As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening to their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I hardly saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking(舔) my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I patted and talked to this four-legged angel. He let me pour out all my troubles and share my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.
I believe that God sent him at that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
【小題1】How did the writer feel when his brothers’ friends came?

A．Proud. B．Worried.
C．Lonely. D．Happy.
【小題2】The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ______.
A．it was his friend B．it could understand him
C．it looked like an angel D．it was friendly to him
【小題3】From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.
A．the boy met a long lost friend
B．the boy had no friends at school
C．the dog spent the afternoon with the boy and his brothers
D．the dog helped the boy realize that he was loved
【小題4】The author wrote the story to______.
A．encourage people to talk about their troubles
B．show knowing you are loved is the most important
C．tell people they should treat animals friendly
D．share his unforgettable experience with us


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：文章講述作者小時(shí)候因?yàn)槭亲钚〉�，�?jīng)常感覺很孤單，被遺忘了，但是遇到一只狗之后，他感受到自己是被愛的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play.可知當(dāng)作者的哥哥的朋友來的時(shí)候，他覺得很孤單，選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass可知作者將自己的煩惱和想法都和這條狗說了，因?yàn)楣穼λ苡押�，選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.可知狗讓作者意識到他是被愛的，選D。
【小題4】寫作意圖題：文章最后一段點(diǎn)明作者的意圖：There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. 可知他是想表明知道自己被愛是很重要的，選B。
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