Question

【题目】 Two close friends were Willie Brown and his little dog Bounce. Willie could never think of taking a walk without Bounce. Cake and play were equally shared between them. Willie taught his dog many tricks, and often said that Bounce could do almost anything in the world but talk.

There came a time, however, when Bounce really told Willie’s father something, though he could not talk.

It was a bright summer afternoon. Willie had walked with Bounce down to the river, which was not more than two blocks from his father’s store. Willie began to throw stones into the water, and Bounce lay on the grass, watching the flies（苍蝇）and catching any that came too near. There were some logs（圆木） in the river near the bank. Willie jumped upon one of them, to see if he could throw a stone across the river. Just as it left his hand, the log turned, and he fell into the water. He did not know how to swim, and there was no one to hear, though he called as loud as he could for help.

Poor little Bounce gave a great barking of worry. He ran up and down the bank two or three times, barking, looking first at Willie and then around. Then he started to run as fast as he could, up the street to the store.

When he got there the door was shut, but he scratched(挠) against it and barked loudly, until someone came and opened it.

He caught hold of Mr. Brown’s clothes then ran to the door, then back again, catching at him, barking, and jumping. Now, Mr. Brown thought, “Something must be wrong.” Immediately he followed Bounce to the riverside.

Willie was saved in time.

【1】Bounce was Willie’s close friend, wasn’t he?

________________________________________________________________

【2】How far was the river away from Willie’s father’s store?

________________________________________________________________

【3】Why did Willie jump on one of the logs in the river?

________________________________________________________________

【4】How did Bounce feel when he found Willie in the river?

________________________________________________________________

【5】Who do you think saved Willie’s life?

________________________________________________________________

【6】How do you like Bounce? Why?

________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, he was.

【2】It was not more than two blocks (from Willie’s father’s store).

【3】To see if he could throw a stone across the river.

【4】He felt worried/ anxious.

【5】Bounce and Willie’s father./ Bounce and Mr. Brown.

【6】He was/ is clever because he could do almost anything in the world but talk in human language./because he did everything he could to help Willie./

He was/ is faithful because he went wherever Willie was. / because he tried everything to help Willie out of trouble.

He was helpful because he did everything he could to help Willie./ because he tried everything to help Willie out of trouble.

【解析】

Willie和他的小狗Bounce是两个亲密的朋友。一次Willie在河边扔石子，踩在了一个圆木上。不慎掉到水中，尽管他大声求救，但是没人听到。聪明的Bounce去Willie爸爸的店里求救，成功的救了Willie。

【1】根据Two close friends were Willie Brown and his little dog Bounce.可知Willie和他的小狗Bounce是两个亲密的朋友。问题是一个反意疑问句，陈述句为肯定句。因此答案为Yes, he was.。

【2】根据Willie had walked with Bounce down to the river, which was not more than two blocks from his father’s store.可知河边离Willie父亲的商店的距离不到两个街区。故答案为It was not more than two blocks (from Willie’s father’s store).。

【3】根据Willie jumped upon one of them, to see if he could throw a stone across the river.可知Willie跳上圆木，为了看看能不能把石头扔过河。故答案为To see if he could throw a stone across the river.。

【4】根据Poor little Bounce gave a great barking of worry.可知当Willie掉到水中后，Bounce非常担心。故答案为He felt worried/ anxious.。

【5】根据倒数三段的内容可知Then he started to run as fast as he could, up the street to the store.狗狗来到Willie爸爸的商店，Immediately he followed Bounce to the riverside.然后Willie爸爸跟着狗狗来到河边，救了Willie。因此是Bounce和Willie爸爸共同救了Willie。故答案为Bounce and Willie’s father./ Bounce and Mr. Brown.。

【6】结合全文可知由于Bounce聪明的去Willie爸爸商店里求救，Willie才最终得救。因此Bounce很聪明，尽管他不会说话，但是还是用自己的方式救了他的朋友。因此答案符合文意即可，不唯一。故答案为He was/ is clever because he could do almost anything in the world but talk in human language./because he did everything he could to help Willie./

He was/ is faithful because he went wherever Willie was. / because he tried everything to help Willie out of trouble.

He was helpful because he did everything he could to help Willie./ because he tried everything to help Willie out of trouble.。