Question

On Friday, June 20th, 29 dogs along with their owners came to Santa Rosa, California. They came there to take part in an unusual competition—one that seeks out and honors the World’s Ugliest Dog. Now in its 26th year, the competition is one of the biggest attractions at the annual Sonoma County Fair.

Among the leading competitors were Cupcake, who was adopted (收养) from a local dog rescue center in January and Shorty, who would have been put to sleep if its owner, Jason, wasn’t kind enough to pick it up. Also competing was 11-year-old veteran Grovie. Described by his owner as short and funny, the Chinese pug is a local resident who has taken part in this contest several times. Then there was 2002 “World’s Ugliest Dog” and “Ring of Champions” winner, Rascal. The 7lbs naturally hairless dog with very few teeth comes from an impressive background (背景). His grandfather, Chi Chi, holds the Guinness World Record for winning the title “World’s Ugliest Dog” seven times!

But all these impressively “ugly” dogs had no chance against Peanut. The two-year-old dog was badly burnt in a fire which caused him to lose his lips, most of his body hair and eyelids. Besides winning the title, $1,500 USD in cash and a large trophy (奖杯), the first time winner also enjoyed an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City where he made scheduled appearances on the Today Show and the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

The competition is a great way to honor these dogs, many of whom get their unusual looks because of human abuse (虐待). But most importantly, it raises awareness about their adoption by showing the world that ugliness does not prevent dogs from becoming very loving pets.

1.Who play the biggest role in the competition mentioned in Para. 1?

A. The dog owners who are good at keeping dogs.

B. The people who have adopted dogs.

C. The dogs that have unusual skills.

D. The dogs that look very ugly.

2.It can be inferred that Jason adopted Shorty probably because he .

A. thought Shorty would win the competition

B. loved Shorty’s appearance very much

C. didn’t want Shorty to be homeless

D. didn’t want Shorty to be killed

3. What can we learn from Rascal’s impressive background?

A. He comes from a family of ugly dogs.

B. Most of his family members are well-known.

C. His grandfather had won the competition seven times.

D. Seven of his family members had won the competition.

4. According to the last paragraph, the competition wants to .

A. show that not all people are kind to dogs

B. call on people to adopt ugly dogs

C. tell people that loving pets usually don’t look good

D. warn people not to judge dogs by appearances

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，记录了在加利福尼亚的Santa Rosa一场最丑狗的评选，向世界宣扬了，即使是丑狗也不会阻挡他们成为可爱的宠物的事实。

1. that seeks out and honors the World’s Ugliest Dog，一场找出并且嘉奖世界最丑狗的竞赛。可知，这场竞赛的主角是丑狗。故选D

2. who would have been put to sleep if its owner, Jason, wasn’t kind enough to pick it up. 如果杰森没有好心的将它带走，（人们）很有可能会将shorty睡着。这里的sleep用的很隐晦，从这里推断出如果杰森没有带走它，它将会被杀死。故选D

3. grandfather, Chi Chi, holds the Guinness World Record for winning the title “World’s Ugliest Dog” seven times!rascal的祖父chichi，保持着世界最丑狗的吉尼斯世界纪录7次。故选C

4. most importantly, it raises awareness about their adoption by showing the world that ugliness does not prevent dogs from becoming very loving pets.但是最重要的，竞赛引起狗的收养的关注，通过向世界展示，丑陋并不能阻止狗成为受人喜爱的宠物。可以推断出，这场竞赛号召人们手养丑狗。故选B

考点：考察记叙文阅读。