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【题目】When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. It was far more heartbreaking than I’d expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. It all seemed endless. I was lonely. I hated the silence of the apartment.

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I fell. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell sound asleep.

The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been given up by his owner who’d moved out. So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed. But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment he had no intention of going anywhere. I started calling him willis, in honor of my father’s best friend.

From then on, things grew easier. With willis in my lap, time seemed to pass much more quickly. When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.

It’s now been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

【1】When the author first saw the cat, she .

A. was very happy B. felt pity for him

C. didn’t know what to do D. was angry at his crying

【2】The underlined sentence in the third paragraph suggests that the author .

A. needed something to fill the empty apartment

B. loved to stay alone in the apartment

C. was too busy and tired to keep a cat

D. needed something to take care of to kill time

【3】We can learn from the passage that .

A. Willis was named after his former owner

B. Willis didn’t like staying in the apartment

C. the author and Willis were both homeless

D. time passed quickly after the author kept Willis

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. A little lonely cat.

B. A painful experience.

C. How to take care of animals.

D. What I got from a little cat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】文章主要讲述了在作者正处于孤独悲伤的时候。自从救了这只猫以后，作者忘记了悲伤，重新面对生活。

【1】推理判断题。根据文章第二段“I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor.” 我打开门，在台阶上发现一只小猫。他又瘦又可怜。可推知作者很同情这只猫。根据题意，故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据“I tried to figure out what to do with him.”我努力的想怎样处置这只猫。可知作者并不是想要收养这只猫。根据题意，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据“I started calling him willis, in honor of my father’s best friend.” 我开始叫他威利斯，以纪念我父亲最好的朋友。可知选项A“以他以前的主人的名字命名的”错误；根据“From then on, things grew easier. With willis in my lap, time seemed to pass much more quickly.” 从那时起，事情越来越容易了。威利斯坐在我的腿上，时间似乎过得快多了。可知选项B“威利斯不喜欢待在公寓里”错误；选项D正确；根据“When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis.” 当最终我回家的时间到了，我不得不决定怎么处置威利斯。可知选项C错误。根据题意，故选D。

【4】主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了在作者正处于孤独悲伤的时候。自从救了这只猫以后，作者忘记了悲伤，重新面对生活。根据题意，故选D。