2019江苏中考英语冲刺练：连云港英语名著阅读10篇

小说阅读（一）My first home was a beautiful meadow with a pond of clear water. There were some large trees near the pond. On one side of the meadow was a field and on the other was the house of our master, Farmer Grey. He was a kind man.My mother and I had a happy life. She worked during the day, I played with the other young horses and had great fun. At night 1 lay next to her.One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon. He 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.”I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach. I learned to wear reins (缰绳) and a bit in my mouth. I did not like them, but all the horses had to wear them.My master had two horses. One of them was merry legs. He was very friendly. The other was Ginger. She was not friendly. She bit and kicked people.Ginger and 1 pulled a coach together. The coachman’s name was John. Ginger and I worked very hard. We became friends.Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me, “My master was not kind to me. My reins and bit hurt me. My master did not care.”Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for Ginger. They were always kind to her. She stopped biting and kicking people. She became a happy horse.One day in autumn Squire 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. 1 stopped. “Something is wrong,” I thought. 1 did not want to go on to the bridge. Mr Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I did not move. Just then a man saw us. “Hey there! Stop!” he cried.“What is it?” shouted the Squire.“The bridge is broken in the middle,” he answered. “If yo u go on to it, you are all going to drown in the river.”“Thank God!” said the Squire. “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. He knew the bridge was dangerous.”When we returned home, the Squire told Mrs Gordon:“We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”That night I was glad, because I was very tired.1. Who named the horse Black Beauty?A. Farmer Grey.B. Squire Gordon.C. Mrs. Gordon.D. John.2. What do the underlined words “coach” and “drown” probably mean in the passage accordingto the given English-English dictionary entries (词条)?coach1 [C] a person who trains a person or team in sport2 [C] a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances3 [C] a large closed vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses, used in the past for carrying passengersdrown1 [V] to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe: to kill sb in this way2 [V] to make sth very wet; to completely cover sth in water or another liquid3 [V] to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear themA. 1 ; 2B. 3 ; 1C. 1 ; 3D. 3 ; 33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Black Beauty lived a hard life with mum.B. Ginger was unhappy when she was young.C. Some horses did not wear reins or bits.D. Mr Gordon went on a long journey alone.4. How did Black Beauty save his master’s life?A. By fixing the bridge.B. By asking other horses for help.C. By crossing the bridge.D. By refusing to step onto the bridge.5. What might happen that night from the passage?A. Black Beauty was sent away from home.B. Mr Gordon sold Black Beauty to others.C. Black Beauty got good food and a nice bed.D. Mr Gordon had Black Beauty do extra work.【主旨大意】这是一篇记叙文。

文章主要讲述了“我”的主人把我卖给了Squire Gordon。

他有两匹马，“我”和其中一匹马Ginger成为朋友，以前Ginger的主人对它很不好，现在改变了态度，不再打它了。

一天，Squire Gordon和我们正在行走，突然天气很不好，当我们走到一座桥时，“我”感觉很对不，拒绝过桥。

可知主人还是想让我过桥，就在这时，一个男人告诉我们桥中间断了，于是我们就回头了。

是“我”救了大家的命。

1.B 细节理解题。

根据文章第三段第四段“One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon..... I shall call you Black Beauty.”可知选B。

2.B 词义猜测题。

根据文章中“Ginger and 1 pulled a coach together.”以及“John went with him and I pulled the coach.”可知此处的“coach”指的是四轮大马车，应选第三个意思。

根据上文“The bridge is broken in the middle”可知此处指的是如果继续往前走的话，就会”溺水“。

应选第1个意思。

故选B。

3.B 细节理解题。

根据文章第六段最后“The other was Ginger. She was not friendly. She bit and kicked people.”可知B正确。

故选B。

4. D 细节理解题。

根据文章倒数第七段最后“Mr Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I did not mov e. ”可知选D。

5.C 判断推理题。

根据文章最后When we returned home, the Squire told Mrs Gordon:“We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!”可知幸亏“Black Beauty”才救了大家的命，晚上主人肯定会让他吃顿丰盛的晚餐。