一、语音
读下面一段话，在合适的地方标注意群符号（/）。
George is a young man. He does not have a wife, but he has a very big dog—and he has a very small car too. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at a club, and then he ran out and jumped into a car. His dog came after him, but it did not jump into the same car; it jumped into the next one.
读下面一段话，在合适的地方标注意群符号（/）。
George is a young man. He does not have a wife, but he has a very big dog—and he has a very small car too. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at a club, and then he ran out and jumped into a car. His dog came after him, but it did not jump into the same car; it jumped into the next one.
答案：George is a young man. / He does not have a wife, / but he has a very big dog—/ and he has a very small car too. / He likes playing tennis. / Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at a club, / and then he ran out and jumped into a car. / His dog came after him, / but it did not jump into the same car; / it jumped into the next one.
解析：
意群划分依据：名词短语、动词短语、介词短语等构成的语义单位。
二、阅读理解
My first home was a beautiful grassland with a lake of clear water. My mother and I had a happy life there. One day, my owner—Farmer Grey sold me to Squire Gordon. Mr Gordon lived with his family in a big house.
“You’re a beautiful horse,” he said. “You have a beautiful black coat. I shall call you Black Beauty.”
My owner had two other horses. One of them was Merrylegs. He was friendly. The other was Ginger. She was different. She liked biting and kicking (踢) people because she had a hard life when she was young.
Ginger and I pulled (拉) a coach together. The coachman’s name was John. I worked very hard and made friends with Ginger soon.
One day in autumn, Mr Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. When my feet touched the bridge, I was sure something was wrong, and I stopped suddenly. Mr Gordon and John wanted me to go on, but I did not move. Just then a man saw us. “Hey there! Stop!” he cried.
“What is it?” shouted Mr Gordon.
“▲,” the man answered. “If you come across, you are all going to drown (淹死) in the river.”
“Thank God!” said Mr Gordon. “Thank you, Beauty!” said John. We turned around and went along the road by the river. For a long time no one said anything. Then John said, “Black Beauty saved our lives.”
When we returned home, Mr Gordon told his wife, “We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”
That night...
—Adapted from *Black Beauty*
() 1. What kind of horse is Black Beauty according to the story?
A. Shy and friendly.
B. Beautiful and smart.
C. Old but strong.
D. Ugly and lazy.
() 2. Which of the following in the dictionary best explains the underlined word “coach” in paragraph 4?
coach n.
① a carriage pulled by horses with one driver
② someone who trains a person or a team in a kind of sport
③ a large, comfortable bus that carries people on long trips
④ someone who gives people special teaching in a certain subject
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
() 3. Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank “▲”?
A. The big tree is falling down
B. You are going the wrong way
C. The bridge is broken in the middle
D. The horse isn’t allowed to cross the bridge
() 4. What might happen to Black Beauty after saving Mr Gordon and John?
A. He ran away from the farm.
B. His owner sold him to others.
C. He got good food and a nice bed.
D. Ginger kicked him for stopping on the bridge.
My first home was a beautiful grassland with a lake of clear water. My mother and I had a happy life there. One day, my owner—Farmer Grey sold me to Squire Gordon. Mr Gordon lived with his family in a big house.
“You’re a beautiful horse,” he said. “You have a beautiful black coat. I shall call you Black Beauty.”
My owner had two other horses. One of them was Merrylegs. He was friendly. The other was Ginger. She was different. She liked biting and kicking (踢) people because she had a hard life when she was young.
Ginger and I pulled (拉) a coach together. The coachman’s name was John. I worked very hard and made friends with Ginger soon.
One day in autumn, Mr Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. When my feet touched the bridge, I was sure something was wrong, and I stopped suddenly. Mr Gordon and John wanted me to go on, but I did not move. Just then a man saw us. “Hey there! Stop!” he cried.
“What is it?” shouted Mr Gordon.
“▲,” the man answered. “If you come across, you are all going to drown (淹死) in the river.”
“Thank God!” said Mr Gordon. “Thank you, Beauty!” said John. We turned around and went along the road by the river. For a long time no one said anything. Then John said, “Black Beauty saved our lives.”
When we returned home, Mr Gordon told his wife, “We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”
That night...
—Adapted from *Black Beauty*
() 1. What kind of horse is Black Beauty according to the story?
A. Shy and friendly.
B. Beautiful and smart.
C. Old but strong.
D. Ugly and lazy.
() 2. Which of the following in the dictionary best explains the underlined word “coach” in paragraph 4?
coach n.
① a carriage pulled by horses with one driver
② someone who trains a person or a team in a kind of sport
③ a large, comfortable bus that carries people on long trips
④ someone who gives people special teaching in a certain subject
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
() 3. Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank “▲”?
A. The big tree is falling down
B. You are going the wrong way
C. The bridge is broken in the middle
D. The horse isn’t allowed to cross the bridge
() 4. What might happen to Black Beauty after saving Mr Gordon and John?
A. He ran away from the farm.
B. His owner sold him to others.
C. He got good food and a nice bed.
D. Ginger kicked him for stopping on the bridge.
答案：1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
解析：
1.根据故事中的描述“You’re a beautiful horse,”和“Black Beauty saved our lives.”可以推断出Black Beauty是一匹漂亮且聪明的马，因此选择B选项，即Beautiful and smart。
2.根据字典中的解释，单词“coach”在第四段中的含义最符合“a carriage pulled by horses with one driver”，即由一匹马（或几匹马）拉的四轮马车，因此选择A选项。
3.根据后文这个人的提醒“If you come across, you are all going to drown (淹死) in the river.”以及后文幸免于难的结果，可以判断桥有问题，C选项“The bridge is broken in the middle”表明桥中间坏了，符合语境。因此选择C选项。
4.由文中Mr Gordon告诉他的妻子，“We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”可推理他们可能会奖励它，因此C选项“He got good food and a nice bed.”是合理的推测。
2.根据字典中的解释，单词“coach”在第四段中的含义最符合“a carriage pulled by horses with one driver”，即由一匹马（或几匹马）拉的四轮马车，因此选择A选项。
3.根据后文这个人的提醒“If you come across, you are all going to drown (淹死) in the river.”以及后文幸免于难的结果，可以判断桥有问题，C选项“The bridge is broken in the middle”表明桥中间坏了，符合语境。因此选择C选项。
4.由文中Mr Gordon告诉他的妻子，“We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”可推理他们可能会奖励它，因此C选项“He got good food and a nice bed.”是合理的推测。