Question

Maybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have．But the truth is that some of them have instincts，and besides this，I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot．A personal experience showed me this．

Some years ago，I had a dog named Howard．From the time when he was a puppy，he was timid，so we named him Howard，sounding like “coward”！He was especially afraid of thunderstorms．At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder，he would run whining into his house and hide under a table．

I often went for a walk with Howard．Once，as we were walking along a road，it began to rain．I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter．The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles．Soon after I had got there，Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away．At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior．But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home．

When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter，there came a flash of lightning and soon after，there was thunder which nearly deafened me．Howard stopped walking and began whining．Thinking he was afraid，I bent to pick him up．As I straightened up，I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left．I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground，broken．The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning！

1.The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______．

A． his timid characteristic

B． one of the author’s friends Howard

C． his loud sound

D． his strange behaviors

2.The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that_______．

A． Howard had a strange behavior

B． Howard should be afraid of the metal poles

C． Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightning

D． Howard bit his trousers in his teeth

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A． Dogs are cleverer and better than men．

B． Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms．

C． Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot．

D． Dogs are naturally born heroes．

4.What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage？

A． It was about 200 meters from the author’s home．

B． It was destroyed in a rainy day．

C． Its roof was supported by wood poles．

D． It could produce blinding flash of lightning．

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

1.1】细节题，根据第二段 he was timid，so we named him Howard，sounding like “coward”可知作者给他的狗起名叫做Howard是因为他的狗很胆小，Howard听起来像Coward(懦夫)，故选A。

2.2】细节题，根据第三段 At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior可知作者对Howard的奇怪的举动感到很生气，故选A。

3.3】细节题。根据第一段I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot可知C正确。A、B、D文中均未提及。

4.4】推断题。根据最后一段I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground，broken可知那个公交车站被雷击中，已经被毁了。故B正确。A、C、D均不符合原文。