- Jenny 的猫 Milo 走失了，靠一张寻物启事和邻居 Sarah 的一条短信，两人隔着花园找回了牠。
- 前半是寻物启事（外貌描述 + 联系方式），后半是完整的短信对话，一篇同时练两种文体的阅读。
- 大量用一般过去时描述「看到、打开门、跑走」这类已发生的动作，适合刚接触过去式的读者练习。
- 读完能看懂英语里常见的「寻物启事 + 对话」组合，抓住关键信息（时间/地点/外貌）。
重点内容
原文 / 段落
LOST CAT - HELP!
This is Milo. He is a big black and white cat with green eyes. He has white paws and a white spot on his nose. Milo is very friendly but a bit shy. He likes to sit in gardens and sleep under cars. He does not wear a collar.
Missing: Tuesday 3rd December Last place: Queen's Road, near the post office Call: Jenny - 07700 900333
Text Messages
Sarah: Hi Jenny, I saw your poster. I think I saw your cat in my garden this morning. He was eating some food with my cat. I live on King Street, near the park.
Jenny: Thank you so much! What time did you see him? Was he OK? I can come and look now.
Sarah: It was about 8 am. He looked fine. He ran away when I opened the door. My house is number 45, the one with the blue door. You can come and look.
Jenny: I'm coming now. Thank you for helping me find Milo!
生词表
| 英文 | 中文 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|
| lost | 走失的 | |
| poster | 寻物启事/海报 | |
| paw | 爪子 | |
| spot (n.) | 斑点 | 这里指猫鼻子上的白斑 |
| shy | 害羞的 | |
| collar | 项圈 | |
| missing | 失踪 | |
| garden | 花园/院子 | |
| run → ran → run | 跑（过去式 ran） | 不规则动词变化 |
| open → opened | 打开（过去式） | |
| look fine | 看起来没事 | look + 形容词 |
| come and look | 过来看看 | 口语中常省略 and 后的 to |
理解要点
- 前半段是寻猫启事（外貌 + 失踪信息），后半段是两个人的短信对话——读的时候要切换「读通知」和「读对话」两种模式。
- 对话部分全用一般过去时叙述当时发生的事（saw、was、opened、ran），抓住动词的过去式是看懂这段对话的关键。
- Sarah 提供的细节（时间、地点、猫的状态）一步步拼出猫的下落，按「什么时候、在哪里、猫怎么样」三个问题找答案最快。
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