18．My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live．Two dog walkers passed by and we heard one of them say，"Never seen that dog around here before．"
We looked down the hill and saw an old black dog stumbling （蹣跚） painfully up the hill．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．It didn't have any teeth left．
Julie ran home to get some of our dog's food while I tried to encourage the dog to come along with me．Julie got home and came back again when I was only halfway there．So we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food．
Eventually we got her home．We gave her a blanket and more food，kept her warm and wondered what to do next．
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．
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 to guard the door．"
Sometimes angels come disguised （偽裝） as dogs．
1．Which of the following statements is true？B
A．The two dog walkers didn't like the dog．
B．After finding the dog，the writer phoned its owner．
C．The old black dog was sick and weak and couldn't walk．
D．Most of the dog's teeth had been pulled out by someone．
2．We can infer from Paragraph 4 thatB．
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
3．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A
A．An Angel Dog B．A Helpful Couple
C．Saving the Dog D．A Famous Song．
分析 這篇文章講述作者和妻子在路上撿了一只狗，帶它回家，救了它，但是實際上是這只象天使一般的狗，挽救了作者的家庭．這篇文章告訴我們總會有天使在我們身邊幫助我們．
解答 BBA
1．B細節理解題．根據"I checked and there was a collar with a phone number．I called but no one answered"可知我給狗的主人打了電話．故選B．
2．B推理判斷題．根據"So Julie ran home to get some of our dog's food while I tried to encourage the dog"可以推斷出作者有自己的寵物狗．故選B．
3．A主旨大意題．從全篇文章和最后一段的句子"Sometimes angels come disguised （偽裝） as dogs"可知這篇文章講的是一個象天使一般的狗，挽救了作者的家庭．故選A．
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解．題目涉及到細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要聯系上下文根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據，主旨大意題需要我們推測出作者的寫作意圖，再進行選擇．
