Sam, a dog, was left behind in Colorado while his owners, Mr. And Mrs. Green moved to Southern California. They did not give the dog up. They found him a very nice home before they moved. They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.
The Green family lived in Colorado for less than a year. Before that, they had lived in the same neighborhood in California to which they returned. So Sam had been there before, but only for a short time when he was young.
Several months after the Greens left Colorado, after they were comfortably settled back in California, they heard a scratch at the door. They couldn’t imagine who might be there. It never occurred to them that it might be Sam, because they were sure he was happily set up with his new family back in Colorado. When they opened the door, the Greens saw a dirty, tired dog with very hurting feet. The animal looked a little bit like Sam, but no one could believe that Sam could have walked 840 miles on his own. The tired dog spent the night under the family car. The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back.
小题1:The story suggests that _______ .
A．dog owners have trouble renting
B．many people treat their pets badly
C．keeping a dog is easy
D．dogs are too much trouble小题2:Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. Sam walked to California. b. The Greens moved to Colorado.
c. The Greens left Sam. d. The Greens returned to California.
e. Sam spent the night under the family car.
A．b, d, c, e, a
B．b, c, d, a, e
C．a, c, b, e, d
D．c, e, d, a, b小题3:The underlined word “destination” in the first paragraph means _________.
A．the cost of living
B．the country of one’s birth
C．the damage to oneself
D．the place to which one is going小题4:The Greens knew the dog was Sam ________.
A．because of his hurting feet
B．from the color and the markings
C．by the way he walked
D．after he did some tricks
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
本文讲述的是一只狗在被主人留在原住地以后，跑了800英里路回到主人身边的故事。
小题1:A 细节题。根据They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.可知答案为A.
小题2:B 首先判断b,a,c的顺序，显然b最先发生。接下来再判断d和c，当然是夫妇两先离开那只狗，才回到了加州。故答案为B。
小题3: D 猜词题。destination是“目的地”的意思。是一个人去的地方。
小题4:D 细节题。根据The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back. 可知答案为D。