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Question

　　There are many cats in China. Chinese people are very friendly to all their cats.
　　Mr. Wang was a school teacher in China. Wang had a beautiful white cat, and he loved her very much. But a very sad thing happened one day. A rich man's car ran over the cat, and that was the end of her. Wang ran out onto the road.“ Oh, you poor, dear thing.” He cried.“What shall I do without you? You were the light of my life.”
　　People stopped and cried with Wang. The rich man stopped his car and came back. He put his arms around Wang and said, “I'm very sorry about this accident. Please let me help you.”“You don't know.” Wang cried,“She was a wonderful pupil.”
　　“A pupil?” the man asked.“This cat? What do you mean?”“You couldn't buy that cat for all the money in China.” Wang said.“I taught her every day. That cat could talk, sir.”
　　“Then I must help you,” the man said. He took some money from his pocket.“Here, have it, three hundred yuan. Is it enough? Will you forgive me? Could we be friends, now?” Wang took the money.“Thank you.” He said,“I'll get another cat. Then I must begin all the work again.” The rich man went away in his car. A woman said to Wang,“Was it true? Could your cat talk? What could it say?”“It was true, madam.” Wang answered.“My cat had many difficult lessons. At last she could say the word CAT.” Everybody laughed. What is the Chinese word for cat? MIAOW.

What was Wang's work?

• A

  He taught cats.
• B

  He was a teacher.
• C

  He bought and sold cats.
• D

  He was a rich businessman.

What was “the end ” of Wang's cat?

• A

  Her lessons stopped.
• B

  Wang sold her to a rich man.
• C

  She began to learn.
• D

  She died in an accident.

— What could Wang's cat say?— She could say ________.

• A

  the word “cat”
• B

  “Miaow”
• C

  many Chinese words
• D

  Wang's name

Why did the people stop and cry with Wang? Because ________.

• A

  they didn't like the rich man
• B

  they were poor
• C

  his cat was dead
• D

  the cat was a wonderful pupil

How many lessons did the cat have in fact?

• A

  Three hundred.
• B

  One lesson everyday.
• C

  Many difficult lessons.
• D

  No lessons at all.

Answer 1

【分析】1. 根据Mr. Wang was a school teacher in China.可知“王先生是一个中国学校里的教师”。
2. 根据全文可知，富人对此表示道歉并赔偿王先生300元，可推测the end是“死亡”的意思。
3. 根据最后一段…she could say the word CAT … MIAOW.可知，王先生的猫会说cat这个词，但是，在中国词汇里，cat就是“喵”(MIAOW)的意思。
4. 根据全文可知，王先生对他的猫哭以及富人对此表示道歉并赔偿王先生300元，可知王先生的猫死掉了，而Chinese people are very friendly to all their cats.“中国人对他们的猫都很友好”可知答案。
5. 根据At last she could say the word CAT. Everybody laughed. What is the Chinese word for cat? It's MIAOW.王先生的猫只会说“CAT”这个单词，而在中国词汇里，CAT就是“喵”(猫叫声)的意思，所以，事实上，这只猫没有上过一节课。