Question

　　To listen to the two professors, Smith the zoologist and Jones the philosopher（哲学家）, you would never guess they were friends. They argued everything. Smith was a scientist, who believed in“facts”, while Jones was a thinker, who believed in“ideas”.

　　One day, two scientists found themselves at Coney Island. Professor Smith had a young niece, who, for her birthday, had begged her uncle to take her there. Smith asked his friend Jones to come along. That is how the three of them came to a notice about a remarkable dog.

　　“Let's go inside, uncle. Please!”

　　What they saw did amaze them. The dog danced on its hind legs, keeping time to the music. When asked to add two and three, it barked five times. When the man played a tune on the piano, the dog sang in time to the music. It could even talk, after a fashion（模仿）. When asked how many states there were in the Union, it made a noise which sounded extremely like fifty.

　　The old scientist was amazed by the dog's performance, so after an hour of bargaining, the dog was his.

　　“It is for me, uncle?”

　　“Not exactly, my dear.”Professor Smith answered.“I need it for an important scientific experiment.”

　　“Come on, Smith,”said the philosopher.

　　“You always say'seeing is believing'. The dog is genius（天才）. What more do you need to know?”

　　Professor Smith said,“We may be close to the greatest scientific discovery of all time. If I can find out why this animal is so intelligent…”

　　A few days later, Jones visited his friend.

　　“You what?”he cried, unbelieving.

　　“I did what any scientist would do,” said Smith.“I put the dog to sleep and cut out its brain to find out what was special about it.”

　　“And?”Jones asked.

　　“Do you know, I couldn't find anything which would explain its extraordinary abilities”Professor Smith replied.

　　At that moment, the professor's niece came into the room.

　　“Can I play with my doggie, uncle? Please! He's so clever.”

　　Neither science nor philosophy had an answer for the little girl.

(1) Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．The clever dog was sure to be saved by the two scientists.

B．Professor Smith insisted on seeing the remarkable dog.

C．Professor Smith was disappointed at the result.

D．When asked the number of states in the USA, the dog harked fifty times.

(2) What struck the scientist most in the dog's performance?

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A．The dog's great intelligence.

B．The dog's dancing to the music.

C．The dog's understanding of its master.

D．The dog's ability to talk after a fashion.

(3) Who do you think would feel most pitiful at the end of the story?

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A．Smith.

B．Jones.

C．The dog's owner.

D．The little girl.

(4) The underlined sentence“You what?”probably means“________”.

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A．What are you doing?

B．What's the matter with you?

C．What do you want me to do?

D．What does your niece think of the dog?

(5) What happened to the clever dog?

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A．It was killed by the professor.

B．It was protected by the little girl.

C．It managed to escape from being killed.

D．It helped the professor do his experiment.

Answer 1

答案：C;A;D;B;A
解析：

(1) C；归纳题。史密斯教授对实验结果很失望，把狗杀死后没有找到特殊的地方。由文中“…, I couldn't find anything which would explain its extraordinary abilities.”Professor Smith replied.得出。 (2) A；概括题。小狗非凡的智力引起了这位科学家的注意。 (3) D；推测题。小姑娘非常喜欢这只小狗，得知小狗被杀后肯定非常痛心。 (4) B；“You what?”可意为“你怎么啦?”教授肯定心情沮丧，脸色难看。由下文“he cried, unbelieving.”推出。 (5) A；概括题。教授因做实验需要而把小狗杀死了。