Question

My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．

Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier．The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood．

It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that．I just didn’t think about them very much．I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one．

Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam．Then the phone rang．I went inside to take the call．When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．

Police searched the neighborhood．Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking．“It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said．We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（懸崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!

I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house．She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away．

“Come on, girl,” I said．“This is your home now．” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door．She’d done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it ．She’d certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had．What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!

1.What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?

a．She was left behind by her owner’s family．

b．She stepped into the woman’s house．

c．She appeared at the woman’s front door．

d．She stayed beside the woman’s son for hours．

A．d, a, b, c B．a(chǎn), c, b, d

C．c, d, b, a D．a(chǎn), c, d, b

2.What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?

A．She gave her some food．

B．She drove her away．

C．She took her home．

D．She said thank you to her．

3.Why did the woman call the police?

A．Her son was lost

B．Brandy was gone．

C．Brandy appeared in her yard．

D．She got a scary call．

4.How were they able to know that the woman’s son was near the cliff?

A．By searching the neighborhood．

B．By hearing a dog barking．

C．By following a dog’s footsteps．

D．By hearing her son’s crying．

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文講述的是“我”對(duì)流浪狗布朗迪從最開(kāi)始的嫌棄到最后的收留這一小故事。

1.1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段：The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．句意：女人的家人們清空了她的房子并且在她的院子前樹了一塊寫有“出售”的牌子，但是她的家人把布朗迪留在了后面。可知順序排第一的是a；根據(jù)第一段：My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．句意：我十八個(gè)月大的兒子，亞當(dāng)在前門呼喊著：“看！媽媽！小狗！”我扔下手中的事情，把頭伸出門外——我們旁邊的鄰居家的十一歲大的狗又一次的來(lái)到了我家門口。有下文可知布朗迪是因?yàn)楸恢魅说募胰藪仐壛瞬懦霈F(xiàn)在了作者家門口，故c排在a后面；根據(jù)第五段：We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（懸崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!句意：我們跟著犬吠聲來(lái)到了一個(gè)樹木繁茂的懸崖。在那里我看到了我們的兒子，那時(shí)他已經(jīng)睡著了，在離懸崖邊緣只有幾英寸的地方。布朗迪在他的身旁，靠著他，使他遠(yuǎn)離懸崖的邊緣。當(dāng)我把亞當(dāng)抱了起來(lái)，布朗迪一下子攤在了地上，呼吸地非常迅速。她肯定支持亞當(dāng)了幾個(gè)小時(shí)。故d排在c后面；根據(jù)第七段：Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. 句意：布朗迪走了進(jìn)來(lái)，一旦她意識(shí)到自己是真的收到了歡迎，她立馬放松了下來(lái)并且在門口躺了下來(lái)。故b排在最后；根據(jù)順序，故選D.

2.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段：Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．句意：我們旁邊的鄰居家的十一歲大的狗又一次的來(lái)到了我家門口�！白唛_(kāi)！”我叫囂道。故選B.

3.3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段：When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．句意：當(dāng)我（接完電話）回來(lái)的時(shí)候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)亞當(dāng)不見(jiàn)了。我找遍了院子的前前后后。籃球場(chǎng)，公共泳池，都沒(méi)發(fā)現(xiàn)他的蹤影。我非常的緊張地回到家，然后給警察和我丈夫打了電話。故選A.

4.4】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段：Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking. We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（懸崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．句意：突然我聽(tīng)到了一個(gè)聲音：狗吠聲。我們跟著犬吠聲來(lái)到了一個(gè)樹木繁茂的懸崖。在那里我看到了我們的兒子，那時(shí)他已經(jīng)睡著了，離懸崖的邊緣只有幾英寸。故選B.

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