There has been an outpouring of love for, a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容師) tried to trim(修剪) its claws.
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化癥), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.”
A story about the death of Crouch’s pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can’t do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said.
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”
“When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. There’s never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”
小題1:What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．A disabled woman’s service dog.
B．A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman’s dog.
C．People’s love for a disabled woman who lost her dog.
D．Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company.
小題2:People called and emailed to             .
A．offer help and care to Laurie Crouch.
B．give their angry voice to the groomer.
C．offer a cure for Crouch’s disease.
D．tell Crouch how to punish the groomer.
小題3:Gooch died mainly because           .
A．the groomer was careless.
B．the groomer sat on the dog with another man.
C．the dog was wearing a collar.
D．the groomer didn’t know how to trim the dog’s nails
小題4:We can infer from the passage that          .
A．Crouch refused to take another dog.
B．Crouch must be sad after losing her dog.
C．Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger.
D．Crouch can live well without a dog’s company.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:B
本文講述了意為23歲的殘疾女士，她的寵物狗被美容師壓死以后，人們紛紛打電話或者發(fā)電子郵件安慰她，并表示愿意為她提供幫助。
小題1:主旨大意題。綜合文章內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述了人們對這位失去愛狗的殘疾女士的關(guān)愛。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.”和倒數(shù)第二段可知，答案為A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段可知，寵物美容師和另外一個人坐在狗身上最終導致狗窒息而死。
小題4:推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可知，Crouch認為沒有狗會替代她原來的狗，因此推斷構(gòu)思后，她會很傷心。
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