(B)
Around the world, many people love to watch horse racing. Each year, thousands of horses take part in races. Most of them don't win, but sometimes there are horses that become famous. One of these horses was from New Zealand, and his name was Phar Lap.
Phar Lap was born in 1926. His father was a champion racehorse, so Phar Lap's owners thought he would run fast, too. But when Phar Lap was young, he was thin and weak, and he lost every race he took part in. His owners weren't happy with him, so they sold him to an American businessman named David J. Davis in 1928. The trainer for Phar Lap was a man from Australian named Harry Telford.
When Telford saw Phar Lap for the first time, he was very surprised to see the horse's bad health. However, he thought Phar Lap could become a successful racehorse, so they began training very hard together. Phar Lap became stronger and grew to 174 centimetres tall. Although he lost his first few races in Australia, in April 1929, he finally won his first race, the Maiden Juvenile Handicap in Rosehill.
After that, Phar Lap became much more popular with people. Between 1929 and 1931, large groups of people came to watch his races in Australia and other countries. During this time, he won 36 of the 41 races he took part in. He also made many new world records. Because of this, Phar Lap will always be remembered as an amazing racehorse in the history of horse racing.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
()1. When was Phar Lap sold?
A. In 1926.
B. In 1928.
C. In 1929.
()2. Who was Harry Telford?
A. An Australian horse racer.
B. An Australian horse trainer.
C. An American businessman.
()3. What happened in Australia in April 1929?
A. Telford won a lot of money.
B. Telford first met Phar Lap.
C. Phar Lap won a race for the first time.
()4. People will never forget Phar Lap because he .
A. never lost a horse race
B. made many new world records
C. was the smallest horse at horse races
()5. What is this story about?
A. A famous racehorse.
B. Different types of horse racing.
C. How to train horses.

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A

1. 细节理解题，根据原文第二段"His owners weren't happy with him, so they sold him to an American businessman named David J. Davis in 1928."可知Phar Lap是1928年被卖掉的，对应选项B。
2. 细节理解题，根据原文第二段"The trainer for Phar Lap was a man from Australian named Harry Telford."可知Harry Telford是来自澳大利亚的驯马师，对应选项B。
3. 细节理解题，根据原文第三段"Although he lost his first few races in Australia, in April 1929, he finally won his first race, the Maiden Juvenile Handicap in Rosehill."可知1929年4月Phar Lap第一次赢得了比赛，对应选项C。
4. 细节理解题，根据原文最后一段"He also made many new world records. Because of this, Phar Lap will always be remembered as an amazing racehorse in the history of horse racing."可知人们永远记得Phar Lap是因为它创造了很多新的世界纪录，对应选项B。
5. 主旨大意题，全文围绕新西兰著名赛马Phar Lap的出生、经历、训练和比赛成就展开，故事的核心主题是介绍这匹知名赛马，对应选项A。