Question

New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(鐵匠). There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States. The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
【小題1】According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a ________________ man.

A．clever

B．rich

C．strong

D．lucky

【小題2】James Corbin became a blacksmith because he ________________.

A．was interested in horses

B．was needed by the policemen

C．drew a picture of the horseshoe

D．had to make a living

【小題3】In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to ________________.

A．fit it on the horse’s foot

B．use it for two or three hours

C．make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D．draw a picture of the shoe

【小題4】The best title for the passage is “________________”.

A．Policemen on Horseback

B．Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

C．James Corbin, a Blacksmith

D．Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living

【小題5】Which of the following is true?

A．Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

B．New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.

C．Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.

D．Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題解析:本文大意：紐約是有騎馬警察的美國大城市的最后一批中的一個。在城市的某些地方紐約警方有170匹馬。喂這些馬的代價很大，但是照顧它們的代價更大。因為馬必須在街上走，它們需要特殊的馬掌。實際上，它們每年需要8000個馬掌。紐約的馬每個月換一次新馬掌。精心修理馬掌是六個鐵匠的工作。全美國只有三十五個鐵匠。一個馬掌要花費20-35美元，花費好鐵匠2-3個小時完成。鐵匠必須強壯，因為當他給馬釘掌時必須一直彎腰，承受馬腿的重量。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據 Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng.很明顯，一個鐵匠必須強壯，可知答案選C
【小題2】細節理解題。根據Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”考彬對做鐵匠感興趣，因為他父親做這個工作并且他說“是個很好的謀生方法。”可知答案選C
【小題3】細節理解題。根據He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot.，他必須能從一塊金屬上塑一個掌，然后把它安在馬腳上，可知答案選C
【小題4】標題歸納題。根據Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths精心修理這些馬掌的是六個鐵匠的工作，A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. 鐵匠的工作不容易，可知答案選B
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them.，可知答案選A
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