飓风后的动物救援
飓风后的动物救援

As families continue to struggle from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the terrible reality is that many animals were left behind. But that isn't stopping animal lovers from doing what they can do to rescue our helpless friends from the huge floods.
Betty Walter shared a photo and wrote on Facebook: To these amazing guys that helped me and some of my neighbors’ dogs, I was worried there were too many dogs on the boat and it would tip over. I told them I would stay behind and wait for them to make two trips. They said NO and they were taking all. We had 21 dogs on this boat. No place for any humans on this boat. We had to walk in water over my head to get out.
Julia Lucas shared a photo of her husband and wrote on Facebook: My husband just went down to Houston and was helping to evacuate(疏散) all of the abandoned animals as well, though they were quickly running out of room for them.

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1.The helpless friends in the passage refer to ______.

A trapped animals

B trapped people

C the hurricane victims

D old people

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据前面的关键词animals were left behind、animal lovers和rescue可知应该是救援动物，因此helpless friends指的是被困的动物，故选A。

2.What does the underlined phrase “tip over” mean in Chinese?

A 淹没.

B 打破.

C 倾覆.

D 超载.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据前面的too many和后面stay behind and wait for them to make two trips可知动物太多，宁愿将救援行动分成两批可知船的负荷太大，因此应该是害怕船会倾覆，故选C。

3.Why did Betty Walter said she would stay behind?

A Because she wanted to have a rest.

B Because she didn’t like to walk in water.

C Because there were too many animals on the boat.

D Because she wanted to take the second boat.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段We had 21 dogs on this boat. No place for any humans on this boat. We had to walk in water over my head to get out.可知是因为动物太多，怕船会倾覆所以提出要留下来，故选C。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A Animal lovers only saved dogs.

B Betty Walter is one of those rescuers.

C The rescuers made two trips to save dogs.

D The story was most likely to happen in Houston.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。 A、C两项明显不符合文意；根据第二段第一句（To these amazing guys that helped me...）可知Betty Walter是等待被救援的人，而不是救援人员(rescuer)。根据最后一段的“My husband just went down to Houston and was helping to evacuate(疏散) all of the abandoned animals as well...”可知，故事发生在休斯敦(Houston).故选D。

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A Animal rescue in the fire.

B Animal rescue after the hurricane.

C Walk in flood to save animals.

D A large boat with so many animals.

解析：选B。文章标题题。文章主线：灾后动物被遗弃——热爱动物的人在救援动物——两个具体参与动物救援的案例，可知本文的主要内容为飓风后的动物救援行动，故选B。