More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince(王子)of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.

One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a small wooden bed.

When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet him. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on his head. He rushed into his house and found the bed lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.

The prince thought the dog had killed his son and took out his sword, killing the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf.

The Prince ran back into the house but it was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again.

If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog.

小题1: The Prince told the dog to when he was leaving.

A.watch the door

B.take care of his baby at home

C.welcome his friends

D.stop the strangers

小题2:. The dog was very when his master came back from hunting.

A.glad

B.sorry

C.afraid

D.upset

小题3:. The underlined word “faithful” in Paragraph 5 most probably means .

A.友好的

B.温顺的

C.忠诚的

D.聪明的

小题4: The Prince never smiled again because .

A.the wolf was killed by Gelert

B.he had buried the dog on the top of mountain

C.Gelert had killed his baby son

D.he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:D

解析：

本文讲述了一只忠诚的狗为救主人的儿子与狼搏斗受伤而被主人误解，被刺死后，主人得知真相而隆重埋葬它的故事。

小题1:.细节理解题。根据文中“He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son.”一句可知答案，look after="take" care of照顾，故选B。

小题2:.细节理解题。根据文中“He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest.”可知狗摇尾巴，把爪子放到王子胸前表示很高兴，故选A。

小题3:.词义猜测题。从上文知道狗救了王子的儿子，说明它是忠诚的，故选C。

小题4:.主旨大意题。根据文中 “Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend.…After this, the Prince never smiled again.”可推知王子知道误杀了狗之后，再没笑。故选D。