When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overe by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed(抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention(干预). “That’s what our veterinarian(兽医) said,”she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him.”
But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.”
State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
【小题1】We can know Debbie Parkhurst .A．works in a Wilmington, Del.,chemical firmB．was making jewelry when she had the accidentC．might have died but for her pet’s helpD．was unconscious when her pet found her【小题2】Both pet’s heroic acts most probably connected with .A．God arrangementsB．their being once helpedC．their sense of dangerD．their veterinarians’ training【小题3】Why did Winnie try to wake Cathy Keesling up?A．Because a T-bar was going to hit him.B．Because he was hungry and wanted milk.C．Because Debbie choked something in her throat.D．Because there was danger in her house.【小题4】From the passage we can infer that .A．if you love me love my animalsB．all pets are useful to peopleC．we can’t never be too careful in our daily lifeD．to help others sometimes can get rewardC
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章主要讲了Cathy Keesling一家人曾经救了一只小猫和小狗，而这两只小宠物在危急时刻，又救了主人。
【小题1】根据State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house，故选C。
【小题2】根据But both pets were themselves rescued in baby.故选B。
【小题3】根据By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.可知Winnie想让Cathy Keesling醒来的原因是房子里有危险，故选D。
【小题4】这篇文章主要讲了Cathy Keesling一家人曾经救了小猫和小狗，而这两只小宠物在危急时刻，又救了主人，故选D。