1 . Cats have no emotions. At least, that’s what my husband once claimed. I argued that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and happiness. He agreed with me, but stuck to his opinion that cats don’t feel love. However, my cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.

When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching the environment through the window. Then one day when I accompanied my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian caught sight of Juliet gazing at him behind the window. It soon became obvious that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush straight to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing lovingly at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched in amazement, and he would murmur, “But cats can’t feel love...can they?”

Five months later, my neighbour had to move because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would react to Juliet’s leaving.

For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often caught Sebastian sitting by Juliet’s window, looking into the apartment in search of his lady. The new neighbour didn’t mind having the “Peeping (偷看) Sebastian” after I explained his reason for being there. Sebastian marked the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the backyard, but not near Juliet’s window, which he guarded until his death.

Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he reminds me of the lesson Sebastian taught him...that cats do indeed fall in love.

1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?

A．Juliet was allowed to go out.

B．Sebastian enjoyed the moment with Juliet.

C．The author was the only person to accompany her cat.

D．The author’s husband hated the two cats staying together.

2. Why did Sebastian mark the small area outside that window as his territory?

A．Because he couldn’t play in the backyard.

B．Because he couldn’t get along with other cats.

C．Because there were few places for him to play.

D．Because the area was guarded by him for Juliet.

3. Which of the following changed the husband’s opinion on cats?

A．The death of Sebastian.	B．The neighbour’s sudden departure.
C．The story between the two cats.	D．The argument between him and the author.

4. Which is the best title of the text?

A．Cats, Like People, Have Feelings	B．Cats Love People
C．Love—the Only Feeling Between Cats	D．Cats Are Not Able to Fall in Love

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

On a cold windy day, a poor boy tried to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door. Wandering on the street, he was not a successful seller. What’s worse, he found that he only had one dime left. His empty stomach reminded him constantly that for days he hadn’t eaten anything. He had no choice but to beg for a meal at the next house. Hesitantly he knocked at a door, thinking about what to say when it was opened. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. “What can I do for you?” asked the young woman. The boy paused for a while, “Would you please give me some...a drink of water?” the boy dared not to look directly into her eyes. She looked at the bony boy and thought he might need something to give him energy so she brought him a glass of milk. His head rising and small hands taking the cup, he drank it up slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied with a warm smile on her face. “My mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.”Deeply moved, he said sincerely, “Then I shall thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in the whole human race. As a matter of fact, he was about to give up and quit before that point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. However, the local doctors were unable to give an effective medical treatment. Finally they sent her to a hospital in the big city, where specialists can be called in to cure her rare disease. Among those famous specialists, Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

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Dressed in his doctor’s gown, he went in to see her.

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The bill was sent to her room.

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4 . A retired United States soldier named Terry McGlade, who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan, says his dog Major is a hero. He is specially trained to sense when McGlade is about to have a seizure (突然发作), get his phone and dial 911 for help.

When Major had recently sensed an incident about to happen, and McGlade collapsed and hit the floor, Major was able to get to McGlade’s phone, and more or less bite on the phone which is specially set up so that when multiple buttons are pressed and held in, it goes into emergency call mode (模式), and dials 911.

“He was actually able to get my phone out of my pocket,” McGlade said.

The 911 operators who got the call from Major said they never heard him bark or anything. However, they could hear what sounded like a confused man in the background, and did get quite doubtful after quite a few calls from McGlade’s cell phone kept coming in. Quite clearly, Major was using his leg and also stepping on the screen to get the phone to dial for help.

After Major was sure someone would be on their way to help, he then made his way out to the front of the house to wait. When the police and ambulance arrived, he led them into the house and right to McGlade, still in danger.

“I probably would have been in severe trouble if he hadn’t called,” McGlade said.

McGlade was taken to the hospital, where he was kept overnight for observation, but thanks to his best friend, and now hero of the day, Major. He is feeling much better, and will make a full recovery with little risk of lasting damage from this particular incident.

1. What does the underlined word “collapsed” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Slept.

B．Fell.

C．Cried.

D．Ran.

2. How did Major manage to make the phone go into emergency call mode?

A．By seeking somebody else nearby for help.	B．By sending a text message to the 911 operator.
C．By keeping barking at the other side of the phone.	D．By biting and stepping on the buttons of the phone.

3. What do we know about the incident?

A．Major had made one call to the 911 center before the ambulance came.

B．Operators in the 911 center were confused by Major’s calls.

C．Major guided the doctor directly to where McGlade lay.

D．McGlade has completely recovered.

4. Which of the following can best describe Major?

A．Brave and naughty.	B．Serious and clever.
C．Calm and lovely.	D．Intelligent and devoted.