The Cat That Showed Up
Li Ping was the pet (宠物) cat of a young woman named Vivian. Vivian lived in Ohio. She decided to take a job in Florida. She could not take Li Ping with her right away, so she left the cat with her sister.
In a month, Vivian found a good place to live. She wrote to her sister and asked her to send Li Ping to Florida. Vivian missed her cat very much. She mailed the letter and went to visit a friend. She started up the steps of her friend' s house. Suddenly, something caught her eye. A cat was coming toward her. It looked thin and very hungry.
“That cat looks like Li Ping, ” thought Vivian. But it couldn't be. Li Ping was more than a thousand miles away. The cat ran straight to Vivian. She picked it up and looked at it. The cat opened its mouth and let out a tiny squeak(吱吱叫声) . Then Vivian knew the cat was hers. Li Ping got hurt when he was a kitten (小猫) . The only sound he could make was a little squeak.
Vivian called her sister in Ohio. Li Ping had been missing for two weeks, her sister said. She was afraid to tell Vivian. She knew how much Vivian loved her cat.
How did Li Ping make such a long trip? How did the cat find Vivian? She was not even at her own home. No one knows the answers to those questions. No one knows how a cat's mind works.
1.Vivian moved to Florida so she could ________.
[ ]
A.start a new job |
B.find a new cat |
C.visit a friend |
2.The only sound Li Ping could make was ________.
[ ]
A.a growl |
B.a squeak |
C.a scream |
3.At first Vivian could not tell if the cat was Li Ping because
________.
[ ]
A.it was running |
B.it looked thin and hungry |
C.it got hurt |
4.The story does not tell ________.
[ ]
A.why Vivian left Ohio |
B.where Vivian moved |
C.how Li Ping got to Florida |
5.Another title for this story could be ________.
[ ]
A.“Cats in Florida” |
B.“ The Strange Story of Li Ping” |
C.“How To Care for a cat ” |
科目:初中英语 来源:2010年福建省晋江市初中毕业学业质量检查英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot of expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud and satisfied with himself, we say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary.”
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a girl might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.
Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow” or “the cat’s pajamas(睡衣)” to describe something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person’s work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.
If you tell about something that is supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “the cat has got your tongue(舌头)”
Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? “When the cat’s away, the mice will play” means people sometimes act badly when there is no supervision (监管).
You may have heard the expression “curiosity killed the cat”. This means caring too much about things that are not your business might cause problems.
If you have ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like Sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like “herding (放牧) cats “
【小题1】What can we learn from the passage?
A.The expression “a fat cat” is used to describe someone who is very fat. |
B.The expression “play cat and mouse” usually means “play tricks on others”. |
C.It is more difficult to keep sheep or cows than cats. |
D.There are more expressions about cats than those about dogs. |
A.Someone always asked a lady her age or weight and it made her angry. |
B.Someone promised to keep a secret but he failed to do so. |
C.Someone won the first prize in an English singing competition and he felt very excited. |
D.Someone tried to swim across the Yangtze River with his newly broken legs. |
A.In a scientific research paper about cats. |
B.On a website telling people how to keep cats. |
C.In a magazine telling various jokes and funny stories. |
D.In a language book that teaches students how to use American slang. |
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011年初中毕业升学考试(安徽芜湖卷)英语(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ________ best as pets.
A.dogs | B.pigs | C.cats | D.mice |
A.dog | B.cat | C.bird | D.fish |
A.a fat cat | B.a happy cat | C.a thin cat | D.a sad cat |
A.he plays cat and mouse with someone |
B.he looks like the cat that ate the canary |
C.he is a lazy cat |
D.he has dragged in something |
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
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科目:初中英语 来源:2012届福建省晋江市九年级学业质量检查(二)英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
根据短文内容,判断下列句子是否正确,对的涂(A),错的涂(B)。
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in (把…拖进来)” describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans don’t like cats as pets very much.
【小题2】The canary is a kind of bird.
【小题3】If you have much money, we can call you a sad cat.
【小题4】We can say he looks like the cat that ate the canary if someone is very pleased with himself.
【小题5】The passage introduces us four expressions about cats.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011-2012学年福建省晋江市九年级学业质量检查(二)英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
根据短文内容,判断下列句子是否正确,对的涂(A),错的涂(B)。
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in (把…拖进来)” describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
1.Americans don’t like cats as pets very much.
2.The canary is a kind of bird.
3.If you have much money, we can call you a sad cat.
4.We can say he looks like the cat that ate the canary if someone is very pleased with himself.
5.The passage introduces us four expressions about cats.
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