Sam, a dog, was left behind in Colorado while his owners, Mr. And Mrs. Green moved to Southern California. They did not give the dog up. They found him a very nice home before they moved. They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.
The Green family lived in Colorado for less than a year. Before that, they had lived in the same neighborhood in California to which they returned. So Sam had been there before, but only for a short time when he was young.
Several months after the Greens left Colorado, after they were comfortably settled back in California, they heard a scratch at the door. They couldn’t imagine who might be there. It never occurred to them that it might be Sam, because they were sure he was happily set up with his new family back in Colorado. When they opened the door, the Greens saw a dirty, tired dog with very hurting feet. The animal looked a little bit like Sam, but no one could believe that Sam could have walked 840 miles on his own. The tired dog spent the night under the family car. The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back.
【小題1】The story suggests that _______ .
A.dog owners have trouble renting |
B.many people treat their pets badly |
C.keeping a dog is easy |
D.dogs are too much trouble |
A.b, d, c, e, a | B.b, c, d, a, e |
C.a(chǎn), c, b, e, d | D.c, e, d, a, b |
A.the cost of living | B.the country of one’s birth |
C.the damage to oneself | D.the place to which one is going |
A.because of his hurting feet | B.from the color and the markings |
C.by the way he walked | D.a(chǎn)fter he did some tricks |
【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】D
解析試題分析:本文講述的是一只狗在被主人留在原住地以后,跑了800英里路回到主人身邊的故事。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.可知狗的主人租房子很困難,答案為A.
【小題2】排序題:首先判斷b,a,c的順序,顯然b最先發(fā)生。接下來再判斷d和c,當(dāng)然是夫婦兩先離開那只狗,才回到了加州。故答案為B。
【小題3】猜詞題。destination是“目的地”的意思。是一個人去的地方。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back. 可知狗玩了幾個把戲后格林一家知道這是自己的狗。答案為D。
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