Question

On Friday, June 20th, 29 dogs along with their owners came to Santa Rosa, California. They came there to take part in an unusual competition—one that seeks out and honors the World’s Ugliest Dog. Now in its 26th year, the competition is one of the biggest attractions at the annual Sonoma County Fair.

Among the leading competitors were Cupcake, who was adopted (收養(yǎng)) from a local dog rescue center in January and Shorty, who would have been put to sleep if its owner, Jason, wasn’t kind enough to pick it up. Also competing was 11-year-old veteran Grovie. Described by his owner as short and funny, the Chinese pug is a local resident who has taken part in this contest several times. Then there was 2002 “World’s Ugliest Dog” and “Ring of Champions” winner, Rascal. The 7lbs naturally hairless dog with very few teeth comes from an impressive background (背景). His grandfather, Chi Chi, holds the Guinness World Record for winning the title “World’s Ugliest Dog” seven times!

But all these impressively “ugly” dogs had no chance against Peanut. The two-year-old dog was badly burnt in a fire which caused him to lose his lips, most of his body hair and eyelids. Besides winning the title, $1,500 USD in cash and a large trophy (獎(jiǎng)杯), the first time winner also enjoyed an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City where he made scheduled appearances on the Today Show and the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

The competition is a great way to honor these dogs, many of whom get their unusual looks because of human abuse (虐待). But most importantly, it raises awareness about their adoption by showing the world that ugliness does not prevent dogs from becoming very loving pets.

1.Who play the biggest role in the competition mentioned in Para. 1?

A. The dog owners who are good at keeping dogs.

B. The people who have adopted dogs.

C. The dogs that have unusual skills.

D. The dogs that look very ugly.

2.It can be inferred that Jason adopted Shorty probably because he .

A. thought Shorty would win the competition

B. loved Shorty’s appearance very much

C. didn’t want Shorty to be homeless

D. didn’t want Shorty to be killed

3. What can we learn from Rascal’s impressive background?

A. He comes from a family of ugly dogs.

B. Most of his family members are well-known.

C. His grandfather had won the competition seven times.

D. Seven of his family members had won the competition.

4. According to the last paragraph, the competition wants to .

A. show that not all people are kind to dogs

B. call on people to adopt ugly dogs

C. tell people that loving pets usually don’t look good

D. warn people not to judge dogs by appearances

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，記錄了在加利福尼亞的Santa Rosa一場(chǎng)最丑狗的評(píng)選，向世界宣揚(yáng)了，即使是丑狗也不會(huì)阻擋他們成為可愛的寵物的事實(shí)。

1. that seeks out and honors the World’s Ugliest Dog，一場(chǎng)找出并且嘉獎(jiǎng)世界最丑狗的競(jìng)賽�？芍�，這場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽的主角是丑狗。故選D

2. who would have been put to sleep if its owner, Jason, wasn’t kind enough to pick it up. 如果杰森沒有好心的將它帶走，（人們）很有可能會(huì)將shorty睡著。這里的sleep用的很隱晦，從這里推斷出如果杰森沒有帶走它，它將會(huì)被殺死。故選D

3. grandfather, Chi Chi, holds the Guinness World Record for winning the title “World’s Ugliest Dog” seven times!rascal的祖父chichi，保持著世界最丑狗的吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄7次。故選C

4. most importantly, it raises awareness about their adoption by showing the world that ugliness does not prevent dogs from becoming very loving pets.但是最重要的，競(jìng)賽引起狗的收養(yǎng)的關(guān)注，通過向世界展示，丑陋并不能阻止狗成為受人喜愛的寵物�？梢酝茢喑觯�這場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽號(hào)召人們手養(yǎng)丑狗。故選B

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