《2025年智慧学堂九年级英语下册人教版》

五、阅读理解。
Life is full of the unexpected. This is even true to a small pet dog. A dog called Romeo has been pulled from the rubble (瓦砾) of an earthquake, more than nine days after the earthquake.
On August 24, 2016, a terrible earthquake happened in Italy. The earthquake made millions of people lose their houses, killing at least 250 people and hurting more than 360 people.
Romeo's owners were sleeping on the second floor of their house when the earthquake happened. They managed to get out. But Romeo, who was sleeping on the first floor, was trapped inside. They tried their best to search for Romeo, but failed. After a few hours, they had to leave the village for their own safety.
All hopes of finding Romeo alive seemed to disappear until Friday evening. That night the couple returned to their home with a group of firemen. Almost as soon as they came into the village, Romeo heard their voices and began barking(吠叫).
The couple couldn't believe their ears. The firemen began digging at once where the barking was coming from and found the dog. It was lucky that the dog was in pretty good condition. It looked he had just woken from a short sleep.
Appearing completely relaxed, the dog drank his first drop of water in more than 230 hours from a bottle held by one of the firemen.
As it became clear that he didn't get hurt, the fireman put him down. When Romeo's owners saw him, they couldn't help crying. “We thought we had lost him forever!” said one of Romeo's owners. Then Romeo left happily with his owners who had given up hope of finding him alive.
The discovery of Romeo also cheered those firemen. “We believe there must be more people that are still alive. We'll try our best to save them.”
(　　　)1. What does the underlined word “trapped” mean in Chinese?
A. 储存 B. 压倒
C. 困住 D. 追逐
(　　　)2. Why did Romeo's owners leave the village without him?
A. Because they didn't like Romeo.
B. Because they forgot Romeo was at home.
C. Because they failed to find Romeo.
D. Because they thought Romeo had run away.
(　　　)3. From the sentence “The couple couldn't believe their ears ”, we can know that ________.
A. the couple didn't want to hear from Romeo
B. there was something wrong with the couple's ears
C. the couple heard the dog barking in their dreams
D. the couple probably thought Romeo had already died
(　　　)4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Millions of people lost their lives in the earthquake.
B. The firemen felt more hopeful after they saved Romeo.
C. The couple didn't give up hope to find their dog all the time.
D. The firemen saved Romeo on the fifth day after the earthquake.
(　　　)5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. What the best dog owners are like.
B. How the firemen saved people after the earthquake.
C. Something surprising a pet dog experienced.
D. How a terrible earthquake influenced people.

答案： 1.C　2.C　3.D　4.B　5.C