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.”
【小題1】When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ________.
A．stare at her and keep sniffingB．jump onto her chest suddenly
C．sit and stare directly into her faceD．scream and run
【小題2】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.
【小題3】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.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要講述貓和狗都是人類的好朋友。文章通過實(shí)例比較，貓和狗一樣在主人生病或危難之時(shí)均可以給予幫助。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文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)的描述可知，當(dāng)艾拉娜即將昏倒的時(shí)候，她的貓?jiān)谧⒁曀９蔬xC。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文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.描述可知，萊恩遇到危險(xiǎn)的時(shí)候是切爾西發(fā)現(xiàn)的。選項(xiàng)A、B、C不符合文章內(nèi)容，故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Bernice says: “I was sleeping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running”. Then she found smoke around her描述可知，伯尼斯睡覺的時(shí)候發(fā)生了火災(zāi)。故選C。
考點(diǎn)：日常生活類短文閱讀。

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