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.
【小題1】Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple?

A．She was too young to care for herself.
B．She didn’t peel the skin as usual.
C．The apple was too hard.
D．She had a big bite.
【小題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
【小題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．a(chǎn)gedness
【小題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.
【小題5】What would be the suitable title for the passage?
A．So Smart Animals Are
B．Great Honors for Cat and Dog
C．Unforgettable Experiences
D．Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their Masters


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】A 
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文報(bào)道了一只狗和一只貓因?yàn)橛⒂碌木攘酥魅硕艿搅思为劇?br />【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段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,可知Amy Paul沒有削蘋果皮，所以被噎到了。故B正確。
【小題2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段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.可知Winnie是抓主人的頭發(fā)，就了一家的命。故C正確。
【小題3】C詞義推測題。從破折號后面的句子Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn可知兩個(gè)動物是在很小的時(shí)候被主人救了。故C正確。
【小題4】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第五段的句子As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house.可知是氣泵壞了。故A正確。
【小題5】D主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章前兩段可知這篇文章講的是貓和狗因?yàn)榫攘酥魅耸艿郊为�，故D項(xiàng)符合。故D正確。
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