22岁老猫去世，陪伴15年的老狗悲伤不已
Flora and Dexter made an unlikely couple. At somewhere around 100 pounds, Flora the dog towered over Dexter the cat. The thing is that Flora didn’t do much towering. She was usually seen cuddled up to her best friend. They were inseparable. But finally, Dexter took a road that Flora couldn’t follow. At 22 years old, the grand old cat died. And Flora’s family, the Williams’ of Kanab, Utah, thought the dog might never get over it.
"Flora was beyond heart-broken," mom Jill Williams says, "She spent many weeks outside. It was really sad." You couldn’t blame Flora for having emotional problems. Her first home was a bad situation. She was rescued by Best Friends Animal Society — and then adopted by the Williams family. "She was very shy but over time, became the queen of our family," Williams says. "And her calm, sweet personality was just what our family needed." And Dexter, also a rescue, was a big part of that family.
When the cat died, the Williams family wasted no time trying to patch that cat-shaped hole in Flora’s heart. They adopted two young cats from Best Friends Animal Society. The trouble is that they weren’t quite the cuddling kind — at least not cuddlesome enough for Flora. The giant dog still ached for her old friend because of a 15-year friendship.
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1.What is the relationship between Flora and Dexter?
A A couple.
B Master and pet.
C Two close friends.
D Brother and sister.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段She was usually seen cuddled up to her best friend.可知，弗洛拉和德克斯特是好朋友关系，故选C。
2.The underlined part “took a road” means _______.
A slept
B ran away
C died
D walked
解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据下文At 22 years old, the grand old cat died.可知，德克斯特在22岁的时候死了，弗洛拉不能走这条路，故可猜出“took a road”是指老猫“去世(died)”，故选C。
3.Why did Flora have emotional problems?
A Because she was shy.
B Because her personality was not good.
C Because she was the queen of the family.
D Because her experience was terrible before being saved.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段Her first home was a bad situation. She was rescued by Best Friends Animal Society — and then adopted by the Williams family.可知，弗洛拉在被解救前的经历很糟糕，故选D。
4.What did the Williams family do to help Flora out of trouble?
A They looked for a cat similar to Dexter.
B They sent Flora to Best Friends Animal Society.
C They often took Flora out of the house for a walk.
D They adopted two young cats to be friends with Flora.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句When the cat died, the Williams family wasted no time trying to patch that cat-shaped hole in Flora’s heart. They adopted two young cats from Best Friends Animal Society.可知，猫死后，威廉姆斯一家为抚慰弗洛拉内心的伤痛，他们从好朋友动物协会领养了两只小猫做她的朋友，故选D。