Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever, has died after reaching the almost unbelievable age of 31 years and 165 days, said Guinness World Records on Monday.

Bobi was a Rafeiro do Alentejo — according to his owner Leonel Costa. Rafeiro do Alentejos have a life expectancy of about 12-14 years, according to the American Kennel Club. But Bobi lived more than twice as long as that life expectancy, surpassing an almost century-old record to become the oldest living dog and the oldest dog ever — a title which had previously been held by Australian cattle-dog Bluey, who was born in 1910 and lived to be 29 years and five months old.

Bobi’s story almost had a different ending. When he and his three siblings (兄弟姐妹) were born in the family’s woodshed, Costa’s father decided they already had too many animals at home. Costa and his brothers thought their parents had taken all the dogs away to be destroyed. However, a few sad days later, the children found Bobi alive, safely hidden in a pile of logs. They hid the puppy from their parents and, by the time Bobi’s existence became known, he was too old to be put down and went on to live his record-breaking life.

There were many secrets to Bob’s extraordinary old age, Leonel Costa said. He always walked freely, without a leash (皮带) or chain, lived in a “calm, peaceful” environment and ate human food put in water to remove seasonings (调味品), Costa said.

His 31st birthday party in May was attended by more than 100 people and a performing dance group, Guinness World Records said. His eyesight deteriorated and walking became harder as Bobi grew older.

“Bobi is special because looking at him is like remembering the people who were part of our family and unfortunately are no longer here, like my father, my brother, and my grandparents, who have already left this world,” Costa said. “Bobi represents those generations.”

1.What does the underlined word “surpassing” mean?

A Doing better than.

B Being similar to.

C Competing against.

D Being junior to.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“to become the oldest living dog and the oldest dog ever — a title which had previously been held by Australian cattle-dog Bluey, who was born in 1910 and lived to be 29 years and five months old”可知，博比的寿命是预期寿命的两倍多，成为有史以来最长寿的狗——这一头衔此前由布鲁伊拥有，布鲁伊出生于1910年，活到29岁零5个月，因此他超过了布鲁伊保持了近一个世纪的纪录。故选A。

2.Why did Costa’s family give up the puppies?

A Because they were afraid of puppies.

B Because they would move house.

C Because they kept too many animals.

D Because they didn’t like puppies.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Costa’s father decided they already had too many animals at home.”可知，由于家里已经有很多动物，父亲决定不能留着刚出生的小狗，第二天，父母把它们从狗棚里抱了出来，但他们没有注意到留下了一只小狗，那只小狗就是后来的博比。故选C。

3.Which word can describe Bobi’s life?

A Terrible and poor.

B Noisy but happy.

C Busy and full.

D Healthy and peaceful.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，博比长寿的秘诀是它所居住的“平静、安宁的环境”。博比从未被束缚或拴着，平常喝大量的水，只吃人类食物（被水泡祛除调味料），因此他过着健康安逸的生活。故选D。

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A Bobi seldom walked as he grew older.

B Bobi is loved by a lot of people.

C Bobi missed his siblings very much.

D Bobi didn’t like human food.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第五段第一句的“His 31st birthday party in May was attended by more than 100 people and a performing dance group”可知，今年5月，博比的31岁生日派对有100多人和一个表演舞蹈团参加，由此推断人们很爱他。故选B。