It's 2023 now. Ten years ago, Richard Price and his family stayed at his sister’s house on Long Island, New York. At that time, their cat Mimi got out and got lost. The family looked everywhere, put up flyers, and got in touch with local veterinarian’s offices in search of their cat, but Mimi never turned up.

Several years ago, Richard and his family moved to Spain. They thought Mimi was lost forever, but over ten years later, they received a call from the town of Brookhaven Animal Shelter. Someone had discovered a physically weak cat. After they cleaned her up and scanned(扫描) her microchip, they found out the cat belonged to the Price family.

Linda of Brookhaven Animal Shelter says she has no idea how long Mimi was living on the streets. The cat can’t talk to tell her story, and it’s impossible to know that by her condition alone. All we know for sure is Mimi finally found her way to the right humans to get her back home!

Richard couldn’t believe his ears when he heard Mimi had been found. “Oh my god she’s alive, this is fantastic,” he said. “And oh my god we left her there.” “We felt both happy and afraid at the same time,” he added.

Although the 13-year-old cat is thin and weak, she is in good health. She’ll stay with relatives for a while before Richard can fly back to the States to bring her to her new home.

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1.When did Mimi get lost?

A In 2010.

B In 2011.

C In 2012.

D In 2013.

解析：选D。D数字计算题。根据第一段前三句“It’s 2023 now. Ten years ago, Richard Price and his family stayed at his sister’s house on Long Island, New York. At that time, their cat Mimi got out and got lost.”可知，十年前(2023-10=2013年)，猫猫走丢了。故选D。

2.Richard and his family knew Mimi’s condition __________.

A through a letter

B through a call

C on the Internet

D in an office

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“they received a call”可知，十多年后，他们接到了一个电话，电话说猫猫找到了。故选B。

3.When Richard knew Mimi had been found, he didn’t feel __________.

A surprised

B excited

C angry

D scared

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段的“couldn’t believe his ears”和“We felt both happy and afraid at the same time”可知，在得知走失十年的猫咪找到了的时候，他一开始很惊讶，然后感到又开心又恐惧。故选C。

4.How will Richard go to bring Mimi home?

A By air.

B By bus.

C By car.

D By train.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据最后一句的“before Richard can fly back to the States to bring her to her new home.”可知，理查德将飞回美国把猫猫带到新家。故选A。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a postcard.

B In a request form.

C In a newspaper.

D In a business license.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要报道了失踪十年的猫咪回到主人身边的故事，我们可以在报纸上读到。故选C。