二、阅读理解
A
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Chief of police, Otchumyelov, and one of his officers, Yeldyrin, are walking in the village square when they hear a man crying out that he has been bitten. A moment later, they hear a dog crying in fear.
A dog is shouting and jumping, followed by Hryukin, the local goldsmith. Hryukin catches the dog to stop it from running away. The dog is terrified, and Hryukin is angry about his bleeding finger. Soon, a crowd of villagers gather around Hryukin and the dog. Hryukin tells Otchumyelov that he was minding his own business when, for no reason, the dog bit him. Hryukin shows his finger and is worried that he won't be able to work because of his injury. “The dog’s owner should pay me!” Hryukin says.
Otchumyelov agrees and adds that the dog must be put down as well. “Who owns this dog?” he asks the crowd, eager to find the culprit(罪犯). When someone answers that the owner is the powerful General Zhigalov, Otchumyelov becomes nervous and suddenly suggests a different possibility: This dog may actually be innocent(无罪的).
“How could this tiny dog reach your finger if you were minding your own business?” Otchumyelov asks Hryukin. Someone in the crowd answers that he saw Hryukin anger the dog by sticking a cigarette in its face. Hryukin starts to negate this, but he’s interrupted by Yeldyrin.
Yeldyrin says that the dog isn’t General Zhigalov’s. Very quickly, Otchumyelov agrees. He points out that the general would never bother with a dog like this one. But just as Otchumyelov decides they must kill the dog, Yeldyrin remembers seeing a similar dog on the general’s property.
Depending on who he believes to be the dog’s owner, Otchumyelov has a different answer for whether the dog should live or die. Finally, the general’s cook arrives on the scene with the truth. The cook says that this dog isn’t General Zhigalov’s but instead belongs to the general’s brother, another powerful man. After hearing this, Otchumyelov quickly compliments the dog and laughs about the whole incident. As the cook leaves to return the dog to its owner, Otchumyelov threatens to hurt Hryukin for making a scene. The crowd laughs at the goldsmith and his injured finger.
—Adapted from A Chameleon
1. When walking in the village square, Otchumyelov and Yeldyrin see .
A. the dog biting Hryukin
B. Hryukin running after the dog
C. Hryukin minding his business
D. the dog’s owner paying Hryukin
2. What does the underlined word “negate” mean? ＞＞ 词义猜测题
A. To say that something is boring.
B. To say that something is not true.
C. To say that something must be done.
D. To say that something is not important.
3. What can we mainly learn from the passage?
A. Otchumyelov does his best to keep Hryukin safe.
B. Otchumyelov is one of General Zhigalov’s best friends.
C. As a policeman, Otchumyelov is always careful with his work.
D. How Otchumyelov deals with the dog depends on who the dog’s owner is.
4. Why did the writer choose A Chameleon as the novel’s title?
A. Because Otchumyelov takes chameleon as a pet.
B. Because Otchumyelov looks like a chameleon.
C. Because Otchumyelov always changes his attitudes.
D. Because Otchumyelov changes his clothes according to the environment.

A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自《变色龙》，讲述了见风使舵的警长根据狗的主人是谁来处理案件的故事。
1. B 细节理解题。根据第二段“A dog is shouting and jumping, followed by Hryukin, the local goldsmith.”可知，他们看到Hryukin在追赶一只狗。故选B。
2. B 词义猜测题。根据第四段“Someone in the crowd answers that he saw Hryukin anger the dog by sticking a cigarette in its face. Hryukin starts to negate this, but he's interrupted by Yeldyrin.”可知，有人说是Hryukin激怒了这只狗，于是Hryukin加以否认；据此可以推断，画线单词“negate”意为“否认”，选项B“说某事不是真的”与之相符。故选B。
＞＞ 上下文语境
3. D 推理判断题。根据“Depending on who he believes to be the dog's owner, Otchumyelov has a different answer for whether the dog should live or die.”可推断，本文中的警长根据狗的主人是谁来处理这个案件。故选D。
4. C 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知主角奥楚蔑洛夫会根据狗的主人来转变对其他人和这只狗的态度，这种善变的人就像变色龙一样，所以作者使用《变色龙》作为小说标题。故选C。