In a video, a grandpa was enjoying a piece of bread when the cat, named Finnigan, just had to have a taste. Without hesitation (犹豫), the grandpa let him take a bite right out of his hands. Then, the elderly man started copying the funny face the cat made while enjoying the treat. His daughter Barb thought that was too funny! She recorded the video and posted it on the Internet.
1.Who was the grandpa?
A Barb’s grandfather.
B Barb’s father.
C Finnigan’s grandpa.
D Finnigan’s father.
解析:选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“His daughter Barb thought that was too funny!”可知视频中的老爷爷是Barb的爸爸。故选B。
2.Where did the story happen?
A At Barb’s home.
B At the grandpa’s home.
C At Finnigan’s home.
D At a restaurant.
解析:选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“We were visiting my parents”可知,Barb在探望她的父母,由此可知,是在她父母,即视频中的那位老爷爷家。故选B。
3.What do Internet users think of the pair?
A They don’t care about them.
B Grandpa did the wrong thing.
C The cat is special.
D They are very lovely.
解析:选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“has become very popular online”“are falling in love with”可知,网友很喜欢这位老爷爷和这只猫,认为他们很可爱。故选D。
4.What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 4?
A The man was ill.
B The man liked dogs.
C The man was kind.
D The man was healthy.
解析:选C。C句意理解题。有网友表示“我爷爷过去每天晚上都和他的猫一起吃一碗冰淇淋”,结合“That probably wasn’t the best food for the animal’s health”这对动物的健康来说可能不是最好的食物,but后的句子与前文形成对比转折,因此冰激凌对猫来说虽然不健康,但是他对猫的心意是很好的,即他友好善良。故选C。
5.What’s mainly talked about in the passage?
A Funny stories about animals.
B Animals with special talents.
C Families with different pets.
D Love between men and animals.
解析:选D。D主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知,文章介绍了一个可爱的老爷爷喂食猫咪的视频在网络上走红的故事,这段视频还在网上激起了网友们分享自己家人与宠物相处的故事。因此本文主要讨论了人类与动物之间的爱。故选D。