Question

It was the year 1867. Mark Twain was out of money. He walked in the streets, trying to find a way to make some money. At last he    a hotel and sat down in the lobby. There came a lovely dog. Mark Twain put the dog in his lap.

At this time an Army General came along and he loved the dog. He said to Mark Twain, “He is a     . Would you sell him?”

Thinking of his    stomach, Mark Twain thought it seemed to be a good thing and said, “Yes.”

The General asked, “What do you ask for him?”

“Three dollars.”

The General was    and said, “Only three dollars! Are you serious?”

“Three dollars.”

“Very well, since you just want it,” said the General. He gave Mark Twain the   , led the dog away and disappeared upstairs.

In about ten minutes a middle-aged gentleman came along and began to    . Mark Twain asked if he was looking for a dog.

The man’s face had been sad and   , but now it became bright and he answered, “Yes. Have you seen him?”

“Yes. He was here a minute ago, and I saw him follow a gentleman    . I think I can find him for you, if you would like me to     .”

The gentleman said he would pay for the trouble. He asked how much Mark Twain would    .

“Three dollars.”

“Dear me, it is nothing. I will     .”

“No. Three is the    .”

Mark Twain got the General’s room number from the clerk. The door was       and Mark Twain asked the General to give back the dog.

“Why?” asked the General.

“The dog’s owner wants it back.”

“Are you not the owner?”

“No, I am not.”

The General began to shout, but he was too tired to     with Mark Twain. Finally, Mark Twain paid back the three dollars, and led the dog downstairs. He      the dog to the owner and got three dollars for the job.

1.A. stopped   B. entered      C. built

2.A. neighbor  B. wonder      C. doctor

3.A. empty    B. large       C. comfortable

4.A. angry     B. patient     C. surprised

5.A. money    B. answer      C. freedom

6.A. look after B. look around  C. find out

7.A. relaxed   B. disappointingC. troubled

8.A. downstairsB. upstairs     C. everywhere

9.A. follow    B. finish       C. try

10.A. ask over  B. ask about     C. ask for

11.A. pay more  B. pay up       C. pay off

12.A. price     B. answer      C. question

13.A. opened   B. shut        C. broken

14.A. discuss   B. argue       C. discover

15.A. returned  B. sold        C. brought

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了马克吐温在金钱短缺时进入了一个旅馆，在那里他巧妙的通过卖狗，找狗赚取了三美元的故事。

1.根据后文sat down in the lobby他在门厅里坐下，可知他进入了旅馆，故选B。

2.名词及语境的理解。A. neighbor邻居B. wonder奇迹C. doctor医生。根据上文五星上将喜欢狗，他问是不是卖，可知他说狗是个奇迹，故选B。

3.A. empty空的B. large大的C. comfortable舒服的。根据上文马克吐温正金钱短缺，可知他想到了空空的肚子，所以回答说卖，故选A。

4.形容词及语境的理解。A. angry生气的B. patient耐心的C. surprised吃惊的 。根据上将后面的话可知他感到吃惊，故选C。

5.名词及语境的理解。A. money钱B. answer 回答C. freedom自由。根据上下文可知他给了马克吐温钱，故选A。

6.动词及语境的理解。A. look after照顾B. look around四处看C. find out 找出。根据后文马克吐温对他的问话，可知在十分钟后，一个中年绅士进来开始四处看，故选B。

7.形容词及语境的理解。A. relaxed放松B. disappointing失望的C. troubled不安的忧虑的。那个人的脸以前很悲伤，很不安。但是现在变得很欢快。根据上下句的对比，故选C。

8.地点副词及语境的理解。A. downstairs楼下B. upstairs 楼上C. everywhere到处。我看到它跟着一个绅士到了楼上，根据上下文，故选B.

9.A. follow跟随B. finish 完成C. try设法，尝试。如果你想让我试试的话，我认为我能为你找到。根据句意，故选C.

10.动词及语境的理解。A. ask over反复问B. ask about询问C. ask for请求，要。他问马克吐温想要多少钱。根据句意，故选C。

11.动词及语境的理解A. pay more付更多C. pay off付清工资。没什么，我会付更多。根据下文，故选A。

12.A. price价格B. answer答案C. question问题。不，三美元就是那价格，根据上文可知三美元就是他卖狗的价格，故选A.

13.动词及语境的理解A. opened打开B. shut 关闭C. broken弄坏。根据情景可知门被打开，马克吐温要求上将归还小狗，故选A

14.动词及语境的理解A. discuss讨论B. argue 吵架C. discover发现。上将太累而不愿和马克吐温争吵，根据句意，故选B。

15.动词及语境的理解A. returned返回B. sold 卖 C. brought带来。他把狗归还给主人，为了所做的工作获得了三美元，根据句意，故选A。

考点：故事类短文。