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【题目】Whenever there’s a terrible storm, there are many sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings, too.

A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivian. She was very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws(爪子) on the floor. They all loved her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place 13km away from home. Unluckily, Vivian was missing (不见了). All the nine family members were worried about her. They put up posters (海报) to find her. They looked for her everywhere they thought she could stay, but they didn’t find it. The family thought Vivian was gone forever.

But six months later, Vivian showed up at their house, according to(根据) Yahoo News. They considered (认为) her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivian was for all that time.

Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell(嗅觉).

But that doesn’t explain how Vivian found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smell of home. “I wish she could talk,” said her owner.

【1】From the passage we know Sandy is a _____.

A. pet B. hurricane C. girl D. cat

【2】The cat was missing for _____.

A. 6 months B. 9 months

C. 13 months D. a year

【3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Vivian could even draw.

B. The family tried hard to look for the pet.

C. The owner knew how the cat found her way home.

D. Nobody knew where Vivian was while Hurricane Sandy was hitting America.

【4】 The meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 3 is_____

A. 灾难 B. 幸福 C. 奇怪的 D. 奇迹

【5】What can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Terrible Storm B. A Clever Pet

C. A Smart Owner D. Sandy Hit America

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：美国新泽西有一家人，家里有只猫叫维维安，她非常聪明，甚至能用湿湿的爪子在地上画画。十月份飓风桑迪袭击美国时，维维安失踪了。全家人到处找她都没有找到，但六个月后，竟然回来了。许多动物擅长找到回家的路，它们靠嗅觉找到路。但这无法解释维维安是怎么找到回家的路的，因为飓风把家里正常的味道吹走了。

【1】B细节理解题。根据When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October可知桑迪是飓风，所以该选B。

【2】A细节理解题。根据But six months later, Vivian showed up at their house, according to(根据) Yahoo News.可知那只猫失踪了六个月，所以该选A。

【3】C细节理解题。根据They considered her return as a wonder可知他们认为她的回家是个奇迹，所以该选C。

【4】D词义猜测题。联系下句No one can be sure where Vivian was for all that time可推知wonder的意思是“奇迹”，所以该选D。

【5】B细节理解题。根据 She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor可知.她非常聪明，她甚至能用湿湿的爪子在地上画画， 所以该选B。