Question

Dogs have long been regarded as a loyal（忠實的） friend of humans. They are not only a good companion to their owners, but also a security guard in some way. However, in fact, dogs do more things than just that. Recently, a British middle school has invited a dog to the classroom. Why? For fun? For security? Or for experiments?

Flossie, a ten-month-old poodle, says “No” to all the above guesses. He is there to help increase students’ reading confidence. It is a little hard to believe, but it’s real.

Vice-headmaster Sue Frost is responsible for training and taking care of the dog. She said, “Flossie has a great influence on students. They are willing to read for him. This is really a good way for students to learn more new words and make new progress.”

Flossie is quite popular among students. Jacob Wicks, an 11-year-old schoolboy, entered the school last November. He said, “I think Flossie is a lovely dog. He always listens to me quietly when I am reading. There is no need for me to worry about negative comments if I don’t read well.” Another student named Jordan Leatherhead said that he liked reading Guinness world Records for Flossie, and that Flossie like listening to him because there are many records about dogs and other animals in the book.

Wow! This is really an interesting teaching method. Why not have a try if you have a pet dog at home?

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

1.What do we know about Flossie?

A.He is a 11-year-old schoolboy.

B.He is a 10-month-old dog.

C.He is good at reading books.

D.He is a vice-headmaster in a middle school.

2.What can Flossie do?

A.He can read books for the students.

B.He can go to school with the students.

C.He can take care of the students.

D.He can raise the students’ reading confidence.

3.Why did Jacob Wicks like reading for Flossie?

A.Because they are good friends.

B.Because Flossie liked reading.

C.Because he felt relaxed when reading for him.

D.Because he wanted to teach him how to read.

4.What does the underlined word “influence” mean in Chinese?

A.影響 B. 興趣 C. 滿意 D. 安全

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Dogs are loyal friends for humans.

B.Dogs are good companion to their owners.

C.Dogs are helpful for making reading interesting and effective.

D.Dogs are useful for people to make experiments.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了狗能幫助學生提高閱讀信心，學到更多的詞匯，取得更大的進步。因為學生在狗面前閱讀不必擔心不好的評論。這真是一個有趣的教學方法。

1. a ten-month-old poodle, says “No” to all the above guesses. He is there to help increase students’ reading confidence.可知Flossie是一只10個月大的小狗，它被帶到教室是為了幫助提高學生的閱讀信心。故選B。

2. is there to help increase students’ reading confidence.可知它被帶到教室是為了幫助提高學生的閱讀信心。故選D。

3. is no need for me to worry about negative comments if I don’t read well.可知Jacob Wicks在小狗Flossie面前閱讀不必擔心不好的評價，因此心情比較放松，所以他喜歡在他面前閱讀。故選C。

4. are willing to read for him.可知學生愿意讀給他聽，故猜測他對學生有影響，故選A。

5. is there to help increase students’ reading confidence.和This is really a good way for students to learn more new words and make new progress可知狗有助于增強學生的閱讀信心，并且讓學生學到更多的詞匯，取得更大的進步。因此學習變得有趣，而且有成效，故選C。

考點：教育類短文閱讀。