题目内容
One day an ordinary dog appeared in the ticket office at Campiglia, a busy railroad station on Italy's main line. A ticket agent named Elvio greeted the strange dog in a friendly way, so the dog decided to stay. From that day on, the dog became Elvio's shadow and was named Lampo.
Lampo kept Elvio company(陪伴) inside the ticket office. When the weather was warm, he would enjoy himself in the sun on the train platform.
When it was time for Elvio to return home on the train at night, Lampo ran after the train for a long way and then sadly gave up and went back to the station.
One night as Elvio was riding home on the train, he noticed that Lampo was lying at his feet. Afraid that the conductor would see the dog on the train and shout at him, Elvio pushed Lampo under a seat. Luckily, the conductor did not notice the dog. Lampo came home with Elvio and met his family. then, after a short visit, Lampo boarded the last train and went back to the station. Lampo quickly learned all of the train schedules(时刻表).He would ride home from work with Elvio every night and then ride back to the station alone. Every morning, Lampo arrived at Elvio's house in time to walk his young daughter, Mivna, to school. The faithful dog would then take another train to Campiglia to spend time with his master, then travel again to accompany Mivna home from school at 11∶30.
Soon, Lampo began to take the trains all over Italy. Lampo became famous among the men who worked on the railroad, as his journeys became more frequent, complicated and mysterious. No one could explain why he traveled or how he always found the right train back to Campiglia. People decided that Lampo was a unique dog.
Some of the railroad officials were against Lampo's illegal travels. They were afraid he would bite a passenger or cause some other problems. Finally, the stationmaster threastened(威胁) to call the dogcatcher if Elvio didn't get rid of the dog.
Elvio decided to put Lampo on a train going as far away as possible. Months went by and Lampo did not come back. Mivna missed him very much and prayed for his return. Finally one day, a sad, very thin, tired Lampo returned to Elvio's office.Everyone, even the stationmaster, was sorry about what had happened. From then on, Lampo was allowed to ride the trains whenever he wanted. After seven years, Lampo grew old, and he began to need Elvio's help to board the train.
One day Lampo was seen lying dead on the tracks. A year later, a life-sized statue(雕像) of Lampo was set up at Campiglia station.
1.The first time Lampo took the train, Elvio was ______.
A.delighted that he was lucky
B.afraid the dog would bite someone
C.afraid the conductor would see him and be angry
D.excited that Lampo would soon meet his family
2.Lampo's traveling all over Italy caused people to believe that ______.
A.he could read the train schedules B.he was famous in the country
C.Elvio secretly helped him D.he was a very special dog
3.The stationmaster threastened that if Elvio didn't get rid of the dog, ______.
A.Elvio would be fired
B.Lampo would be put on the train tracks
C.the stationmaster would send him away
D.a dogcatcher would be called
4.The author suggests that a statue of Lampo was set up because ______.
A.the stationmaster felt sorry about what had happened
B.he had been a friend to travelers
C.it would bring good luck to the town
D.Elvio offered money to set up the statue
CDDB
One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”
“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.
The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.
“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”
The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”
The young man felt ashamed and left silently.
【小题1】How did the young man find the precious stone?
A.He found it in his food. | B.He dug it out in a valley. |
C.He saw it in the woman’s bag. | D.He noticed it shining in the stream. |
A.Money. | B.Worry. | C.Health. | D.Trouble. |
A.he found the stone was not precious |
B.he understood the real meaning of joy |
C.he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone |
D.he wanted to get something even more precious |
A.A special stone | B.The joy of giving |
C.A woman and a young man | D.An experience in the mountains |