47. What did the serious bone disease in Red Rum's foot mean to himself and his trainer?
A) It was simply a hindrance they had to get over to excel.
B) It was surely a disadvantage though not considered fatal.
C) It was actually the end of a racing career that had just begun.
D) It was really a major obstacle hard to overcome on their own.
答案&解析
47.A）
第三段指出，当时并不明显 但是红朗姆的马蹄上有严重的骨病。对很多马匹(和很多驯马师)来说，这意味着其赛马生涯还没开始就结束了。然而，对于金加和红朗姆来说，这只是成就非凡必须克服的一个障碍。由此可知，选项A正确，其中hindrance、get over、excel分别对应原文中的obstacle、overcome、greatness,属于同义替换。选项B和D的内容原文没有提到，可以排除。由原文第二段开头的内容可知，这种情况是对很多其他的马匹和驯马师而言的，对于金加和红朗姆来说并非如此，故排除C项。
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