Question

My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．

Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier．The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood．

It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that．I just didn’t think about them very much．I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one．

Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam．Then the phone rang．I went inside to take the call．When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．

Police searched the neighborhood．Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking．“It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said．We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（悬崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!

I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house．She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away．

“Come on, girl,” I said．“This is your home now．” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door．She’d done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it ．She’d certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had．What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!

1.What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?

a．She was left behind by her owner’s family．

b．She stepped into the woman’s house．

c．She appeared at the woman’s front door．

d．She stayed beside the woman’s son for hours．

A．d, a, b, c       B．a, c, b, d

C．c, d, b, a       D．a, c, d, b

2.What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?

A．She gave her some food．

B．She drove her away．

C．She took her home．

D．She said thank you to her．

3.Why did the woman call the police?

A．Her son was lost

B．Brandy was gone．

C．Brandy appeared in her yard．

D．She got a scary call．

4.How were they able to know that the woman’s son was near the cliff?

A．By searching the neighborhood．

B．By hearing a dog barking．

C．By following a dog’s footsteps．

D．By hearing her son’s crying．

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述的是“我”对流浪狗布朗迪从最开始的嫌弃到最后的收留这一小故事。

1.1】D细节理解题。根据第二段：The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．句意：女人的家人们清空了她的房子并且在她的院子前树了一块写有“出售”的牌子，但是她的家人把布朗迪留在了后面。可知顺序排第一的是a；根据第一段：My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．句意：我十八个月大的儿子，亚当在前门呼喊着：“看！妈妈！小狗！”我扔下手中的事情，把头伸出门外——我们旁边的邻居家的十一岁大的狗又一次的来到了我家门口。有下文可知布朗迪是因为被主人的家人抛弃了才出现在了作者家门口，故c排在a后面；根据第五段：We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（悬崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!句意：我们跟着犬吠声来到了一个树木繁茂的悬崖。在那里我看到了我们的儿子，那时他已经睡着了，在离悬崖边缘只有几英寸的地方。布朗迪在他的身旁，靠着他，使他远离悬崖的边缘。当我把亚当抱了起来，布朗迪一下子摊在了地上，呼吸地非常迅速。她肯定支持亚当了几个小时。故d排在c后面；根据第七段：Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. 句意：布朗迪走了进来，一旦她意识到自己是真的收到了欢迎，她立马放松了下来并且在门口躺了下来。故b排在最后；根据顺序，故选D.

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段：Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．句意：我们旁边的邻居家的十一岁大的狗又一次的来到了我家门口。“走开！”我叫嚣道。故选B.

3.3】A细节理解题。根据第四段：When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．句意：当我（接完电话）回来的时候，我发现亚当不见了。我找遍了院子的前前后后。篮球场，公共泳池，都没发现他的踪影。我非常的紧张地回到家，然后给警察和我丈夫打了电话。故选A.

4.4】B细节理解题。根据第五段：Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking. We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（悬崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．句意：突然我听到了一个声音：狗吠声。我们跟着犬吠声来到了一个树木繁茂的悬崖。在那里我看到了我们的儿子，那时他已经睡着了，离悬崖的边缘只有几英寸。故选B.

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