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Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and 1 he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't 2 to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.
A time came, though, when he was 3 used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something 4 . One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very 5 at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.
However, he 6 the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking 7 . For the first time in his life Charlie became truly 8 . He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.
Wondering how she had 9 this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never 10 the horse. Then they came to the stable, and 11 they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the 12 of what Charlie had done to his horse.
Charlie wanted to 13 and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14 to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily 15 . With her he learned how to 16 care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much 17 with only a few special things that you truly 18 , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then 19 aside. When the horse finally 20 all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.
【小题1】A．whicheverB．wheneverC．whateverD．however【小题2】A．refuseB．botherC．obeyD．hesitate【小题3】A．soB．asC．quiteD．very【小题4】A．usualB．differentC．rightD．expensive【小题5】A．excitedB．interestedC．annoyedD．hopeful【小题6】A．operatedB．commandedC．trainedD．treated【小题7】A．tiredB．puzzledC．gratefulD．sick【小题8】A．worriedB．patientC．ashamedD．doubtful【小题9】A．controlledB．learnedC．managedD．prepared【小题10】A．scratchedB．hitC．brokeD．damaged【小题11】A．even ifB．every timeC．now thatD．soon after【小题12】A．gloryB．devotionC．oppositeD．assumption【小题13】A．changeB．continueC．inspectD．overcome【小题14】A．got overB．turned overC．took overD．went over【小题15】A．agreedB．receivedC．adoptedD．responded【小题16】A．giveB．putC．spendD．take【小题17】A．stringerB．higherC．happierD．smarter【小题18】A．cared forB．cut downC．poured intoD．looked up【小题19】A．pickedB．droppedC．passedD．thrown【小题20】A．relievedB．recoveredC．lostD．graspedB

(答案→)B 解析：本文讲述了查理由于家境比较富裕对自己所有的玩具一点也不爱惜，一天他的叔叔给了一匹马给他，他刚开始也不爱惜它，后来结识了一位女孩，她对马非常的爱护，在她的感染下，查理最终意识到了要爱护自己所有的，马也最终恢复了体力和健康。【小题1】A. whichever无论哪一个 B. whenever无论何时 C. whatever 无论什么D. however无论怎样；句意：无论何时他喜欢什么，他的父母亲就给他买，故选B【小题2】A. refuse拒绝 B. bother打扰，麻烦 C. obey遵循 D. hesitate犹豫；句意：他也不在意去爱护好他所有的，be bother to do 在意做某事， 故选B【小题3】句意：他开始对他所有的东西如此的司空见惯以至于他想要的不同的，故选A【小题4】A. usual 通常的 B. different不同的 C. right 正确的 D. expensive昂贵的，根据句意，故选B【小题5】A. excited兴奋的 B. interested有趣的 C. annoyed生气的 D. hopeful 有希望的；后文讲到He had never got something like that before他从没有过这种东西，所以应该是非常兴奋，故选A【小题6】A. operated经营 B. commanded命令 C. trained 训练 D. treated对待，句中有However,表示语义的转折，所以应该是对待这匹马和对待他的玩具一样不爱惜，故选D【小题7】A. tired累的 B. puzzled困惑的 C. grateful感激的 D. sick生病的，句意：很快，这匹马看起来像是生病了，故选D【小题8】A. worried 担忧的 B. patient 耐心的 C. ashamed 羞愧的 D. doubtful令人生疑的；后文提到他非常的爱这匹马，甚至父母亲拿别的东西换他都不答应，故他生平第一次感到担忧，选A【小题9】A. controlled控制 B. learned学习 C. managed 管理，对待 D. prepared准备，句意：想知道她是如何来对待马的，故选C【小题10】A. scratched抓 B. hit打 C. broke打破 D. damaged损坏；句意：她从来不打这匹马，故选B【小题11】A. even if即使 B. every time每一次 C. now that既然 D. soon after不久之后，句意：不久之后女孩就给马喂食，进水，故选D【小题12】A. glory 光荣 B. devotion献身 C. opposite 相反的 D. assumption假设；句意：这完全和自己对待马是相反的举动，故选C【小题13】A. change 改变 B. continue 继续 C. inspect 检查 D. overcome克服；句意：查理想要改变，要变得像这个女孩一样，故选A【小题14】A. got over克服 B. turned over翻过来 C. took over接管 D. went over走过去；句意：他走过去要那个女孩教他如何照顾好马，故选D【小题15】A. agreed同意 B. received接收 C. adopted采取 D. responded回应；句意：在刚开始诧异后，她很高兴地同意了，故选A【小题16】put sth into sth 将…运用到…上，句意：在她的帮助下，他知道了如何将关心和努力赋予所做的事情上，故选B【小题17】A. stronger更强壮的 B. higher更高的 C. happier更快乐的 D. smarter更聪明的，句意：他对于一些特别的东西会更加高兴，故选C【小题18】A. cared for关心 B. cut down砍到 C. poured into倒入 D. looked up查阅，句意：他满足于那些他真正关心的东西，故选A【小题19】throw away扔掉，丢弃，句意：而不是那些短时间里好玩，玩后就丢弃的玩具，故选D【小题20】A. relieved 减轻 B. recovered恢复 C. lost丢失 D. grasped抓住，句意：马最终恢复了力量和健康，故选B

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