A priest（牧师） had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．The priest persuaded, offered warm milk, et  The kitty would not come down．The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitty．He did so, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent enough for him to reach the kitty．But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke．

       The tree went “boing!” and the kitty at once sailed through the air —out of sight．The priest felt terrible．He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen his kitty．Nobody had seen a lost kitty．

       So, he prayed, “God, I just give this kitty to your keeping,” and went on about his business．

       Several days later he was at the grocery store, meeting one of his church members．He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food．Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”

       She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing．Then a few days before, the child begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, you can keep it．” She told the priest, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat．You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes．A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her．”

1.The priest drove his car to bend the tree in order to ________．

       A．get his kitty down from the tree

       B．persuade his kitty to come down

       C．offer the kitty some warm milk

       D．see if the rope was strong enough

2.The underlined sentence probably means that the priest _______．

       A．was happy he didn’t have to care for the kitty

       B．hoped his neighbors would look after his cat

       C．thought his kitty might be lost or killed

       D．didn’t want to see his kitty any more

3.Why was the priest amazed when he saw the woman had bought much cat food?

       A．Because he couldn’t imagine she had her own cat．

       B．Because the woman was his church member．

       C．Because he thought she would live on cat food．

       D．Because he knew clearly she didn’t like a cat．

4.Which may be the best title of this passage?

       A．A flying cat                                  B．A lucky girl

       C．God sent her a cat                            D．An unlucky priest

A priest（牧师） had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．The priest persuaded, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down．The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitty．He did so, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent enough for him to reach the kitty．But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke．

       The tree went “boing!” and the kitty at once sailed through the air —out of sight．The priest felt terrible．He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen his kitty．Nobody had seen a lost kitty．

       So, he prayed, “God, I just give this kitty to your keeping,” and went on about his business．

       Several days later he was at the grocery store, meeting one of his church members．He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food．Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”

       She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing．Then a few days before, the child begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, you can keep it．” She told the priest, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat．You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes．A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her．”

1．The priest drove his car to bend the tree in order to ________．

       A．get his kitty down from the tree

       B．persuade his kitty to come down

       C．offer the kitty some warm milk

       D．see if the rope was strong enough

2．The underlined sentence probably means that the priest _______．

       A．was happy he didn’t have to care for the kitty

       B．hoped his neighbors would look after his cat

       C．thought his kitty might be lost or killed

       D．didn’t want to see his kitty any more

3．Why was the priest amazed when he saw the woman had bought much cat food?

       A．Because he couldn’t imagine she had her own cat．

       B．Because the woman was his church member．

       C．Because he thought she would live on cat food．

       D．Because he knew clearly she didn’t like a cat．

4．Which may be the best title of this passage?

       A．A flying cat                                  B．A lucky girl

       C．God sent her a cat                            D．An unlucky priest

By May，after three months，I had lost22pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds．My friends would say “Alice，you look great！”or“How did you lose so much weight？”Those compliments made me feel good and confident．
Soon I dropped to110 pounds．A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting，because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present—— a bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister．My mother would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop．My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body．
By mid-June，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds．All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something．I guessed the number itself scared me．I recalled my doctor．He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying．I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？ To make those who love me worried？ Was it worthwhile to be thin？
Now I realize that models in magazines，TV and movies are not realistic．The price to pay for the“perfect body”is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder．And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are．
【小题1】The underlined word“compliments”in Paragraph I probably means_____.

By May，after three months，I had lost22pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds．My friends would say “Alice，you look great！”or“How did you lose so much weight？”Those compliments made me feel good and confident．

Soon I dropped to110 pounds．A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting，because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present—— a bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister．My mother would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop．My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body．

By mid-June，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds．All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something．I guessed the number itself scared me．I recalled my doctor．He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying．I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？ To make those who love me worried？ Was it worthwhile to be thin？

Now I realize that models in magazines，TV and movies are not realistic．The price to pay for the“perfect body”is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder．And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are．

1.The underlined word“compliments”in Paragraph I probably means_____.

A．questions         B．praise            C．understanding      D．experiences

2.Why did the author's mother come to her room in tears？

A．Because the mother was worried about her daughter's health．

B．Because the mother thought her daughter was brave enough．

C．Because the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet．

D．Because the mother was deeply moved by her daughter's friends．

3.The author decided to stop dieting_______．

A．after her parents persuaded her out of it

B．when her weight dropped to 95 pounds

C．after she reached her goal of losing weight

D．after her friends told her to stop dieting

4.From the text we learn that _________.

A．there are no models with a perfect body in real life

B．it is too expensive for people to lose weight

C．you will be healthy as long as you stop dieting

D．an unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems

By May，after three months，I had lost22pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds．My friends would say “Alice，you look great！”or“How did you lose so much weight？”Those compliments made me feel good and confident．
Soon I dropped to110 pounds．A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting，because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present—— a bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister．My mother would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop．My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body．
By mid-June，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds．All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something．I guessed the number itself scared me．I recalled my doctor．He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying．I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？ To make those who love me worried？ Was it worthwhile to be thin？
Now I realize that models in magazines，TV and movies are not realistic．The price to pay for the“perfect body”is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder．And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are．

1. 1.

   The underlined word“compliments”in Paragraph I probably means______.

   1. A.
      questions
   2. B.
      praise
   3. C.
      understanding
   4. D.
      experiences
2. 2.

   Why did the author's mother come to her room in tears？

   1. A.
      Because the mother was worried about her daughter's health．
   2. B.
      Because the mother thought her daughter was brave enough．
   3. C.
      Because the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet．
   4. D.
      Because the mother was deeply moved by her daughter's friends．
3. 3.

   The author decided to stop dieting_______．

   1. A.
      after her parents persuaded her out of it
   2. B.
      when her weight dropped to 95 pounds
   3. C.
      after she reached her goal of losing weight
   4. D.
      after her friends told her to stop dieting
4. 4.

   From the text we learn that______.

   1. A.
      there are no models with a perfect body in real life
   2. B.
      it is too expensive for people to lose weight
   3. C.
      you will be healthy as long as you stop dieting
   4. D.
      an unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems