听第二篇短文，回答第 16 至 20 小题。
() 16. What kind of book is Black Beauty?
A. A biology book.
B. A travel book.
C. A children’s book.
() 17. Where was Anna Sewell from?
A. The UK. B. America. C. France.
() 18. What is the novel Black Beauty about?
A. Anna’s life.
B. The life of a horse.
C. People’s life at that time.
() 19. How long did Anna spend writing the book?
A. About eighteen months.
B. A few months.
C. Over five years.
() 20. Why did Anna write the book?
A. To ask people to be kind to animals.
B. To ask people to be kind to each other.
C. To remember her horse Black Beauty.
() 16. What kind of book is Black Beauty?
A. A biology book.
B. A travel book.
C. A children’s book.
() 17. Where was Anna Sewell from?
A. The UK. B. America. C. France.
() 18. What is the novel Black Beauty about?
A. Anna’s life.
B. The life of a horse.
C. People’s life at that time.
() 19. How long did Anna spend writing the book?
A. About eighteen months.
B. A few months.
C. Over five years.
() 20. Why did Anna write the book?
A. To ask people to be kind to animals.
B. To ask people to be kind to each other.
C. To remember her horse Black Beauty.
答案：16. C
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. A
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. A
解析：
你有 10 秒钟的时间阅读下面的情景提示。之后你将听到两个问题，请根据情景提示的内容，用英语进行回答。注意：每个问题问两遍，每题的答题时间为 15 秒钟。
请看下面的情景提示：
我最喜欢《精卫填海》这个故事，因为精卫在困难面前永不言弃。
(1)
(2)
请看下面的情景提示：
我最喜欢《精卫填海》这个故事，因为精卫在困难面前永不言弃。
(1)
(2)
答案：(1) Jingwei Filling the Sea. (2) Because Jingwei never gives up in the face of difficulties.
解析：
(1) 问题可能为"What's your favorite story?"，根据情景提示直接回答故事名称。(2) 问题可能为"Why do you like it?"，根据情景提示说明原因。