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My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the animal shelter

to pick out a puppy to keep her company. Grandma decided on a little terrier that had a reddish-brown spot above each eye. Because of these spots, the dog was promptly named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later when Grandma had a stroke. Grandma could no longer work, so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were constant companions.
   After her stroke, it became a real problem for Grandma to let Penny in and out because the door was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism using a rope and pulley was installed from the back door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was out of Penny's favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us cook Penny browned beef with diced potatoes in it. I can remember teasing my grandmother that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
   As the years passed, Grandma and Penny became inseparable. Grandma's old house could be filled to the brim with people, but if Grandma went to take her nap, Penny walked along beside her and stayed by her side until she awoke. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed to lay next to Grandma, so she laid on the rug beside the bed. If Grandma went into the bathroom, Penny would hobble along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her back to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her faithful companion by her side.
   The time came when both my grandmother and Penny's health were failing fast. Penny couldn't get around very well, and Grandma had been hospitalized several times. My uncle and I lived with Grandma, so Penny was never left alone, even when Grandma was in the hospital. During these times, Penny sat at the window looking out for the car bringing Grandma home and would excitedly wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a grand reunion between the two.
  On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny, as usual, sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later when the dog woke up, she couldn't seem to work out the stiffness in her hips as she usually did. The same morning, she began having seizures. At age fifteen, we knew it was time. My mother and aunt took her to the veterinarian and stayed with her until the end.
  Now the big dilemma was whether to tell Grandma while she was still in the hospital or wait. The decision was made to tell her while she was in the hospital because when we pulled up at the house, the first thing Grandma would look for was her beloved Penny watching out the window and then happily greeting her at the door. Grandma shed some tears but said she knew that it had to be done so Penny wouldn't suffer.
   That night while still in the hospital, Grandma had a massive heart attack. The doctors frantically worked on her but could not revive her. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other. God had it all worked out – Penny was waiting at door when Grandma came Home.

1. The dog was named Penney because_______________.

  A. this was the name of the place where she was born

  B. she had a spot above each eye

  C. Grandma had had a dog with this name before

  D. Grandma wanted to memorize her husband

2.  From the passage, we know that _________________.

   A. Grandma actually loved that dog better than she loved her family.

   B. Grandma and her dog were never separated with each other for a minute

   C. The dog and her master both died on Christmas Day

   D. Grandma died several hours after the dog’s death

3. What does the last sentence really mean?

   A. Penny was as usual waiting at door when Grandma came home from the hospital.

   B. The dog didn’t realized at all that her master had been dead.

   C. The dog died first according to God’s arrangement.

   D. They were always together without a second’s separation.

4. Which one of the following can be the best title of the passage ?

   A. Waiting At the Door

   B. A Dog and Her Master

   C .A Fifteen-year-old Dog Named Penney

   D. Who will die first?

B

Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.

Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year’s bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.

1. According to the passage, Thanksgiving Day _____________.

  A. was first celebrated in America

  B. falls on the first Thursday of November

  C. is celebrated only in America

  D. is a time for Americans to show respect to Pilgrims

2. The underlined word “tempestuous” in the second paragraph probably means __________.

  A. 漫长的      B. 难以忍受的      C. 波涛汹涌的     D. 剧烈的

3. We can know from the passage that_______________.

  A. Thanksgiving Day can reflect the history of the United States.

  B. the most important foods on Thanksgiving Day are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.

C. Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join together to celebrate this national holiday.

D. the roast turkey must be eaten with some bread according the tradition.

4. The settlers thought that their good harvest ____________

  A. came naturally                 B. was due to their hard work

  C. was linked with good weather     D. was got from God

5. The best title of this passage can be _______________.

  A. Thanksgiving Day       B. The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

  C. An Important Holiday    D. The Foods on Thanksgiving Day

答案：(A).BDCA

      (B).ACBDA