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 stages 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 (追赶) 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 was out of condition that day.

B.Because she was about to give birth.

C.Because her daughter’s first child was ill.

D.Because her grandchild was due pretty soon.

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

A.Impatient B.Concerned

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 author’s purpose in writing this text?

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

B.To express their sincere appreciation to the kind strangers.

C.To inform us how they managed to see their daughter in time.

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

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【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。根据文章第一段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）可知，作者要去医院是因为她女儿在医院很快就要临产，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!”）由此判断出，当汤姆追赶那只狗时，作者很担心）A.Impatient 不耐烦的；B.Concerned 关心，担心C.Thankful 感谢；D.Regretful 后悔的。故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。根据文章第三段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项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段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）可知，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B项。