After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(壓垮) with the responsibilities(責(zé)任) of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.
I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦誠地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really lonely.
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant（緊迫的） liking to "German" and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks. The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us.
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.
Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.
Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back.
【小題1】How long did the German shepherd stay with the family every week?

A．One day. B．Two days.
C．Three days. D．Four days.
【小題2】What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?
A．trying to keep calm in public
B．trying to get attention from other men
C．showing her high spirit in the face of trouble
D．managing to continue to live
【小題3】When the author’s husband died, ______.
A．she couldn’t raise the six children on her own
B．she couldn’t relax on the weekends
C．The housekeeper only came on weekends
D．she was too busy to feel lonely
【小題4】Which of the following is Wrong according to the article?
A．German was fond of living with the family.
B．The writer felt safe and protected with German around.
C．The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone.
D．The writer was too busy that weekend to go find the dog’s owner.
【小題5】Which is the best title for the passage?
A．A homeless dog B．A friend’s strength
C．How to keep a dog D．Keep up when in trouble


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要講述的是作者在丈夫去世后，感到生活壓力很大，她有六個(gè)孩子需要照顧。每到周末作者和孩子們單獨(dú)在一起的時(shí)候，心里總是感到不安。幸好有一只牧羊犬來到了作者的家里，它總是周五晚上來，周一早上離開。在有牧羊犬做伴的日子里，作者感受到了安全，慢慢地變得有勇氣。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd可知，在周五的晚上，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)了這只德國牧羊犬；再根據(jù)Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back可知，在周一的早上，那只牧羊犬離開了。故是和他們呆了兩天的時(shí)間。故選B。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線的短語所在的句子和上文的文意可知，作者的丈夫去世了，她有六個(gè)孩子要照顧。她被壓垮了，她要謀生，要照顧孩子，要想辦法生活下去。故應(yīng)該選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作者找了一個(gè)看家的人在工作日的時(shí)候照顧孩子，但是從周五晚上到周一早上，她要和孩子們單獨(dú)在一起，and frankly(坦誠地) I was uneasy.，她感到很不安。故選B。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文中第三段中The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results.可知，作者打了很多電話，還檢查了很多尋物啟事的廣告，想要找到那只牧羊犬的主人，但是沒有找到。故D選項(xiàng)說作者太忙沒有找牧羊犬的主人，這是錯(cuò)誤的。故選D。
【小題5】主旨大意題。這篇短文主要講述的是作者在丈夫去世后，感到生活壓力很大，她有六個(gè)孩子需要照顧。每到周末作者和孩子們單獨(dú)在一起的時(shí)候，心里總是感到不安。幸好有一只牧羊犬來到了作者的家里，它總是周五晚上來，周一早上離開。在有牧羊犬做伴的日子里，作者感受到了安全，慢慢地變得有勇氣。故用A friend’s strength作為題目是合適的，這里的朋友就是那只牧羊犬。故選B。
考點(diǎn)：日常生活類短文閱讀。

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