2016届高考英语一轮复习 综合课外趣味阅读练习题（十八）.docVIP

高考一轮复习综合课外趣味阅读及练习题（十八） 课外趣味阅读 精彩故事 Mothers Feet To prevent our dog, Lacy, from pestering visitors to our house, my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table, her favorite resting spot. One day a contractor came over to talk about a home-improvement project. As he and my mother sat across the table discussing the renovations, my mother slipped off her shoes and mindlessly soothed Lacy with her feet. My mother had been talking for about a half-hour when to her great embarrassment she heard Lacy bark outside the front door. Notes: (1) prevent （from）v.避免；阻止 (2) pester v.使苦