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.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. The apple was too hard.
D. She didn’t peel the skin as usual.
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. clawing at Cathy’s hair D. making some strange noises
3.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4?
A. middle age B. youth C. babyhood 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.What would be the suitable title for the passage?
A. So Smart Animals Are
B. Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters
C. Unforgettable Experiences
D. Great Honors for Cat and Dog
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _36_, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a _40_ and we should treat him _41_ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42_ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is“ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
1.A. joy B. surprise C. disappointment D. dislike
2.A. hopefully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. tearfully
3.A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor
4.A. decided B. realized C. argued D. understood
5.A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
6.A. specially B. naturally C. strictly D. carefully
7.A. poor B. average C. good D. standard
8.A. in B. about C. of D. for
9.A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
10.A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
11.A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
12.A. high B. same C. different D. low
13.A. curiously B. eagerly C. jokingly D. calmly
14.A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
15.A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
16.A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
17.A. imperfect B. uncertain C. impossible D. unsatisfactory
18.A. honestly B. well C. much D. bravely
19.A. expect B. learn C. hear D. speak
20.A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
It was not until he saw his mom _________.
A. did the little child stop crying
B. that the little child stopped crying
C. the little child stopped crying
D. when the little child stopped crying
John is very lazy. He falls ______ behind among the students.
A. very B. still C. more D. far
The government must be very _____ about setting policies and make no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one.
A. particular B. concerned C. cautious D. certain
I don’t understand how he can say that everything is fine _____ it’s so obvious that it’s not.
A. unless B. in case C. so that D. when
