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A student Johanna Maria who could not bear to leave her pet Shetland pony behind is hiking from Spain to Scotland on foot. Johanna was accepted into a Scottish university to study agriculture and could not afford £2,000 to transport her beloved Hechizo from Segovia to Dundee. Johanna and the 14-year-old pony set off on the 1,500-mile journey from a farm she had been working at in March. The two have spent the past seven months travelling between 13 and 20 miles a day with a small cart of Johanna’s items. They have camped out and slept at farms and stables overnight and have attracted a large social media following.

Johanna said, “We have amassed a bit of a following on Facebook now and we have been offered lots of places to stay, which is really kind, but it’s difficult to make plans. We’ve made so many friends and I have felt mostly safe. We have had every kind of weather, lots of wind and rain.” Her father helped them cross the Channel in his converted camper van and they arrived in England on July 13. They restarted their hike in East Sussex on August 1, reached Northumberland on September 3 and hope to cross the border within the next few days.

Johanna, who is originally from Halle, Germany, said, “I have absolutely loved the freedom of it. I really enjoyed walking through the fields, just the two of us, most days not knowing where we would end up in the evening. We have avoided the cities and stayed in the countryside because it feels safer. Hechizo is my everything. I got him for my 18th birthday. He is very friendly, but he knows his own mind. Hechizo means magic in Spanish and this feels like the journey of my life with my magic pony.”

1.Why didn’t Johanna travel with Hechizo by means of transport?

A Because she expected to save school fees.

B Because Hechizo wasn’t allowed to travel by air or by train.

C Because she had difficulty affording the cost of transport.

D Because she wanted to learn something from the adventure.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句Johanna was accepted into a Scottish university to study agriculture and could not afford £2,000 to transport her beloved Hechizo from Segovia to Dundee. 可知，乔安娜负担不起小马高额的运输费用，故选C。

2.What happened to Johanna and Hechizo on the way?

A They went through all kinds of bad weather.

B Johanna’s father often helped them in urgent time.

C They had to change plans and sleep in the open air.

D Social media followed them from the beginning to the end.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章第二段We have had every kind of weather, lots of wind and rain.可知，他们在途中经历了很多恶劣的天气，故选A。

3.The hiking paused for a short time ______.

A after they got to East Sussex

B while they crossed the Channel

C before they crossed the border

D when they were on the way to Northumberland

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章第二段Her father helped them cross the Channel in his converted camper van and they arrived in England on July 13.可知，她的父亲驾驶改装的露营车帮助他们渡过英吉利海峡，他们于7月13日抵达英国。由此看出他们穿过海峡的时候，暂停了徒步，故选B。

4.What did Johanna think of her journey?

A It’s tiring but successful.

B It’s dangerous but happy.

C It’s difficult but wonderful.

D It’s tough but magic.

解析：选D。观点态度题。根据文章第一段Johanna and the 14-year-old pony set off on the 1,500-mile journey，第二段We have had every kind of weather, lots of wind and rain.以及最后一段Hechizo means magic in Spanish and this feels like the journey of my life with my magic pony.可知，乔安娜虽然徒步行程远，途中又遇到各种恶劣天气，一路艰辛跋涉，但她还是觉得这是一次魔幻的生命之旅，故选D。