2014年高考专题复习：阅读理解(八).doc

河北省保定市2012届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Two of the greatest teachers in my life are my children． My lovely daughter offered a lesson today on the way home from school． We have two dogs． Both of our dogs are always eager to escape at any given opportunity I have to keep them chained and ruy yard is fenced，so that I do not have to pay any fines for recovering them from the city pound（狗收留所）． This morning I made the silly mistake of waiting until the last possible minute to put the dogs out． As I was walking the first one out，the second rushed past rne surprisingly and she was gone． I called for her to return，but my efforts were in vain． I decided not to bail（保释）her out if the puppy pound put her away． Anyway，when I picked my daughter up from school I just happened to mention that Cady might be rnissing or if she has been caught by the K9 cops（警察），I will not be paying her fines this time．” Why not?”my daughter demanded．“Is it just the money?” Well，partially it’s the money． But mostly it is because I am angry with her．，，I insisted． I noticed that my daughter had her head turned away from me and had not said a single word for over 5 minutes． So，I asked，Are you mad at me? “Yes，I am．，， She replied，looking at me with tears streaming down her face．I could not imagine that the thought of losing Cady would be so painful． In my imind I have given Cady。nice home with。。abundance of food，good water，and even her own doggy bed for over two years now． With tears welling up in my eyes，I heard my daughters voice，“Dad，you just don’t understand． If Cady is at the pound，no one will adopt her． Who would pick her? She is three years old and not even pretty like Casey．”My heart softened． I felt sad for having been so callous． As we pulled into the driveway，there stood Cady in the back yard，tail wagging and ready for some supper． I will make every effort to prevent any future escapes, 56． Why are Cady and Casey eag