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 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.From paragraph 2, we know that_______________________.

A. the dog didn’t go with the writer

B. the writer had his own pet dog

C. the dog belonged to one of the couple’s friend

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. We can infer from the passage that ___________________.

A. the couple finally took the dog home

B. the dog was abandoned by its owner

C. the couple also solved their own problem after helping the dog

D. it is God that send the dog to help the couple

5.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

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題解析：本文講述了一個與愛有關(guān)的故事，作者正與妻子吵架，正好遇見了一只筋疲力盡的狗，出于對這只狗的同情，他們暫時放下了彼此的不和，一起幫助小狗，結(jié)束之后他們的矛盾也隨之化解了。這件事讓作者明白，愛不是一場斗爭，如果你要離開，也許上帝都會派天使來守住你，也許那條狗就是上帝派來幫助自己和解的吧。

1. 考察細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一句話“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.”我的丈夫朱麗葉和我走在我家附近，此時，我們看見了一條老年狗筋疲力盡，步履蹣跚地走在路上。故選B。

2. 考察推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog.”所以茱莉亞跑回家中拿出了一些我們家里的狗糧，我就鼓勵著小狗。作者家里有狗糧，故可以推測作者家中養(yǎng)有小狗。故選B。

3. 考察細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段話“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. ”實際上那天早上我和茱莉亞出門是因為我要離開，她試圖讓我留下來，但我什么也沒聽進去。故此推測這對夫妻存在一些婚姻上的問題。故選D。

4. 考察推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family”我們幫助了它，而現(xiàn)在我正在我自己的房子里，自己的家里寫著這個故事�？梢娮髡叻驄D的問題已經(jīng)解決了，故選C。

5. 考察對文章主旨大意的理解。全文故事根據(jù)一只狗展開，并且根據(jù)最后兩段中 “And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door，Sometimes angels come disguised (偽裝) as dogs.”作者認為是他們遇見的這只狗化解了他們的矛盾，所以在作者心中那就是一只天使狗。故選A。

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