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高一上学期英语入学考试试卷 一、阅读理解 1. 阅读理解 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 andthat 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 afriend. I suffered silently through school until I was ten when a psychologist hadan idea. He asked me what I wanted more than anything else in the world. Heexplained I was going to be given a chance to work for that. And I waspermitted to whisper the answer in my mother’s ear, “A horse.” I was to get a pony, but I hadto live up to my end of the bargain . I had a list of weekly tasks Ihad to finish. I had to answe the phone five times pe week, something I hadnever done before. I had to say one word to my teache at school and the listwent on. Fo a child with mutism, saying one word to someone can be likeclimbing 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 inSequoia’s presence, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and secure. I am a fully participatingmember of society these days. My horse 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 thehorse and I try to give it back to him. He has given me the best gift I couldever imagine, my life. （1 ）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. （2 ）What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3? A . He completed some tasks easily.B . He pushed himself extremely hard.C . H