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【题目】A black and white kitten with a broken back lay on animal doctor Betsy Knenon's examination table. A regular customer had rushed him to her office after his pet dog brought the cat home in his mouth. The dog's owner was horrified, believing that his pet had caused the cat's injuries. But Kennon found no teeth marks or bite wounds, which showed that the dog had probably saved, not harmed, the kitten.

In Kennon’s opinion, however, the cat was a hopeless case. Many doctors would have put down such a badly hurt animal. But she couldn’t be so cruel. The kitten’s bright eyes and sad face had won her over. There was no way of finding his owner, so Kennon, a single woman aged 56, decided to keep him.

She gave him a round of shots and fed him food mixed with medicines. He couldn’t move his back legs but soon started pulling himself forward with his front legs. The doctor named him Scooter and contacted a company that makes carts for disabled animals. Scooter took to his new wheels like a natural. In no time he was able to move freely, if somewhat awkwardly, around Kennon’s office, home and even her backyard. The sight of the determined Scooter was uplifting and amusing in equal measure and Kennon had to smile each time the cat entered the room.

Kennon was convinced that her kitten could share his high spirits with others. So she took Scooter to the local hospital to see if he could help the patients. His first patient was an elderly woman who’d had a stroke and hadn’t spoken to anyone for two days. Scooter jumped out of Kennon’s arms and onto the bed, rolled over to the patient, and lay gently near her cheek, purring softly. The woman looked at Scooter. “Kitty,” she murmured as she began to talk to him. Amazed, Kennon turned to the doctor--- and saw that she was in tears. The cat had engineered a small miracle.

Today Scooter spends about ten hours a month working with patients who are recovering from strokes and injuries. Again and again, Kennon watches as her cat provides hope and comfort. As one patient who’d lost her leg in a car accident said, “If he can do it, so can I.”

【1】 From Paragraph 1, we know that ___________.

A. the dog’s owner was a stranger to Kennon

B. the cat had several bite marks on its body

C. the dog was extremely cruel to the cat

D. who actually injured the cat was unknown

【2】 The underlined phrase “put down” in Paragraph 2 most probably means___________.

A. hurt

B. killed

C. refused

D. replaced

【3】 Why did Kennon decide to keep the cat?

A. She wanted a companion.

B. The cat’s owner abandoned him.

C. She liked the cat.

D. The cat was hopeless.

【4】 How did Kennon help the cat move around?

A. By curing his broken back.

B. By getting him a special cart.

C. By feeding him medicines.

D. By exercising him in her backyard.

【5】 According to the passage, what is the main reason that the cat works miracle?

A. He is able to inspire others.

B. Patients feel sympathy for him.

C. People are amused by his appearance.

D.He has the ability to cure the ill.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】【1】细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，这只猫是由一只狗叼回来的，但猫身上没有牙齿的痕迹或被咬的伤口，因此排除了狗伤害猫的可能性。第一段中没有给出猫受伤的真正原因，因此D项正确。

【2】词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句话可知，猫的伤很严重，没有治愈的希望，许多医生遇到这样的情况，通常会让动物死去，结合“But she couldn’t be so cruel.”可知选B。put down指杀死（衰老或有病的动物）。

【3】推理判断题。第二段提到了Kennon收养这只猫的原因：这只猫的明亮的眼睛和悲伤的脸征服了Kennon，她不忍心让这只猫死去；由此可推知选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，帮助这只猫四处走动的是一辆特别的手推车。

【5】推理判断题。根据最后两段内容可知，这只猫陪伴在病人身边，给病人安慰和希望，从精神上给病人力量，因此选A。