Question

Mrs. White lived in a town of England. Her husband died three years ago and one of her children worked in the capital and the other three lived in another town. Her husband didn’t leave her much money and she had to live a simple (简朴) life. Sometimes her children went to see her during their holidays, but they stayed with her for only two or three days.

One winter morning the old woman got up early. She was going to buy some food in a shop. And when she came out, she found there was much snow in the street. She had to sweep it away. And suddenly she found a dying dog at the comer of the house. She picked it up and took it into the house quickly. She put it near the fire and gave it some milk and bread. At first the poor dog ate nothing and that afternoon it drank some milk and three days later it was all right. Now the old woman found it was a beautiful dog. And she liked it very much and took it everywhere she went. A week later she went shopping with her dog. At a bus stop a young man was eating fish and chips. The little dog became very excited at the smell of the man’s lunch and began jumping up at him.

“Do you mind if I throw it a bit?’’ asked the young man.

“Not at all,” answered Mrs. White.

Having heard this, he picked up the dog and threw it over the wall.

1.One of the old woman’s children worked in       .

A. Moscow    B. Paris

C. London    D. New York

2.Mrs. White lived a simple life because       .

A. she wasn’t rich enough

B. she hoped to save money for her children

3.It was       that morning when Mrs. White went to buy something.

A. rainy    B. snowy

C. windy    D. cloudy

4.The dog hoped       , so it became excited.

A. to be given some food    B. to leave the bus stop soon

C. to bite (咬) the young man    D. to go as soon as possible

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】文章讲述一个因为对语言理解的不一致，老太太的狗被年轻人扔掉的事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的内容Mrs. White lived in a town of England. …one of her children worked in the capital可知她的其中一个孩子住在英格兰的首都伦敦。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段的句子Her husband didn’t leave her much money and she had to live a simple (简朴) life.她的丈夫没有给她留下很多钱，因此她必须过简单的生活。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段内容She was going to buy some food in a shop. And when she came out, she found there was much snow in the street.可知老太太去买东西的那天早晨，天在下雪。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段的内容At a bus stop a young man was eating fish and chips. The little dog became very excited at the smell of the man’s lunch and began jumping up at him.在一个公交车站，一个年轻人正在吃鱼和薯条。这条狗对男士午餐的味道很兴奋，开始跳向他。可推断老太太的狗希望男士给它一些食物。故选A。