Question

My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.

After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

Here is the truth of the story:

Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.

I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door.”

Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.

1.How was the dog when found?

A. Too weak to walk.

B. Thin and worn out.

C. Unable to eat food.

D. Homeless but gentle.

2.From paragraph 2, we know that_______________________.

A. the dog didn’t go with the writer

B. the writer had his own pet dog

C. the dog belonged to one of the couple’s friend

D. the dog didn’t eat any of the food

3.The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that .

A. the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice

B. an old black dog appeared in front of them

C. Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business

D. the couple had some trouble with their marriage

4. We can infer from the passage that ___________________.

A. the couple finally took the dog home

B. the dog was abandoned by its owner

C. the couple also solved their own problem after helping the dog

D. it is God that send the dog to help the couple

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Angel Dog

B. A Helpful Couple

C. Saving the Dog

D. A Famous Song

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题解析：本文讲述了一个与爱有关的故事，作者正与妻子吵架，正好遇见了一只筋疲力尽的狗，出于对这只狗的同情，他们暂时放下了彼此的不和，一起帮助小狗，结束之后他们的矛盾也随之化解了。这件事让作者明白，爱不是一场斗争，如果你要离开，也许上帝都会派天使来守住你，也许那条狗就是上帝派来帮助自己和解的吧。

1. 考察细节理解题。根据文章第一句话“My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road.”我的丈夫朱丽叶和我走在我家附近，此时，我们看见了一条老年狗筋疲力尽，步履蹒跚地走在路上。故选B。

2. 考察推理判断题。根据第二段中“So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog.”所以茱莉亚跑回家中拿出了一些我们家里的狗粮，我就鼓励着小狗。作者家里有狗粮，故可以推测作者家中养有小狗。故选B。

3. 考察细节理解题。根据文章第五段话“Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely. ”实际上那天早上我和茱莉亚出门是因为我要离开，她试图让我留下来，但我什么也没听进去。故此推测这对夫妻存在一些婚姻上的问题。故选D。

4. 考察推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family”我们帮助了它，而现在我正在我自己的房子里，自己的家里写着这个故事。可见作者夫妇的问题已经解决了，故选C。

5. 考察对文章主旨大意的理解。全文故事根据一只狗展开，并且根据最后两段中 “And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door，Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.”作者认为是他们遇见的这只狗化解了他们的矛盾，所以在作者心中那就是一只天使狗。故选A。

考点：考察记叙文阅读。