Last week in London, some horses had an exercise near Buckingham Palace. Builders made a loud noise when they worked. The noise scared the horses. They ran away. Four soldiers (士兵) fell off them.

Five horses ran through central London. They crashed (相撞) with cars and buses. Some people were hurt. They were sent to a hospital. The horses were hurt too. Another two horses ran to Limehouse. Limehouse was eight kilometers from Buckingham Palace. Emergency services (紧急服务) quickly solved the problem. All horses were better now.

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1.Where did these horses have an exercise?

A In Canada.

B In Thailand.

C In the USA.

D In the UK.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“Last week in London”可知，事件发生在伦敦，即英国。故选D。

2.What made the horses run away?

A Heavy rain.

B A loud noise.

C Mice.

D Soldiers.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句“Builders made a loud noise when they worked. The noise scared the horses.”可知，当附近的建筑工人在它们旁边工作发出一阵巨大噪音时，这些马匹受到了惊吓。故选B。

3.Did the horses cause any problems?

A No, they don’t.

B Yes, they do.

C Yes, they did.

D No, they didn’t.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句“They crashed (相撞) with cars and buses. Some people were hurt.”可知，这些马撞上了一些汽车和公交车，还有人因此受伤，即这些马造成了一些混乱。故选C。

4.How many horses ran away?

A Nine.

B Seven.

C Five.

D Two.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第二段第一句“Five horses ran through central London.”和第二段第六句“Another two horses ran to Limehouse.”可知，有五匹马冲上伦敦街头，另外有两匹马冲向莱姆豪斯，一共七匹。故选B。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a cookbook.

C In a dictionary.

D In a word book.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲了受惊的马在伦敦街头狂奔，车损人伤混乱一片，是一则新闻，我们可以在报纸上读到本文。故选A。