18.After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack,my world crashed around me.My six children were all under 10,and I was burdened with the responsibilities of earning a living,and caring for the children.I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week,but from Friday nights to Monday mornings,the children and I were alone.
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big pretty German Shepherd(牧羊犬)on our doorstep.This dog seemed to intend to enter the house.The children liked"German"immediately and begged me to let him in.I agreed to let him sleep in the basement.That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German's owner,but with no results.
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic.Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by,we drove off without him.When we stopped to get gas,we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us.No way was he going to be left behind.
Monday morning I let him out for a run.He didn't come back and we were all disappointed.We were convinced that we would never see him again.We were wrong.The next Friday evening,German was back on our doorstep.Again he stayed until Monday morning,when our housekeeper arrived.
This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10months.We grew more and more fond of German.We took comfort in his strong,warm presence,and we felt safe with him near us.As German became part of the family,he considered it his duty to check every bedroom to be sure each child was cozy in bed.
Each week,between German's visits,I grew a little stronger,a little braver and more able to handle; every weekend we were no longer alone and enjoyed his company.Then one Monday morning we patted him on the head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time.We never saw German again.
56.The dog first came to the family whenA.
A.it was needed most
B.the writer became strong enough
C.the writer was away on a business trip
D.the writer was busy on the weekday
57.The family planned to go on a picnic without the German Shepherd becauseC.
A.it was too wild to control
B.it was too young to walk so far
C.the owner might come by to pick it up
D.it might spoil the trip
58.The writer wasB the German Shepherd.
A.a(chǎn)fraid of B.grateful to
C.cruel to D.a(chǎn)nnoyed with
59.Which of the following can't be used to describe the dog?D
A.Loyal B.Helpful
C.Lovely D.Wild.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了在失去丈夫那段黑暗的日子里,是一只牧羊犬的到來給我們家?guī)砜鞓罚屛易兊脠?jiān)強(qiáng),更勇敢,讓我們?nèi)叶汲錆M了安心的感覺,我對他非常感激.
解答 56.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段"That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks."那天晚上是我許多星期以來睡得最安穩(wěn)的一次,可知狗是在我們最需要的時候到來的;故選A.
57.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段"Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by"可知我將牧羊犬留下帶著孩子去野餐是因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為它的主人會來找他;故選C.
58.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"Each week,between German's visits,I grew a little stronger,a little braver and more able to handle"可知牧羊犬的訪問讓我變得堅(jiān)強(qiáng),更勇敢,因此我對他應(yīng)該是感激的;故選B.
59.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段"he considered it his duty to check every bedroom to be sure each child was cozy in bed"他認(rèn)為這是檢查每一間臥室以確保每個孩子他的責(zé)任在床上舒適.可知他對我們家人很好,因此他不是兇猛的;故選D.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.