专题03 阅读理解-2011-2022年全国高校体育单招英语真题分类汇编（2）.docx

2 0 2 2 年 体育 单招 英语 真题 阅读 理解 之 B 篇 It was 5:00 am and the first call came. “ Good morning , Nancy, ” the Red Cross operator said, “ We have a fire for you. ” Six dogs were homeless after they and their owners were displaced（失去家园）by a fire in North Philly. The situation was e xactly why Nan c y Leary had founded Red Paw Emergency Relief Team, a nonprofit that rescues and takes care of pets and reunites them with families after fires, gas leaks, and other disasters. Red Paw started at midnight on July 25, 2011; it took barely five hours for Nancy to receive her first call. As a fire fighter for seven years and a volunteer Red Cro ss responder for nin e y e ars, Nancy was disturbed by how animals were lost or forgotten after a disaster. “ I ’ ve always been the person who see a problem and ways to fix it . People had to leave their pets in a burned house, take them to a shelter, or let the m go on the street . ” she says. After the flames of disaster die down, sh e always tries her best to find the pets and makes sure that no one is left behind. Nancy retired from the fire department in 2014 to devote herself to Red Paw, which has helped save o ver 2000 pets. She initially keeps many of them at home with her five cats, and two dogs. Her 500 volunteers include transporters and care providers. “ I re member vividly how happy the family and the dogs were to be back together, ” Nan c y says, thinking back to Red Paw ’ s first rescue. “ It ’ s what makes this job meaningful. ” 35.What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The rescue of homeless dogs. B. How Red Cross operates C. The cause of a fire in North Philly. D. Why Red Paw was founded. 答案： D 解析： 根据 第一段 The situation was exactly why Nancy Leary had founded Red Paw Emergency Relief Team, a nonprofit that rescues and takes care of pets and reunites them with families after fir