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把中华经典三国文化放进英语阅读，既能练题，又能长见识，孩子爱读、记得牢、考试还能用。
今天给大家带来一篇专为中考打造的人文素养阅读练习——
Great Men, Great Horses 英雄配名马
精读三国三大名马：赤兔、的卢、绝影
一边学英语，一边品传统文化，家长可直接打印给孩子练！
为什么要做这篇阅读？
✅ 贴合中考新要求：传统文化 + 英语阅读 + 人文素养三合一
✅ 话题熟悉不陌生：三国故事人人听过，降低阅读恐惧
✅ 词汇句型超实用：高频词 + 常考句型，直接用于完形、写作
✅ 由易到难三级训练：基础填空→句子仿写→小作文，稳步提升
阅读原文
Great Men, Great Horses
Have you ever read the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms or the Records of the Three Kingdoms? If so, you must be familiar with names like Lü Bu, Cao Cao and Liu Bei. But apart from these great warlords, their noble steeds are also quite impressive. How much do you know about them?
Red Hare赤兔
This horse was given to Lü Bu by Dong Zhuo (董卓). It was as red as burning charcoal(木炭), without a single hair of another color. It could travel 500 kilometers in a day. By comparison, an ordinary horse in good condition could only manage 50 kilometers in a day.
With Red Hare beneath him, Lü won many battles. When he was finally defeated by Cao Cao’s forces at the Battle of Xiapi (下邳之战), the horse fell into Cao’s hands. Cao later gave Red Hare to Guan Yu (关羽), who kept the horse until his death. It was said that Red Hare died shortly afterwards because it missed its master greatly and refused to eat.
Hex Mark 的卢
This was the horse of Liu Bei. Once, Liu Biao (刘表) invited Liu Bei to a dinner party. Cai Mao (蔡瑁), a military official who disliked Liu Bei, wanted to use this opportunity (机会) to capture him. When Liu Bei became aware of the plan, he excused himself and escaped westward on Hex Mark. However, a wide river called the Tan River (檀溪) blocked his path. With Cai’s forces close behind, Liu shouted to his horse,“Hex Mark, danger is upon us! Do your very best!” The horse jumped three zhang(about seven meters) high and cleared the river. The event has inspired (启发) many works of art.
Shadow Runner 绝影
This was Cao Cao’s horse when he escaped from Wan City (宛城) following Zhang Xiu’s (张绣) surprise attack. As its name suggests, it could run so fast that not even its shadow could keep up. Even so, both the horse and Cao were hit by arrows (箭) during the escape. Shadow Runner died, while Cao survived by riding away on his son Cao Ang’s (曹昂) horse.
（本文选自上海中学生报）
三大名马核心信息（孩子必背）
• Red Hare — 赤兔
主人：吕布 → 关羽
特点：红如燃炭，日行千里
结局：关羽死后，绝食而亡，尽显忠诚
• Hex Mark — 的卢
主人：刘备
特点：跳跃能力极强
事迹：跃檀溪救主
• Shadow Runner — 绝影
主人：曹操
特点：速度极快，快到追不上影子
结局：宛城之战中箭身亡
梯度训练（基础→提升→写作）
一、基础信息梳理
认真阅读文章，完成名马信息表，
鼓励优先使用原文短语 / 单词，信息务必准确。
1. 马的英文名
2. 中文名
3. 主人
4. 最大特点 / 关键事迹
5. 结局
参考答案
二、句子仿写（中考句型高频考点）
模仿原文结构，使用本课词汇，做到语法正确、贴合故事。
1. 原文例句：Red Hare was as red as burning charcoal, without a single hair of another color.
仿写：Hex Mark was ________________________, ________________________.（提示：可结合的卢马的特点或事迹仿写）
参考答案：Hex Mark was as strong as a lion, able to jump very high.（的卢马壮如狮子，能跳得非常高。）（答案不唯一，贴合的卢马特点即可）
2. 原文例句：With Red Hare beneath him, Lü Bu won many battles.
仿写：With Shadow Runner beneath him, Cao Cao __________________________.（提示：可结合绝影马的事迹仿写）
参考答案：With Shadow Runner beneath him, Cao Cao tried to escape from Wan City.（答案不唯一，贴合绝影马事迹即可）
3. 原文例句：It was said that Red Hare died shortly afterwards because it missed its master greatly and refused to eat.
仿写：It was said that _____________________ because ______________________.
（提示：可写的卢马或绝影马的结局及原因）
参考答案：It was said that Shadow Runner died during the escape because it was hit by arrows.（答案不唯一，贴合名马结局及原因即可）
三：简短写作（考场小作文直接套用）
从三匹马中选一匹，写 4–6 句话介绍。
要求：
① 英文名 + 中文名 + 主人
② 一个特点 / 事迹
③ 结局
④ 语言简洁，语法正确
参考答案1（Red Hare）：My favorite horse in the passage is Red Hare. Its Chinese name is Chitu. At first, it was Lü Bu’s horse, and after Lü Bu was defeated, Cao Cao gave it to Guan Yu. Red Hare was as red as burning charcoal and could run 500 kilometers a day. It helped its masters win many battles. When Guan Yu died, Red Hare missed him so much that it refused to eat and died soon. It is a very loyal horse.
参考答案2（Hex Mark）：My favorite horse in the passage is Hex Mark. Its Chinese name is Dilu, and it belongs to Liu Bei. Hex Mark is very strong and has amazing jumping ability. When Liu Bei was chased by Cai Mao, Hex Mark jumped three zhang high and helped him cross the Tan River to escape. Although the passage doesn’t mention its ending, I think it is a brave and helpful horse.
参考答案3（Shadow Runner）：My favorite horse in the passage is Shadow Runner. Its Chinese name is Jueying, and it is Cao Cao’s horse. It could run so fast that even its shadow couldn’t keep up. When Zhang Xiu attacked Wan City suddenly, Shadow Runner carried Cao Cao to escape. Unfortunately, it was hit by arrows and died during the escape. I feel sorry for this brave horse.
写在最后
这篇阅读，既能练英语，又能学文化。
孩子在了解三国故事的同时，积累中考高频词汇、句型、写作思路，真正做到学一篇、通一类。
坚持这样的人文阅读，
中考英语不仅分数高，人文素养和文化自信也会悄悄拉满！
