Question

    Brandy was an old dog. When her owner died, the dog stayed near the house and waited for her owner to return. Some of the neighbors left food out for Brandy. One day, Brandy walked into the neighbor’s yard and began playing with the 18-month-old Adam. The young mother didn’t like the dirty dog at first. But seeing her son having fun playing with her, she decided to give Brandy a bath and let her stay.

One afternoon, the boy’s mother left Adam in the yard to play while she answered the phone. When she returned, Adam and Brandy were both gone. It was five pm then and it was getting dark. The mother was scared and called the police. They looked for Adam for a long time, but were unsuccessful. When the clock stroke nine, someone said he heard barking coming from the woods. So they all rushed to the woods. Adam was fast asleep against a tree. Brandy was keeping Adam there while one of her own legs dangled over (悬垂) a deep hole.

Brandy had followed Adam when he walked away. Seeing him in danger, she held him safely for all those hours. Adam's mother was so grateful that Brandy spent the rest of her days with them. In Brandy's honor, Adam's mother founded Pets Alive, a pet rescue center in New York.

1.When Brandy was waiting for her owner to return, some of the neighbors ________.

A.wanted to kill Brandy B.tried to raise Brandy

C.stayed with Brandy D.left food out for Brandy

2.Why did the mother leave Adam and Brandy in the yard?

A.Because she was busy cooking in the kitchen.

B.Because she was answering the phone in the house.

C.Because she had given Brandy a bath.

D.Because she often did that and nothing dangerous had happened.

3.How long did it take the mother to find her son Adam?

A.Two hours. B.Three hours. C.Four hours. D.Five hours.

4.We know that Brandy ________ from the passage.

A.missed her owner a lot after her owner died

B.took the little boy away to the woods

C.almost starved to death before she met Adam

D.founded a pet rescue center in New York

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

Brandy是一只狗，她的第一个主人去世后，她的邻居收留了她。她和邻居的孩子Adam一起玩，当Adam有危险的时候，Brandy救了他，Adam的妈妈非常感动，于是她成立了一个宠物救助中心。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段 “Some of the neighbors left food out for Brandy.”可知，在Brandy等主人回来的时候，一些邻居给她留下食物。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段 “One afternoon, the boy’s mother left Adam in the yard to play while she answered the phone.”可知，Adam的妈妈在接电话，所以她把Adam和Brandy单独留在了院子里。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段 “It was five pm then and it was getting dark. … When the clock stroke nine, someone said he heard barking coming from the woods”可知，Adam和Brandy是在下午5点的时候不见的，到晚上9点，有人听到了狗叫，这期间过去了四个小时。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第一段 “When her owner died, the dog stayed near the house and waited for her owner to return.”可知，当Brandy的主人去世之后，她仍然在房屋附近等着主人回来，由此可知，她非常想念她的主人，A选项符合文意，故选A。根据最后一段 “Brandy had followed Adam when he walked away.”可知B不对；根据第一段 “Some of the neighbors left food out for Brandy.”可知C不对；根据最后一段 “In Brandy's honor, Adam's mother founded Pets Alive, a pet rescue center in New York.”可知D不对。故选A。