Animals are our friends. Sometimes they make trouble, but sometimes they can help us. And they hope to live a happy life, too. Here are two real stories from our readers.
The first story is from Ray. "My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him. One year, I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours. During this time, I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed. 'What's he up to?' I wondered. To my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy. Thanks to Tiger, I was able to communicate with my friend, Becky, who then told my doctor."
The second story is from Colin. "Years ago, my friend Julius saved a bird-a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉）from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage(笼子). It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild. Soon, two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage. The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting. But as she couldn't fly, 'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree, keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo. 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad, leaving his mom behind. She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon. The family stayed together happily."
After reading the stories, don’t you think we should get along well with animals? No matter they are our pets or live in the wild, they have their feelings. We should respect every life in the world.
【小题1】________ is the owner of the cat.
| A．Becky | B．Julius | C．Colin | D．Ray |
【小题2】The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the________.
【小题3】"Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ________.
| A．Julius caught it as a pet | B．she was badly hurt and couldn't fly |
| C．she preferred the life in the cage | D．"Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree |
【小题4】The main idea of the passage is that ________.
| A．Ray, Becky and Colin are animal lovers | B．we shouldn't use iPad too much |
| C．friends should help each other | D．we should respect every life in the world |
【小题5】In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage?
| A．Sports news. | B．People and animals. | C．Health. | D．Travel. |
