You may not know the name of your neighbor’s dog though you see it every day. But you may know the name of this cute white dog with black ears. The dog is 63 years old this year.

He is Snoopy, the main character in the US Peanuts comic strip (《花生》连环画). In the comic, Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a lawyer, a writer, and even the first astronaut on the moon.

Snoopy has his own dreams. He works hard to make them come true. For example, though people never like the stories he writes, Snoopy keeps writing because he wants to succeed one day. In Snoopy, people see the truth of the saying: “The only thing you can do when you fail is not giving up(放弃).”

Snoopy never stops on his way to make his dreams come true. He teaches people to have the right idea about their lives.

Because of that, Snoopy has become popular in the US since his birth in 1950. Last year, American people chose Snoopy as the Top Dog in American Pop Culture.

Snoopy’s influence(影响) goes all around the world. Over the past 61 years, he has been in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. As a US newspaper once said: “If anyone can be a good influence in children and teenagers’ lives, it is Snoopy.”

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.Snoopy is .

A. your neighbor’s dog B. a dog in the Peanuts comic strip

C. a white cat with black ears D. the first astronaut on the moon

2.Snoopy was born in .

A. 1950 B. 1951 C. 1960 D. 1961

3.Though people never like the stories he writes, Snoopy .

A. stops writing B. keeps writing C. relaxes himself D. asks for help

4.Snoopy’s influence goes all around .

A. the US B. China C. Japan D. the world

5.We can learn from Snoopy.

A. how to write stories B. how to find good jobs

C. the right idea about our lives D. the way to get much money;

2018 is the Year of the Dog. Although dogs are seen as friends and part of the family today, China and Western countries have different cultural beliefs about dogs.

In Chinese, some words about dogs have derogatory meaning, such as “Lead a dog’s life.” In English, however, the situation is different. People use “every dog has his day” to describe a period of good luck, “work like a dog” to describe a hard worker and “a gay dog” to describe a happy person.

The dog-human relationship goes right back to the beginnings of Western civilization. Perhaps the most moving example is from the 8th century BC, in Greek poet Homer’s The Odyssey. When Greek hero Odysseus finally returns home after 20 years away at war, no one but his dog Argos recognizes him. The Argos is an old, sick dog, and is about to die; but he is overjoyed to see his owner again after so many years.

In fact, people were close to dogs in away they weren’t close to cows, pigs or even horses. Farmers worked closely with dogs. But even after science came to agriculture and dogs lost their traditional roles, the relationship between men and dogs remained.

Nowadays in the West, millions of people keep dogs as pets. They are at the heart of family life. People feed them, take them on holidays and look after them. In return, dogs are loyal in a way that friends sometimes aren’t. This loyalty is the origin of the English saying, “A dog is man’s best friend.”

1.Which may be a saying about dogs in China?

A. A gay dog. B. Lead a dog’s life. C. Work like a dog. D. Every dog has its day.

2.The story of Odysseus and his dog is moving because .

A. the dog will die in two years B. he is overjoyed to see his dog again

C. only the dog recognizes him after the war D. he returns home after twenty years away at war

3.What happened to dogs after science came to agriculture?

A. Farmers worked closely with dogs. B. They still kept their traditional roles.

C. People preferred pigs and horses to dogs. D. Men and dogs remained in good relationship.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. All people keep dogs as pets in western countries. B. In fact, dogs may be more loyal than some friends.

C. Argos was a great Greek hero in the 8th century BC. D. China and England have the same beliefs about dogs.

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