Jim Black did not think much when he bought a small cat from a pet store. Yet ri

Jim Black did not think much when he bought a small cat from a pet store. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He 　36 her Inky.

“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats 　37 playmates,” Black, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the 　38 of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with 　39 . They react to what they see and what you do. ”

　 Inky was a gentle cat, 　40 the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 　41 that would set her apart from 　42 cats forever.

Black had gone down to the basement to 　43 the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he 　44 to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and 　45 　his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Black down the stairs.

　 　46 in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Black felt 　47 　going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help, 　48 his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. 　49 Black noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

　 “Go get Brenda,” Black said to Inky.

Inky 　50 to the bedroom door and scratched(抓；刮) 　51 until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the 52 . Brenda found her husband 　53 the stairs and called 911. Black was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months 　54 there,” says Black. “Although I became lame(跛的), I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has 　55 left Black’s side.　

36. A. gave 　 　 B. chose　 　 C. named　 D. remembered

37. A. like 　 B. as 　 C. except D. among

38. A. sound　 　 B. alarm　 C. noise　 　 　 D. voice

39. A. animals B. friends 　 C. farmers D. neighbors

40. A. sharing 　 　 B. visiting 　 C. dividing D. discovering

41. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

42. A. familiar 　 B. lovely C. ordinary D. outstanding

43. A. shut out　 　 B. shut off　 　 C. shut down　 　 D. shut up

44. A. marched　 B. flew　 C. struggled 　 D. climbed

45. A. bent　 B. hit　 C. shook　 D. pulled

46. A. Falling　 B. Lying 　 C. Appearing　 　 D. Thinking

47. A. it　 B. itself C. him D. himself

48. A. and 　 　 B. but C. or 　 D. so

49. A. Thus　 　 B. Or C. Then　 D. Rather

50. A. walked　 B. ran　 C. returned 　 D. fell

51. A. rapidly　 B. suddenly C. madly　 D. carefully

52. A. bedroom 　 B. basement 　 C. yard D. house

53. A. at the bottom of B. in the middle of 　 C. at the top of 　 　 D. in the front of

54. A. regretting B. resting C. relaxing 　 D. recovering

55. A. never 　 B. ever　 C. still D. already

试题答案

D