Question

    My husband and I were taking care of Lizzy, our daughter Melanie’s pet dog, on April 17 while Melanie was in the early stage of labour at the hospital. We received a text from our son-in-law, Joe Levanti, that Melanie was about to give birth. Tom and I sprang from our chairs suddenly. It’s a tradition in our immediate family to wait at the hospital for a birth. This would be Melanie and Joe’s first child.

“You take Lizzy out before we leave, and I’ll be waiting for you in the car!” I told Tom. I started the car and waited impatiently. I saw my husband walk out of the front door- but then out shot Lizzy and she was running down the street at great speed.

My husband ran after the dog, and I followed in my car. “Lizzy! Lizzy!” we shouted as fear filled our heart. We chased her up and down our Bellwood Avenue. “She’s running onto Wireless Road!” we both screamed with fear. Lizzy dashed back and forth in the busy street. My husband kept up his chase on foot. I shouted to my husband, “Tom! Be careful when you cross the street!”

Within minutes, traffic was actually stopped on Wireless Road. A half-dozen good people got out of their cars to help. Soon, she ran into a safer area and then back to our street. With the help of six strangers, we caught her within a few anxious minutes. Everyone cheered, and we thanked the helpers again and again.

With Lizzy safely back inside, we drove straight to the hospital and were able to see our daughter in the delivery room. My husband and I are forever grateful to the strangers who might have saved Lizzy’s life and who enabled us to be there at the beginning of a precious new one.

1.Why was the author going to the hospital?

A. Because she didn’t feel herself that day.

B. Because her pet dog was hit by a car.

C. Because her daughter was ill in hospital.

D. Because her daughter was giving birth at the hospital.

2.How did the author feel while Tom was running after the dog?

A. Concerned    B. Impatient

C. Thankful    D. Regretful

3.Where was the dog finally caught?

A. On Wireless Road    B. In a safer area

C. On Bellwood Avenue    D. In the author’s car

4.What is the purpose of writing this text?

A. To show us how they got back their pet dog.

B. To tell us how they managed to see their daughter.

C. To express their sincere thanks to the kind strangers.

D. To tell us what trouble their pet dog has caused them.

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲了作者和丈夫去医院看望正在生孩子的女儿，女儿的宠物狗在街上乱跑。后来，在众人的帮助下，他们抓住了狗。作者向善良的陌生人表示真诚的感谢

1.细节理解题。答案定位在第一段It’s a tradition in our immediate family to wait at the hospital for a birth. This would be Melanie and Joe’s first child.（在我们的直系亲属中，在医院等待分娩是一种传统。这将是Melanie 和 Joe的第一个孩子）由此可知作者要去医院是因为她女儿在医院生孩子，故选D。

2.推理判断题。答案定位在第三段I shouted to my husband, “Tom! Be careful when you cross the street!”（ 我对丈夫喊道:“汤姆!过马路时要小心!”）可知当汤姆追赶那只狗时，作者很关心。A. Concerned关心的；B. Impatient不耐心的；C. Thankful感谢的；D. Regretful后悔的，故选A。

3.细节理解题。答案定位在第三段We chased her up and down our Bellwood Avenue.可知那只狗最后是在Bellwood Avenue被抓住的，故选C。

4.写作意图题。答案定位在最后一段My husband and I are forever grateful to the strangers who might have saved Lizzy’s life and who enabled us to be there at the beginning of a precious new one.（我丈夫和我永远感激这些陌生人）由此可知作者写这篇文章的目的是向善良的陌生人表示真诚的感谢，故选C。