Question

    The well-dressed, gray-haired woman was crying her eyes out. She had just been fined $100 by the judge because a month ago her dog made a mess on the front lawn of the courthouse.

“I just got out of the cab and I leashed Poopsie to the light pole. After I paid the fare and gave the driver a dollar tip, I turned around and saw that Poopsie had made a mess. I didn’t have any plastic bags, so I said, ‘Well, Poopsie, let’s go home. There’s nothing I can do about this now.’

“We were just starting home when I heard this voice out of nowhere: ‘Excuse me, ma’am. Is that your dog?’ I turned around. It was an officer of the law. Well, of course, it was my dog. ‘That dog just made an illegal deposit on the courthouse lawn. As its owner, it’s your responsibility to dispose of that deposit. See the sign over there? I’m going to have to write you a citation.’

“I asked him what sign he was talking about. He pointed all the way down to the end of the block. One little sign, a block away! How could anyone see that? I couldn’t see that sign with my best glasses. The officer said that I could fight the ticket. He said the judge was a nice old man who owned four dogs. So I said, ‘OK, thank you, I’ll fight the ticket.’

“So when I went to court, I dressed Poopsie up in his prettiest ribbons and made extra sure he did his business first. We were both so excited. I just knew the judge and Poopsie would hit it off.

“But do you know what happened when we got inside? They had a different judge, a judge who is allergic to dogs, and he immediately started sniffling, coughing, sneezing, and looking around. And then he yelled at me to get the dog out of the courtroom. He fined me $100 on the way out without even giving me a chance to talk about Poopsie’s chronic dyspepsia. It was terrible! I’m still upset.”

1.The woman was fined by the officer because________.

A.she had parked her car in the wrong place

B.Her dog had made a mess in the wrong place

C.She has refused to pay fare to the cab driver

D.Her dog had tried to attack the officer________.

2.The officer suggested the woman see the judge thinking that ________.

A.the judge was broad-minded and would pity her

B.the judge loved dogs too and would forgive her

C.the judge was kind and was easily persuaded

D.the judge would give her a lesson on law

3.The underlined phrase “hit it off ”in the fifth paragraph probably means________.

A.come to an end B.fight against each other

C.depend on each other D.enjoy a good relationship​

4.Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A.Uncertain B.Exciting

C.Unexpected D.Inspiring

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位妇女领着狗刚下出租车，当这位妇女正在给出租车司机小费时，她的狗在法院的草坪上大便。结果她被罚了100美元。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第一段She had just been fined $100 by the judge because a month ago her dog made a mess on the front lawn of the courthouse.可知，因为一个月前她的狗在法院前面的草坪上大便她被罚了100美元。故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据文章第四段The officer said that I could fight the ticket. He said the judge was a nice old man who owned four dogs. So I said, ‘OK, thank you, I’ll fight the ticket.’（ 警察说我可以为罚单而抗争。他说法官是个很好的老人，养了四条狗。所以我说，‘好的，谢谢你，我会争取这张票的。’）可知，警官建议她去见法官，认为法官也喜欢狗，会原谅她的。故选B。

3.

词句猜测题。根据划线词所在的句子I dressed Poopsie up in his prettiest ribbons and made extra sure he did his business first. We were both so excited. I just knew the judge and Poopsie would hit it off. （我给Poopsie穿上了他最漂亮的缎带，并特别确保他先把事情做好。我们都很兴奋。我就知道法官和Poopsie会合得来的。）可知，hit it off意为“享有良好的关系”。故选 D。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章最后一段He fined me $100 on the way out without even giving me a chance to talk about Poopsie’s chronic dyspepsia. It was terrible! I’m still upset.可知，最终那位女士还是被罚款了，原因是因为换了一位法官，并且法官对狗过敏，这个结果有点出乎意料。故选C。