Question

Puppies for Sale 待售的小狗

A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of   1   small children, and   2   enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “  3   are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.

       The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30    4   $ 50.”

       The little boy   5   in his pocket and pulled out some   6  . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “  7   I please look at them?”

       The store owner   8   and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窩) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (過道) of his store   9   by five puppies. One puppy was   10  . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s   11   with that little dog?”

       The store owner explained that the veterinarian (獸醫(yī)) had   12   the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became   13   “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”

       The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”

       The little boy got quite upset. He looked   14   into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay   15   price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month    16   I have him paid for.”

       The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is   17   going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”

       To his surprise, the little boy reached   18   and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (殘疾的) left leg   19   by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who   20  !”

1. A. absorbing        B. attracting            C. bargaining            D. greeting

2. A. sure                 B. luckily         C. surprisingly     D. interestingly

3. A. What            B. How come     C. When                D. How much

4. A. on             B. at             C. to              D. between

5. A. put            B. arrived        C. reached         D. filled

6. A. coin                 B. note                C. value          D. change

7. A. Can           B. Shall           C. Will           D. Must

8. A. performed       B. smiled         C. disagreed       D. announced

9. A. applied         B. guided         C. followed        D. linked

10. A. falling behind  B. setting foot   C. lending a hand D. putting forward

11. A. the price            B. the matter      C. the weight            D. the name

12. A. tested         B. studied        C. examined       D. experimented

13. A. excited       B. shocked       C. worried         D. disappointed

14. A. straight       B. deeply         C. closely          D. totally

15. A. half            B. lower          C. higher           D. full

16. A. unless         B. after                C. until           D. once

17. A. always        B. often           C. no              D. never

18. A. up           B. down           C. out             D. over

19. A. supported       B. assisted        C. adjusted         D. surrounded

20. A. encourages    B. cooperates      C. understands      D. Recognizes

Answer 1

1--20    BADCC   DABCA   BCAAD   CDBAC  

解析:

身有殘疾的小男孩看到了一只與他同病相憐的小狗，他決定以全價把它買下了，雖然老板愿意免費贈送。殘疾的人有著與正常人一樣的價值和尊嚴，我們不能歧視他們，這是小男孩帶給我們的心靈反思。

1. B  商店老板這樣做的目的就是吸引孩子前來購買。

2. A  sure enough意為“果然如此”，表示事情的發(fā)展與預料的相符。

3. D  從下文的回答可知，此處小男孩是在詢問小狗的價格。

4. C  from … to …是固定搭配，此處指的是小狗的價格從30美元到50美元不等。

5. C  該句句意為“小男孩把手伸進口袋里，拿出一些零錢。”reach in把手伸進。

6. D  coin硬幣；note紙幣，鈔票；value價值；change零錢。

7. A  該句句意為“我能看看它們嗎？”can在此處意為“能夠”。

8. B  從下文內容可知，商店老板同意了小男孩的請求，他微笑著并吹響了口哨。

9. C  五只小狗跟隨在狗媽媽的身后。

10. A  從下文內容可知，這只小狗有殘疾，所以落在了最后。

11. B  小男孩問“這只小狗怎么了？”what’s the matter with sth./sb.是一個固定句型，用來詢問毛病或問題所在。

12. C  獸醫(yī)已經(jīng)給這只小狗檢查過身體了。examine檢查；test測驗；study研究；experiment做實驗。

13. A  從下面小男孩所說的話可知，小男孩很興奮。

14. A  小男孩直視著商店老板的眼睛，look straight into sb.’s eyes直視某人的眼睛。

15. D  從上下文內容可知，小男孩認為這只殘疾的小狗與其他健康的小狗一樣有價值，小男孩不會白要，他會以全價買下來。 

16. C  小男孩手頭沒有足夠的錢，他要慢慢地付清；until引導時間狀語從句，意為“直到”。

17. D  該句句意為“他永遠不能蹦跳，不能像其他小狗一樣陪你玩耍�！�

18. B  從下文內容可知，小男孩把手伸向下面。

19. A  因為小男孩的左腿有殘疾，所以靠一個金屬架支撐著。

20. C  該句句意為“我自己也不能跑的很好，這只小狗需要一個理解他的人。”