2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t be a great animal?
小题1:The horse is a _________ animal to man.
A．strange
B．lazy
C．useful
D．small小题2:When the body of the master was found, the horse was _________.
A．going away
B．eating grass beside it
C．drinking water
D．still standing beside it小题3:The story probably took place in _________.
A．spring
B．summer
C．autumn
D．winter
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
题目分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了马是一种有用的动物，并讲述了一个关于马的故事。在战场上，主人战死，但是他的马多日过去了，不吃不喝的站在主人的身边，守护主人的身体不被伤害。
小题1:细节理解题。根据The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. 描述，可知马对于人类来说是一种有用的动物。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it.描述，可知这匹马仍旧站在他的主人的身边。故选D。
小题3:推理判断题。根据in the coldest weather, 描述，可知这个故事可能发生在冬季。故选D。