Question

Long ago in a small village, there was a place. It is famous for the House of 1000 Mirrors.

A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs(楼梯) to the doorway(门口) of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high(竖起) and his tail(尾巴) wagging(摆动) as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often."

In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung(垂下) his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them and was afraid to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections(反应) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

1.Why was the first dog surprised when he came into the house?

A.Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.

B.Because he found that dogs there looked sad.

C.Because he felt sad about everything.

D.Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.

2.The first dog decided to visit the house again because

A.he liked the mirror there

B.he made many friends

C.he felt he was welcome

D.he learned a lot there

3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A. Excited B. Nervous (紧张)

C. Interested D. Unhappy

4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”

A, shout B. smile C. look D. run

5.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.

B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.

C. Everyone in the world should be nice to each other.

D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了很久以前的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以“千镜屋”而著名的地方。一只快乐的狗去这个地方，发现了一千只快乐的狗，决定经常来这里。另一只，非常伤心的狗来到这里，发现了一千只伤心的狗，他决定再也不来这里了。

1.二段“To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.”的描述可知，令第一只狗感到惊讶的是有很多狗在朝它微笑。结合选项可知应选D。

2.短文第二段“He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly.”的描述可知，第一只狗觉得自己很受欢迎，所以决定经常到那个屋子去。结合选项可知应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段“---another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house.”的描述可知，第二只狗到那个屋子的时候心情是不开心的。结合选项可知应选D。

4.猜测词义题。根据短文“he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs looking back at him。”的描述可知，小狗看见这么多的狗都不友好，正常的反应应该是朝它们嚷嚷。故选A。

5.描述可知，作者想要告诉我们的是：生活就是一面镜子，你对它笑它也对你笑！结合选项可知应选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读。