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四：阅读理解(每小题3，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Considering that there was no better way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (*person whose job is selling meat). and he’s going to give you your lunch today.” Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once. At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers. But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?” Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it! 1. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite_________. A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D. friendly 2. .It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it_______. A. might do it much harmB. could do it much good C. would help the butcherD. was worth many pounds 3. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________. A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop D. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith 4. From its experience, the dog found that ________. A. only the paper with Mrs Smith’s words in it could bring it meat B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat 5. At the end of the story, you’ll find that _______. A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper B. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog D. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal B We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns. Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like "he went pale and begin to tremble" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese "surprise" can be described in a phrase like 'they stretched out their tongues!' Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people's faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. (责任编辑：admin) |