题目内容
They’re best friends. They go to school together every day. They often go to the shopping mall at weekends. Both of them have hair the colour of honey (蜂蜜),but one has big blue eyes and the other deep brown eyes.
One of the friends, Jenny Siegle, is in a wheelchair. The other, Augie, is an amazing dog who helps Jenny .Jenny, who is 14 years old, is a quadriplegic(四肢瘫痪者),which means she cannot use her arms or legs.Augie is a Freedom Service dog who is Jenny’s arms and legs.
How does Augie do this? In school, he picks up the pencil or notebook that Jenny drops. Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesn’t have to ask anyone for help.
At home, Augie brings her the newspapers. He even helps clean Jenny’s room. When Jenny asks him, Augie goes to get her parents or sister. Augie also carries his food dish back to Jenny so she can fill it with dog food. Then Augie puts it back neatly in its place.
At the mall, Augie wears a pack that tells everyone he is a Freedom Service dog. When Jenny wants to buy things, Augie carries them to the counter (柜台). He gives the cashier Jenny’s wallet and waits for the change(找零)。
P. J. Roche, who started Freedom Service Dogs, says, “These dogs are a social bridge, Kids who don’t know Jenny come up to talk to her because she’s got a dog.” Augie is truly Jenny’s best friend and helper and her bridge to the world.
1. Augie is _____________.
A. a girl in a wheelchair B. Roche’s friend C. a helpful dog D. a cashier
2. Augie helps Jenny do many kinds of things except _______________.
A. helping her take off her clothes
B. carrying things to Jenny at home
C. paying money to the cashier at the mall
D. helping Jenny learn all kinds of things at school
3. “Augie is Jenny’s bridge to the world” means that_____________.
A. it helps Jenny a lot in her life
B. it does everything it can for Jenny
C. it picks up things Jenny drops at school
D. children who don’t know Jenny come to talk to her because of Augie
CDD
A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said, “I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce(离婚) ! Thirty years is quite a long time.”
“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son cried.
The father said:“We are sick of each other. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news.”
When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.
“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” She called her father immediately, and cried to her father,” Don’t do anything until I get home. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please.”
The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”
【小题1】The old couple have been married for____ years.
A.twenty | B.thirty | C.fifty | D.fifty-five |
A.Because he wanted to spend Christmas with his children |
B.Because he couldn’t stand his marriage any longer. |
C.Because he and his wife were sick of each other |
D.Because he was sick of talking about his marriage. |
A.The sick man | B.The wife | C.The son | D.The daughter |
A.they wanted to stop their parents divorcing |
B.they wanted to see their parents |
C.they wanted to spend Christmas with their parents |
D.they wanted to give their parents the presents |
A.The two old men were really sick of each other |
B.The two old men didn’t really want to divorce |
C.The son and the daughter often went home for holidays |
D.The son and the daughter knew that their parents were not going to divorce. |
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