Question

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over (被绊倒)Sheba.

“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医).

When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

“Sure.” said the doctor.

Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.

“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”

At that moment, a police car screeched (发出尖锐的声音)to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.

“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now. ”

Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white—faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

“My God, ” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”

1.What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？

A．To walk her dog.

B．To see her doctor.

C．To attend a club meeting.

D．To play tennis with her friends.

2.Joanne wanted to get back to her home again __________ .            .

A．to dress up for the meeting

B．to phone the police station

C．to catch the badly hurt burglar

D．to wait for her dog to be cured

3.From the passage, we can infer that________ .

A．Sheba fought against the burglar

B．the police found the burglar had broken in

C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

4.In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _________  .

A．clever            B．friendly           C．frightening         D．devoted

5.The underlined word “a burglar” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A．a cleaner          B．a physician         C．a thief            D．a murderer

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一只狗为了保护主人而于坏人搏斗，最后咬下了坏人的三个手指的故事。

1.C 细节题。根据第一段1,2行Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club说明在6点30她要参加俱乐部的活动，故C正确。

2.A 细节题。根据第4段1,2句“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed?说明她要把狗留在兽医那里，这里组卷回家换衣服去参加俱乐部活动，故A正确。

3.A 推理题。根据文章最后一段I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”说这只狗摇下了坏人的3个手指，那么狗和坏人经过了一番搏斗，故A正确。

4.D 推理题。狗为了保护主人不被伤害和坏人搏斗，咬下了坏人的三个手指，说明它对主人很忠心，故D正确。

5.C 推理题。根据文章倒数2,3段the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white—faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him. “My God, ” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”说明这个人躲在她的家里要干坏事，故最可能的小偷，故C正确。

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点评：本文是关于狗的忠心的故事。全文内容有趣味，考查的细节题和推理题较多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。