As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray (流浪儿). He looked
36 —a wounded warrior with a badly scarred body.
I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t come near me if other people were
37 . Winter came, and he still wouldn’t
38 us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vet’s.
After a week, we were eager to bring him home to
39 our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to
40 immediately because the cat was so fierce and mean that he would
41 become tame , let alone a pet.
But I have always had
42 in love’s power to 43 even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, “I want to take him home.” We
44 him Paws.
Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was
45 the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.
I wanted to somehow let him know he was
46 and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. I
47 under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the
48 and only the top of my head facing him. I
49 out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.
He growled and tried to
50 and bite me. It was scary—but I knew he couldn’t
51 me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to
52 . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.
Several hours later, I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws—all
53 on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.
That dear cat became the
54 of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy(遗赠)—my
55 and firm belief in the power of love — lives on.
小题1: | A.cute | B.strong | C.fierce | D.smart |
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小题3: | A.love | B.attack | C.refuse | D.trust |
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小题4: | A.please | B.join | C.see | D.satisfy |
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小题5: | A.death | B.sight | C.observation | D.sleep |
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小题6: | A.simply | B.hardly | C.easily | D.gradually |
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小题7: | A.sense | B.interest | C.faith | D.feeling |
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小题8: | A.comfort | B.convince | C.protect | D.tame |
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小题9: | A.named | B.appointed | C.accepted | D.made |
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小题10: | A.on | B.beside | C.under | D.inside |
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小题11: | A.hopeful | B.pitiful | C.careful | D.safe |
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小题12: | A.hid | B.slid | C.sheltered | D.slept |
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小题14: | A.turned | B.reached | C.pulled | D.picked |
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小题15: | A.play | B.scratch | C.lick | D.push |
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小题16: | A.hurt | B.bother | C.avoid | D.betray |
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小题17: | A.get angry | B.give up | C.run away | D.calm down |
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小题18: | A.stepped out | B.stood out | C.stretched out | D.stuck out |
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小题19: | A.hope | B.love | C.support | D.comfort |
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小题20: | A.normal | B.noble | C.strange | D.continued |
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