Question

The dog that gave us the most trouble was a beagle (猎兔犬) named Murphy. As far as I’m concerned, the first thing he did wrong was to turn into a beagle. I had seen him running and jumping around on the other side of a pet-shop window, and I went in and asked the man, “How much is that lovable fox terrier (小猎狗) in the window?” Did he say “That lovable fox terrier is a beagle”? No, he said, “Ten dollars, lady.” Now, I don’t mean to say one word against beagles. They have rights just like other people. But it is a bit of a shock when you bring home a small ball of fluff in a shoebox, and three weeks later it’s as long as the sofa.

Murphy was the first dog I ever trained personally, and I was delighted at the enthusiasm with which he took to the newspaper. It was some time later that we discovered, to our horror, that—like so many dogs—he had grasped the letter but not the spirit of the thing. Until the very end of his days he felt a real sense of duty whenever he saw a newspaper—any newspaper—and it didn’t matter where it was. I can’t bring myself to go into the details, except to mention that we were finally forced to keep all the papers in the bottom of the icebox.

He had another habit that used to leave us open to a certain amount of criticism from our friends. He never climbed up on beds or chairs or sofas. But he always sat on top of the piano. In the beginning we used to try to pull him off. But after a few noisy fights in which he knocked a picture off the wall, kicked the piano, and broke a lamp, we just gave in—only to discover that he hopped up and down as skillfully as a ballet dancer.

Nowadays if I go anywhere, I just ask if they have a dog. If they do, I say, “Maybe I’d better keep away from it—I have bad allergy.” This sometimes annoys the host. But it works. It really works.

1.The writer uses a hyperbole (夸张) in Paragraph 1 to suggest that the dog grew ______.

A. surprisingly lovable    B. comfortable in the house

C. too fierce to stand    D. larger than expected

2.Which sentence shows the author’s inability to train Murphy?

A. I had seen him running and jumping around on the other side of a pet-shop window.

B. We were finally forced to keep all the papers in the bottom of the icebox.

C. He never climbed up on beds or chairs.

D. Nowadays if I go anywhere, I just ask if they have a dog.

3.What can you infer from the second paragraph?

A. The writer tried to train Murphy to fetch newspapers but failed.

B. Like other dogs, Murphy hated newspapers.

C. Murphy learned to help the writer clean the papers.

D. Murphy liked fetching letters rather than newspapers.

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. Murphy—My Favorite Dog    B. Murphy—An Lovable Dog

C. Murphy Gave Me Trouble    D. Murphy Turned Into A Beagle

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者买的猎兔犬Murphy给作者带来了许多麻烦。

1.细节理解题。答案定位在最后一段But it is a bit of a shock when you bring home a small ball of fluff in a shoebox, and three weeks later it’s as long as the sofa.（让你有点震惊的是，你把鞋盒里的一个小毛绒球带回家，三星期以后，就和沙发一样大了。）可知作者使用夸张的写法表明这只狗长得比预期的要大，故选D。

2.细节理解题。答案定位在第二段I can’t bring myself to go into the details, except to mention that we were finally forced to keep all the papers in the bottom of the icebox.（最后，我们被迫在冰箱的底部保存所有的报纸），可知这表明了作者没有训练Murphy的能力，故选B。

3.推理判断题。答案定位在第二段I can’t bring myself to go into the details, except to mention that we were finally forced to keep all the papers in the bottom of the icebox.可推知作者试图训练Murphy取报纸，但是最终失败了，故选A。

4.主旨大意题。第一段The dog that gave us the most trouble was a beagle (猎兔犬) named Murphy.是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了作者买的猎兔犬Murphy给作者带来了许多麻烦，故选C。