Question

    A dog spent the last four years of his life waiting at a crossroad in the Thai city of Khon Kaen as if waiting for someone. At first people thought the dog had been abandoned, but then realized that he looked healthy, so people asked around about him. It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.

One day, while photographing the dog everyone called Leo, a reporter met the woman who had been taking care of him. She had come to drop off some food. After learning the story about the dog and the woman, the reporter decided to share the story on social media. The post soon went viral and the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times. And the photos reached the eyes of Leo’s old owner.

Nang Noi Sittisarn, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Roi Et Province, almost had a heart attack when her daughter showed her a photo of the beloved dog named BonBon she had lost during a car trip. When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years, her heart melted (融化).

Auntie Noi told her daughter to drive her to where the dog was waiting. When she got there and called his name. BonBon, the poor dog started wiggling (扭动) his tail and came to her, but when she tried to take him home with her, he was unwilling to follow. She didn’t want to force the dog to come with her so she agreed to leave him with his new master. However, she and her daughter will come to visit him regularly.

1.Why did the dog look healthy after separation from his former owner?

A.He walked around the crossroad constantly.

B.He was kept at a woman’s home all the time.

C.A local reporter brought him food and water.

D.A woman looked after him on a regular basis.

2.What does the underlined phrase “went viral” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Changed surprisingly. B.Spread quickly.

C.Appeared gradually. D.Fell directly.

3.How did Nang Noi Sittisam feel about the dog’s waiting for her?

A.Shocked. B.Regretful. C.Touched. D.Proud.

4.What can we mainly learn from the story about the dog?

A.We need to learn to be faithful and thankful.

B.Unbelievable success is worth waiting for.

C.We should appreciate everyone we meet.

D.No one knows the result until the last minute.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是记叙文。文章讲述了泰国有一只忠实的狗狗天天在十字路口等人。狗狗的老主人看到失踪爱狗的照片后，非常感动，在试图带回狗狗没成功后，经常去看望它的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中It turned out that the dog had indeed been spending most of his time around that crossroad, but a woman had been coming round regularly to bring him food and water.可知，有一位女士有规律的去给小狗送去食物和水。为什么这只狗在与前主人分离后看起来很健康是因为一个女人定期照顾它。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段The post soon went viral and the photos of Leo got shared hundreds of times.可知，有小狗照片的网上帖子被分享了几百次，很快流传开来。所以划线词的意思是“快速流传”的意思。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句When she learned that he had been waiting for her in the same spot for the last four years, her heart melted (融化).可知，狗狗原主人得知过去四年这只小狗一直在等着她，她心都融化了。由此判断出Nang Noi Sittisam对狗一直等她感到很感动。故选C。

4.推理判断题。全文讲述了一只同一地点等待主人4年的小狗的故事，可知这只小狗非常忠实，还一直受到一位女士的照顾，所以没有跟随原来的主人回家。从这则故事中我们应该学习狗狗的忠实和感恩之心。故选A。