A
(2020•东北三省三校高三第二次联考)
We had two dogs，Lucky and Lily Bit.Lucky loved to find ways to leave the confines (束缚) of her indoor living routine，which made her a masterful escape artist.Lily Bit，on the other hand，did exactly as she was told，never straying ，always staying close to home...except when she came under the influence of Lucky.
Whenever the two got out together，they could be seen out of sights often staying away for hours.More often than not，they’d arrive home near suppertime，covered in mud and leaves and smelling to high heaven from their afternoon outing in the woods.
I remember one such occasion when they’d once again mysteriously escaped，except this time，they returned clean and no worse for wear.It wasn’t until a few days later that we learned why.My wife ran into our neighbor Carl who lived a few houses down from us.
“I saw your two dogs the other day，” Carl said with a smile，
“Oh，yes? I’m so sorry.They’d been so good lately，so it was such a surprise when they got out.I sure hope they didn’t cause any trouble.” my wife replied，
“Oh，no，no trouble at all.Did you have any idea where they went？”
“No，” my wife answered.
“They attended my dog’s funeral(葬礼)”．Carl said sadly.
“What？” Ann exclaimed，“Oh，no.I didn’t know Toby had died.”
“Yep，it died a couple days ago.I was burying him in the back lot when your two dogs came running up.They sat down not far from me while I finished burying him，then they left.”
“Wow that’s amazing！” my wife replied.“Toby was Lily Bit’s father，you know.”
“No，I didn’t know that，” Carl replied，“but I guess that explains why she felt like she needed to be there.She had to say her final goodbye.”
1．What words can best explain the meaning of the word “straying” underlined in Para.1?
A．Wandering away. B．Staying still
C．Shouting loudly. D．Disobeying impolitely.
2．What difference between Lucky and Lily Bit is suggested in the first paragraph?
A．Their abilities were different.
B．Their hobbies were different.
C．Their personalities were different.
D．Their physical features were different.
3．What would generally happen to the two dogs after they got home from outside?
A．They got more united.
B．They looked in a mess.
C．They smelled nice as usual.
D．They got willing to do as told to.
4．What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A．To show his respect for dogs.
B．To be in memory of his dogs.
C．To suggest learning from dogs.
D．To think highly of his two dogs.
【答案】 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D
【解析】 本文为记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者家两只狗的故事。两只狗很淘气，经常在外面玩耍，回来时浑身是泥土和草叶。但有一次例外，两只狗回家还是干干净净的，后来作者从邻居那里获知其原因，它们去参加一只狗父亲的葬礼了。
1．词义猜测题。根据“always staying close to home”(总是呆在离家近的地方)可知，never straying是指从不乱走开，所以straying意为“走开，走失”，故选A项。
2．推理判断题。根据第一段“Lucky loved to find ways to leave the confines (束缚) of her indoor living Routine...Lily Bit，on the other hand，did exactly as she was told，never straying，always staying close to home.”(Lucky喜欢找方法摆脱室内生活的限制……另一方面，Lily Bit却完全按照她被告知的去做，从不乱跑，总是呆在离家很近的地方。)可知，一个想办法摆脱束缚，而另一个服从，这说明它们的性格不一样。故选C项。
3．推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“More often than not，they’d arrive home near suppertime，covered in mud and leaves....”(通常，它们在晚饭前回到家，浑身是泥和树叶……)可推断，它们回来时浑身是脏的。故选B项。
4．推理判断题。根据最后的对话“’Wow that’s amazing！’ my wife replied.’Toby was Lily Bit’s father，you know.’’No，I didn’t know that，’ Carl replied，’but I guess that explains why she felt like she needed to be there.She had to say her final goodbye.’”( “哇，太神奇了！”我妻子回答说，“你知道，Toby是Lily Bit的父亲。”“不，我不知道，”卡尔回答，“但我想这就是为什么她认为她需要在那里。她必须作最后的告别。”)可知，这些说明狗也重感情。由此可推断，作者的写作目的是为了称赞自己的狗。故选D项。
