2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：出行工具

　　(2010河南省，四，10)

　　In the past.many people used horses for traveling，farming and other kinds of work.A

　　lot of people still like to ride horses.And horse racing is also popular.So it is not surprising

　　that Americans use this animal when they talk.

　　Long ago，rich or important people rode horses which were very tall.Today, if a girl

　　acts like she is better than everyone else，you might say she should get off her high horse.

　　Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground.But I had to finish

　　my work, so I said.Hold your horses.Wait until I finish what I am doing. My two boys

　　like to compete against each other and play in a noisy and not very careful way.I always tell

　　them to stop horsing around or someone could get hurt.

　　Last night，I got a telephone call while I Was watching my favourite TV show.I decided

　　not to answer it because wild horses could not drag(拖，拽)me away from the television.There was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.

　　Sometimes you get information straight from the horses mouth.Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow.You could say you got the information straight from the horses mouth.

　　You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.That means you can

　　give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.

　　根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语或句子完成第6l-65五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整，将其标号填入题前括号内。每个短语或句子限用一次。

A horse around B straight from the horses mouth

C get off her high horse．D wild horses could not drag her away

E You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink

　　( )61 Mike，dontwith your brother.Youll break my mirror!

　　( )62-I cant stand Mary any more! She always says she has a better voice than me

　　Please take it easy. Ill go and tell her to

　　( )63.He no longer tried to stop her watching that movie because from it She

　　loved it so much

　　( )64I hear from Grandpa that Uncle George is coming at the weekend Is it true?

　　Youve got the news .

　　( )65 Jerry, your soil really hates going to the piano class Remember Let him

　　Do what he likes

　　【答案】ACDBE