More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince（王子）of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.
One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a small wooden bed.
When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet him. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on his head. He rushed into his house and found the bed lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
The prince thought the dog had killed his son and took out his sword, killing the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but it was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog.
小題1: The Prince told the dog to            when he was leaving.
A．watch the doorB．take care of his baby at home
C．welcome his friendsD．stop the strangers
小題2:. The dog was very           when his master came back from hunting.
A．gladB．sorry
C．afraidD．upset
小題3:. The underlined word “faithful” in Paragraph 5 most probably means           .
A．友好的B．溫順的
C．忠誠的D．聰明的
小題4: The Prince never smiled again because           .
A．the wolf was killed by Gelert
B．he had buried the dog on the top of mountain
C．Gelert had killed his baby son
D．he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文講述了一只忠誠的狗為救主人的兒子與狼搏斗受傷而被主人誤解，被刺死后，主人得知真相而隆重埋葬它的故事。
小題1:．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son.”一句可知答案，look after="take" care of照顧，故選B。
小題2:．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest.”可知狗搖尾巴，把爪子放到王子胸前表示很高興，故選A。
小題3:．詞義猜測題。從上文知道狗救了王子的兒子，說明它是忠誠的，故選C。
小題4:．主旨大意題。根據(jù)文中 “Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend.…After this, the Prince never smiled again.”可推知王子知道誤殺了狗之后，再沒笑。故選D。
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