Meagan and her close friend Samantha, both school teachers, lived together in an apartment in Denver. On mornings when Samantha had class, Meagan would help to watch her 2-year-old daughter, Hannah. Also part of the household was Meagan’s pet, Willie, a particularly intelligent and chatty parrot.
Willie was indeed funny and a good talker. In addition to some vocabulary learned from Meagan, he became a great mimic (会模仿的动物) of cats, dogs, and chickens. Plus, he could sing along to the radio. The bird was a nice playmate for the little girl, and he always knew how to lift her spirits. The bird was more than just a pet; he was a member of the family.
One day, with Samantha at school, Hannah had comfortably positioned herself in front of morning cartoons while Meagan was busy cooking in the kitchen, preparing the little girl her favorite breakfast treat, an apple pie. When Meagan was done baking the apple pie, she placed it at the center of the kitchen table to cool. She looked at Hannah and, confident the child was fully engaged with the TV, walked out of the kitchen quickly to use the bathroom.
Meagan was gone maybe 30 seconds. And suddenly, she heard the bird going crazy, screaming loudly. She heard two very distinct words from the parrot’s mouth. “Mama! Baby!” Repeated over and over again. “Mama! Baby! Mama! Baby!”
Meagan ran out of the bathroom to find Hannah in the kitchen, holding the partly eaten apple pie, fighting for breath, her face and lips a terrifying shade of blue. And Willie was still screaming loudly.Hannah had climbed up on a chair, gotten the apple pie from the kitchen table and was clearly choking on it.
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With a pounding heart, Meagan grabbed Hannah immediately.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Cindy, my dog, was six years old when my son Tony was born. And she was immediately very protective over him. We lived near a busy road. As my son was too young, we were super vigilant for fear that he should go out of the front door.
Cindy knew that our son wasn’t allowed to go through the front door without us, so whenever Tony touched the front door handle, she would push him back. One morning, around 4 am, our son somehow managed to “escape” through his bedroom window, and Cindy had to follow.
At 5 am, the police woke us knocking on the door. They said, “Your son was nearly killed but the dog saved him.” They then repeated what the truck driver had said.
He told them that he was driving along in the dark and in the distance he could see something “light coloured” moving on the road. As he got closer, he could see a dog at the side of the road barking at it. At the last moment, he realized that it was a child and was about to change the direction. The dog was still barking, glancing(扫视) between the truck and the child. While the driver was braking(刹车), the dog ran out into the road, jumped at the child’s back and threw him out of the path of the truck. At the same time, the truck hit the dog and she was killed.
The driver said that he’d never believe what he saw unless it was with his own eyes. He thought that the dog definitely knew the danger, which was why she was barking so anxiously. He said “that dog just saved that kid’s life and it knew what it was doing.”
That was 39 years ago and I still miss Cindy every day.
1. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “vigilant”?| A．Careful. | B．Desperate. |
| C．Upset. | D．Confident. |
| A．An on-duty policeman. |
| B．A frightened dog. |
| C．A moving light. |
| D．A small child. |
| A．Serious and fierce. |
| B．Brave and loyal. |
| C．Helpful and mild. |
| D．Quiet and cute. |
| A．A Terrible Accident |
| B．A Dangerous Escape |
| C．A Barking Hero |
| D．A Careless Driver |
3 . Any dog’s love can feel like a miracle(奇迹). Mason is a strong
That day a lot of people
Three weeks after the
Mason was hurt so bad that he needed weeks to
| A．cat | B．by | C．dog | D．horse |
| A．went through | B．looked for | C．died from | D．fell into |
| A．safe | B．lovely | C．lonely | D．brave |
| A．woke | B．escaped | C．disappeared | D．starved |
| A．gained | B．found | C．enjoyed | D．suffered |
| A．upset | B．calm | C．grateful | D．dangerous |
| A．so that | B．even though | C．as if | D．now that |
| A．honest | B．certain | C．special | D．sorry |
| A．designed | B．searched | C．protected | D．solved |
| A．get | B．turn | C．end | D．pick |
| A．disaster | B．miracle | C．festival | D．celebration |
| A．belonged | B．went | C．got | D．fell |
| A．tired | B．excited | C．frightened | D．determined |
| A．find | B．decide | C．prepare | D．keep |
| A．stories | B．reasons | C．experiences | D．questions |
| A．rest | B．medicine | C．result | D．help |
| A．beaten | B．hurt | C．paid | D．fixed |
| A．volunteered | B．tried | C．continued | D．struggled |
| A．leave | B．count | C．recover | D．develop |
| A．weak | B．healthy | C．clever | D．hopeful |
4 . On Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.
It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6, and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”
“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,” Taylor said. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,” Taylor continued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”
“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. "
Taylor expressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.
“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.” Taylor added, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”
1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?| A．To stop a break-in. | B．To lock the back door. |
| C．To check on Marley. | D．To turn the hall light on. |
| A．Pham dug a hole in the corner. |
| B．Marley was injured but bit back. |
| C．Taylor had a backup from neighbors. |
| D．Amber fought back to protect her girls. |
| A．Forgiveness. | B．Concern. | C．Anger. | D．Appreciation. |
