有职业的猫
George’s new job is very important as too many rats in stables spread diseases(传播疾病) and they do harm to horse food. He makes keeping horses cost less money.
The idea is that a cat can eat rats, but even just by having George on site, the smell and a cat’s coming out are enough to drive rats away.
It certainly sounds as if George is happy. George is fed in the mornings and evenings, but he can still catch rats, for catching rats is a cat’s instinct.
He spends the rest of the day walking around the stables, following Caroline and playing with a neighbourhood cat called Blue.
George has his own cat room. There are different beds and quilts in it, and there’s a special cat flap(猫洞) that opens just for him.
“ A He’ll happily play on the bales of hay(大捆大捆的干草) in the stables,” Chrissie says. B “George will watch the world go by. C ”
What is perhaps even more important is that George is now comfortably sitting beside Caroline and cosying up to(讨好) her. D
George . He can sit on Caroline’s leg. The freedom he gets from being a working cat means he is no longer bored and has the perfect feeling of being loved.
Caroline and her family love him very much and can’t imagine their stables without him.
(素材来源: The People’s Friend)
根据短文内容,完成任务。(每题答案不超过4个词)
1. What does the underlined word “He” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

2. What does the underlined word “instinct” mean in Chinese?

3. What do you think of George’s room?

4. 创新考法·还原信息 In the passage, the sentence “He will also have a good short sleep there.” is missing. Where should we put it, in A, B, C or D?

5. 创新考法·补全句子 Please fill in the blank in the eighth paragraph.

1. George. 上文提及“George's new job is very important as too many rats in stables spread diseases and they do harm to horse food.”，再结合下文中 makes keeping horses cost less money 可知，He 指代 George。
2. It means “本能”. 上文提及乔治早上和晚上被喂食，但他仍然会抓老鼠，下文对应表示：因为抓老鼠是猫的本能。
3. Good./Nice./Comfortable. 根据第五段“George has his own cat room. There are different beds and quilts in it, and there's a special cat flap that opens just for him.”可知，乔治的猫舍很不错。
4. In C. 上文提及乔治会在马厩里闲看人来人往，下文对应表示：他也会在那里短暂地睡个好觉。
5. is happy 下文提及他可以坐在卡罗琳的腿上。从工作中获得的自由意味着他不再感到无聊，并能感到被爱，上文对应表示：乔治很幸福。

【分析】
这是一篇趣味记叙文阅读题，所有小题要求答案不超过4个词，解题思路如下：
1. 第一题是指代判断题，定位第一段划线He的前后文，前文刚引出主角George的新工作的作用，后文提到他能降低养马成本，结合全文主角是工作猫George，就能确定指代对象。
2. 第二题是词义猜测题，定位instinct所在段落，前文说明George哪怕早晚都被投喂，还是会主动抓老鼠，抓老鼠是猫天生自带的属性，就能推出对应中文词义。
3. 第三题是细节理解题，定位第五段对George房间的描述：有不同的床和被子，还有专属猫洞，很容易得出房间的评价。
4. 第四题是语句还原题，待还原句意为“他也会在那儿好好小睡一会”，对比A、B、C、D四处的上下文，B句提到George会看着周遭人来人往，之后接小睡的内容逻辑最顺畅，就能确定放置位置。
5. 第五题是语篇补全题，空后描述George可以坐在Caroline腿上，不再无聊，还能感受到被爱，说明George状态很好，填入符合语义且字数合规的表达即可。
【解析】
1. 第一段前文明确提到George的新工作可以解决马厩老鼠传播疾病的问题，划线He的后续描述“让养马的成本更低”完全匹配George的工作作用，因此He指代George。
2. 第三段说明George不需要靠抓老鼠换取食物，依然会主动抓老鼠，这是猫天生自带的属性，因此instinct的中文含义是本能。
3. 第五段介绍George的专属房间配有多种床品、专属猫洞，居住条件很好，因此可以评价它很不错/舒适。
4. 待还原句描述George在干草堆上的活动，放在B句“George会看着人来人往”之后，动作衔接自然，逻辑连贯，因此放在C处。
5. 第八段空后内容都在说明George的状态很放松幸福，填入is happy完全符合语境，也满足字数要求。
【答案】
1. George.
2. 本能.
3. Good./Nice./Comfortable.
4. In C.
5. is happy
【知识点】
代词指代判断，词义猜测，阅读细节理解
【点评】
本题围绕工作猫George的趣味故事展开，题型丰富，涵盖指代判断、词义猜测、细节提取、语句还原、语篇补全多个考点，同时设置了答案字数限制，既考察学生快速定位文本信息的能力，也锻炼学生的语篇逻辑梳理能力，难度适中，符合基础阅读的考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.7