Question

Exhausted，covered in mud and desperately hungry，a team of Swedish athletes sat down for a meal as they prepared to take on a dangerous 20-mile trek through the Ecuadorian rainforest．

As they opened their canned meat，a tired Mikael Lindnord noticed a miserable stray dog staring at him out of the corner of his eye．

Feeling sorry for him，he fed the dog a meatball and thought nothing of it，but as the team stood up to continue their race the animal started to follow them—and he didn’t stop．

As the group of four navigated the final two stages of the 430-mile Adventure Racing World Championship，the dog befriended them and was eventually given the name Arthur．

Every tiring task the team face，Arthur would do the same．He swam alongside them while they kayaked down rivers，dragged himself up hills during hikes and pulled through knee—deep mud during treks．

Even when the team tried to get rid of their new member out of concerns for his safety—he refused to leave．This meant when he was tired they stopped for a break and when he got stuck in the mud they pulled him out．

After six days the team finished the race，and the dog had suffered．They therefore decided to take him to a vet(兽医)while still in South America to have him checked out．

During that time Lindord thought to himself that after their experience，they could not leave Arthur，so he decided to adopt him and take him back to Sweden．He applied to the Swedish Board of Agriculture and was made to wait to see if his application was successful．After a tense few days，the team arrived at the airport with Arthur and boarded the plane with him back home．

Lindord said：“I came to Ecuador to win the World Championship．Instead，I got a new friend．”

1.After meeting the dog，the team ______________．

A．abandoned the dog immediately

B．fed the dog with enough food

C．adopted the dog for convenience

D．continued the race with the dog

2.Why did the team try to get rid of the dog during the race?

A．They were concerned about his safety．

B．They couldn’t afford the race with him．

C．The dog was a burden to the team．

D．The dog couldn’t follow the team successfully．

3.Which of the following can best describe the team?

A．Friendly and caring．     B．Helpful and generous．

C．Risky and harsh．   D．Cautious and sensitive．

4.What can we infer from the text？

A．The dog was sad to have suffered from the race．

B．The team won the World Championship many times．

C．Lindord was overjoyed to befriend the dog．

D．The team felt tense to take Arthur to the airport．

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：瑞士极限运动员马克尔在参加探险越野世界锦标赛的途中喂食一只偶遇的流浪狗后，这只流浪狗为感恩和队员们一起走完了包含各种残酷条件的430英里（700公里）越野赛，赛后流浪狗成功被马克尔收养。

1.he fed the dog a meatball and thought nothing of it，but as the team stood up to continue their race the animal started to follow them—and he didn’t stop．及第六段中Even when the team tried to get rid of their new member out of concerns for his safety—he refused to leave．可知，在马克尔喂了这只狗一个肉丸后，这只狗就开始跟着他们。为了它的安全，赶它走，它也不走。故该题正确答案为D.

2.Even when the team tried to get rid of their new member out of concerns for his safety可知，队员们尽力去摆脱他们的新队员（这只狗）是出于对它的安全的考虑。故该题正确答案为A.

3.A．Friendly and caring．友好的、有爱心的；B．Helpful and generous．乐于助人的、慷慨的；C．Risky and harsh．大胆的、严厉的；D．Cautious and sensitive．谨慎的、敏感的易受影响的；根据文章所提到的细节：给这只狗喂肉丸、为了它的安全而试图摆脱它、带它去看兽医以及最后收养它，这些都体现了友好和爱心，故该题正确答案为A.

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的he decided to adopt him and take him back to Sweden．及Lindord said：“I came to Ecuador to win the World Championship．Instead，I got a new friend．”可推知，Lindord非常的高兴——和亚瑟成为朋友。故该题正确答案为C

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