Something was crying outside. So I went out to see what was happening. A big cat sat by the door. It must run for a long time as it looked tired and dirty. I let it in my house and took out some food; this poor cat ate all, but still looked starving…, so I got my own cats’ fish, and the cat ate that too!

My five-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter were interested in the cat. They bathed (给……洗澡) it and fed it more food. They wanted to keep it. But I didn’t agree. It was not because I didn’t love it. We already had 2 cats and 2 dogs and our house was not big enough to keep more. Another reason was that I thought maybe it got lost. And its owner (主人) must be worried about it. Then I posted notices all over the town in the hope of finding its home. I also bought an ad (广告)time on a radio station. Three weeks passed, but there was no response (答复).

Finally, I decided to keep the cat. Our house was small, but I would take good care of it as possible as I could.??

1.What did the cat look like when it came to the writer’s home?

A. Tired but beautiful.??????????????? B. Cute and clean.

C. Dirty but lovely.?????????????????? D. Tired and dirty.

2.Why didn’t the writer agree to keep the cat?

A.? The children liked to hit the cat.????????? B. The cat was too small.

C. He wanted to help the cat find its owner.? D. He didn’t like it.

3.What does the underlined word“starving”mean in Chinese？

A.? 饥饿的????????? B. 忧郁的???????? C. 恐惧的???????? D.沮丧的

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. At last, the writer had three cats and two dogs.

B. The writer’s house was too small to keep the cat.

C. The writer’s daughter is three years younger than his son.

D. The writer tried hard to find the cat’s home.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Why the writer didn’t want to keep cats any more.

B. How the writer found a cat and raised 饲养 it.

C. How the writer’s family looked after a cat.

D. What the writer did to find the cat’s owner.

Tim likes fish very much．One day he bought some fish from the shop and took it home．When his wife saw the fish, she said to herself, "Good ! I can ask my friends to have lunch, and we can eat the fish．They like fish very much．"

So when Tim came home in the evening, the fish was not there and his wife said, "Oh, your cat eats them．"So she gave Tim only some bread for his supper．Tim got very angry．He took his wife and the cat to the shop near his house and weighed（称重） the cat．Then he said to his wife, "My fish is one kilo（千克）．This cat is one, too．My fish is here, you see, then where is my cat?"

51．Tim likes eating _____

A．meat             B．bread            C．rice            D．fish

52．Tim's wife gave Tim only  _____  for his supper．

A．some rice       B．some fish        C．some bread       D．some soup

53．Tim weighed  _____  in the shop with his wife．

A．the fish             B．the cat         C．his wife             D．his friend

54．How much fish did Tim buy?

A．One kilo．       B．Two kilos．          C．Three kilos．        D．Four kilos．

55．Which is right?

A．Tim didn't like his wife's friends．

B．Tim didn't like his wife．

C．Tim didn't like his cat．

D．Tim didn't believe（相信） the cat ate the fish．

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied(满意) with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes，a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ______ best as pets.