Five years ago, when my father was dying. I travelled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days. I felt very sad and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away, I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. I was lonely and I hated the silence of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door and found a little cat on the floor. He was thin and poor. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then soon fell asleep.
The next morning I asked the neighbors and learned that the cat had been left by his owner. His owner had moved away, so the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to work out what to do with him. I had something else to do, so taking care of the cat seemed like the very last thing I could do. But as soon as I opened the door, he ran to me and lay by my feet. It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere. I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend.
From then on, things grew easier. With Willis, time seemed to pass much faster. When the time finally came for me to return my home, I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was no way I would leave without him.
It's been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have said I was so nice to save the cat. But I know that we saved each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
41．The writer felt _____________after her father passed away.
A．happy B．lonely C．nervous D．relaxed
42．The cat saved the writer by _____________.
A．telling her what real life was B．helping her finish the tasks on time
C．making her feel better in her hard times D．helping her clean the apartment every day
43．According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?
A．The writer and the cat were both homeless.
B．The cat was left by his owner because of an accident.
C．The cat didn't like staying in the writer's apartment.
D．Willis was also the name of the writer's father's fiend.
44．The underline sentence in the fourth paragraph means the writer _____________.
A．was too busy to keep the cat as a pet B．thought he had the duty to keep the cat
C．needed something to look after to kill time D．loved the cat so much that he wanted to look after it
45．What's the best title for the passage?
A．A Lovely Cat B．My Father and A Cat
C．What I Got From A Cat D．How to Take Care of A Cat
这篇短文讲述的是五年前父亲的去世使作者沉浸在极大的悲痛中。这时一只小猫走进了作者的生活，他们成为了彼此的安慰，让作者在那段伤心的日子里有了依靠。
41．B【解析】细节理解题。根据短文第二段“After he passed away, I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. I was lonely and I hated the silence of the apartment.”可知，作者的父亲去世后，感到很孤独。故选B。
42．C【解析】推理判断题。根据文意以及第五段“From then on, things grew easier. With Willis, time seemed to pass much faster.”可知，这只小猫是在作者刚刚失去父亲，感到非常伤心、孤独时出现的。有了这只小猫，作者觉得时间过得更快了。因此C选项“让她在困难时期感觉好点儿”符合文意，故选C。
43．D【解析】推理判断题。根据短文第四段“I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend.”可知，作者给小猫取名为Willis是为了纪念她父亲的一位朋友，由此可知，她父亲的朋友也叫Willis。D选项符合文意，故选D。根据第二段“After he passed away, I stayed alone in his apartment.”可知A不对；根据第四段“His owner had moved away, so the little cat was there all alone, just like I was.”可知B不对；根据第四段“It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere.”可知C不对。
44．A【解析】细节理解题。原句意为“我有别的事情要做，所以照顾这只猫似乎是我能做的最后一件事”，由此可知，作者非常忙，无法去照顾这只猫。故选A。
45．C【解析】标题归纳题。短文开头“I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.”作者就向这只猫表达了感谢，然后下文具体讲述了她和这只猫之间的故事。结尾“But I know that we saved each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.”作者再次重申这只猫给她的生活带来的影响。因此C选项“我从一只猫身上得到了什么”符合文意，故选C。