奇速英语官网—英语在线学习平台_让学英语更快乐_更快速

The Kelpie Maggie, the world’s oldest dog, died while asleep in her basket on Sunday night. Maggie belonged to(属于) an Australian dairy farmer Brian McLaren and she was 30 at the time of her death. According to McLaren, Maggie had been happy and healthy up until two days before her death.

“She was still going along nicely last week,” McLaren told local newspaper The Weekly Times. “She was walking from the dairy to the office and growling(咆哮) at the cats and all that sort of thing.”

Though McLaren doesn’t have any birth certificates for Maggie, he argues that he bought her four years. The oldest dog in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, died in 1939 at the age of 29. Bluey worked as a farm dog, looking after sheep and cattle. Because Maggie doesn’t have any paperwork, Guinness was unable to verify(核实) her age.

The average dog lives about 15 years. Maggie was deaf and going blind at the time of her passing. “I’m sad, but I’m pleased the way she left,” McLaren told The Weekly Times.

1.Maggie died at the age of ______ according to the passage.

A 15

B 29

C 30

D 31

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句Maggie belonged to an Australian dairy farmer Brian McLaren and she was 30 at the time of her death.可知，故选C。

2.The underlined word “certificates” means _______ in Chinese.

A 证件

B 目击者

C 背景

D 视频

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据文章第三段最后一句Because Maggie doesn’t have any paperwork, Guinness was unable to verify her age.可知，故选A。

3.Bluey’s job was to __________.

A look after the farmer’s children

B look after the farmer’s animals

C search for food for the animals

D protect the farmer

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三句Bluey worked as a farm dog, looking after sheep and cattle.可知，故选B。

4.What’s wrong with Maggie when she died?

A She had a heard disease.

B She had a fever.

C She was blind and deaf.

D She had a cancer.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句Maggie was deaf and going blind at the time of her passing.可知，故选C。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Dogs are our good friend.

B The oldest dog died.

C How to feed the dogs.

D The old dog in the world.

解析：选B。文章标题题。根据第一段第一句The Kelpie Maggie, the world’s oldest dog, died while asleep in her basket on Sunday night.可知，这是文章的主题句，故选B。