Nevada the horse, Napoleon the pony(矮种马), and Jack Sparrow the dog live with their owner Greetje Arends-Hakvoort in Kootwijkerbroek, the Netherlands. Greetje is a horse trainer and runs Human & Horse Academy. The program offers a special service, creating a training experience and making it possible for people to teach their horse with love and joy.

But her spotted(有斑点的) pets Nevada, Napoleon, and Jack Sparrow have caught the hearts of many on social media. They are different in size, but Greetje says the animals are best friends and love being together. “When Jack was younger, he saw himself as one of the horses and he fits in well,” Greetje said. Greetje says her daughter Jolie was born around the same time as Napoleon so they are best friends. Greetje rides Nevada while Jolie rides Napoleon and Jack is just happy to be there.

According to Greetje, the spotted family is growing. She recently added three more spotted horses to the group. “Now with the whole spotted family including Jack and Jolie with her favorite spotted coat. Left to Right: Braveheart, Jack Sparrow, Shakespeare, Gandhi, Jolie and Napoleon, Nevada,” she introduced them all on Facebook. Greetje says she is happy her spotted family is bringing others joy. “Our spotted friends are spreading(传播) love, friendship and fun all over the UK and the rest of the world,” she said.

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1.From Paragraph 1, we know that______.

A Greetje works on horse training

B Greetje likes keeping pets at home

C Human & Horse Academy runs very well

D Greetje was born in a horse training family

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Greetje is a horse trainer and runs Human & Horse Academy（人马学院）可知，格里特杰从事与训马相关的工作，故选A。

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Human & Horse Academy?

A Greetje helps people to train their horses.

B People follow Greetje to train her horses.

C Greetje teaches people how to train their horses.

D Greetje trains her horses according to people’s needs.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The program offers a special service, creating a training experience and making it possible for people to teach their horse with love and joy.可知，该项目提供一种特殊的服务，创造一种训练体验，使人们能够用爱和快乐来教导他们的马，故选C。

3.Jack Sparrow is similar to its friends in______.

A size

B looks

C age

D character

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段But her spotted pets Nevada, Napoleon, and Jack Sparrow have caught the hearts of many on social media. They are different in size, but Greetje says the animals are best friends and love being together.可知，Greetje的宠物们虽然体型大小不一，但身上都长有斑点，由此说明它们外形相似，故选B。

4.How many members are there in the spotted family according to Greetje?

A Two.

B Three.

C Seven.

D Eight.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后一段 “Now with the whole spotted family including Jack and Jolie with her favorite spotted coat. Left to Right: Braveheart, Jack Sparrow, Shakespeare, Gandhi, Jolie and Napoleon, Nevada,” she wrote on Facebook.可知，斑点家族现在包括Braveheart, Jack Sparrow, Shakespeare, Gandhi, Jolie and Napoleon, Nevada，共七个，故选C。

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A Jolie likes to train Napoleon at young age.

B British people are all interested in Greetje’s pets.

C Greetje plans to share things about her pets online.

D The spotted family bring people joy and all sweet things.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据最后一段Greetje says she is happy her spotted family is bringing others joy. “Our spotted friends are spreading love, friendship and fun all over the UK and the rest of the world,” she said.可知，格里特杰表示她很高兴她的斑点家庭给别人带来了快乐，它们正在向全英国和世界各地传播爱、友谊和快乐，故选D。