It was windy and cold when a store owner was sticking a sign above his door that read “Puppies(宠物狗)   for Sale”. Just as he expected,a little boy soon appeared by the store owner’s sign.

“How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked. The store owner replied, “ $ 10.” The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. “I have $ 2. 50. ” he said. “May I please look at them?”

The store owner smiled and whistled,taking out five dogs. One puppy was left behind. Immediately the little boy singled it out and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?” The store owner explained that the little puppy was disabled. It would always be lame.

The little boy became excited. “That is the little puppy that I want to buy. ” The store owner said,“No,you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him,I’ll just give him to you. ”

The little boy got quite upset,looked into the store owner’s eyes,pointing his finger,and said,“I don’t want you to give him to me. That dog is worth as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay full price. In fact,I,ll give you $ 2. 50 now,and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for. ”

The store owner countered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies. ”

On hearing this,the little boy reached down and rolled up his leg to reveal a badly twisted,crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at

the store owner and softly replied, “Well,I don’t run so well myself and the

little puppy will need someone who understands him!”

1. Why did the shop owner stick the sign?

   A. To advertise all his goods.

   B.  To attract people to buy his puppies.

   C.  To warn about the danger of dogs.

   D.  To keep the wind out.

2. Why did the boy become excited when he knew the dog was lame?

   A. Because he could buy it at a low price.

   B.  Because he didn’t have enough money for a good one.

   C.  Because he had the similar disability.

   D.  Because he found a partner to share his sadness.

3. If the boy bought the dog,he would pay for it      .

   A. in 15 months

   B.  in 3 months

   C.  in one year

   D.  at that time

4. The underlined word “countered” can be replaced by “     ”.

   A. agreed

   B.  insisted

   C.  calculated

   D.  disapproved

5. According to the passage,which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. The store owner was cheating the boy by selling him a disabled dog.

   B.  The boy was glad to hear that he could get the dog for free.

   C.  The little boy would take good care of the dog.

   D.  The writer told us a sad story about the disabled.

  Last month I had a meeting in Seattle,so I decided to bring the whole family and make a trip out of it. We had always wanted to take the train down the coast, so we decided this was the perfect opportunity. We flew up to Seat?tle,had a few fun days to explore the city and then boarded a train in Seattle in the morning.

  We arrived at the train station about 25 minutes before the train left. There were only a few other people in line,so getting on the train was so easy. Within 5 minutes of arriving we were settled in our sleeper cabin. The family sleeper cars felt spacious(宽敞的) .

  The scenery was beautiful and exciting. It was so great to sit next to the window and watch the country go by,which was very enjoyable. The train travelled all along the water as we headed south to Oregon. The best part about the train was that you could get up and walk around to do stuff,and ac?tually there was a lot of stuff to do. The service on the train was worth men?tioning. Everything was served in a way as if you were at a restaurant.

  When it was time to sleep,the agent helped us fold down our beds into double bunk beds(双层铺位) .I didn't get a picture of this,but it felt com?fortable.

  We had a great experience and have even been talking about taking a train trip across the country sometime.

6.From Paragraph 1 we know that the writer and his family .

   A.visited the city Seattle from time to time together

   B.didn't take trains a lot as a family together in the past

   C.looked forward to a train ride down the coast

   D.went to Seattle mainly to attend a meeting

7.When the writer and his family arrived at the train station, .

   A.it was very hard for them to get on the train

   B.there were only a few people on the train

   C.all the other people had got on the train

   D.they didn't wait long to board the train

8.How did the writer most probably feel sitting next to the window and watching the country go by?

   A. Upset.   B. Worried.   C. Relaxed.   D. Bored.

9.After reading the passage,we learn that the writer's family

   A.didn't like the beds in the train

   B.didn't want to travel across the country

   C.felt a little disappointed after the trip

   D.enjoyed their trip very much

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