Question

【題目】 A few days ago, my pet dog died. But before you feel too sorry for me or my dog, you should know that Matty-we named her after the famous baseball player Christy “Matty”. Mathewson-was about 17 years old. She lived a long, happy life before she got so sick that we had to put her to sleep.

I have to say that when we first saw Matty, I did not want a pet. But Matty turned out（結(jié)果是） to be a wonderful dog. Matty was a big part of our family life for years.

That’s a good lesson. Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you thought they would. They turn out better. See if this sounds familiar to you. You join a sports team. After some practice or games, you find you don’t like the team as much as you thought you would. Maybe you don’t like the coach or the other kids. Or perhaps you find out you’re not going to be the next LeBron James or Mia Hamm. You want to give up, but your mum and dad say you have to at least finish the season. You don’t want to, but you stay with the team. And, surprise: Things get better. You make a friend or make a few good plays. Maybe the coach tells you you’re going to be a good player.

Most kids and adults （成年人） are pretty sure they know exactly what they want. For example, I was positive years ago that I didn’t want a dog. But life is full of surprises. We change with time. That’s why it’s important for us to try new foods, new hobbies and new sports.

【1】Mia Hamm is probably a（n）________.

A.movie starB.sports starC.animal doctorD.school teacher

【2】The underlined word “positive” in the last paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A.sorryB.luckyC.disappointedD.certain

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Matty was an important part of the writer’s family.

B.The writer didn’t want Matty when he first saw her.

C.The writer learned a lesson from his pet dog.

D.Most kids know exactly what they are good at.

【4】By telling the story of his dog, the writer wants us to________.

A.have a petB.try new thingsC.join a sports teamD.care our pet

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文通過作者本沒打算養(yǎng)狗，但是最終卻養(yǎng)了狗的故事告訴我們有時(shí)候事情并不像我們想的那樣發(fā)展，它會(huì)變得更好。告訴我們?nèi)藭?huì)隨時(shí)間而改變，鼓勵(lì)我們要嘗試新的事物的道理。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Or perhaps you find out you’re not going to be the next LeBron James or Mia Hamm.”可知，LeBron James 是一名籃球明星，所以Mia Hamm可能也是一名運(yùn)動(dòng)明星。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故選B。

【2】詞句猜測題。A：抱歉的；B：幸運(yùn)的；C：失望的；D：確定的，必然的。分析“For example, I was positive years ago that I didn’t want a dog.”可知，幾年前作者確信他不想要一只狗。此處表示“確定的”含義。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。A：馬蒂是作家家庭的重要成員。B：作者第一次見到馬蒂時(shí)并不想要她。C：作家從他的寵物狗那里吸取了教訓(xùn)。D：大多數(shù)孩子都知道自己擅長什么。根據(jù)“Most kids and adults are pretty sure they know exactly what they want.”可知，大多數(shù)孩子和成年人都非常確定自己想要什么，而不是自己擅長什么，該項(xiàng)表述不準(zhǔn)確。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。A：養(yǎng)一只寵物；B：嘗試新的事物；C：參加運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)；D：照顧我們的寵物。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，作者想告訴我們?nèi)藭?huì)隨時(shí)間而改變，鼓勵(lì)我們要嘗試新的事物。故選B。