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Unit2ListeningandSpeakingandReadingandThinking

能力提升练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2019湖北沙市中学高一上月考，★★☆)

Onenight，PilarwasindeepsleepwhensheewaswokenbyhercatInti.IntiwasmeowingwildlyoutsidePilar’sbedroomandthrowinghimselfagainsttheclosedbedroomdoor.WhenPilaropenedhereyes，shesawthatherbedroomwasfilledwithsmoke.AssheescapedfromherhousewithIntiinherarms，shesawthatthefirewasburninginherkitchen.Pilarcouldeasilyhavelostherlife，butIntiwouldnotletthathappen.EventhoughInticouldhaveescapedfromthehousethroughacatdoor，hewouldn’tleavePilar.

Asamazingasthisstoryis，itisnotasuncommonasyoumaythink.TaketheexampleofCharlotteLeeandherhorse，Thunder.Onesummernight，thewholefamilywasasleepwiththewindowsopen.Itwasnormallyveryquiet.Suddenly，therewasaloudnoise.Charlottewokeupfromhersweetdream.andthenoisecontinued.Thensheheardahorserunningfasttowardsthehouse.ThenextthingshesawwasThunderstandingoutsideherwindow，neighing（嘶鸣）andshakinghishead.Shewasawareofsomethingwrong.Charlottequicklygoteveryoneoutofthehousebeforetheearthquakehit.Thunderhassavedthewholefamily’slives.

Therearealsostoriesofwildanimalscomingtotherescueofhumans.Oneanimalknownasafriendofhumansisthedolphin.Once，ToddEndriswassurfingwithhisfriendswhenhewasattackedbya13-foot（4-meter）shark.Inthemiddleoftheattack，agroupofdolphinscametohisrescuebyformingaprotectiveringaroundTodduntilhecouldgetsafelytotheshore.Withoutthehelpofthedolphins，thereislittlechancethatToddcouldhaveescaped.

Nooneissurewhyanimalshavesooftencometoourrescue.However，itisclearthathumansandanimalsenjoyacloserelationship.Itisimportantthatwecareforthemasmuchaswecan.

1.WhydidIntithrowhimselfagainstthedoor?

A.Becausehewastryingtowakeuphisowner.

B.B