14．The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy．His son or daughter whom he has brought up with loving care may prove ungrateful．Those who are nearest and dearest to us，those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name，may become traitors to our faith．The money that a man has he may lose．It flies away from him，perhaps when he needs it most．A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action．The people，who bend themselves to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us，may be the first to throw the stone of anger when failure settles its cloud upon our heads．
The one absolute，unselfish friend a man may have in this world，the one that never deserts him，the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous，is his dog．
A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty，in health and in sickness．It will sleep on the cold ground when the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely，if only it can be near its master．It will kiss the hand that has no food to offer．It will lick the wounds and sores that caused by the roughness of the world．It guards the sleep of its pauper master as if he were a prince．When all other friends desert，the dog remains．When riches take wings and fame falls to pieces，the dog is as constant in its love as the sun in its journeys through the heavens．
If fate drives the master to be outcast，friendless and homeless，the faithful dog asks for no higher privilege than that of accompanying its master to guard him against danger，and to fight against his enemies．And when the last scene comes and death takes its master，the noble dog will be found lying by its master's cold body．No matter if all other friends of its master's pursue their own way，the noble dog will be found lying by its master's graveside，its head between its paws，its eyes sad，but open in alert watchfulness，and faithful even in death．
24．Which is true according to the passage？D
A．Our loved ones may abandon us when we are halfway to success
B．Those we ignored before may betray us now
C．What we lost will be returned when we make a name
D．Those who favored us may turn their back on us when we become losers
25．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．If only owners treat dogs lovingly dogs won't betray owners
B．Dogs kept by rich families show more loyalty to them
C．Dogs remain loyal to their owners unconditionally
D．A man's dog serves the owner more devotedly when he is in sickness
26．What does the underlined word probably mean in paragraph 3？B
A．patient
B．beg
C．millionaire
D．employee
27．What method does the writer use to present his eulogy（礼赞）to dogs？A
A．Comparison
B．Argument
C．Reasoning
D．Research．
分析 短文主要讲了我们唯一最忠诚的朋友--狗．
解答 24．D，细节理解题，根据句子The people，who bend themselves to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us，may be the first to throw the stone of anger when failure settles its cloud upon our heads可知，在成功时向你靠拢的人，当你失败时，他会背弃你，故答案为D．
25．C，细节理解题，根据句子The one absolute，unselfish friend a man may have in this world，the one that never deserts him，the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous，is his dog．可知，只有你的狗会无条件地对你忠诚，故答案为C．
26．B，推理判断题，根据前面提到的无论你变得怎样，你的狗还会一直对你忠诚，从后面的句子as if he were a prince可以推测该词的意思是与prince对应的，故答案为beg"乞丐"．
27．A，推理判断题，短文第一段主要讲了你的朋友、亲人、小孩都有可能会背叛你，第二段讲了你的狗无论你发生什么事，都会忠诚地站在你这边，形成了鲜明的对比，故答案为A．
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
