Mr.White looks out of his window.There is a boy at the other side of the street.The boy takes some bread out of a bag and begins eating it.There is a very thin dog in the street, too.The boy says to it, "I'll give you some bread." The dog is hungry and goes to the boy, but he does not give it any bread.He kicks the dog.It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr.White comes out of his house and says to the boy."I'll give you a shilling (先令)."The boy is happy and says，"Yes.""Come here." Mr.White says.The boy goes to him，but Mr.White does not give him a shilling.He hits him with a stick. The boy cries and says, "Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money." "No," Mr.White says，"And the dog does not ask you for any bread，but you kick it."
1.Where is Mr.White at first?
A.He is in the room
B.He is in the street.
C.He is in front of the house.
D.He stands close to the boy.
2.Why does the dog go to the boy? Because__________.
A.it wants to eat
B.the boy asks it to do so
C.the boy is the dog's owner
D.the boy is friendly to it
3.Why does the dog run away? Because__________.
A.the boy gives some bread
B.the dog doesn't like bread
C.the dog doesn't like the boy
D.the boy kicks the dog
4.Why does Mr.White tell the boy to come up to him? Because he wants to__________.
A.give him a shilling
B.give him a good lesson(教训)
C.give him some more bread
D.help the boy
5.What kind of man do you think Mr.White is? He is a __________man.
A.cruel (粗鲁的)
B.sympathetic (富有同情心的)
C.friendly
D.polite (有礼貌的)
答：1. A 解析：全文第一句话可知，他向窗外看，说明他是在屋里。
2.A 解析：第一段倒数第三Tthe dog is hungry…，狗很饥饿，想吃东西，才向小男孩走去。
3.D 解析：第一段最后两句可知。
4.B 解析： Mr. White把小男孩叫过来说要给他一个先令，但却打了小男孩，与小男孩对小狗做的一样。Mr. White是为了教训小男孩。
5.D 解析：读懂故事大意可知，Mr. White对与小动物很有同情心
从篇幅来看，这是一篇比较简短的阅读。从内容来看，是故事，记叙文，相对简单。简单的阅读答题不一定简单，要求学生一定要认真阅读，不可马虎大意。文中1,2,3注重细节，文中即可找到。4,5题需要学生读懂的基础上进行推理，选择最佳答案，这部分也是学生需要重视的。