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Early in May a man took me to Squire Gordon's home，near the village of Birtwick. My new stable(马厩) was large and comfortable. There was a little fat grey pony(小型马) next to me.
"How do you do? What is your name?" I said.
He said，"My name is Merrylegs. I hope you are good-tempered(脾气好的). I don't like horses that bite(咬)."
He looked over at a tall chestnut(红棕马) horse. In the afternoon，when she went out，Merrylegs told me about her.
"That's Ginger，" he said. "She bites. One day she bit James，the groom(马夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John Manly，our grooms，are very good to us，and Squire Gordon doesn't whip(鞭打) his horses，so I think she's going to like it here."
The next morning John took me for a ride.
On the way back we met the Squire and Mrs Gordon.
The Squire asked John，"Well，John，what's the new horse like?"
And John answered，"Excellent，sir."
Mrs Gordon said，"He's a beauty. Let's call him Black Beauty."
"Black Beauty?" said the Squire. "Yes，that's a very good name."
A few days later I went out with Ginger，and we got on well. And I soon became great friends with Merrylegs too. He was a favourite with everyone. The little girls，Jessie and Flora，loved to play with him and their little dog Frisky.
—Adapted from Black Beauty
（ ）57. When did the story happen?
A. In April.
B. In May.
C. In June.
D. In July.
（ ）58. Black Beauty is a name.
A. boy's
B. girl's
C. horse's
D. groom's
（ ）59. Which of the following is in the right order?
① John took me for a ride.
② Merrylegs told me about Ginger.
③ A man took me to Squire Gordon's home.
④ Mrs Gordon called me Black Beauty.
⑤ I became great friends with Ginger and Merrylegs.
A. ②③①⑤④
B. ③②①⑤④
C. ③②①④⑤
D. ②③①④⑤
（ ）60. Which of the following is not true?
A. Merrylegs was a little fat grey pony.
B. Black Beauty got on well with Ginger and Merrylegs.
C. Squire Gordon didn't whip his horses.
D. Ginger was good-tempered.

答案： 57.B 58.C 59.C 60.D