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15．December 6-Canada：For those of you who have been following this story，the third suspect（嫌疑犯）in the Canadian Cat Mutilation（残害）case has been caught．On March 8，after just under a year of searching，the"Find Matt Campaign"received information that would comfort many．Now known as Mattew Kaczorowski，21years old，this cat mutilator was picked up by the police from the streets of Vancouver．
In May 2001，three young men took a young cat，named"Kensington"after the area of town from where she was taken，from the street to a house．They began to cruelly treat and mutilate her to death，videotaping the attack．Two of the suspects，recognized as 21-year-old Jesse Champlain Power and 24-year-old Anthony Ryan Wennekers，were arrested shortly after the incident．Neither helped the police in an effort to find the third suspect，at the time known only as"Matt．"
In May 2002，Katie set up the"Find Matt Campaign"，with the goals of raising public awareness（意识）about animal cruelty and having as many eyes as possible look for Matt．
"I don't think Matt would have been caught had it not been for Katie Woodward's information，"said Detective Gordon Scott，one of the arresting officers．
Kaczorowski faces the charges of animal cruelty，theft under﹩5，000 and possession of property taken by crime，but one charge remains absent：that of animal cruelty．According to Canadian law，this kind of crime must be charged within six months．The case is now before the Courts．
    While finding Matt is a big step in the right direction of this case，it is not over．It remains that Kensington's guardian（监护人）has not yet come forward．It is important that her guardian speak out to lessen the possibility of the charges being dropped．

56．What does the passage mainly talk about？B
A．A cat was killed cruelly in Canada．
B．A Canadian cat mutilator was caught．
C．People pay attention to animal protection．
D．No crimes can escape from being charged．
57．Which of the following is in correct order according to the time when the events happened？C
a．Matt was caught by the police．
b．"Find Matt Campaign"was set up．
c．Jesse and Anthony were soon arrested．
d．Three young men mutilate a cat to death．
e．Katie got the information about the third suspect．
A．d，c，e，a，b       B．e，a，d，c，b        C．d，c，b，e，a       D．a，d，b，e，c
58．Which one of the charges does Matt certainly have to face？A
A．Stealing less than﹩5，000．
B．His possession of property．
C．The crime of animal cruelty．
D．A six-month imprisonment．
59．What can we infer from the passage？D
A．Catching Matt was easy for the police．
B．Very few people care about Matt's case．
C．Katie started the"Find Matt Campaign"to protect animals．
D．The final result of the case depends on the cat's guardian．

Answer 1

分析 2001年5月三个年轻人将猫残害致死，随后其中的两个嫌疑人被逮捕．2002年的5月，凯蒂发起了"寻找马特的运动"，经过不到一年的寻找，3月8日，加拿大"虐猫案"中的第三名嫌疑人被抓．

解答 56．B 主旨大意题．根据全文的内容可知，本文的主要内容是一个加拿大的残害猫的嫌疑犯被抓获了，因此最恰当的题目是B，故选B．
57．C 细节理解题．根据第二段的In May 2001，three young men took a young cat…mutilate her to death…Two of the suspects，recognizedas 21-year-old Jesse Champlain Power and 24-year-old Anthony Ryan Wennekers，werearrested shortly after the incident．可知三个年轻人在2001年5月将猫残害致死，随后其中的两个嫌疑人被逮捕；根据第三段的In May 2002，Katie set up the"Find Matt Campaign"可知在2002年的5月，凯蒂发起了"寻找马特的运动"，按照时间排序，故选C．
58．A 细节理解题．根据倒数第二段的Kaczorowski faces the charges of animal cruelty，theftunder $ 5000 and possession of property taken by crime可知，Kaczorowski因偷盗面临少于5000美元的罚款，故选A．
59．D 推理判断题．根据最后一段的It is important that her guardian speak out to lessen the possibility ofthe charges being dropped．可知，案件的最终结果取决于猫的监护人，故选D．

点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读，考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．