3．It was Monday．Mrs．Smith's dog was hungry，but there was not any meat in the house．
Considering that there was no better way．Mrs．Smith took a piece of paper，and wrote the following words on it："Give my dog half a pound of meat．"Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently："Take this to the butcher （person whose job is selling meat）．and he's going to give you your lunch today．"
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth，the dog ran to the butcher's．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully，recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy，and ate the meat up at once．
At noon，the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it．he gave it half a pound of meat once more．
The next day，the dog came again exactly at noon．And as usual，it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time，the butcher did not take a look at paper，and gave the dog its meat，for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers （people who buy sth．from a shop）．
But，the dog came again at four o'clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher's more surprise，it came for the third time at six o'clock，and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself，"This is a small dog．Why does Mrs．Smith give it so much meat to eat today？"
Looking at the piece of paper，he found that there were not any words on it!
15．Mrs．Smith treated her little dog quiteC．
A．cruelly
B．fairly
C．kindly
D．rudely
16．It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs．Smith gave itB．
A．might do it much harm
B．could do it much good
C．would help the butcher
D．was worth many pounds
17．From its experience，the dog found thatD_．
A．only the paper with Mrs．Smith's words in it could bring it meat
B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C．Mrs．Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
18．At the end of the story，you'll find thatD．
A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more
C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal．
分析 文章讲述了一个狗骗肉吃的故事．
解答 15．C 推理判断题．根据句子"Give my dog half a pound of meat．"Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently："Take this to the butcher （person whose job is selling meat）．and he's going to give you your lunch today．"作者写个纸条让卖肉的人给他的狗肉吃，可以推断出主人对他的狗很好．所以答案选C．
16．B 推理判断题．那只狗正是知道了这张纸可以给它带来好处，所以才一次又一次的带着纸去骗肉吃，故B正确
17．D 细节理解题．根据第三段2，3行．The butcher read it carefully，he was sure that it was really the lady's handwriting 说明屠夫在确认了这是，Mrs Smith的笔迹以后才把肉给了狗，这个举动让狗明白了这张纸条可以给它带来肉吃，故D正确．
18．D 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段Looking at the piece of paper，he found that there were not any words on it!说明他被狗给骗了．故D正确．
点评 故事类文章在阅读过程中，我们一直在某个线索的引导下，随着作者的思路去了解一个故事或一件事情的始末，因此会感到比较轻松．命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件之间的关系、作者的意图和态度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力． 阅读故事类文章时，应注意把握主旨大意，弄清主要情节，立足文章的内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据文章的情节展开合理的想象，从而达到解题的目的．
