Question

Mr. White looks out of his window. There is a boy at the other side of the street. The boy takes some bread out of a bag and begins eating it. There is a very thin dog in the street, too. The boy says to it, “I’ll give you some bread.”

The dog is hungry and goes to the boy, but he does not give it any bread. He kicks(踢) the dog. It runs away, and the boy laughs.

Then Mr. White comes out of his house and says to the boy. “I’ll give you a shilling(先令).”The boy is happy and says “Yes.” “Come here,” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, but Mr. White does not give him a shilling. He hits him with a stick(用棍子打他).The boy cries and says, “Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money.” “No,” Mr. White says, “and the dog does not ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”

1.Where is Mr. White at first?

A. In the room.B. In the street. 

C. In front of the house.D. Close to the boy.

2.Why does the dog go to the boy? Because _____.

A. it wants to eat B. the boy asks it to do so

C. the boy is the dog’s ownerD. the boy is friendly to it

3.Why does the dog run away? Because ________.

A. the boy gives some breadB. the dog doesn’t like bread

C. the dog doesn’t like the boyD. the boy kicks the dog

4.Why does Mr. White tell the boy to come up to him? Because he wants to _______.

A. give him a shilling  B. give him a good lesson (教训)

C. give him some more bread D. help the boy

5.What kind of man do you think Mr. White is? He is a _____.

A. cruel(粗鲁的)B. sympathetic (有同情心的) C. friendlyD. polite

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一个自私无情的一个小男孩对待狗的故事，而最后受到了怀特先生的教训。

1.Then Mr. White comes out of his house and says to the boy.可知，最初，怀特先生是在房间内的；故选Ａ。

2.The boy says to it, “I’ll give you some bread.”可知，是这个男孩通过食物把狗引诱过来的，故选Ｂ。

3.He kicks(踢) the dog. It runs away, and the boy laughs.可知，是这个小男孩把狗踢走的；故选Ｄ。

4.“and the dog does not ask you for any bread, but you kick it.可知，通过怀特先生的最后反问男孩的话可知，他之所以这样做的目的在于教训这个没有爱心的男孩；故选Ｂ。

5.

考点：教育类短文阅读。