When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed(抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
  For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention(干预). “That’s what our veterinarian(兽医) said,”she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him.” 
But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.”
State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
【小题1】We can know Debbie Parkhurst _________.

A.works in a Wilmington, Del.,chemical firm
B.was making jewelry when she had the accident
C.might have died but for her pet’s help
D.was unconscious when her pet found her
【小题2】Both pet’s heroic acts most probably connected with _________.
A.God arrangementsB.their being once helped
C.their sense of dangerD.their veterinarians’ training
【小题3】Why did Winnie try to wake Cathy Keesling up?
A.Because a T-bar was going to hit him.
B.Because he was hungry and wanted milk.
C.Because Debbie choked something in her throat.
D.Because there was danger in her house.
【小题4】From the passage we can infer that _________.
A.if you love me love my animals
B.all pets are useful to people
C.we can’t never be too careful in our daily life
D.to help others sometimes can get reward

When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed(抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.

  For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention(干预). “That’s what our veterinarian(兽医) said,”she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him.” 

But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.

As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.”

State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.

1.We can know Debbie Parkhurst _________.

A.works in a Wilmington, Del.,chemical firm

B.was making jewelry when she had the accident

C.might have died but for her pet’s help

D.was unconscious when her pet found her

2.Both pet’s heroic acts most probably connected with _________.

A.God arrangements                      B.their being once helped

C.their sense of danger                    D.their veterinarians’ training

3.Why did Winnie try to wake Cathy Keesling up?

A.Because a T-bar was going to hit him.

B.Because he was hungry and wanted milk.

C.Because Debbie choked something in her throat.

D.Because there was danger in her house.

4.From the passage we can infer that _________.

A.if you love me love my animals

B.all pets are useful to people

C.we can’t never be too careful in our daily life

D.to help others sometimes can get reward

 

When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed(抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
  For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention(干预). “That’s what our veterinarian(兽医) said,”she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him.” 
But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.”
State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house

  1. 1.

    We can know Debbie Parkhurst______.

    1. A.
      works in a Wilmington, Del.,chemical firm
    2. B.
      was making jewelry when she had the accident
    3. C.
      might have died but for her pet’s help
    4. D.
      was unconscious when her pet found her
  2. 2.

    Both pet’s heroic acts most probably connected with______.

    1. A.
      God arrangements
    2. B.
      their being once helped
    3. C.
      their sense of danger
    4. D.
      their veterinarians’ training
  3. 3.

    Why did Winnie try to wake Cathy Keesling up?

    1. A.
      Because a T-bar was going to hit him
    2. B.
      Because he was hungry and wanted milk
    3. C.
      Because Debbie choked something in her throat
    4. D.
      Because there was danger in her house
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer that______.

    1. A.
      if you love me love my animals
    2. B.
      all pets are useful to people
    3. C.
      we can’t never be too careful in our daily life
    4. D.
      to help others sometimes can get reward

German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery of the “Mona Lisa” in Leonardo ad Vinci’s famous portrait (人像画). Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model for the sixteenth-century painting.

Art historians have wondered whether the smiling woman may actually have been da Vinci’s lover or mother, or the artist himself.

Now experts at the Heidelberg University library say old notes made in a book by its owner in October, 1503, confirm that Lisa del Giocondo was indeed the model for the famous portrait in the world.

“All doubts about the identity of the Mona Lisa have been removed by a discovery by Dr. Armin Schlechter,” the library said in a statement on Monday. “Until then, only ‘scant (不足的) evidence’ from sixteenth-century documents had been available. These had left lots of room for doubt, and many different identities were put forward.”

The comments compare Leonardo to the ancient Greek artist Apelles, and say he was working on three paintings at that time, one of which was a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo.

Art experts say the Heidelberg discovery is a break-through, and the earliest mention linking the merchant’s wife to the portrait.

Before this discovery the earliest link dated from around 1550, and was made by Italian official Giorgio Vasari, the library said, adding that there had been doubts about Vasari’s reliability.

The Heidelberg notes were actually discovered over two year’s ago in the library by Schlechter, a spokeswoman said. Although the findings were published in the library’s catalogue, they were not widely publicized, and received little attention until a German broadcaster decided to do some recording there, she said.

 

65. What is the model for the “Mona Lisa”, according to experts at the library?

       A. Lisa Gherardini.                                       B. Francesco del Giocondo.

       C. da Vinci’s lover.                                    D. da Vinci’s mother.

66. Who discovered the Heidelberg notes?

       A. Francesco del Giocondo.                       B. Dr. Armin Schlechter.

       C. The spokeswoman.                               D. A German broadcaster.

67. It was diffcult to identify the model for the “Mona Lisa” before, because       .

       A. the smile in the picture was too mysterious

       B. the picture was not clear enough

       C. many people in that time looked like her.

       D. there was not enough evidence.

68. Why was the Heidelberg discovery a breakthrough?

       A. Because it was made by many experts.

       B. Because it got rid of all doubts.

       C. Because it definitely connected the merchant’s wife to the portrait.

       D. Because it identified when the portrait was finished.

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