We always regard dogs as man’s best friends. But what about cats?
Cats can also do us a favor sometimes.
Here is a comparison of the two animals.
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick
Dogs
When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread.
Cats
Alana immediately finds a chair when Tee sits and stares directly into her face. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers.
A Friend Saves Your Life
Dogs
Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of ice, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came back to the bank.”
Cats
Bernice says: “I was sleeping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running”. Then she found smoke around her. With Joey helping her, she managed to get out of the door.
“I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very lucky. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.”

小題1:When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ________.
A.stare at her and keep sniffingB.jump onto her chest suddenly
C.sit and stare directly into her faceD.scream and run
小題2:What can we learn about Ryan?
A.He likes swimming in rivers.
B.He has a lovely dog, Zion.
C.Chelsea helped him swim back to the bank.
D.He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea.
小題3:What happened when Bernice was sleeping?
A.She was badly hurt in a big fire.
B.She found the brave cat in a mailbox.
C.A fire broke out when she was sleeping.
D.She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析:這篇短文將狗和貓進(jìn)行對比,在發(fā)生危險情況時,看看這兩種動物的表現(xiàn)。我們常常將狗作為人類最好的朋友,而小貓往往也會在危急時刻幫到我們。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句話Alana immediately finds a chair when Tee sits and stares directly into her face. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint“當(dāng)Tee坐下來盯著她的臉時Alana立即找個椅子。那是因為Tee正在警告她,她即將暈倒!笨芍,故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段介紹Ryan掉進(jìn)河里,這時被Chelsea發(fā)現(xiàn)了。最后她的寵物狗Zion救了她。故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第四段介紹當(dāng)Bernice正在睡覺的時候,被他的小貓Joey叫醒。發(fā)現(xiàn)著火了,并成功逃離出來。故選C。
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