Question

After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(压垮) with the responsibilities(责任) of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.

I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really lonely.

One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant（紧迫的） liking to "German" and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks. The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us.

On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.

Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.

Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back.

1.How long did the German shepherd stay with the family every week?

A.One day.   B.Two days.  

C.Three days.   D.Four days.

2.What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?

A. trying to keep calm in public              

B. trying to get attention from other men

C. showing her high spirit in the face of trouble 

D. managing to continue to live

3.When the author’s husband died, ______.

A. she couldn’t raise the six children on her own

B. she couldn’t relax on the weekends

C. The housekeeper only came on weekends 

D. she was too busy to feel lonely

4.Which of the following is Wrong according to the article?

A. German was fond of living with the family.

B. The writer felt safe and protected with German around.

C. The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone.

D. The writer was too busy that weekend to go find the dog’s owner.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A homeless dog              B. A friend’s strength

C. How to keep a dog            D. Keep up when in trouble

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是作者在丈夫去世后，感到生活压力很大，她有六个孩子需要照顾。每到周末作者和孩子们单独在一起的时候，心里总是感到不安。幸好有一只牧羊犬来到了作者的家里，它总是周五晚上来，周一早上离开。在有牧羊犬做伴的日子里，作者感受到了安全，慢慢地变得有勇气。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd可知，在周五的晚上，作者发现了这只德国牧羊犬；再根据Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back可知，在周一的早上，那只牧羊犬离开了。故是和他们呆了两天的时间。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线的短语所在的句子和上文的文意可知，作者的丈夫去世了，她有六个孩子要照顾。她被压垮了，她要谋生，要照顾孩子，要想办法生活下去。故应该选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的内容可知，作者找了一个看家的人在工作日的时候照顾孩子，但是从周五晚上到周一早上，她要和孩子们单独在一起，and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy.，她感到很不安。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据短文中第三段中The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results.可知，作者打了很多电话，还检查了很多寻物启事的广告，想要找到那只牧羊犬的主人，但是没有找到。故D选项说作者太忙没有找牧羊犬的主人，这是错误的。故选D。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述的是作者在丈夫去世后，感到生活压力很大，她有六个孩子需要照顾。每到周末作者和孩子们单独在一起的时候，心里总是感到不安。幸好有一只牧羊犬来到了作者的家里，它总是周五晚上来，周一早上离开。在有牧羊犬做伴的日子里，作者感受到了安全，慢慢地变得有勇气。故用A friend’s strength作为题目是合适的，这里的朋友就是那只牧羊犬。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。