摘要: The cat the fish in its mouth. A. got away with B. got into C. got on D. got across

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Oscar the cat seems to have an unnatural ability for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up (蜷伏) next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "Many family members take some comfort from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a doctor and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.
The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia (痴呆) unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.
"Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work here," said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish color, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room, though, so Teno thought bis streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.
Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill that they probably don't know he's there, so patients aren't aware he's a predictor of death. Most families are grateful for the advance warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces and meows his displeasure.
No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat senses mysterious scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him. Nursing home staff aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the dying. The staff recently gave Oscar a wall sign publicly praising his "sympathetic care."
【小题1】What makes Oscar the cat so special?

A.He observes the cases of dying patients.
B.He curls up next to the patients.
C.He calls family members to the hospital.
D.He senses when patients are to die.
【小题2】The passage tells us Oscar_____.
A.would go round and observe patients
B.may sometimes fail to predict death
C.is friendly and liked by every nurse
D.was born and grew up in the hospital
【小题3】The underlined words "his streak was broken" probably mean ____.
A.his bones were severely injured
B.his magic power stopped working
C.his devotion to work got changed
D.his friendship with patients ended
【小题4】From the passage, we learn that_____.
A.Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant
B.Oscar can read something of the nurses' behavior
C.Oscar might like to stay with the dying patients
D.Oscar is sympathetic to the dying patients
【小题5】The best title for this passage is "____".
A.Cats Can Be Used for Looking After Patients
B.Oscar, the Sweet-Faced, Gray-and-White Cat
C.As Death Comes Calling, So Does Oscar the Cat
D.Oscar the Cat, the Best Helper of Our Hospital

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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being  36  by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a  37  to find a way of stopping themselves from being in  38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages  39  into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse  40 . When this idea was  41 , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But  42  knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food,  43  said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his  44 .
At last, one mouse,  45  than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for  46  , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know  47 she is! We’ll have  48  to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to  49 !” Hearing the words, everyone got  50  and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never  51  !”
“She’ll never be able to walk  52  again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must  53  who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was  54  enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very  55  to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

【小题1】
A.trainedB.taughtC.caughtD.invited
【小题2】
A.partyB.testC.gameD.meeting
【小题3】
A.return B.danger C.fact D.need
【小题4】
A.rushed B.swamC.flew D.stepped
【小题5】
A.questionedB.explainedC.suggested D.answered
【小题6】
A.supportedB.discussedC.accepted D.refused
【小题7】
A.everybodyB.nobody C.somebody D.anybody
【小题8】
A.angrily B.happilyC.carefullyD.slowly
【小题9】
A.present B.reason C.idea D.excuse
【小题10】
A.younger B.longer C.stronger D.wiser
【小题11】
A.pleasure B.silenceC.helpD.information
【小题12】
A.where B.whatC.how D.who
【小题13】
A.experienceB.powerC.time D.space
【小题14】
A.shoutB.watch C.stay D.hide
【小题15】
A.worried B.excitedC.surprised D.tired
【小题16】
A.drop off B.turn upC.get upD.put off
【小题17】
A.gladlyB.quicklyC.quietly D.directly
【小题18】
A.believe B.learnC.imagine D.decide
【小题19】
A.honestB.brave C.rich D.old
【小题20】
A.easyB.difficult C.strangeD.important

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