The boy Jose was born in 2017. He has Down syndrome(唐氏综合征).

One afternoon, Jose’s mother, Jasmine woke up from a short sleep and couldn’t find her son. The family’s 1-year-old dog Alejandro was also missing. She knew right away that the dog was with Jose. After looking for them for 30 minutes, the family called the police.

The police tried their best to find the boy. They didn’t think a 5-year-old could get too far on foot, but they were wrong! They found Jose about one kilometer from his home. His dog stayed with him.

The police checked over(检查) Jose and gave him some water. The boy was not hurt. Jose’s family was happy when they saw Jose again. They also thanked the dog for keeping him safe! 

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1.How old is Jose?

A 4.

B 5.

C 6.

D 7.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第一段第一句“The boy Jose was born in 2017.”可知约瑟出生于2017年，他今年5岁。故选B。

2.What was Jasmine doing before Jose got lost?

A She was sleeping.

B She was with Alejandro.

C She was doing cleaning.

D She was finding her son.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第二段的“Jasmine woke up from a short sleep and couldn’t find her son.”可知，约瑟的妈妈午睡醒来后发现儿子不见了，由此可知约瑟失踪前她在睡觉。故选A。

3.The family looked for Jose for _________ before calling the police.

A an hour

B 15 minutes

C 5 minutes

D half an hour

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段的“After looking for them for 30 minutes, the family called the police.”可知，一家人寻找了约瑟30分钟(即半个小时)后，他们报了警。故选D。

4._________ stayed with Jose.

A Jose’s friend

B The police

C Alejandro

D Jasmine

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“His dog stayed with him.”可知，Jose的狗Alejandro一直陪伴着他。故选C。

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A A lost dog.

B A lost boy and his dog.

C A worried mother.

D Police officers and a dog.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文向我们讲述了一条忠诚的狗守护走丢小男孩的故事。故选B。