Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and, although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing, Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.

Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs crushed in a steel trap (圈套). Frightened, Ted now wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously.

Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

1.At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because __________.

A．he was not free at the moment

B．he was sure Brownie would be OK

C．he didn’t like Spotty at all

D．his missing dog made him sad

2. After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he ___________.

A．managed to free his dog at once

B．was very thankful to Spotty

C．regretted not following Spotty earlier

D．was angry with the trap-maker

3. The BEST title for this passage might be____________?

A．Dogs in Love                           B．A Friend in Need

C．Human and dogs                        D．Dogs Are Communicative

4.We can infer from the passage that ___________.

A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

B．It’s not right to hunt for animals in any neighborhood

C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D．Brownie would have died without Spotty’s timely help

 

Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and, although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing, Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”
Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs crushed in a steel trap (圈套). Frightened, Ted now wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously.
Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
【小题1】At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because __________.

A．he was not free at the moment

B．he was sure Brownie would be OK

C．he didn’t like Spotty at all

D．his missing dog made him sad

【小题2】 After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he ___________.

A．managed to free his dog at once

B．was very thankful to Spotty

C．regretted not following Spotty earlier

D．was angry with the trap-maker

【小题3】 The BEST title for this passage might be____________?

A．Dogs in Love	B．A Friend in Need
C．Human and dogs	D．Dogs Are Communicative

【小题4】We can infer from the passage that ___________.

A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

B．It’s not right to hunt for animals in any neighborhood

C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D．Brownie would have died without Spotty’s timely help

Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and, although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing, Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”
Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs crushed in a steel trap (圈套). Frightened, Ted now wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously.
Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
【小题1】At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because __________.

A．he was not free at the moment

B．he was sure Brownie would be OK

C．he didn’t like Spotty at all

D．his missing dog made him sad

【小题2】After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he ___________.

A．managed to free his dog at once

B．was very thankful to Spotty

C．regretted not following Spotty earlier

D．was angry with the trap-maker

【小题3】The BEST title for this passage might be____________?

A．Dogs in Love	B．A Friend in Need
C．Human and dogs	D．Dogs Are Communicative

【小题4】We can infer from the passage that ___________.

A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

B．It’s not right to hunt for animals in any neighborhood

C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D．Brownie would have died without Spotty’s timely help

词汇。用正确的词性填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. She tried to p_______ him to give up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen.

2. We can c________ with people from any country with a good command of English.

3. As he feared that the police would r_______ him, he never went out in daylight.

4. An unfriendly a_______ of the shopkeeper often make customers angry.

5. It’s not right to j_______ a man only by his looks.

6. Little education was a d_________ when he looked for a job.

7. They completely i_______ these facts as if they never existed

8. He has $100,000 life i_________, which his wife will receive if he dies first.

9. He bravely went into the burning house to r______ the boy

10. It is not a word in common ________. (use)

11. We must use candles because the _____________ is off. (electric)

12. I can’t forget the _________ experience. (frighten)

13. She is busy with the __________ of her daughter’s party. (organize)

14. The ______ cost may run out at rather more than we originally expected. (actually)

15. We climbed to the top of the mountain with strong ________. (determine)

 

It’s not right to ______ the poorer people of the world.

A．look up	B．look down
C．look down on	D．look up to