英语选择性必修 第二册Unit 1 Science and Scientists复习练习题

单元过关检测卷(一)

第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

What a Scientist Is Like

If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious colourful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.

Recently I've had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species, which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!

First we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) rescue centre. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands－on introduction to rocket science where we learnt about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.

During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn't mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wildlife, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!

篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过实际接触科学家所从事的工作，颠覆了心目中的科学家形象，并进一步指出，学校应该让孩子们懂得科学所带来的令人震撼和充满探险的精神体验。

1．According to the first paragraph, scientists are often believed         .

A．to work as slaves

B．to behave in a strange way

C．to spend too much time in labs

D．to do experiments in messy labs

答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“... the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week in a lonely laboratory”可知，人们通常认为科学家大多数时间都在实验室里做实验。故选C项。

2．The author helped to preserve the turtle population by         .

A．creating a safe nest for turtles

B．picking up rubbish from the shoreline

C．collecting the turtle eggs on the beach

D．finding a comfortable environment for turtles

答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out.”可知，作者是通过清除海岸上的垃圾来保护海龟蛋使其顺利出壳的方式帮助海龟。故选B项。

3．What does the author learn about science from his experience?

A．Science is full of boring experiments.

B．Science is more than working in a lab.

C．Science is related to mysterious liquids.

D．Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.

答案：B　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I know that being a scientist doesn't mean working in a lab all day and night”可知，作者通过这次经历，了解了科学家并非总是日夜在实验室工作。故选B项。

B

(·南昌西湖区检测) A list of Benjamin Franklin's inventions reveals a man of many talents and interests. His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better.

Ben had poor vision and needed glasses to read. He got tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on, so he decided to figure out how his glasses would let him see both near and far. He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of each lens (镜片) in a single frame. Today, we call them bifocals (双光眼镜)．

Everyone knows the story of Ben's famous kite flight. Although he made important discoveries and advancements, Ben did not “invent” the electricity. He did, however, invent the lightning rod which protects buildings and ships from lightning.

In colonial America, most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was dangerous and used a lot of wood. Ben figured that there had to be a better way. His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood. The furnace stove that he invented is called the Franklin Stove. Interestingly enough, Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely.

As a postmaster, Ben had to figure out routes for delivering the mail. He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance. He invented a simple odometer (里程表) and attached it to his carriage.

Later, other famous inventors, like Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, followed in Ben's footsteps by trying to find ways to help people live better.

篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了本杰明·富兰克林的一系列实用发明。

4．How many things invented by Benjamin Franklin are mentioned in the passage?

A．3. B．4.

C．5. D．6.

答案：B　细节理解题。文章第二、三、四、五段分别提到本杰明·富兰克林的发明有双光眼镜、避雷针、铁皮炉子和里程表，共四种。

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Franklin invented the bifocals because of his poor vision.

B．Franklin invented the odometer to make his riding easier.

C．Franklin first invented the electricity and then the lightning rod.

D．Franklin invented the odometer when he worked in a post office.

答案：D　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的叙述可知，富兰克林在邮政局工作时，发明了一个简单的里程表，并把它装在了他的马车上。故D项正确。

6．What characteristic did Franklin, Edison and Bell have in common?

A．They had a strong desire to make life better.

B．They were excellent students at school.

C．They were born in the same age.

D．They made people's life simple.

答案：A　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“by trying to find ways to help people live better”可推知，这些科学家们都有使人们的生活更加美好的强烈愿望。故A项正确。

7．What would be the best title for this passage?

A．The life of Benjamin Franklin

B．Benjamin Franklin, a great inventor

C．A man of many talents and interests

D．How to help people live better

答案：B　标题判断题。全文讲述了本杰明·富兰克林从生活的实际出发，发明了一系列有利于自己、有利于他人的实用物品，故B项概括了全文的主旨，适合作标题。

C

(·西北工业大学附中月考)Recently, Finnegan, a company in Washington, D．C., hosted an event for 70 Girl Scouts on the topic of intellectual property (知识产权) (IP). The purpose was to get more girls interested in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math)．

During the event, stations were set up to show the Girl Scouts how to use trademarks, copyrights, and other legal instruments to protect their ideas and inventions. After experts described their experiences in STEM－related jobs, the young inventors came up with lots of ideas.

Nola Levengood, 9, of Alexandria, Virginia, imagined hair dye (染色剂) in the form of bubbles (泡泡). You could use it in the shower, and when the bubbles popped, colored water would run out and dye your hair.

Sophia Julius of Fairfax, Virginia, designed a saddle (鞍) that would help horses and riders alike. If the saddle turned green, that would mean the horse wanted more exercise. If it turned red, the rider would know that the horse needed a break.

Some kids had already filed for patents (专利). Marissa Streng, for example, invented a dog dryer called the Puff－N－Fluff when she was 14. She now has a website and sells her product just like any adult.

However, throughout the day, there seemed to be a common topic—a dislike of math. Many of the girls agreed that math has too many rules.

Nora Lim Yang, 9, of McLean, Virginia, was an exception. She likes math, science, and “figuring out how things work，” she said.

Lawyer Esther Lim noted that failure is a key part of the process. “It takes time, practice, and interest to learn how to figure things out，” she said. You have to be willing “to try, fail, and try again.”

“No matter what you enjoy doing，” Lim added, “you must ‘practice how to fail’．”

篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。70名女童子军参加某活动，与科学家面对面，了解他们的工作，大胆说出自己的科技创新想法，并学习知识产权知识。

8．Girls who took part in the event         .

A．learned how to protect their ideas

B．were given chances to sell their products

C．competed with each other for a big prize

D．became more interested in STEM subjects

答案：A　细节理解题。由第二段中的“stations were set up to ... protect their ideas and inventions”可知，活动期间，参与者学习了如何利用商标、版权等保护自己的想法和发明。

9．Whose idea will lead to an invention that gives its user a new look?

A．Esther Lim's.  B．Sophia Julius's.

C．Marissa Streng's.  D．Nola Levengood's.

答案：D　细节理解题。由第三段可知，Nola Levengood设想了一种泡泡状染发剂，洗澡时使用便能让使用者的头发焕然一新。

10．What makes Nora Lim Yang special at the event?

A．She holds several patents for her inventions.

B．She is interested in math and science.

C．She is running her own business.

D．She is the youngest inventor.

答案：B　细节理解题。由倒数第三段和倒数第四段可知，参加活动的许多女孩儿都不喜欢数学，但Nora Lim Yang是个例外，她喜欢数学和科学，并且爱搞研究。

11．What did Esther Lim mean by saying “practice how to fail”？

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．Little by little, one goes far.

C．Practice makes perfect.

D．Well begun, half done.

答案：A　推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知，她认为做研究的过程中，失败是很重要的一部分，在成功之前，人们需要时间、练习、兴趣，并在失败之后反复尝试。因此推断，她在最后一段所说的话的隐含义是失败乃成功之母。

D

(·大连市中山区检测) The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie to Albany and Troy on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation's largest city.

The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges (过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891.

For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton's Ditch (沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.

Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N．Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了伊利运河的作用及在德威特·克林顿的主导下修建的过程。

12．We can see that the Erie Canal         .

A．joined the Great Lakes together

B．crossed New York from north to south

C．played an important part in developing New York

D．was the first waterway built in the US

答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation's largest city.”及全段内容可知，伊利运河对纽约的发展起到了巨大的作用。故选C项。

13．It can be inferred that          into the Atlantic Ocean.

A．the Great Lakes flow

B．the Hudson River flows

C．Lake Erie flows

D．the Erie Canal flows

答案：B　推理判断题。根据第一段第二、三句“It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie to Albany ... with the Atlantic Ocean.”可知，运河从伊利湖到哈德逊河，横跨了纽约，把五大湖和大西洋连接了起来，由此可推断哈德逊河流入大西洋。故选B项。

14．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114,000,000.

B．It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D．Many other states helped New York build the canal.

答案：A　推理判断题。通过第二段第二句中的“It cost $7,143,789 ...”和第二段最后一句中的 “... the state collected $121,461,891”可知A项正确。

15．We can draw a conclusion that         ， according to the passage.

A．Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends

B．Clinton started building the canal before he became governor

C．all parts of the canal were completed at the same time

D．construction of the canal took eight years

答案：D　推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“... on July 4,1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N．Y.”和第二段第三句中的“Between 1825, when the canal was opened ... ”可知，从运河破土动工到开通一共持续了八年时间。故选D项。

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

(·广东省江门市台山一中高二检测)There is an old Spanish proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.”   16   Too many. But our dreams should not and cannot wait.

Tomorrow is not promised.

Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is that everybody will die someday. None of us know the day.   17   Don't go to your grave with unfinished dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small, right now.

The world is waiting for your gift.

The world is waiting for you.   18   Sure, other people may be able to sing, but they'll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure, other people can write, but they'll never be able to write from the same point of view in which you write.

  19 

You can dream about writing a great novel, but it's never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure.

You can't let fear win.

One of the biggest dream killers is fear. There are so many people who could have achieved amazing things if they weren't afraid. Just think about all the things you've wanted to do, but allowed fear to convince you that you weren't capable or good enough.   20   You can choose not to let fear stop you from achieving your dreams.

A．Therefore, today is all we have.

B．Dreams don't work unless you do.

C．Remember that fear is just a choice.

D．You were born into the world with a unique gift.

E．You will be much happier if you go for your dreams.

F．There are so many opportunities and people waiting for you.

G．How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

16．G　根据该空后面的“Too many.”可知，这是对G项问题的回答。

17．A　根据本段的标题和内容可知，明天未可期，要实现梦想，当下就要行动，A项与前后语境相符。

18．D　根据该空后面的内容可知，我们每个人都有独一无二的天赋，故选D。

19．B　通读本段内容可知，千里之行，始于足下，梦想的实现需要我们立刻付出努力。

20．C　C项中的“... fear is just a choice”与设空处后一句中的“choose not to let fear ...”相呼应。

第二部分　语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(·昆明三中高二检测)Scientists know how to make sea water fresh.They know many   21   of taking out the salt.

One way is to boil the salt water.   22   the water boils，the   23   rises.When the steam   24   it becomes fresh water.   25   way is to use the   26   of the sun. A tray (盘子) with a special glass side is used. The   27   warms the sea water. The steam   28  . When the steam cools on the glass, it is fresh water. This water runs down the glass into a little gutter (槽)．

Still another way is to   29   the sea water. The salt stays on the outside of the ice. Then the scientists   30   the salt.The ice is   31   water.

Do all these ways work? Yes, they do.

Then why   32   we have fresh water for people who need it?

The   33   is that some day we will. But we can't do that yet. It costs too much money to make salt water fresh. It costs more than most people can   34  .

But scientists are still   35   better ways. Some day, everyone may drink fresh water that comes from the salty sea.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家用海水制取淡水的方法。

21．A.ideas  B．ways

C．steps  D．thoughts

答案：B　由第二段第一句中的“One way”以及第三段第一句中的“another way”可知，本文主要讲述的是使海水变为淡水的方法(way)。故选B。

22．A.Before  B．After

C．As  D．If

答案：C　水蒸气升起动作的发生，应是在水沸腾的时候，而不是之前或之后。故选C。

23．A.gas  B．air

C．steam  D．salt

答案：C　水沸腾时，上升的是水蒸气(steam)，不是gas(气体)，air(空气)或salt(盐)。故选C。

24．A.freezes  B．disappears

C．cools  D．warms

答案：C　根据常识可知，只有在冷却的时候水蒸气才会变成水。而freeze是“结冰”的意思，disappear的意思是“消失”，warm用作动词时的意思是“使温暖”，只有动词cool的意思是“使冷却”。故选C。

25．A.The other  B．Another

C．One  D．Other

答案：B　another表示“三者或三者以上中的另一个”；other表示“另外的，其他的”，用来修饰名词复数；the other则用来指“两者中的另一个”，根据下文的“Still another way”可知此处并不是只有两种方法，所以应选择another。故选B。

26．A.heat  B．light

C．height  D．shadow

答案：A　从语境“warms the sea water”可以推知，这里利用的是太阳的热能(heat)。故选A。

27．A.glass  B．sun

C．sky  D．tray

答案：B　什么能够使海水变暖呢？在四个选项中，glass，sky和tray都不具备这个功能，而太阳发出的光和热可以使海水变暖。故选B。

28．A.appears  B．falls

C．disappears  D．rises

答案：D　由第二段第二句中的rises可以得出答案。故选D。

29．A.freeze  B．cool

C．pour  D．save

答案：A　由下文可知此处意为“另外一种方法就是冻结海水”。freeze “冻结”；cool “冷却”；pour “灌注”；save “节省”。故选A。

30．A.wash off  B．taste

C．add   D．take off

答案：A　本句表示“科学家把盐清洗掉”。wash off “清洗掉”，而take off意为“脱掉”。taste和add不符合文意。故选A。

31．A.salty  B．clear

C．fresh  D．clean

答案：C　本文讲述的是如何使海水变成淡水。把盐分清洗掉后，剩下的自然就是淡水了。fresh water “淡水”。故选C。

32．A.don't  B．needn't

C．daren't  D．didn't

答案：A　本句讲述的是科普常识，应该用一般现在时态，因此可把didn't排除；另外句子中没有“需要”和“敢”的意思，应舍去B、C两项。故选A。

33．A.problem  B．answer

C．reason  D．excuse

答案：B　因为上句提出了一个问题，所以此处应该是对上面问题的回答。故选B。

34．A.save  B．cost

C．pay  D．take

答案：C　主语是人时一般不用cost和take，另外save不符合文意。pay作为“付钱”讲时，用人作主语，符合文意。故选C。

35．A.caring for  B．looking for

C．waiting for  D．depending on

答案：B　care for “喜欢，照顾”；look for “寻找”；wait for “等待”；depend on “依靠”。由上下文可知，科学家们正在“寻找”更好的方法。故选B。

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 300 kilometers away from Changsha, capital of Hunan, Zhangjiajie,   36   covers a total area of 9,563 square kilometers, is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. It's no wonder   37   Zhangjiajie was awarded the title of “World Geological Park” in 2004.   38   (actual), Zhangjiajie, honored as “the most fantastic mountain under heaven” and “a walking Chinese landscape painting”， is also widely praised as “  39   enlarged potted landscaping” “a mini fairyland” and “a maze (迷宫) of nature”， attracting a growing number of tourists   40   home and abroad.

Since it was discovered in the 1980s, tourism industry   41   (become) the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the development of other industries   42   (relate) to tourism. At the same time, eco­tourism has been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When you come to Zhangjiajie, you can fully appreciate   43   (it) magnificent natural scenery and experience appealing folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist   44   (activity), and you will be deeply impressed by   45   is performed by the minorities there.

It must be an exciting, joyful and unforgettable tour to Zhangjiajie.

36．        　37.        　38.        　39.       

40．        　41.        　42.        　43.       

44．        　45.       

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了风光如画的著名旅游景点湖南张家界。

36．which　考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为Zhangjiajie，关系词在从句中作主语，故用which。

37．that　考查主语从句的连接词。It为形式主语，而后面的that从句为真正主语。从句不缺少任何成分，故用that引导该从句。

38．Actually　考查词性转换。空格处修饰整个句子，故用副词形式。

39．an　考查冠词。根据语境可知，此处泛指“一幅放大的缩略风景画”，空格后enlarged的读音以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。

40．from/at　考查介词。这里指“吸引了国内外的大量游客”，故用from或at。

41．has become　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据该句中的“Since”且结合句意“旅游业已成为张家界的主导产业”可知，此处用现在完成时。主语为tourism industry，故谓语动词用第三人称单数，故用has become。

42．related　考查非谓语动词。relate和industries之间是被动关系，且be related to为固定搭配，故用过去分词作名词的后置定语。

43．its　考查代词。根据空格后的名词短语“magnificent natural scenery”可知，应用形容词性物主代词its。

44．activities　考查名词。张家界景点的旅游活动有多种，故用复数形式。

45．what　考查宾语从句的连接词。分析该句结构可知，设空处引导宾语从句，作主句中的介词by的宾语，且设空处在从句中作主语，意为“……的东西/事物”，故用what。

第三部分　写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

华罗庚在新中国成立后毅然放弃国外优越的生活和工作条件，回到祖国参加建设，对我国数学学科研究和经济建设作出了重大贡献。假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Steve对我国数学家华罗庚很感兴趣，来信询问华罗庚的生平事迹。请你用英语回复Steve的电子邮件，介绍内容包括：

1．数学家华罗庚的生平；

2．华罗庚的高风亮节；

3．华罗庚的成就及影响。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．邮件开头和结尾已为你写好。

Dear Steve，

Thanks for your e－mail. Hua Luogeng was a famous Chinese mathematician, educator and social activist,                                                    

Yours，

Li Hua

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Dear Steve，

Thanks for your e－mail. Hua Luogeng was a famous Chinese mathematician, educator and social activist, who gave up excellent pay and offer abroad and returned home after the establishment of New China.

Hua was the founder and pioneer of many fields in New China's mathematics research. He wrote more than 200 pieces of thesis and monographs, many of which have become classic documents of immortal value.

Besides pure mathematics research, Hua also did a lot of work in the fields of mathematics applications. He made the mathematics serve the national economy and became the first Chinese scientist who closely combined the mathematics theoretic studies and practical production, and obtained enormous economic results in many fields.

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

“I'm going to miss you so much, Poppy，” said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions get the better of him.

His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.

The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile. “I guess this is it，” he said. “I'll see you back home in a month, okay？” His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy's mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”

The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn't seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn't.

They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn't her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. “What should we do to cheer Poppy up？” asked Dad. “We've tried everything.”

“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy，” smiled Mom. “Without anybody left in the house but us, this place could use a bit of fun. Let's get a little dog for Poppy.”

It didn't take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.

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Dad put the box on the ground and opened the top.                             

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A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university.                             

写前导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了男孩要去上大学，和自己的狗Poppy分别后Poppy非常想念男孩，于是男孩父母决定给Poppy买一条小狗做伴。父母买回来的小狗是什么样子？几个星期后，男孩从大学回到家里时又会发生些什么呢？

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Dad put the box on the ground and opened the top. A shiny little wet nose popped up. Then two fluffy paws. Next the box tipped over sideways, and out tumbled a mass of wiggly golden silliness. Poppy was amazed. She wagged furiously. She barked with joy. She smiled, her tongue lolling out as she investigated the surprise. The little pup was not shy and immediately starting yipping and jumping around the older dog. “That didn't take long，” remarked Mom, as both dogs went roaring around the house in an impromptu game of chase. Dad laughed.

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A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university. He had missed Poppy and was looking forward to seeing her. When he bent down to give her a big hug, he fell over in surprise as a small golden cloud came racing up to lick his face too. “Oh my gosh, who is this？” he exclaimed. His parents laughed at the look of shock on his face. “That's Pee－wee，” said Dad. “I can't believe you got yourselves a puppy！” “We didn't，” replied Mom. “This puppy is for Poppy！”