Question

My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹣跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.

After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

Here is the truth of the story:

Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.

I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”

Sometimes angels come disguised (偽裝) as dogs.

1.How was the dog when found?

A. Too weak to walk.                                       B. Thin and worn out.        

C. Unable to eat food.                                             D. Homeless but gentle.

2. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that         .

A. the dog didn’t go with the writer                    

B. the writer had his own pet dog

C. Julie bought some food for the dog                

D. the dog didn’t eat any of the food

3.The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that         .

A. the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice

B. an old black dog appeared in front of them

C. Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business

D. the couple had some trouble with their marriage

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Angel Dog        B. A Helpful Couple   C. Saving the Dog                D. A Famous Song

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述作者和妻子在路上撿了一只狗，帶它回家，救了它，但是實際上是這只象天使一般的狗，挽救了作者的家庭。

1.細節題：從文章第一段的句子：My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹣跚) painfully up the road. 和第二段的句子：The dog was painfully thin.可知當狗被發現的時候，又瘦又精疲力竭，選B

2.推理題：從第二段的句子：So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog.可以推斷出作者有自己的寵物狗，選B

3.猜詞題：從文章第五段的句子：Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.可知那天早上作者本來是想離開家的，所以“our problem”指的是這對夫婦的婚姻有麻煩這個事實，選D

4.標題確定題：從全篇文章和最后一段的句子：Sometimes angels come disguised (偽裝) as dogs.

可知這篇文章講的是一個象天使一般的狗，挽救了作者的家庭，選A

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