Question

    Last night one of our 3 family dogs was hit and killed by a car in front of my mother’s house. The dogs became more or less, my mother’s children after her human children grew up and moved out and my father ran with a midlife crisis and left her. The one that was killed had bonded with my mom far more than the others. She is shocked and upset. I loved the dog, but my true sadness currently results from having to watch my mother experience another tragedy after everything she has been through in her life.

In the midst of all of this I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle, which feels wrong, but it's not.

I’ll start by stating it was not his fault. The dog chased(追赶) a deer into the road at night. In an effort to not hit the deer with his car he changed direction suddenly, not seeing the dog, leading to her deaths. He could have very easily continued on his way, but he did something that I hope I never forget. He did the right thing (in my eyes). The driver pulled over, carefully wrapped our dog in a blanket he got from his car, and carried her up to my mother's front door.

He was visibly shaking and very upset. He informed my mother of what happened and she broke down immediately. He consoled her the best a stranger could and waited with her while my sister rushed to her house. He left his information and offered assistance in anyway he could.

Yes, he is the man who hit and killed our dog-accidentally. What he really did was sparing my mother from discovering unexpectedly a horrible scene herself while searching for the dog. He had so many choices. Choices that were far easier than what he chose. He did the right thing and for that, thank you, stranger. You recovered my faith in humanity.

1.What can we learn about the author's mother?

A.She has suffered a lot in her life. B.She has grown up with her dogs.

C.She misses her husband very much. D.She has three dogs killed in an accident.

2.What's the author s attitude towards the dog-killer?

A.Doubtful. B.Indifferent. C.Critical. D.Praising.

3.What does the underlined word “consoled” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Encouraged. B.Followed. C.Comforted. D.Helped.

4.What is the best tide for the text?

A.An Unfortunate Accident B.Sadness over a Dog’s Death

C.An Easy-to-Make Choice D.Faith in Humanity Recovered

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个司机无意间撞死一条狗之后，没有选择逃逸而是主动将狗包裹好送到狗主人——一位与狗相依为命的老太太那儿，并表示了歉意和安慰。作者因为他的这种行为重拾对人性的信心。

1.

细节理解题。文章首段讲述了母亲艰难不幸的一生，并结合该段最后一句“I loved the dog, but my true sadness currently results from having to watch my mother experience another tragedy after everything she has been through in her life.”可知，作者的母亲一生经历了很多悲剧，此次又将与爱狗别离，非常不幸，所以作者的母亲一生受了很多苦。故选A。

2.

推理判断题。本题要求判断作者对the dog-killer也就是这位司机的态度，从文章第二到五段内容，并结合第二段“I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle, which feels wrong, but it's not.”我不得不真诚地为司机鼓掌，这感觉不对，但事实并非如此。和全文最后一句“He did the right thing and for that, thank you, stranger. You recovered my faith in humanity.”他做了正确的事，谢谢你，陌生人。你恢复了我对人性的信心。可知，司机没有肇事逃逸，主动寻找狗主人，作者认为他做了对的事，因此虽然他撞死了作者母亲的爱狗，但作者认为他的后续行为正确。由此判断出他这个人值得赞扬，故选D。

3.

词义猜测题。根据该词所在句子“He consoled her the best a stranger could and waited with her while my sister rushed to her house.”的上下文可知，司机告知了作者母亲整个事情后，老太太就立刻崩溃了。他作为一个陌生人，尽了最大的努力去安慰她并且陪同她等待她女儿的到来。面对伤心的老太太，在等待女儿到来的过程中做到的是安慰。所以换线词的意思是“安慰”。故选C。

4.

主旨大意题。根据语篇解读可知，本文的重点不是介绍事故或者事故导致的悲伤，而是通过司机的选择，让作者看到了人性美好的一面，重拾对人性的信心，特别是全文最后一句的点题“He did the right thing and for that, thank you, stranger. You recovered my faith in humanity.”他做了正确的事，谢谢你，陌生人。你恢复了我对人性的信心。因而最佳标题为“对人类的信心恢复”。故选D。