题文
My cat Toto is aging，and as she ages，her body is failing her．Mentally，she seems sharp，but after nearly sixteen years，Toto’s hips are causing her obvious trouble．In fact，they make it so that she can’t use a litter box effectively．She tries to squat（蹲坐），but mostly she just pisses（撒尿）out the back end of the box．I spent the summer working with my vet to find things to help Toto，but nothing works．Since we can’t stand the smell of cat urine in the house，two weeks ago I took drastic measures．I banished Toto outside．（She gets to come in while I work，but I put her out for 80％of the day and night．）
Because Toto now lives outside，she eats and drinks outside．I’ ve set up a heating pad on the porch．and given her own food and water area nearby．She seems perfectly content with this arrangement except when she’s out of food，or she wants to be petted．
Strangely enough，she’s been out of food a lot lately．“I think another cat is eating Toto’s food．”I told Kris when I first noticed how quickly she was going through her bowl．
“Actually，”I said a couple of days later，“maybe it’s a dog．Whoever is eating Toto’s food keeps knocking the bowl over．”
But a few days after that，I realized that the food thief probably wasn’t even a dog．Whatever the critter（动物）was，it was messy． Every morning，Toto’s water dish was filled with mud．The food bowl was tipped over and the porch scattered with mud and debris（残渣）．“I’ ll bet it’s a coon（浣熊），”I told Kris．Though we live in a residential neighborhood not far from Portland，we’ ve seen plenty of raccoons in the six years since we moved in．
Today I got to see the cat－food thievery first－hand．Turns out it’s not one raccoon－it’s a family of four．I was lucky enough to have my camera handy as they performed their daring raid：My favorite part of this video is how Toto simply sits on her heating pad and watches the raccoons eat her food．She isn’t bothered at all．
小题1:Which of the following about Toto is true?A．She is physically sharp．B．She is at least sixteen years old．C．She can’t use a litter box properly．D．She stays outside all the while recently．小题2:The underlined part in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to________．A．drove away or forced somebody or something to leaveB．put away or stored somethingC．protected somebody or something from being harmedD．threw something away小题3:What does the writer like most about what he filmed?A．How Toto fought against the raccoons．B．A family of raccoons stole the food together．C．Toto’s casual attitude toward the raccoons．D．How the raccoons made the writer’s porch dirty．小题4:What would be the best title of the passage?A．My Aged CatB．A Banished CatC．An Unforgettable ExperienceD．The Raccoons on My Porch 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
作者的猫因年老而发生行动障碍，总是弄脏供其小便用的盒子，弄得屋内满是尿味。于是作者多数时间将它关在室外的门廊里。后来发现它的食物经常不见，作者颇费周折，最终确定原来是被一群浣熊吃了。
小题1:细节题。由第一段Mentally，she seems sharp，but after nearly sixteen years，Toto’s hips are causing her obvious trouble 一句可知，这猫接近16岁，脑子依然敏锐，排除A,B两项。根据she can’t use a litter box effectively 一句可知，猫不能正确使用litter box. 第二段but I put her out for 80％of the day and night．一句表明，猫并非整天被关在室外，排除D项。故C项正确。
小题2:词义推断题。第二段I banished Toto outside．（She gets to come in while I work，but I put her out for 80％of the day and night．）一句中，outside 与out表明是将猫赶出房间。B项的put away意为“收藏起来”；C项protect意为“保护”；D项throw sth away意为“扔掉”；均与文章不符。故A项正确。
小题3:细节题。由最后一段My favorite part of this video is how Toto simply sits on her heating pad and watches the raccoons eat her food 一句可知，视频中作者最喜爱的部分是那只猫对待浣熊一家抢食所表现出来的漫不经心的态度。故C项正确。
小题4:主旨大意题。全文从发现猫食不见开始，花费主要篇幅描述查找偷食者的过程：起初以为是另一只猫，后来判断是一只狗，最后断定是浣熊，而结果却是一群浣熊。写猫只是为后面的偷食事件做铺垫。故选择D项。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“My cat Toto is aging.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
