“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to go along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a very good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go.” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t examined her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots（預(yù)防針）. She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小題1】Which of the following statements is true?

A．The Browns have never had a pet before 
B．The Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper 
C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog 
D．Mr. Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife 
【小題2】The word “shelter” in the reading means _________.
A．a(chǎn) place to sell small dogs 
B．a(chǎn) place to keep homeless animals 
C．a(chǎn) place to study animals 
D．a(chǎn) place to sell books on pet care 
【小題3】Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to _________.
A．see if they had moved to a new house 
B．find out how rich the Browns were 
C．know where they’d keep their new pet 
D．make sure they’d take good care of pets 
【小題4】The Browns think that a small dog _________.
A．doesn’t need any room to keep 
B．can help them watch their house 
C．eats less food than a bigger one 
D．usually has a beautiful name 


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：文章介紹布朗夫婦為了幫助照看家到動物收養(yǎng)所領(lǐng)養(yǎng)了一只健康的小狗的過程。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中最后一句“Shadow has had all of her shots（預(yù)防針）. She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.理解可知Shadow是健康的小狗。選C
【小題2猜詞題，根據(jù)文中語句““Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes.”理解可知這是動物收留所。選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句““We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.””理解可知Snow先生問了布朗先生一些問題，是想確保他能照顧好小狗。選D
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句A small dog would bark and warn them if someone tried to break into their house.理解可知布朗夫婦養(yǎng)小狗是為了照看家。選B
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