When Fred Everitt, 68, took a cat home from the Humane Society four years ago, he thought he was saving her life. But last week, she may have saved his. Bandit, the cat, lives with Everitt. When a couple of would-be robbers(盗贼) tried to break into their home, the cat did everything she could to tell her owner of the danger.

“You hear of guard(警卫) dogs. This is a guard cat,” Everitt said. The robbery happened sometime between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on July 25, 2022, Everitt said. At first, he woke up after he heard Bandit’s meows(猫叫声) in the kitchen. Then, the cat raced into the bedroom, jumped onto the bed and began getting the comforter(盖被) off of him and clawing at his arms. Everitt knew something was wrong. “She had never done that before,” Everitt said.

Everitt got up to see what happened. He turned on the lights and saw two young men outside his back door. One had a gun, and the other was using a tool to try and make the door open. Everitt said by the time he found his gun and returned to the kitchen, the would-be robbers had already run away. He said the situation could have been different without Bandit.

“It did not turn into a terrible situation, thank goodness,” Everitt said. “But I think it’s only because of the cat.”

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1.When did Everitt take Bandit home?

A In 2017.

B In 2018.

C In 2019.

D In 2020.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第一段第一句的“When Fred Everitt, 68, took a cat home from the Humane Society four years ago”可知，4年前，即2018年，Fred Everitt收养了这只猫。故选B。

2.At what time did the robbery probably happen?

A 2:20 a.m.

B 2:40 a.m.

C 3:05 a.m.

D 3:40 a.m.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The robbery happened sometime between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on July 25, 2022”可知，这起抢劫案发生在凌晨2:30 到3:00之间，四个选项的时间只有B项在这个范围内。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “raced” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A Walked slowly.

B Climbed highly.

C Moved quickly.

D Ran loudly.

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句子后面的动词jumped可推断，这只猫快速进入她主人的卧室，因此C项符合。故选C。

4.What’s the right order of the following events?①Everitt saw two young men. ②Everitt returned to the kitchen with his gun.③ The two young men left.④ Everitt got up.

A ④①③②

B ①②③④

C ①③④②

D ④①②③

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。通读第三段可知，猫弄醒了Everitt之后，他起床看到有两个年轻人在他家后门，Everitt去找他自己的枪，返回厨房时发现那两人已经离开了。故选A。

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A Two young robbers.

B An exciting robbery.

C A lucky old man.

D A guard cat.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。本文讲了一只猫在强盗进门之前提醒了主人，阻止了一场入室抢劫案发生的故事。因此标题“护卫猫”符合题意。故选D。