Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (颶風(fēng)) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didn't find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell.
But that doesn't explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.
"I wish she could talk," said her owner.
【小題1】From the passage we know Sandy is a

A．petB．house
C．girlD．hurricane
【小題2】The cat was missing for
A．4 monthsB．6 months
C．9 monthsD．13 months
【小題3】Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Vivien could even draw.
B．The family tried hard to look for the pet.
C．The owner knew how the cat found her way home.
D．Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets because of the hurricane.
【小題4】 What can be the best title (標(biāo)題) for the passage?
A．A Terrible StormB． A Clever Pet
C．A Smart OwnerD．A sad story


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B

解析試題解析：本文大意：美國新澤西有一家人，家里有只貓叫維維安，她非常聰明，甚至能用濕濕的爪子在地上畫畫。十月當(dāng)颶風(fēng)桑迪襲擊美國時(shí)，維維安失蹤了。全家人到處找她都沒有找到，但六個(gè)月后，竟然回來了。許多動(dòng)物擅長找到回家的路，它們靠嗅覺找到路。但這無法解釋維維安是怎么找到回家的路的，因?yàn)轱Z風(fēng)把家里正常的味道吹走了。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When hurricane (颶風(fēng)) Sandy hit America in October十月當(dāng)颶風(fēng)桑迪襲擊美國時(shí)，可知選D
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But six months later但六個(gè)月后，可知選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They considered her return as a wonder他們認(rèn)為她的回家是個(gè)奇跡，可知選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor.她非常聰明，她甚至能用濕濕的爪子在地上畫畫， 可知選B
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