Question

On a snowy day, a hunter(狩猎者) went hunting with his strong dog. The hunter shot a rabbit in one of her back legs. The wounded(受伤的) rabbit tried her best to run away. Quickly the smart dog ran after her. After some time the rabbit was farther and farther. Thinking that he couldn't catch her, the dog had to come back to the hunter. “You are useless and you can't catch the wounded rabbit，” said the hunter angrily. After the dog heard this, he disagreed and argued, “But I've just tried！”

The rabbit, with a wound, managed to return home. All her brothers and sisters were surprised. They all came up to her and asked, “The dog is so fast. You have a wound, how could you run away from him？” The rabbit said, “He just tried, but I did my utmost. If he did not catch me, he would just get a curse(咒骂语) at most. However, if I did not do my best, I would lose my life.”

1.The dog had to come back to the hunter because ________.

A. the rabbit was wounded and would die soon

B. the dog thought that he couldn't catch the rabbit

C. the dog was tired and didn't want to run

D. the rabbit was quite strong and smart

2.After the dog came back to the hunter, the hunter ________.

A. asked him to catch the rabbit again

B. gave him something to eat

C. became very angry with him

D. was very happy to see him

3.The underlined word “utmost” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________” in Chinese.

A. 责任    B. 选择    C. 事情    D. 极限

4.In this passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. a rabbit is faster than a dog

B. it's easy to do something if you just try

C. the dog doesn't want to run after the rabbit

D. it's not enough just to try and you have to do your best

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. D

【解析】

本文是一个小故事。在一个下雪天，一个猎人带着他的强壮的狗去打猎。猎人射中了一只兔子的一条后腿。受伤的兔子尽力逃跑。这条聪明的狗很快地去追她。过了一会儿，兔子越来越远了。狗以为它抓不到她，只好回到猎人身边。“你是废物，你抓不到受伤的兔子，”猎人生气地说。狗听到这话后，不同意并争辩道：“可我刚才努力过了！”这只受伤的兔子回到了家。她所有的兄弟姐妹都很惊讶，问道：“狗跑得真快。你受伤了，你怎么能摆脱他呢？”这只兔子说：“如果他不抓住我，他最多只会挨顿臭骂。然而，如果我不尽力，我就会没命。”

1.题意：这条狗必须回到猎人那里，因为_____________。考查细节理解题。A. the rabbit was wounded and would die soon兔子受伤了，很快就会死去；B. the dog thought that he couldn't catch the rabbit狗以为它抓不到兔子；C. the dog was tired and didn't want to run那条狗累了，不想跑；D. the rabbit was quite strong and smart兔子很强壮很聪明。根据第6句Thinking that he couldn't catch her, the dog had to come back to the hunter.（狗以为它抓不到她，只好回到猎人身边。）可知“因为狗以为它抓不到兔子，这条狗必须回到猎人那里”；故选B。

2.题意：在这条狗回到猎人身边后，猎人_____________。考查细节理解题。A. asked him to catch the rabbit again叫他再捉兔子；B. gave him something to eat给他一些吃的；C. became very angry with him对他非常生气；D. was very happy to see him 见到他非常高兴。根据第七句“You are useless and you can't catch the wounded rabbit，” said the hunter angrily.（“你真没用，抓不到受伤的兔子，”猎人生气地说。）可知“猎人对他非常生气”；选C。

3.题意：第2段中下画划线单词“utmost”汉语意思是“________”。考查词义猜测题。A. 责任；B. 选择；C. 事情；D. 极限。根据下文If he did not catch me, he would just get a curse(咒骂语) at most. However, if I did not do my best, I would lose my life.（如果他不抓住我，他最多只会受到诅咒。然而，如果我没有尽我最大的努力，我会失去我的生命。）可知此句“He just tried, but I did my utmost.”句意：他刚刚努力了，但我尽力了。可知“utmost”汉语意思是“极限”。故选D。

4.题意：在这篇文章中，作者主要想告诉我们____________。考查主旨理解题。A. a rabbit is faster than a dog兔子比狗快；B. it's easy to do something if you just try如果你只要努力做某事很容易；C. the dog doesn't want to run after the rabbit狗不想追兔子；D. it's not enough just to try and you have to do your best光是努力是不够的，你必须尽力。