初中英語《誰的狗最聰明》閱讀題

　　Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "T Square, show your stuff. " The dog trotted over to a desk, pulled out a paper and pencil, and drew a perfect triangle.

　　The next guy, an accountant, called to his dog, "Slide Rule, go ahead. " The dog went to the kitchen, nibbled opened a bag of cookies and divided the contents into four equal piles.

　　The next man, a chemist, beckoned his dog, Beaker, to show what he could do. The dog went to the fridge, took out a quart of milk and poured out exactly eighty ounces into a measuring cup.

　　The last man was a government worker. "Coffee Break," he hollered to his dog, "go to it. " With that, the dog jumped to his feet, soiled the paper, ate the cookies and drank the milk.

　　Notes:

　　(1) do (show) your stuff顯顯你的本領(lǐng);露一手

　　(2) trot v. 疾走;快步走

　　(3) triangle n.三角形

　　(4) accountant n會計

　　(5) nibble v.輕咬

　　(6) beckon v.招手令他人走近或跟著來

　　(7) ounce n.盎司(重量單位，常衡為1/16磅)

　　(8) holler v.喊叫

　　(9) soil v.弄臟;弄污

　　Exercises:

　　根據(jù)短文回答問號問題：

　　① What were the four friends arguing about?

　　② What did the first man's dog do?

　　③ How many parts did the second man's dog divide the cookies into?

　　④ How much milk did the third man's dog pour into the measuring cup?

　　⑤ Can we find out whose dog was the smartest?

　　誰的狗最聰明

　　四個朋友在為誰的狗最聰明而爭吵。第一個人是個工程師，他對自己的狗喊道：“T形角，使出你的本領(lǐng)來。”這只狗便跑向一個書桌，拉出一張紙和一支鉛筆，畫出了一個完美的三角形。

　　第二個人是個會計。他對他的狗說：“珠算法，上吧。”那狗直奔廚房，用嘴咬開一袋甜餅并把餅分成了四等份。

　　第三個人是位藥劑師。他命令他的狗----量杯，表現(xiàn)一下。但見那狗徑直走向冰箱，叼出一瓶牛奶并精確地把八盎司牛奶倒入一個量杯中。

　　最后一位是政府職員。“休息時間，”他對自己的狗喊叫，“去吧。”話還未落，那狗便跳將起來，踏污了那張紙，吃掉了所有的甜餅，喝光了那杯牛奶。

　　練習(xí)參考答案：

　　① They were arguing about whose dog was the smartest.

　　② He drew a perfect triangle.

　　③ Four.

　　④ Eight ounces.

　　⑤ The fourth man's dog was the smartest.

（育路中小學(xué)教育）