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语言运用板块组合限时练(四)
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Ⅰ.完形填空
(2023·德州三模)Thor came to us with the name Sterling, but it didn't suit him. Therefore, we__1__ him after the character Thor in the Marvel movies. With his long blond mane and playful attitude, it just seemed to__2__.
This 20yearold Haflinger horse is my favorite pony, the__3__ of my childhood dream of having my own horse. He is also the best thing that has ever happened to me.
We__4__ Thor at a barn (马棚) roughly 25 minutes' away by car from our home, where he shares a field with two other horses. To help keep him at a healthy__5__ despite the richer grass he grazes on here, we__6__ Thor mostly hay.
Thor is very__7__ now from when I first got him. Back then, he was so badtempered and nearly__8__. I read that Haflingers are known for needing much time to warm up to new owners, so I had to__9__ doing groundwork with him, such as walking by hand. Over time we developed a(n)__10__ between each other.
Initially, I had no__11__ to do much more than walking around the neighbouring fields with him. I'm a middleaged rider, just coming back to horses after a 26year__12__ due to back pain. But once I was__13__ riding again, I was sure to__14__ some core strength, which would help with my back. I'm__15__ that Thor and I have enough time for a new riding.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和自己的马——托尔之间的故事。
1.A.ran B.took
C.saw D.named
解析:选D 根据下文“him after the character Thor in the Marvel movies”可知,此处指以漫威电影中的角色托尔的名字为它命名,name after表示“以……命名”。
2.A.stop B.appear
C.fit D.change
解析:选C 根据上文“his long blond mane and playful attitude”可知,此处指电影中托尔的名字很适合这匹马。
3.A.choice B.fulfillment
C.challenge D.expectation
解析:选B 根据下文“of my childhood dream of having my own horse”可知,这匹马让作者实现了作者小时候想拥有一匹自己的马的梦想。
4.A.board B.bring
C.describe D.observe
解析:选A 根据下文“Thor at a barn (马棚) roughly 25 minutes' away by car from our home”可知,作者他们把马安顿在马棚,应用board。
5.A.weight B.sight
C.mood D.brain
解析:选A 根据下文“despite the richer grass he grazes on here”可知,后文提到了喂马的饲料,由此可知本句是与体重有关。
6.A.pa