专题07 阅读理解（记叙文）15篇-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（江苏专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（江苏专用） 专题07 阅读理解（记叙文）15篇 （2024·江苏宿迁·一模）Black Beauty is one of the best-loved children’s books and it is the only story that Anna Sewell wrote. It became a best-seller as soon as it was published and has sold over 30 million copies. In the book Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his life. It starts with happy memories of when he was young and was living with his mother on Farmer Grey’s farm. Farmer Grey is a kind and loving master but his mother warns him that not all masters are the same: “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too.” Farm Grey sells Black Beauty to Squire Gordon, where he makes two very good friends: Merrylegs and Ginger. After that Black Beauty changes homes and owners many times. He often has to work under difficult conditions, working long hours and wearing a short rein. At the end of the book he is sold to three ladies who look after him well. And he is reunited with a young groom who loved and looked after him at Squire Gordon’s house. Anna Sewell was an excellent horsewoman and driver and she believed that we should love and look after animals. During Anna’s lifetime, in Victorian England, horses were work animals and were treated badly. She disapproved of hunting and of using short reins which were both popular at the time. The book helped abolish short reins which were fashionable but painful for the horses. 1．Where did Anna Sewell come from? A．the USA． B．Africa. C．the UK. D．France. 2．Who gives Black Beauty good advice when he is young? A．One kind master. B．Three ladies. C．A young groom. D．His mother. 3．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “abolish”? A．废除 B．设计 C．推行 D．倡导 4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The three ladies treated Black Beauty badly. B．Black Beauty made two friends Merrylegs and Ginger on Grey’s farm. C．Black Beauty is the only novel that Anna Sewell wrote during her lifetime. D．Short reins were fashionable and comfortable for the horses. （2024·江苏宿迁·