《2025年通城学典初中英语阅读组合训练八年级上册南通专版》

五、短文填空 热考内容 名著选读
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范畴:人与社会 主题:文学作品 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7 分钟 评价:___/10
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
My first home was a beautiful meadow with a pond of clear water. Our master, Farmer Grey, was a kind man. My mother and I had a h_1_ life. She worked during the day. I played with the other young horses and had great fun.
One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon. He lived with his family in a big house. “You're a b_2_ horse,” he said. “You have a beautiful black coat. I shall call you Black Beauty. ”
I learned to c_3_ my master on my back and pull a coach. I learned to wear reins and a bit in my mouth. I did not like them but all the h_4_ had to wear them.
My master had another horse called Ginger. She was u_5_. She bit and kicked people. Ginger and I pulled a coach together. We became friends. Ginger told me about her l_6_ when she was young. Her master was not kind to her. Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for Ginger. They were always kind to her. She s_7_ biting and kicking people. She became a happy horse.
One day in autumn, Mr Gordon and John went on a long journey, and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. They could not s_8_ well in the rain. We came to a bridge. I stopped. “Something is w_9_,” I thought. Mr Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. But I did not m_10_. Just then a man saw us. “Hey there! Stop! The bridge is broken in the middle,” he cried.
“Thank you, Beauty!” they said.
——文章节选自《黑骏马》(Black Beauty)
1. ______happy
2. ______beautiful
3. ______carry
4. ______horses
5. ______unfriendly/unkind
6. ______life
7. ______stopped
8. ______see
9. ______wrong
10. ______move

答案： 1. happy 2. beautiful 3. carry 4. horses 5. unfriendly/unkind 6. life 7. stopped 8. see 9. wrong 10. move