Question

Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子).

A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?

1.Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?

A. Because everything was strange to him.

B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad.

C. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.

D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.

2.The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.

A. he liked the mirrors there

B. he made many friends there

C. he felt he was welcomed there

D. he got lots of knowledge there

3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A. Excited    B. Nervous.

C. Worried.   D. Unhappy.

4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. shout     B. smile     C. look    D. run

5.What does the story tell us?

A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.

B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.

C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other.

D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以“千镜屋”而著名的地方。一只快乐的狗去这个地方，发现了一千只快乐的狗，决定经常来这里。另一只非常伤心的狗来到这里，发现了一千只伤心的狗，他决定再也不来这里了。生活就是一面镜子，你对它笑它也对你笑！

1.D 细节理解题。题意：第一条狗进入房屋时为什么感到惊异？A. Because everything was strange to him.因为一切对他都很陌生；B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad.因为他看到了伤心的狗；C. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.因为他不知道有一千面镜子；D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.因为有那么多快乐的小狗对他微笑，他开心。由第二段里的：To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. 可知，这条狗因为看到一千只高兴的对着它微笑的狗而感到惊奇。故选D。

2.2】C 推理判断题。题意：为什么第一条狗想要经常去参观那个房屋？A. he liked the mirrors there因为他喜欢那儿的镜子；B. he made many friends there因为他在那儿交了许多朋友；C. he felt he was welcomed there因为他感觉自己在那儿很受欢迎；D. he got lots of knowledge there他在那儿获得了许多知识。根据短文第二段可知，当这条狗对那些狗微笑时，1000只狗都对他微笑，因此，他觉得那是一个很棒的地方，他很受欢迎。决定经常去那儿。故选C。

3.3】D 推理判断题。题意：第二条狗参观房屋时有什么感受？A. Excited激动；B. Nervous.不安；C. Worried.担忧；D. Unhappy.不开心。根据短文第三段，第二条狗不开心地到来，更加不开心地离去。故选D。

4.4】A 词义猜测题。题意：第三段中有下划线的“growl” 可能是什么意思？A. shout吼叫； B. smile微笑；C. look看；D. run跑。句意：When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. 当他看到1000只不友好的狗看着他时，他对他们growl，当看到1000只狗对他叫的时候，他害怕了。因此，可以推测出growl是狗对狗大声叫嚷的意思。故选：A。

5.5】B 主旨大意题。题意：故事告诉我们什么？A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.镜子可以说出一个人是否高兴；B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back. 如果你对生活微笑，生活也会对你微笑；C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other. 世上的人们应该互相信任；D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.快乐的人比不快乐的人更受欢迎。根据短文最后一段，可知，本文告诉人们，你怎么看待生活，生活也就怎样回报你，生活就是一面镜子，你对它笑它也对你笑！故选B。

考点：考查人生感悟类短文阅读。