通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案
Mr. Brown lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong  1 . His farm is small and he is often   2  in winter. So he goes to the city and finds work there.
Once he stayed there for about two months. When New Year was coming, he   3  home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes. When he was knocking at the door, his dog came out and bit(咬) him. His wife hurried to drive  4  away. The next morning he went to see  5 . The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine. Before he   6  , he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to   7  and said, “Maybe something is wrong with  8  eyes, too, I think.”
When he got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I  9  it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal something here.”
Mr. Brown thought his wife was  10  . He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.

【小题1】
A.childB.dogC.wifeD.son
【小题2】
A.freeB.busyC.safeD.worried
【小题3】
A.reachedB.comesC.goesD.returned
【小题4】
A.her husbandB.the dogC.the thiefD.their children
【小题5】
A.his dogB.his wifeC.a doctorD.his friend
【小题6】
A.got homeB.leftC.wentD.came
【小题7】
A.cryB.writeC.laughD.work
【小题8】
A.your dog’sB.yourC.your wife’sD.your children’s
【小题9】
A.am afraidB.am sorryC.don’t thinkD.agree
【小题10】
A.illB.wrongC.unhappyD.right

After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were ten, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(不知所措的) with the responsibilities 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(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really alone.

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 liking to “German” and asked 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(以免) 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 being with him . 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. We never saw or heard from German again. I think of him often. He came when I needed him the most and stayed until I was strong enough to go on alone. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how abandoned(被放弃的) and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.

1.What does the underlined part “keeping my head above water” 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.trying to continue to live

2.When the author’s husband died, ______.

A.she couldn’t raise the six children on her own

B.she couldn’t relax at weekends

C.The housekeeper only came at weekends

D.she was too busy to feel lonely

3. 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 to find the dog’s owner.

4.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

 

Maybe everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.

  I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

  One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor's hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.

1.--The young visitor stayed a long time, didn't he?

  --_____.

  A. Yes, he didn't         B. No, he didn't 

  C. Yes, he did            D. No, he did

2.Jack became worried because _____.

  A. he wanted to go out for a walk      

  B. he wanted to play with him

  C. he didn't know the young man    

  D. he wanted to eat something

3.Jack sat down in front of the visitor because _____.

  A. he wanted the visitor to talk to him

  B. he wanted to talk with the young man

  C. he wanted to show the visitor how clever he is

  D. he wanted the visitor to leave

4.The visitor went on talking and _____.

  A. he paid no attention to his hat     

  B. he paid no attention to Jack

  C. he didn't know that his hat was taken away by Jack

  D. he didn't like Jack

5.Jack went out of the room, but came back with _____ in his mouth.

  A. food

  B. nothing

  C. something

  D. the visitor's hat

 

 

完形填空  阅读短文,从每题所给选项中选出可以入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)

    Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16  your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”

    “Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19  , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20  me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21  for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22  it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”

    “Then I broke a small   24  in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25  grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26  it. I think she was happy I was going.”

     I   27  to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28  they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29  umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30  a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

1. A. affected      B. loved            C. frightened      D. encouraged

2. A. pen           B. purse            C. dress           D. handbag

3. A. honest        B. humorous         C. happy           D. unhappy

4. A. back          B. right            C. front           D. left

5. A. stopped       B. kept             C. insisted        D. suggested

6.A. wallet         B. umbrella         C. flower          D. shirt

7. A. why           B. that             C. if              D. where

8. A. laughed       B. screamed         C. clapped         D. cheered

9. A. bowl          B. bottle           C. plate           D. mirror

10.A. my            B. your             C. her             D. our

11.A. didn’t like  B. liked            C. enjoyed         D. smelt

12. A. shouted      B. talked           C. told            D. explained

13. A. but          B. for              C. or              D. so

14. A open          B. closed           C. new             D. old

15. A. hardly       B. never            C. seldom          D. also

 

 

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