4、My horse，Treasure，is my hero because she helped me discover how t6 relate to her．In the process，she“fixed”my relationship with my husband and my children．

    When I got her，she was 2 years old．She was not going to accept any kind of instructions from me．In the interest of not getting myself killed，I started to read and educate myself on ways to manage a high-spirited horse．

I discovered horsemanship（马术），a method of training that focuses on communication．In order to communicate with another person，you must be understood．The very definition（定义）of understanding is two or more persons share the same idea．This simple definition had a big influence on me．I realized that communication is a two-way street!

When I started to adopt horsemanship in my life，I noticed a change in the way other people related to me．My husband，when I stopped ordering him around，became happier and more helpful．My children，when I practiced being fair，firm and most of all，considerate（体贴的），were motivated（激发）to act sooner，at the polite request instead of the orders from me．

    I think the most valuable life skill I learned from my horse is that pressure motivates．but release（释放；放松）teaches．My children were more considerate of each other．and started to ask first，without telling．I became aware of my position as a role model．

My horse was not hard to catch．Today，five years later，I have the perfect horse．I also have very polite kids and a very happy husband．There’s nothing in the world that can compare to being loved by ones you love most—even if it all started with the attitude of a very special horse．

1．What process does the author refer to in Paragraph 1?

    A．The process of training her horse．

    B．The process of educating her kids．

    C．The process of life changing in her life．

    D．The process of getting on with her husband．

2．What can we learn about the horse?

A．She got her name from the author’s husband． 

    B．She was difficult to deal with at first．

    C．She is not loved by the family．

    D．She is now five years old．

3．The passage tells us that ________．

    A．the author can’t manage her family well

    B．the author loves the horse more than her family 

    C．the author’s kids used to be considerate of each other

    D．the author used to think ordering was a good way to relate to others

4．By saying“communication is a two-way street”in Paragraph 3，the author is trying to show that __________．

    A．understanding between people is good for both parts

    B．the more ways of communicating，the better

    C．communication may result in differences  

    D．sharing the same idea is not important

5．The author can now be best described as _________．

    A．very strict              B．rather clever            C．considerate             D．hard working