Kellie and Louis Nicolao have a dog. Its name is Moose. One day, they took Moose to Nicolina Converso’s house in Edgewater, Maryland.

Everything was going great before the morning of Dec. 23. That day, Converso opened the door and Moose went out. Converso couldn’t find Moose and was sad. Converso turned to the Internet for help.

Six days later, a woman told Converso that she saw a dog in a frozen(结冰的) river. Louis Nicolao went there quickly. Nicolao is a powerful swimmer. So he jumped in and swam his dog to safety(安全).

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1.Moose is _________.

A a pig

B a cat

C a dog

D a bird

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句的“Kellie and Louis Nicolao have a dog. Its name is Moose.”可知，Moose是一条狗。故选C。

2.When was Moose lost?

A On Dec. 21.

B On Dec. 23.

C On Dec. 25.

D On Dec. 27.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Everything was going great before the morning of Dec. 23”可知，一直到12月23日前，一切都进行得很好，说明12月23号Moose丢了。故选B。

3.How did Converso feel when Moose went out?

A Sorry.

B Happy.

C Angry.

D Sad.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第三句的“Converso couldn’t find Moose and was sad.”可知，Converso找不到Moose了，感到很伤心。故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “powerful” mean?

A Bad.

B Shy.

C Good.

D Hungry.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“So he jumped in and swam his dog to safety”可知，Nicolao是一名游泳健将，他跳入水中将狗狗救了出来，即他游泳很好。故选C。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a notebook.

C In a map.

D In a dictionary.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要讲了狗狗走失后被发现掉进冰河里，主人发现后跳进去救援的故事，我们可以在报纸上读到。故选A。