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 groomer tied Gooch up with a collar, and then she and 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:People called and emailed to　　　　.
A．give their angry voice to the groomer
B．offer help and care to Laurie Crouch
C．tell Crouch how to punish the groomer
D．offer a cure for Crouch’s disease
小題2: Gooch died mainly because　　　　.
A．the groomer was careless
B．the groomer didn’t know how to trim the dog’s nails
C．the groomer sat on the dog with another man
D．the dog was wearing a collar
小題3:What do we know about Crouch’s dog?
A．It was a specially trained service dog.
B．It was trained to do many things for people.
C．It was Crouch’s only friend.
D．It could offer some help to Crouch.
小題4: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．A disabled woman loves to have the dog as company.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C

本文主要敘述了人們對一位失去愛犬的殘疾女士的關(guān)愛。
小題1:選B。細(xì)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)第二段可知人們紛紛以各種方式向這位殘疾女士提供援助, 故B為正確答案。
小題2:選C。細(xì)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(dǎo)致狗窒息而死。
小題3:選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段可知, Cooch雖然沒有受過特殊訓(xùn)練, 但能夠為Crouch撿起東西, 提供給她一些幫助。
小題4:選C。主旨大意題。綜合文章內(nèi)容可知, 文章主要敘述了人們對這位失去愛犬的殘疾女士的關(guān)愛。
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