For their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
As Amy Paul choked(哽住) on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
No one could explain their timely heroics.
Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy-----Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathy’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with an eyedropper.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couple’s 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cathy Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
Amy Paul’s husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I peel them, but I read in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients, so I ate the skin, and that’s what caused me to choke,” she recalled. “I couldn’t breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me. He never does that, but he did, and saved my life.”
Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to the awards luncheon.
1.What would be the suitable title for the passage?
A. Great Honors for Cat and Dog
B. Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters
C. Unforgettable Experiences
D. So Smart Animals Are
2.Winnie saved the lives of its owner’s whole family in an accident by __________.
A. jumping onto its owner B. calling for help
C. making some strange noises D. clawing at Cathy’s hair
3.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4?
A. babyhood B. Youth C. Middle age D. agedness
4.What caused the carbon monoxide spreading through the house?
A. A pump breaking down. B. A driver breaking into the house.
C. The burning gas. D. The poisonous gas.
5.Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple?
A. She was too young to care for herself.
B. She had a big bite.
C. She didn’t peel the skin as usual.
D. The apple was too hard.
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Even better, you might live longer, an American researcher reports.
“Adults who have ___1.___ sense of humor live longer than those who don’t find life funny, and the survival edge is ___2.__ (particular) large for people ___3.___ cancer,” says Richard Smith of the Columbia University of Science and Technology.
He ___4.___ (present) his study of about 54,000 Americans, ___5.___ he had followed for seven years, at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting last Monday.
At the start, patients filled out questionnaires on how easily they found humor in real-life situations __6.___ how important a ___7.___ (humor) idea was.
The study showed next the greater role humor played in their lives, the greater their chances were in ___8.___（survive）the seven years. Adults scoring in the top one-quarter for humor appreciation were 35% more likely to be alive ___9.__ those in the bottom quarter. In a smaller group of 2,015 people who had a cancer diagnosis(诊断) at the start, the study found ___10.__ important that a great sense of humor cut the chances of dying by about 70%.
A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be 1 your seat belt is fastened.”
As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many passengers were becoming a bit 2 . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable 3 the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”
Lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _ 5 moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was 6 on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would 7 it through the storm.
Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant 8 to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was 9 and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her 11 . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.
The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally 13 its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”
There are many kinds of storms that 14 us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and 15 out planes into uncontrollable movement.
Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!
1.A. quick B. sure C. true D. worried
2.A. excited B. curious C. happy D. nervous
3.A. to serve B. to take C. to finish D. to produce
4.A. broke out B. lit up C. came across D. gave off
5.A. bird B. boat C. plane D. person
6.A. lifted B. squeezed C. knocked D. dropped
7.A. make B. get C. carry D. finish
8.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
9.A. funny B. easy C. moving D. calm
10.A. lie B. read C. play D. smile
11.A. book B. world C. story D. body
12.A. death B. cry C. smile D. madness
13.A. came B. arrived C. got D. reached
14.A. wound B. warn C. trouble D. kill
15.A. reduce B. throw C. make D. destroy
A recent study has come up with _____ unexpected conclusion that ____ Africa elephants should be divided into two different species.
A.a, the B. an, the C. an, an D. the, the
This coastal area a national wildlife reserve last year.
A. was named B. named C. is named D. names
You buy a gift, but you can if you want to.
A. must B. mustn't C. have to D. don't have to
