My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹣跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

　　The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.

　　After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

　　Here is the truth of the story:

　　Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.

　　I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

　　We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

　　In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”

　　Sometimes angels come disguised (偽裝) as dogs.

　　60. How was the dog when found?

　　A. Too weak to walk. B. Thin and worn out. C. Unable to eat food. D. Homeless but gentle.

　　61. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .

　　A. the dog didn’t go with the writer B. the writer had his own pet dog

　　C. Julie bought some food for the dog D. the dog didn’t eat any of the food

　　62. The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that .

　　A. the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice

　　B. an old black dog appeared in front of them

　　C. Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business

　　D. the couple had some trouble with their marriage

　　63. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A. An Angel Dog B. A Helpful Couple C. Saving the Dog D. A Famous Song

　　【參考答案】60—63 BBDA

　　高考英語閱讀理解練習題2：

　　Students who date (約會)in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

　　"Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence ，but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas ，study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.

　　Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.

　　Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (調查表)about the students* academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.

　　"At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,'1 according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.

　　"Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker," Orpinas said, "when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (轉移)attention from studying.”

　　4tDating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，”Orpinas concluded.

　　41.According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____

　　A. have poorer academic performances B. be more likely to hurl others

　　C. enjoy better school lives D. are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據Students who date (約會)in middle school have significantly worse study skills,可知約會的學生成績一般都不好。故選A。

　　42.When doing his study, Orpinas_____.

　　A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

　　B. completed a survey and a report each year

　　C. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts

　　D. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據："At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,可知學生的成績和約會的頻率有關。故選D。

　　43.Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except_____

　　A. being diligent B. bcing well organized

　　C. being kind and helpful D. finishing assigned schoolwork

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.可知沒有提到C項。故選C。

　　44. What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

　　A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.

　　B. Their attention to studying will be affected.

　　C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes

　　D. They will think it，s reasonable Io get depressed.【答案】B

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (轉移)attention from studying.”可知分手的兩個人會上課不專心。故選B。

　　45.Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____

　　A. supportive B. positive C. negative D. indifferent【答案】C

　　【解析】細節理解題。根據4tDating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，可知Orpinas 對中學談戀愛是消極的觀點。故選C。