Question

I’ve always known that dogs are clever, but even I was surprised when I heard about a dog called Red, at the Battersea Dog’s Home in London.

The home has been caring for lost and unwanted animals for over 140 years. Recently, the staff there got a shock when they came to work in the morning. They found that some of the dogs had got out of their kennels(狗窩) during the night, opened cupboards and taken out food and toys. And it happened again and again. The manager described how as many as nine dogs were escaping every night. “ When we came in, dogs were running around having fun and causing a lot of mess. ”

Someone or something was unlocking (開鎖) the kennels during the night. The manager decided to put in cameras to record how the dogs were getting out.

When she and her staff played back the recording, they saw Red, a three-year-old dog, put his nose through the bars of his kennel and use his teeth to press the button(按鈕) that opened his door. That was clever enough, but Red did more: he unlocked the kennels next to his and let the dogs out too. The group broke into cupboards and stole dog biscuits and toys to play with.

The manager said, “ It’s surprising that Red worked out how to open his own kennel and let all his friends out.” I suppose, Red didn’t like to party alone.

The story has a happy ending: after Red was shown on TV, several people came and offered to give him a new home as a family pet.

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To ask people to look after unwanted dogs.

B. To describe dogs escaping from the Dog’s Home.

C. To give an example of how clever a dog can be.

D. To introduce the work done by the Battersea Dog’s Home.

2.What did Red do after he got out of his kennel at night?

A. He slept in a cupboard.

B. He let the other dogs out.

C. He took biscuits and toys back to the other dogs.

D. He showed the other dogs how to unlock their doors.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. Red didn’t like being at the Dog’s Home.

B. Red and his friends had a good time when they escaped.

C. Red and his friends enjoyed being recorded by the cameras.

D. Red and the other dogs escaped because they were hungry.

4.The underlined phrase “ worked out” in paragraph 5 means .

A. found the way and dealt with

B. made the plan of

C. thought carefully about

D. was ready for

5.Which of the following was the topic of the TV program about Red?

A. A dog that can unlock doors.

B. A night when kennels were unlocked.

C. Parties for the missing dogs.

D. Battersea Dog’s Home.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了狗的聰明：通過Red將自己的狗屋打開并放出其同伴這件事來說名狗的聰明。

1. always known that dogs are clever,提出中心狗是聰明的，后面就列舉了一個事例。故選C

2. unlocked the kennels next to his and let the dogs out too.可知它還放跑了其它的動物。故選B

3. were running around having fun及倒數(shù)第三段he group broke into cupboards..play with.可知逃跑后玩的很愉快。故選B

4. to open his own kennel他如何打開自己狗屋的門是令人吃驚的，最終是想到了辦法成功的打開了，work out：解決。故選A

5. open his own kennel打開自己的狗屋的門，所以節(jié)目主題應該也是圍繞此展開的。故選A

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