We live in College Station, Texas and we were on our way home from Houston, Texas around the Weston Lakes area one Saturday or Sunday morning. And when I say morning, I'm talking 1:00 to 2:00 in the morning. We were on our way home and decided to stop at a local gas station to get coffee and something to snack on since it was a good hour and a half before we got home.
When we were done, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a man standing outside in front of the building. You could tell that he was a homeless man. His clothes were worn and it looked like he had gone in and gotten him some coffee or something warm to drink since it was cold this time of the year. He couldn’t have had enough money to get something to eat. That is not something I remember too well, because that is not what "moved" me.
The next thing I remember is a dog that walked up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that she was part wolf and probably part German shepherd. I could tell she was a she, because you could tell that she had been feeding puppies. She was terribly in need of something to eat and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn't eat soon, she and her puppies would not make it.
I and my wife sat there and looked at her. We noticed that people walked by and didn't even pet her, like most people do when they walk by an animal in front of a store. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved better. But we still did not do anything. But someone did. The homeless man, who I thought did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the store. And what he did brought tears to me and my wife. He had gone into the store and with what money he may have had, bought a can of dog food and fed that dog.
I know that this story isn't as inspirational as most stories, but it plays a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother's Day weekend. And a lot of people forget that some animals are parents too.
小題1:From the passage we can know that _______.
A．the author didn't like dogs
B．the dog was not pretty enough to be loved
C．the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger
D．the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to
小題2:What moved the author and his wife to tears?
A．That the man bought food for the dog.
B．That the dog and her puppies could make it in cold weather.
C．That the man got himself some coffee or something warm to drink
D．That people walked by and didn't even notice the dog.
小題3:According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.
A．poor and hopelessB．brave and caring
C．friendly and cleverD．sympathetic and helpful
小題4:The best title for this passage would be _______.
A．An inspirationalstoryB．Animals Are Parents Too
C．A Homeless ManD．A Mother Dog and Her Puppies

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：文章講述了母親節(jié)周末，一個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的貧窮男人用身上所有錢(qián)給一只快要餓死的正在喂奶的德國(guó)牧羊犬買(mǎi)狗糧的故事。使人們記得不僅僅人類是父母，動(dòng)物也是他們孩子的父母。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第三段最后一句“ I knew if she didn't eat soon, she and her puppies would not make it.”我知道如果她再不吃東西，她和她的小狗們就不用再吃了。由此可知那只狗和它的孩子們處于餓死的邊緣。故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題： 根據(jù)第四段最后一句 “He had gone into the store and with what money he may have had, bought a can of dog food and fed that dog” 他走進(jìn)商店，用身上所有錢(qián)買(mǎi)了一罐狗糧，喂狗。故選A。
小題3:推理題：根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知無(wú)家可歸的男人在母親節(jié)這天用自己所有錢(qián)給一只快要餓死正在喂奶的母狗買(mǎi)了一罐狗糧喂它，由此可知這個(gè)人有同情心且愛(ài)幫助別人。故選D。
小題4:主旨題：根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容可知人們會(huì)在母親節(jié)這天買(mǎi)禮物，但忘記了許多動(dòng)物也是父母。故選B。
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B．have good fortune and money
C．know the secret of a jam recipe
D．own lasting love and friendship
小題4:Which would be the best title for this passage？
A．An old quarterB．Valuable Things
C．Blueberry Jam RecipeD．Memories of old time

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