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We always regard dogs as man’s best friends. But what about cats?
Cats can also do us a favor sometimes.
Here is a comparison of the two animals.
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick.

Dogs	When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread.
Cats	Alana immediately finds a chair when Tee sits and stares directly into her face. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers.

A Friend Saves Your Life

Dogs	Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of ice, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came back to the bank.”
Cats	Bernice says: “I was sleeping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running”. Then she found smoke around her. With Joey helping her, she managed to get out of the door. “I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very lucky. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.”

When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ________.

A．stare at her and keep sniffing	B．jump onto her chest suddenly
C．sit and stare directly into her face	D．scream and run

What can we learn about Ryan?

A．He likes swimming in rivers.

B．He has a lovely dog, Zion.

C．Chelsea helped him swim back to the bank.

D．He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea.

What happened when Bernice was sleeping?

A．She was badly hurt in a big fire.

B．She found the brave cat in a mailbox.

C．A fire broke out when she was sleeping.

D．She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen.

Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:
"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert during the war. She simply hated the place: the heat was almost un-bearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly, and there was sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation (不顾一切地) she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home.
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father——just two lines:
"Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars."
The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维) but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.
She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and eventually wrote a book about it.
The desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.
A change of attitude could change everything.
After reading the article, I was deep in thought (陷入沉思)…
At first, the woman the life with her husband in the desert.

A．could stand.	B．could accept.
C．couldn’t stand.	D．couldn’t understand.

The woman’s father wanted to tell his daughter to.

A．look at the mud.	B．look at the stars.
C．come home.	D．stay with her husband.

The main idea of this passage is that __________.

A．a woman went to live with her husband in camp.

B．the desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had.

C．the daughter's parents wanted her to stay with her husband.

D．a change of attitude could change everything.

After reading the story, the writer may.

A．give up the tiring work.	B．go to the desert.
C．write a letter to father.	D．go on the work.

On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. “And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,” Leila explained. “I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them. So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path (小道). They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole. After a week, they were used to seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”
Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides (隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night. For bird-watching, many lakes have hides. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade (荫处) out of the wind and rain.
Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazines and newspapers. But a success rate of 1 in 20 is good.
Why did Leila lie under her car on the stomach?

A．Because she wanted to sleep.

B．Because she wanted to take photos but was afraid of the animals.

C．Because it’s easy to see the elephants.

D．Because it’s very comfortable.

How can photographers take good photos?

A．By making good preparation.

B．By going into the forest at night.

C．By walking around the holes.

D．By going to the nearest lake.

What can we know from the last sentence of the passage?

A．The successful rate of taking wildlife photos is 50% at most.

B．Photographers who take wildlife photos need more practice.

C．To take good wildlife photos is not difficult.

D．It’s hard to take good wildlife photos.

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
"I was eating with my wife and children," he said, "When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened."
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
"There was no time to take anything," she said, "A few minutes later, the roof came down."
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department （福利机构） brought them food, clothes and shelter.
How was one of Mr. Tan’s children after the storm?

A．Lost.	B．Dangerous.
C．Frightened.	D．Not found.

Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.

A．her husband knew there would be a storm.

B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse.

C．she felt the house was moving.

D．the welfare department helped her.

Which of he following may be the best title for this passage？
A Terrible Storm. B. A Lucky Woman.
C. Good Soldiers. D. Clever People.

Do you know the book called Cat Found? It’s written by Ingrid Lee. The book is about helping cats. Billy is a boy and he lives in a small town. There’re a lot of stray(流浪的) cats in it. People don’t like them and some naughty(淘气的) boys even throw rocks(石头) at them. One day Billy finds a little cat on the street. It is badly hurt. He is a kind boy and decides to take it home. His father doesn’t like the cat very much, so he puts it in his bedroom. He looks after the cat very well and it becomes healthy soon. Billy and his friends want to do something to tell people to help cats in many ways. Can they succeed(成功)?
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。
You can find your lost cat at Cat Found. ( )
Billy wants to do something to tell people to help cats. ( )
Billy and his friends are very naughty. ( )
Billy’s father likes cats very much. ( )
There’re many stray cats in Billy’s hometown(家乡). ( )

A．clothes	B．nice things
C．most of the popular things	D．everything