B
A man in Germany may not have been in danger when he called the police about a baby squirrel running after him, but it all worked out for the best of the funny suspect (嫌疑人).
Emergency service centre in the city of Karlsruhe got a call on Thursday from a man afraid that the tiny animal wouldn't stop following him around. Police arrived at the scene, where the squirrel finally stopped running after him by lying down and going to sleep.
It turned out that the squirrel actually needed help, the police said. "It often happens that squirrels which have lost their mothers look for a replacement and then focus their efforts on one
person," the policewoman Cristina Krenz said.
The squirrel, now named Karl-Friedrich, is in the care of an animal centre. Karlsruhe police posted a statement on the social networking about the animal, including several lovely photos.
The baby squirrel's chase is the second squirrel event to make international headlines this summer. Last month, a London woman called police after she heard loud noises in her home and suspected a burglar. The intruder(闯入者) turned out to be a squirrel, according to the police who came for help.
Although the government in the German case said the squirrel did need help, wildlife experts warn that before intervening(介入) in the case where you suspect a squirrel is orphaned, you should do your best to make sure the animal truly requires help. The Wildlife Centre of Virginia, which gets hundreds of calls every year about supposedly orphaned squirrels, published this handy guide to help decide whether such an animal really needs help and what to do if so. When in doubt, contact a local wildlife rescuer or animal centre.
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B
) 4. Karl-Friedrich in the passage turns out to be .
A. a policewoman
B. a little squirrel
C. a guide in Virginia
D. a woman from London
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D
) 5. Why did the baby squirrel run after the man?
A. It wanted to bite the man.
B. The man gave food to it.
C. The man would take it to the animal centre.
D. It needed a replacement for the loss of its mother.
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A
) 6. What can we learn from the wildlife experts' words?
A. People should find out if the squirrels truly need help.
B. The police should punish the people who hunt the squirrels.
C. The government should make laws to protect the squirrels.
D. The animal centre needs enough money to carry on with their work.
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A
) 7. Which part of a newspaper may this passage come from?
A. Nature & Environment.
B. Humans & Culture.
C. Geography & History.
D. Sport & Music.
