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On July 24, the Hendricks County Animal Shelter in Danville, Indiana posted a request on Facebook for donations of cat food. No one responded. “Usually when we post something like that, people come in and we get some bags of food or whatever we ask for,” said LaDonna Hughes, chief director of the HCAS. “I realized nobody responded. It was kind of weird.”

But after their second request was shared by local news website IndyStar.com, the donations have been pouring in from all over the country. Phone calls and donations have filled up the shelter, as have deliveries from warm-hearted folks, the IndyStar reported. UPS and FedEx dropped off 177 boxes of food and supplies on Friday morning alone, Hughes said. The entire lobby(前厅) was filled with donations on Thursday and half of the shelter’s garage was full. “It’s just so overwhelming,” Hughes said. “We were all shocked. I just couldn’t believe it.”

According to responses on Facebook, donations have rolled in from California to New York to Florida. Kroger stopped by with donations and one boy, Anthony Goines, even dropped off $100 he received for his 13th birthday to help the cause. Volunteers are donating time just to help with the flood of supplies.

1.Where was the first donation request posted?

A At the store gate.

B On Facebook.

C On a news website.

D In a newspaper.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段On July 24, the Hendricks County Animal Shelter in Danville, Indiana posted a request on Facebook for donations of cat food.可知第一次请求是发在Facebook上的，故选B。

2.Why did they post the second request?

A Because there was nobody responding to the first request.

B Because the first request was not widely spread.

C Because there was no cat food in the HCAS.

D Because the HCAS received too much cat food.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段No one responded.可知没有人回应，所以才会发第二次请求，故选A。

3.What does the underlined word “weird” most probably mean?

A Silly.

B Relaxing.

C Stupid.

D Strange.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据上文通常有很多人捐赠猫粮而这次没有人回应可知应该是非常奇怪，故选D。

4.What did Anthony Goines do after seeing the post?

A He filled the HCAS with supplies.

B He sent a box of food to the HCAS.

C He stopped by with donations.

D He gave 100 dollars to the HCAS.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段Kroger stopped by with donations and one boy, Anthony Goines, even dropped off $100 he received for his 13th birthday to help the cause.可知Anthony Goines捐赠了100美元，故选D。

5.Where can you read this passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a storybook.

C In a travel guide book.

D In a science magazine.

解析：选A。文章出处题。根据故事内容猫粮需求帖子发布二次之后很多人寄来猫粮可知这是一则生活新闻，因此应该是出现在报纸上，故选A。