生恐惧心理的女儿之间的友谊，通过相处，两人建立了一种特殊的关系，Stacy重新获得自信，Twist获得孩子心中的奖牌。
【小题1】考查名词：A. owner主人，B. winner获胜者，C. jumper跳跃者，D. member成员，从第一句话Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. 可知它虽然老了，但是获胜心还在跳跃，选B
【小题2】考查名词：A. wish希望，B. idea想法，主意，C. effect效果，D. ability能力，这句话里面有个词组：have effect on对…有影响，句意：我不知道这老马的精神对我女儿有什么影响，选C
【小题3】考查形容词：A. new新的，B. bad坏的，C. rich富有的，D. strange奇怪的，从后面的句子：She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 acpanied the disaster. 可知女儿Stacy 和逃跑的马之间有坏的经历，选B
【小题4】考查名词：A. fall摔倒，B. task任务，C. shake摇晃，D. attack进攻，从后面的句子：Although she broke no bones可知句意：和灾难一起发生的还有可怕的摔倒，选 A
【小题5】考查名词：A. pride自豪，骄傲，B. skill 技能，C. luck运气，D. confidence自信，和love for horses and the desire to learn 并列的是她的自信，句意：她对马的喜爱，渴望学习和自信都一起被毁了，选D
【小题6】考查动词：A. ignored忽略，B. reformed改革，C. destroyed毁了，D. overlooked忽视，从后面的句子：No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. 可知她对马的喜爱，渴望学习和自信都一起被毁了，选C
【小题7】考查名词：A. aim目标，B. need需要，C. surprise惊讶，D. success成功，句意：无论我们怎么努力，都不能成功的治愈这次灾难带来的伤害，选D
【小题8】考查形容词：A. poor穷的，B. old旧的，老的，C. brave勇敢的，D. strong强烈的，从第一句话：Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old可知是老的牲口，选 B
【小题9】考查形容词：A. serious严肃的，严重的，B. similar相似的，C. special特殊的，D. formal正式的，句意：我知道这是一段特殊关系的开始，选C
【小题10】考查名词：A. animals动物，B. parents父母，C. friends朋友，D. fields田野，句意：幸运的是Stacy的事故没有削弱她对动物的爱，选A
【小题11】考查名词：A. thanks感谢，B. interest兴趣，C. opinions观点，D. sympathy 同情，句意：在接下来的几个星期里，Stacy表示和我去牲口棚的兴趣，选B
【小题12】考查副词：A. endlessly无止境的，B. roughly粗略地，C. unwillingly不愿意地，D. actively积极地，句意：她积极的花时间和它呆在一起，帮它喂食，梳洗，选D
【小题13】考查形容词：A. best最好的，B. way方式，C. same 同样的，D. time时间，all the time一直，女儿一直和老马谈论她的人生，选D
【小题14】考查连词：A. as正如，因为，当…时候，B. so所以，C. although虽然，D. because因为，句意：有一天当我准备让一匹马跑的时候，选A
【小题15】考查形容词：A. angry生气的，B. sad悲伤的，C. eager渴望的，D. anxious焦虑的，我发现这个老马的渴望的表情，选C
【小题16】考查名词：A. brief简要，B. response回复，C. return回来，D. addition额外，前面说So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. 作者问Stacy是否愿意骑Twist去跑一圈。这里是女儿的回答，选B
【小题17】考查动词：A. met遇到，B. rose升起，C. fought斗争，D. recovered恢复，从后面的句子：pleted the bond that had been forming over a couple of months.可知句意：这次两个灵魂相遇了，选A
【小题18】考查动词：A. act行为，B. think想，C. speak说话，D. smile微笑，句意：Stacy没有说话只是摇摇头，选C
【小题19】考查介词：A. on在…上面，B. back回来C. down向下，D. off离开，过了一会，我看见他们一起跑开了，选D
【小题20】考查名词：A. heart 心脏，B. spirit精神，C. agreement同意，D. dependence依赖，句意：Stacy重新获得自信，Twist获得孩子心中的奖牌，选A