三、阅读理解。
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。
Long ago in ancient China, there was a wise judge(法官) named Judge Li who was famous for his cleverness. One day, a farmer named Wang came to his court(法庭), crying, “Your Honour, my best horse is gone! I saw it in my neighbour Zhang's horse barn(马棚). I know it's mine because it has a white spot(斑点) on its forehead. But Zhang refused to return it!”
Judge Li called Zhang, who argued, “This horse has been mine for years. Wang is lying!” The villagers disagreed—some believed Wang, while others trusted Zhang.
To solve the problem, Judge Li ordered the horse to be brought to the courtroom. He covered its head with a cloth and asked both men, “Describe the horse's eyes in detail.”
Wang said at once, “Its left eye is slightly cloudy because it was hurt last year.” Zhang stopped, then guessed, “Its eyes are big and black, like all healthy horses!”
Judge Li removed the cloth, showing the horse's cloudy left eye. Zhang's face turned white. The judge said, “A true owner knows everything of his animal. The horse is Wang's.”
But the story didn't end there. A week later, the horse ran away into the mountains. Wang's son ran after it but broke his leg. The villagers sighed, “What bad luck!” Wang, however, calmly said, “Who knows if this is truly bad luck?”
Soon after, a war broke out, and all young men were called to serve in the army—except Wang's son, who didn't have to go because of his injury(受伤). The villagers then understood: what seems like bad luck may turn into something good.
1. Why did Judge Li cover the horse's head with a cloth?
A. To test the men's memory of the horse's characteristics.
B. To stop the horse from seeing its owner and running to him.
C. To make the horse feel comfortable during the test.
2. What does the underlined word “removed” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Covered with.
B. Took off.
C. Burnt up.
3. How did Judge Li decide the real owner of the horse?
A. By letting the villagers decide on the owner.
B. By testing the men's knowledge of the horse.
C. By checking the government materials.
4. Why was Wang not worried about his son's injury?
A. Because he didn't truly love his own son.
B. Because he wanted to encourage his son to be strong.
C. Because he believed bad luck could bring good.
5. What is the main lesson of this story?
A. Horses are very important animals.
B. Good and bad luck often come together.
C. Never disagree with your neighbours.
四、阅读表达。
阅读下面短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
A French artist went to a beautiful mountain village for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day, he went to the mountain and painted from morning till evening. When it was getting dark, he went home and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don't want money. But you can give me one of your pictures. You will leave in a week. But your painting will still be here.”
The painter was very glad to hear that and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings.
The farmer laughed and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes back the next month, I shall show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
1. Where did the French artist go for a holiday?

2. Did he paint with the farmer all day?

3. What did the farmer want at the end of the holiday?

4. How did the artist feel when the farmer asked for his picture?

5. Why did the farmer want to keep the artist's picture?

三、1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B
四、1. The French artist went to a beautiful mountain village for a holiday.
2. No, he didn't.
3. The farmer wanted one of the artist's pictures.
4. He was glad.
5. Because he didn't want his son to be an artist.

【分析】
本题分为英语阅读理解和英语阅读表达两部分，均需基于短文内容定位关键信息作答。阅读理解部分：1题考查法官盖布的目的，需结合法官测试两人对马特征记忆的情节判断；2题考查词义猜测，需结合上下文（盖布后露出马的眼睛）推断remove的含义；3题考查法官判断马主的依据，需明确法官测试两人对马了解程度的方法；4题考查王不担心儿子受伤的原因，需联系后文坏运转好运的主旨；5题考查主旨大意，需提炼故事传递的祸福相依的道理。阅读表达部分：1题需定位度假地点的细节；2题需判断艺术家是否和农夫一起画画；3题需明确农夫想要的东西；4题需提取艺术家的感受；5题需找到农夫要画的原因。
【解析】
三、阅读理解：
1. 根据短文第三、四段，法官盖布是为了测试两人对马的特征的记忆，故答案为A。
2. 第五段提到法官盖布后露出马的左眼，可知“removed”意为“取下”，故答案为B。
3. 法官通过询问两人马的眼睛细节测试他们对马的了解，以此判断马的真正主人，故答案为B。
4. 王认为看似坏运的事可能变成好事，后来儿子因伤不用参军，故他不担心，答案为C。
5. 故事最后点明主旨：看似坏运可能转好运，即好坏运常相伴，故答案为B。
四、阅读表达：
1. 根据第一段第一句“The French artist went to a beautiful mountain village for a holiday”，得出答案。
2. 根据第一段“Every day, he went to the mountain and painted from morning till evening”，可知他不是和农夫一起画画，答案为No, he didn't.
3. 根据第二段农夫的话“No, I don't want money. But you can give me one of your pictures”，得出答案。
4. 根据第三段“The painter was very glad to hear that”，得出答案。
5. 根据最后一段农夫的话“I shall show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more”，得出答案。
【答案】
三、1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.B
四、1. The French artist went to a beautiful mountain village for a holiday.
2. No, he didn't.
3. The farmer wanted one of the artist's pictures.
4. He was glad.
5. Because he didn't want his son to be an artist.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测）、英语阅读表达（细节查找）
【点评】
本题包含英语阅读理解和阅读表达题型，考查学生对短文细节的定位能力、词义猜测能力及主旨大意的提炼能力，内容贴近生活，题目设置常规，难度适中，适合学生巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.6