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Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely mad and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers(窃笑) about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

小题1: The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 4) most probably means "     __________".

A.told how to enter the arena

B.shown how to make the horse beautiful

C.removed from the competition early

D.told to enter the timed-speed events小题2: Why was the writer not confident of victory?

A.He was an inexperienced rider.

B.He had not practiced enough.

C.He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.

D.He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others. 小题3:When the final race finished, nobody cheered because____________.

A.the audience didn’t like Cowboy

B.people envied the writer

C.the win was unexpected

D.the writer had run out of time小题4:What did the writer learn from his experience?

A.Life can sometimes be unfair.

B.Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

C.A positive attitude will bring success.

D.One should not make judgments based on appearance. 小题5:The best title for the story is ___________.         .

A.A Race to Remember

B.A Horse’s Tale

C.Neck and Neck

D.A Difficult Age 

答案

小题1:C

小题2:D

小题3:C

小题4:B

小题5:A

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Friends are important to children.Research shows that children who have no friends can suffer from difficulties later in life.Friendship provides children with more than just fun.In making friends,children learn how to get in touch with others and solve problems.Having friends even does good to children for they can help each other during class.

If the parents are concerned about whether their children make many friends,what matters is that the child is comfortable and happy with his friends.Parents need to understand the steps children take in building friendships.First of all,be a friend to your child.Good friendships start at home.Children begin to develop the necessary ability to go out and meet others through getting along with their parents. Greet the child warmly and let him know you are glad to see him.Children learn a lot from how their parents stay with them and other people.

Teach children how to solve conflicts(争端).Being able to work out conflicts is an important skill in getting along with others.If parents know the children have a conflict,let them work it out on their own.Only step in if it is really necessary,for example,an argument is getting physical.

Give children chances to practice staying together.Have children play games that require cooperation. For example,races are fun and provide plenty of practice in teamwork.“In what ways didn’t you work well together? What might you do differently next time?” For these ideas,see books such as Games Book by Telly Orlick and Team—Building by Alanna Jones.

Encourage children to show thanks to others.The parents can encourage children to do this by setting the example for them.

56.According to the article,if one child has no friend,he will________.

A.have some trouble in the future           B.worry about everything in the future

C. not know the importance of making friends   D.not find anybody to help him

57.Friendship can be helpful to the children EXCEPT_________.

A.providing a lot of fun      B.getting in touch with others

C. solving the problems        D.helping to cheat in the exams

58.When the children disagree with each other,the parents should_______.

A.1et them fight with each other until they find who is the winner

B.do nothing to the children and believe in their abilities

C.1et them work it out by themselves and help if necessary

D. talk with them and try to find good ways to stay together

59.From the text.we can know a good friend should know how to________.

A.fall in love with each other      B.show thanks to others

C. exchange their presents          D.ignore their differences

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