英文教學相關 | paohsiuan | 四月 27, 2015,22:17
News:Heroic Cat Saves Boy By Pat Woods
(adapted from English 4U No.184)
Most of the time, dogs chase cats, but the tables were turned1 this May in Bakersfield, California. A nearby security2 camera captured3 what happened.
Four-year-old Jeremy Triantafilo was peacefully playing on his bike outside his house. A security camera video shows that a dog came toward him. The nasty4 dog then attacked Jeremy for no reason. It bit him and pulled him off his bike. That’s when a hero appeared to save the day5.
That hero was Tara, Jeremy’s pet cat. Tara charged into6 the dog like a furry7 missile8. Even though she was much smaller, Tara pushed the dog across the sidewalk to get it away from Jeremy and bravely chased it away. The boy and cat then ran inside their house together. Luckily, Jeremy’s mom was nearby, and took the little boy to a hospital.
Jeremy received several stitches9 for the dog bite, but otherwise he’s OK. When the video was circulated10 on the Internet, the small cat’s bravery11 impressed many viewers and also drew the media’s attention. Jeremy even told a news reporter, “Tara is my hero.” (173 words)
Reading Comprehension
1. How were so many people able to watch what happened?
(A) The dog’s owner used a video camera.
(B) Jeremy’s mom captured it with a smartphone.
(C) A security camera recorded the incident.
(D) A TV news crew happened to be on the street.
2. Why did the dog attack little Jeremy?
(A) Because Jeremy was playing with a cat nearby.
(B) Jeremy had gone into its owner’s garden.
(C) Because Jeremy stole its owner’s bicycle.
(D) Jeremy did nothing wrong; the dog was crazy.
3. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
(A) Jeremy was hurt, but not too badly.
(B) The media weren’t interested in the story.
(C) The cat had to get stitches after the fight.
(D) Jeremy’s mom helped chase away the dog.
Summary
When _______-year-old Jeremy Triantafilo was attacked by a neighbor’s ________, his heroic cat ______ sped to the rescue, charging into the dog before chasing it away.
Vocabulary (請按文意將正確中文的代號填入空格) *表示近五年大考出現字彙
(A) 飛彈 (B) 保全 (C) 縫針 (D) 勇氣;英勇 (E) 錄影;捕捉 (F) 衝撞
(G) 散播;流傳 (H) 逆轉情況 (I) 出面拯救局勢 (J) 毛茸茸的 (K) 極度不友善的
*1. turn the table _______ 2. security n. __________
*3. capture v. ________ 4. nasty adj.__________
5. save the day __________ 6. charge into __________
7. furry adj. __________ 8. missile n. __________
9. stitch n. __________ 10. circulate v. __________
11. bravery n. __________