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In just eight months, my dog Toby had grown too big for our small apartment, so Mom sent him to Grandma's farm.To comfort me, Mom got me a cat and I decided to train this cat.
First, I named him Wilbur.Next, I decided to train him not to make our apartment dirty.In order to train him to use the litter box my mother bought as his toilet, I followed him everywhere, watching for some sign that he wanted to go outside, just like I'd done with Toby.I waited and watched.But all that cat did was sleep.Pretty soon I fell asleep, too.When I woke up, I heard some noise from the box.I looked inside and found Wilbur in it on his own.
If a cat could do that by himself easily, I figured that teaching him a few tricks would be a cinch．I set Wilbur down in front of me and said, “Sit”, pushing his back down gently, just like I'd done with Toby.However, he jumped away.This cat didn't know anything about taking orders.
Then I decided to give him a bath.I'd washed Toby every Saturday.Strangely, at the sound of the running water, Wilbur began to lick (舔) himself.Mom saw what I was doing.“Oh, honey, cats don't need baths.” She looked at Wilbur.“See？” she said.“They clean themselves.”
When Wilbur finished bathing, he made a strange noise, like a motor running, so I sat down to get a better listen.To my surprise, Wilbur moved to me, and jumped onto my legs.Toby never did that! Seeing that, Mom said, “You know, cats only do that when they really like you.”
I looked up at her, then down at the cat and said, “Let me introduce Wilbur, Mom.He is my friend now.”
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者新养了一只猫并开始训练它，最终作者和猫成为了好朋友。
1．What did the author do for the cat?
A．He gave the cat a name.
B．He bought the cat a box.
C．He freed the cat from the toilet.
D．He helped the cat clean himself.
A [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“First, I named him Wilbur.”可知答案。]
2. The underlined word “cinch” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”．
A．boring thing B．simple thing
C．funny thing D．terrible thing
B [词义猜测题。根据本句中的“easily”可推测，作者认为如果一只猫可以自己学会用专用的盒子上厕所的话，那么教他一些把戏也会是件“很容易的事情”。]
3．What did the author feel about Wilbur before he jumped onto his legs?
A．He didn't think Wilbur could be friends with Toby.
B．He didn't think Wilbur would make a good pet.
C．He thought Wilbur was dirty.
D．He thought Wilbur was lazy.
B [推理判断题。根据第二、三、四段内容，尤其是第二段中的“But all that cat did was sleep.”和第三段中的“This cat didn't know anything about taking orders.”可知, Wilbur并不配合作者的训练，因此作者一开始并不认为Wilbur会是一个好宠物。]
4．From the text we know that Toby did all the following things EXCEPT ．
A．doing some tricks
B．taking baths every Saturday
C．jumping onto the author's legs
D．giving signs when he wanted to go outside
C [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“To my surprise, Wilbur moved to me, and jumped onto my legs.Toby never did that！”可知, Toby从来不会跳到作者腿上。]
