Trench, a fingerstyle guitarist, shares videos of himself playing covers(翻唱) of popular songs while his loyal partner, Maple, watches in delight. His YouTube channel “Acoustic Trench” has more than 2 million fans.

On June 17, Maple crossed the Rainbow Bridge and Trench wrote a heartfelt goodbye. He also shared a cover of “What A Wonderful World”.

Here are the words:

Yesterday I had to say goodbye to my best friend. Maple passed away peacefully during the night, while I held her in my arms. We have spent every moment together for over 12 years, doing everything together. I adopted her from a rescue shelter and the first time we met she tackled me, leaping into my arms, wagging her tail so hard and with a smiling face full of love. We went on so many adventures together, and she was always there for me with her unconditional love through difficult times.

Music helped to comfort her, especially when she was feeling anxious during thunderstorms and fireworks. So I would play for her to help calm her down. She would lay beside me with her head in my lap and listen to the guitar until she fell asleep. I feel so lucky to have had her in my life, the bond we shared is indescribable and my heart is aching.

There are a lot of videos that I filmed with Maple which I never posted on YouTube, or I didn’t finish editing, and I might release them in the future. I hope that some of the moments we shared together over the years have helped to bring some joy or comfort to you. Thank you for the love and support that you have shown us.

I love you, Maple.

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1.The underlined words in Paragraph 2 refers to______.

A Maple left its home

B Maple met her life’s end

C Maple got to a new place

D Maple lived in the owner’s heart

解析：选B。B 词意指代题。根据第三段Maple passed away peacefully during the night可知，梅普尔（Maple）在夜里平静地去世了。彩虹桥，是指“摇晃的天国道路”。由此说明划线部分是指梅普尔去世这件事。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “ tackled” mean in Chinese?

A 刺激.

B 顶撞.

C 擒获.

D 嫌弃.

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据下文…leaping into my arms, wagging her tail so hard and with a smiling face full of love.可知，梅普尔第一次与特伦奇见面就跳到他怀里，使劲摇着尾巴，脸上洋溢着爱的笑容。由此看出梅普尔的友好举动是为了博取特伦奇的欢心，故推断tackled意为“擒获”。故选C。

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A Maple passed away in the music.

B Maple enjoyed the guitar music.

C Maple liked the quiet environment.

D Trench looked on Maple as his sister.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第四段She would lay beside me with her head in my lap and listen to the guitar until she fell asleep.可知，梅普尔躺在特伦奇旁边，头枕在他腿上，听着吉他，直到睡着。由此说明梅普尔很享受吉他音乐。故选B。

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Trench wrote the song “What A Wonderful World” for Maple.

B Trench and Maple met each other 12 years ago.

C Trench hasn’t released all the videos he filmed with Maple.

D Trench thinks Maple loved him without any conditions.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据 第二段第二句He also shared a cover of “What A Wonderful World”.可知Trench 只是翻唱了What A Wonderful World这首歌，而不是写了这首歌。A项错误，其它选项在文中均有体现。故选A。