Mylovefordogsgoesasfarbackasmyfirstmemory.AsalittlegirlIcollecteddogtoys.At5yearsoldIwasreadyandwillingtorunawaywiththefamilydogafterthethreatofgivinghimawaywhenhechewedupthesofa.Luckilyhestayedandmyaffectionforman'sbestfriendcontinued.Asanadultmyreasonsforwantingtoadoptadogwerepurelyselfish.Iwantedacompanion.Iwantedayoungenergeticdogthatwouldneedlongwalksorrunstohelpkeepmeactivetosticktoanexerciseroutine.
LittledidIknowthatmyfour-leggedfriendandlovefordogswouldhelpmefeelmoreathomeinandfallinlovewithmyShanghaicommunity.Itseemedtomethatbeingatallblondedidn'talreadyattractalotofcuriousstares;adda12-kilogramblackdogthatbelieveseveryoneishisbestfriendtothepictureandlocalsseemevenmoreintrigued.ThedecisiontoadoptXiaoHeidefinitelyfulfilledthoseearlyselfishdesiresbuttheexperiencehasalsobroughtmeclosertomyneighborsandmademefeelmoreathome.
AfewmonthsafterIfirstbroughtXiaoHeihomeIspottedthegroupofelderlyChinesepeoplewhogatheratthepark.AfterrealizingtheygotheremostweeknightsIdecideditwouldbeagoodwaytohelpXiaoHeisocializewithotherdogs.AfterafewvisitsitwasnotonlyanopportunityforhimtoplaybutalsoachanceformetopracticemyChinese."MostChinesegivetheirdogsEnglishnamesbutyou'vegivenhimaChinesename.Veryinteresting"theylaughed.WiththatsimplelaughitseemedthatbarrierswerebrokenandwitheachvisitIfeltmoreapartofthecommunity.
21.Whydidtheauthorwanttoadoptadog?
A.TopracticeChinese. B.TounderstandChineseculture.
C.Tofeelathome. D.Tofindacompanion.
22.Whoislikelytobetheauthorofthetext?
A.AShanghainative. B.AChinesedoglover.
C.AforeignerinShanghai. D.AresearcheronChineseculture.
23.Theunderlinedword“intrigued”inParagraph2probablymeans________.
A.interested B.excited C.satisfied D.frightened
24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Theauthoroncelefthomewithherdog.
B.Theauthorgetsalongwellwithhe