Linda Oswald’s family and their 2-year-old border collie(边境牧羊犬) Tilly were driving on a highway in Idaho when their vehicle collided with another car. No one was seriously injured in the crash, but police asked for people in the area to be on the lookout for Tilly, who was ejected from the vehicle when the back window broke and ran off.

The family also created a Facebook post with a picture of Tilly in hopes of finding their beloved pet. The post reached a farm a mile and a half from the accident where two brothers, Travis and Zane Potter, noticed something strange. “The sheep were getting scared... all our dogs were freaking out,” Travis said. “I think that dog was trying to herd(放牧).”

Then he got a call from his grandmother who had seen the post about the missing dog on Facebook. “My grandma, she actually lives in Southern California, and she found the post and she sent that to me,” Travis said.

The Oswalds were reunited with Tilly, who had lost some weight but was otherwise healthy. Linda added that Tilly is back to his normal self following the crash and his time on the farm, and that she is grateful for all the “kind people out there” who helped bring the dog home safely. 

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1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A Oswald’s family was on holiday.

B People in the area helped crash treatment.

C Tilly was suddenly missing after the crash.

D The police were looking for someone injured.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段but police asked for people in the area to be on the lookout for Tilly, who was ejected from the vehicle when the back window broke and ran off.可知，警方要求该地区的人注意蒂莉，当时后窗破碎后，蒂莉被弹出车外并跑掉了。故选C。

2.Tilly’s owner had to turn to_______ for help.

A the local farms

B the social media

C the police station

D the local community

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段The family also created a Facebook post with a picture of Tilly in hopes of finding their beloved pet.可知，这家人还在Facebook上贴了一张蒂莉的照片，希望能找到他们心爱的宠物。故选B。

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 2 refers to that_______.

A all the sheep ran away

B Tilly was attacking the sheep

C Travis’s dogs fought with Tilly

D a strange dog appeared in the sheep

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段 “The sheep were getting scared... all our dogs were freaking out,” Travis told the local news station. “I think that dog was trying to herd(放牧).” 可知，特拉维斯表示，那时羊都吓坏了，所有的狗也都吓坏了，那只狗是想放牧。由此推断当时蒂莉现身于羊群之中，故选D。

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A Tilly returned home safely and healthily.

B Travis took good care of Tilly on the farm.

C Linda thanked all the helpful people in person.

D Travis’s grandmother sent Tilly to the Oswalds.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，奥斯瓦尔德一家与蒂莉团聚，蒂莉虽然体重减轻了一些，但身体健康，安全地回到家中。故选A。