【題目】Tonya Andrews is a math teacher in Texas. For 16 years, she loved her dear pet cat Blondie very much and wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. It is totally understandable that she had a special feeling for Blondic because she’d saved her from a building in Forth Worth. But recently, shortly after she and her husband had realized that Blondie seemed to be getting sick, the elderly cat died in her arms on her way to the pet hospital. Naturally, Mrs. Andrews was heartbroken.

After Blondie’s death, Mrs. Andrews went to work every day, feeling upset. She couldn’t help but share the sad news with some of her students at Joshua High School in Joshua, TX, and shortly after, a few of the girls in her class came up with a few surprises to cheer her up.

As one student filmed the moment, the girls first gave her some white roses, followed by cupcakes and balloons to express their care. Mrs. Andrews seemed touched, but it was their next surprise that deeply moved her and that everyone was talking about.

All that the shocked teacher could seem to say was,“Are they for me?”as she held the baby cats named Missy and Girlie.

“I knew something was going on when only half of my class was in my room, second period the next day when the bell rang,”Andrews told the Huffington Post, feeling thankful. “Then she held them out to me and said they were mine. My heart can now experience happiness again.”

What the high school students did is really meaningful, especially for people who have gone through loss, like Tonya Andrews. The good news is that it certainly looks like it was worth all the efforts. Tonya Andrews finally was happy when her students did kind things for her.

【1】Why did Mrs.Andrews have a special feeling for Blondie?

A. Because Blondie got sick.

B. Because she was always lonely.

C. Because Blondie was her first pet.

D. Because she saved Blondic from a building.

【2】What did Mrs.Andrews do after Blondie died?

A. She shared the sad news with her students.

B. She bought two baby cats, Missy and Girlie.

C. She got into an argument with her husband.

D. She gave up her job at Joshua High School.

【3】According to the passage, what are Mrs.Andrews’ students like?

A. Confident and honest.??? B. Understanding and caring.

C. Humorous and active.??? D. Brave and strong-willed.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】【主旨大意】本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了Tonya Andrews的寵物貓死了，她非常沮喪和傷心，但她的學(xué)生做了一些有意義的事情讓Tonya Andrews感到高興，重新振作了起來。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：為什么Andrews女士對Blondie有一種特殊的感情？根據(jù)第一段第三句“...because she’d saved her from a building in Forth Worth.”可知Tonya Andrews對Blondie有一種特殊的感情，是因為她把它從一個建筑物里救了出來。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為：在Blondie死后，Andrews女士都做了什么？根據(jù)第二段第二句“She couldn’t help but share the sad news with some of her students...”可知，在Blondie死后，Andrews女士把這個悲傷的消息與她的學(xué)生們分享了。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。題干意為：依據(jù)本文內(nèi)容，Andrews的學(xué)生們是一個怎樣的人？通讀全文內(nèi)容可推知，Andrews的學(xué)生們是善解人意的和關(guān)懷人的。故選B。

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