"Has anyone seen Charge?"I asked,only half expecting a reply.The kids were running around the house,each doing their own thing,and my husband was watching the football game. Since she had only been out of sight for a few hours,I wasn't overly concerned.I thought she must be under one of the kids' beds,hiding from all the mess that was normal for a Sunday afternoon in our home.
Charge was not good looking,to put it kindly.It wasn't her fault;she was simply gifted with the worst appearance in her background.
My husband had found Charge wandering along the freeway one day on his way home from work.She looked as though she hadn't eaten in weeks,so he stopped and fed her with bits of his leftover lunch.Not knowing what to do,he brought her home with the hope of finding her owners or at least a loving family that would take her.However,once she was in the house,the kids were determined not to let her go.After a day or two of begging,we unwillingly gave in and told them we could keep her.
After observing her actions for a few days,I found she was extremely distrustful and afraid of everyone.In time,though,she came to love the kids and slept on their beds every night.I wondered if what she had experienced had conditioned her to be protective of those who were hurting.Every time the kids cried,Charge would run to them and gently offer her comforting paw. Unlike our cat, who had recently given birth to five kittens,Charge would have been a great mother.
When I was finally able to get everyone's attention at the dinner table,I asked again if anyone had seen Charge.After an all-in-one voice"No",I decided to take a look around the neighborhood.
"Who wants to go look for Charge with me?" I asked as I opened the door of the hall closet and reached in to gel my shoes.
“Charge!"I cried,because there she was in the closet!She looked up at me from inside the little cats'box as if to say,"Shhh,I just got them to sleep!"
We usually kept the closet door open a bit so our mamma cat could go in and feed her kittens, but she always left as soon as she finished nursing.Obviously,Charge knew they needed more mamma time and was more than willing to help out.
The kids smiled upon seeing the dog with the kittens.My husband shook his head and said,“Only you,Charge.Only you!"
Charge continued to mother the kittens until they were placed in their new homes.Charge may not have been an attractive dog,but she truly had her inner beauty.
【小题1】It can be inferred from the first paragraph that_A.the kids were not willing to play with Charge |
B.the author didn't worry too much about Charge |
C.Charge liked playing hide-and-seek games with the kids |
D.the author's husband was watching the football game with the kids |
A.fed her with his lunch |
B.decided to adopt her |
C.felt pity for her |
D.helped to find her owner |
A.It was really an energetic hunter. |
B.It was too selfish and lazy. |
C.It was quite clean and lovely. |
D.It was not a very caring mother. |
A.prove one's past could influence their characteristics |
B.indicate those who love the kids will be loved by others |
C.inform a pet dog can bring both joy and sadness to its owner |
D.show beauty isn't in the face but from the bottom of the heart |
A.The most beautiful Charge |
B.The greatest mamma |
C.A loving story |
D.A special Sunday |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew what the rich man said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
【小题1】In the story, ________ liked wine and good food very much.A.the rich man | B.the servant | C.both A and B | D.neither A nor B |
A.the cat | B.himself | C.nobody | D.the servant |
A.there was in fact poison in the bottles | B.he did not want the servant to drink his wine |
C.he wanted to kill the cat | D.he wanted to kill the servant |
A.the servant | B.cat | C.the rich man | D.nobody |
A.lazy | B.boring | C.clever | D.kind |
MONTREAL(Reuters)—Crossing the US-Canada border to go to church on a Sunday cost an American $10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security rules.
The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Albert often crosses the border like the other half-dozen people of Township 15. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.
There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US, which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.
As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally.
Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 Americans in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs(海关) stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.
Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.
【小题1】We learn from the text that Richard Albert is .A.an American working in a Canadian church |
B.a Canadian living in a Quebec village |
C.a Canadian working in a customs station |
D.an American living in Township 15 |
A.broke the American security rules |
B.failed to obey traffic rules |
C.worked in St. Pamphile without a pass |
D.damaged the gate of the customs office |
A.A Cross-country Trip | B.An Expensive Church Visit |
C.An Unguarded Border | D.A Special Border Pass |
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