Question

This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was different from other dogs because he was born with only two legs. The poor dog of course could not walk and even his mother Sarah did not want him. His first owner Michael Johnson also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of killing him. But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She decided to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself. She called him “Faith”.

In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard (滑板) to let him feel the movement… Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure (誘惑) and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, after only six months, Faith learned to balance on his legs and jump to move forward. After further training in this snow, he could now walk like a person.

Faith loves to walk around now. Wherever he goes, he attracts people’s attention. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. A book named With a Little Faith is now being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.

Jude Stringfellow, his present owner, has stopped working and plans to take him around the world to tell people “that even without a perfect body, one can have a strong will (意志)”.

Faith is a good example of the strong will and wonder of life. In life there are always unpleasant things. So, in order to feel better, you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day.

1. Faith is different from other dogs because _______.

A. he doesn’t have a tail

B. he has only two legs

C. he was born on Christmas Day

D. his mother loves him best

2. Faith’s present owner is ________.

A. Sarah B. Michael Johnson

C. Harry Potter D. Jude Stringfellow

3.Which of the following is the correct order for Faith to learn to walk around like a person?

① jump to move forward

② train in the snow

③ feel the movement on a surfboard

④ balance on his legs

⑤ use peanut butter on a spoon as a reward

A. ③①④②⑤ B. ③⑤④①②

C. ②⑤③①④ D. ④⑤①③②

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Faith’s mother can walk with two legs like a person.

B. If we don’t have a perfect body, we can’t be successful.

C. When we meet with difficulties, we should never give up.

D. When we have difficulties, we should wait for others’ help.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：短文屬于記敘文。講述了“身殘”的小狗，得到主人的“厚愛”，成功學會走路的故事。

1.細節理解題。從文中第一段“he was born with only two legs.”“She called him “Faith”.”得知。故選B。

2.推理判斷題。從第一段“his present owner, Jude Stringfellow,”和第四段“ Jude Stringfellow, his present owner,”中，均可得知，故選D。

3.綜合理解題。通讀第二段，可知。故選B

4.主旨大意題。通讀全文可知主人成功地訓練了兩條腿小狗學會走路。小狗身殘志堅，當然離不開主人的“永不言棄”。因此最佳答案是C。

考點：故事類閱讀。