Travelling abroad李仕才*阅读理解。I see youve got a bit of water on your coat, said the man at the petrol station. Is it raining out there? No. its pretty nice, I replied, checking my sleeve. Oh, right. A pony(马驹) bit me earlier. As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought Id jumped in ahead of him. The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite signs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the areas annual pony drift(迁移). The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stopped from feeding on their mothers milk, and those whove gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England. Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small neardisaster a few miles west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. Hello! I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry. about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoors Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again. Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的) future for one of Dartmoors most financiallytroubled elements.1.Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies?A. To protect the tourists from being bitten. B. To keep the ponies off the petrol station.C. To avoid putting the ponies in danger. D. To prevent the ponies from fighting.2.One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is _.A. to feed baby ponies on milk B. to control the number of poniesC. to expand the habitat for ponies D. to sell the ponies at a good price3.What was the authors first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back?A. He freed it from the trap. B. He called a protection officer.C. He worried about it very much. D. He thought of it as being naughty.4.What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoors ponies?A. It lacks peoples involvement. B. It costs a large amount of money.C. It will affect tourism in Dartmoor. D. It has caused an imbalance of species.【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文记叙了作者在Haytor关于马驹的所见所闻，目睹了马驹的淘气与脆弱，了解了马驹迁徙的原因以及保护马驹面临的困难。2.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段内容The purpose of a pony drift is to Some of them are also, in order to limit the number of ponies可知马驹迁移目的之一是为了控制马驹的数量。故选B项。3.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中的, assuming he was just rolling for fun,可知作者认为小马驹很淘气，滚着玩的。故选D项。4.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中尾句Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的) future for one of Dartmoors most financially-troubled elements.可知保护马驹对Dartmoor来说是最费钱的事情之一。故选B项。*语法填空。Being a teenager is a very important time in a persons life. “Why？” you may ask. Well, _1_ its the important time of preparation for adulthood.Dont get me wrong. Being a teen is hard and _2_ (annoy). Its a time that adults look upon with_3_ (embarrass) and annoyance. However, its a time to figure out your talents, _4_ you like and your view in life. A very popular trend is to “be who you are”， _5_ is great, but I like to take it further and say, “be the best you, you can be” . The teenage years are not the same for everyone. We each have our own situations, personalities, and way _6_ living a life. Those things shape us for the future. What I said is true. The majority of the human lifespan _7_ (spend) as an adult, so I might as well make sure that time is great. That is why being a teen is _8_ important role in society. We have the power to _9_ (potential) control the future. Being a teenager is awesome. Dont take _10_ for granted; instead, use this time to be the best you, you can be.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了青少年时期在人们一生中的重要性，并说明了青少年时期对于每个人都不尽相同，抓住这个时间成为最好的自己对于成年有重要意义。1because 考查连词。根据上文的“Why？you may ask.”可知，此处是回答这个问题的，故用because来引导原因状语从句。2annoying 考查词性转换。此处and连接两个并列的形容词作表语，且描述的是“Being a teen”的状况，故填annoying，意为“令人烦恼的”。