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　　New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horse back. The New York police have one hundred and seventy horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than eight thousand of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

　　The cost of shoes on a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

　　A blacksmith's job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horses foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse's leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horse's full before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

　　One of the blacksmith in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horse shoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and as he puts it, it's a good way to make a living.

1．According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a ________ man.

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A．clever

B．rich

C．strong

D．lucky

2．James Corbin became a blacksmith because he ________.

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A．was interested in horses

B．was needed by the policemen

C．drew a picture of the horse shoe

D．had to make a living

3．In the reading passage, to shape a shoe is to ________.

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A．fit it on the horse's foot

B．use it for two or three hours

C．make the form of a horse shoe from a piece of metal

D．draw a picture of the shoe

4．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．Policemen on Horseback

B．Blacksmiths and Horseshoes

C．James Corbin, a Blacksmith

D．Making Horseshoes Is a Good Way to Make a Living

5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

B．New York is the only city in American to have some policemen on horseback.

C．Policemen on horseback enjoy traveling around the United States.

D．Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

Answer 1

答案：C;D;C;B;A