C
I remember the first time I got on a horse. When I was a little boy aged two, my mom agreed to let me take a short ride and that was it! From then on, I drove my parents crazy begging for a horse.
When I was four, I had Mutism, in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I went days, weeks, months without a sound at school. At most, I might quietly whisper to a friend. I suffered silently through school until I was ten when a psychologist had an idea. He asked me what I wanted more than anything else in the world. He explained I was going to be given an opportunity to work for that. And I was permitted to whisper the answer in my mother's ear, “A horse.”
I was to get a pony, but I had to live up to my end of the bargain. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to accomplish. I had to answer the phone five times per week, something I had never done before. I had to say one word to my teacher at school and the list went on. For a child with Mutism, saying one word to someone can be like climbing Mount Qomolangma. I did everything that was asked of me and the day came. His name was Sequoia, whom I fell in love with immediately. When I was in Sequoia's presence, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and secure.
I am a fully participating member of society these days. My horses and I made it through a master's degree. I may have made it otherwise, but I'm not sure. I feel I owe my life to the horses and I try to give it back to them every day. They have given me the best gift I could ever imagine, my life.
29．What was the situation like when the author was four?
A．He didn't say a word at all.
B．He learned how to ride a horse.
C．He found his classmates unfriendly.
D．He had difficulty in communicating.
答案与解析：D 作者在四岁的时候患了缄默症，在学校的时候基本不和别人交流，只是偶尔和一个朋友低声说几句话。由此判断出作者当时在和别人交流方面有困难，所以选项D正确。[来源:学科网ZXXK]
30．What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3?
A．He completed some tasks easily.
B．He pushed himself extremely hard.
C．He fell in love with Sequoia gradually.
D．He found the psychologist's idea ineffective.
答案与解析：B 作者自己对这个协议也很重视，而且也非常努力地去完成这个协议。所以选项B“他自己非常努力”正确。
31．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To share his unfortunate childhood.
B．To give tips on how to cure Mutism.
C．To show his deep gratefulness to horses.
D．To inspire kids struggling against Mutism.
答案与解析：C 作者在文章的最后总结了自己对马的感激之情。是马让“我”回到了正常的生活轨道。选项C“为了表达他对马深深的感激之情”正确。
I remember the first time I got on a horse. When I was a little boy aged two, my mom agreed to let me take a short ride and that was it! From then on, I drove my parents crazy begging for a horse.
When I was four, I had Mutism, in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I went days, weeks, months without a sound at school. At most, I might quietly whisper to a friend. I suffered silently through school until I was ten when a psychologist had an idea. He asked me what I wanted more than anything else in the world. He explained I was going to be given an opportunity to work for that. And I was permitted to whisper the answer in my mother's ear, “A horse.”
I was to get a pony, but I had to live up to my end of the bargain. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to accomplish. I had to answer the phone five times per week, something I had never done before. I had to say one word to my teacher at school and the list went on. For a child with Mutism, saying one word to someone can be like climbing Mount Qomolangma. I did everything that was asked of me and the day came. His name was Sequoia, whom I fell in love with immediately. When I was in Sequoia's presence, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and secure.
I am a fully participating member of society these days. My horses and I made it through a master's degree. I may have made it otherwise, but I'm not sure. I feel I owe my life to the horses and I try to give it back to them every day. They have given me the best gift I could ever imagine, my life.
29．What was the situation like when the author was four?
A．He didn't say a word at all.
B．He learned how to ride a horse.
C．He found his classmates unfriendly.
D．He had difficulty in communicating.
答案与解析：D 作者在四岁的时候患了缄默症，在学校的时候基本不和别人交流，只是偶尔和一个朋友低声说几句话。由此判断出作者当时在和别人交流方面有困难，所以选项D正确。[来源:学科网ZXXK]
30．What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3?
A．He completed some tasks easily.
B．He pushed himself extremely hard.
C．He fell in love with Sequoia gradually.
D．He found the psychologist's idea ineffective.
答案与解析：B 作者自己对这个协议也很重视，而且也非常努力地去完成这个协议。所以选项B“他自己非常努力”正确。
31．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To share his unfortunate childhood.
B．To give tips on how to cure Mutism.
C．To show his deep gratefulness to horses.
D．To inspire kids struggling against Mutism.
答案与解析：C 作者在文章的最后总结了自己对马的感激之情。是马让“我”回到了正常的生活轨道。选项C“为了表达他对马深深的感激之情”正确。
