二,完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Prince was a dog. My husband found him 21 at the corner of the street, shaking in the cold and 22 dead, so he rescued him and 23 him home. He gave him the name Prince. I soon liked this little dog; 24 , I was not satisfied with his name. "Prince" sounded too formal. It was more like the 25 of a German shepherd dog (牧羊犬). I tried to 26 a name more fitting, but I seemed to be stuck with (无法摆脱) "Prince". Before long Prince 27 some of his princely attributes (品性,品质) to our family. It started when our young son Luck was 28 in bed. Prince didn’t usually go upstairs where the boys’ rooms were. He usually 29 me wherever I went like glue, since I was the one who fed him, but on that __30___ day, when I went upstairs to check Luck’s fever, I found that Prince was __31____beside my sick boy. He didn’t leave Luck’s side until Luck began to feel better. The same thing happened repeatedly. Whenever anyone in our family was sick, Prince would be right by that person’s side __32___ it was his job to take care of them until they __33__ . It was incredible to see this little dog set aside his active nature to show his care for a sick family member. Our little Prince lived for nearly sixteen years. He remained___34___to our family the whole time. Even in his final days, when he was in pain, I___35__he would sacrifice his life for any of us. By then I had realized that his name was proper after all —he truly was a Prince among dogs.
21. A. lying B. running C. walking D. screaming
22. A. completely B. suddenly C. unfortunatelyD. nearly
23. A. made B. supplied C. arranged D. brought
24. A. otherwise B. instead C. however D. therefore
25. A. name B. head C. body D. character
26. A. put up with B. come up with C. look up to D. pay attention to
27. A. analyzed B. described C. created D. showed
28. A. asleep B. playing C. sick D. staying
29. A. served B. grasped C. searched D. Followed
30. A. particular B. warm C. meaningful D. Relative
31. A. smiling B. quarreling C. fighting D. resting
32. A. even though B. now that C. as if D. ever since
33. A. disagreed B. returned C. recovered D. cheered
34. A. tender B. common C. loyal D. sensitive
35. A. doubted B. observed C. noticed D. knew
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ___ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.
A.teacher B.friends C.parents D.younger sister
A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river
A.stood B.slept C.sat D.played
A.moved B.nervous C.anxious D.excited
A.watched B.brought C.made D.heard
A.collected B.jumped C.turned D.climbed
A.light B.moon C.sun D.lamp
A.yet B.and C.but D.or
A.came to B.left C.stood by D.played by
A.sweets B.sand C.ice-creams D.money
A.make B.sell C.offer D.buy
A.house B.tide C.garden D.holiday
A.hardly B.almost C.still D.perhaps
A.hands B.tides C.waves D.feet
A.destroy B.fix C.build D.use
A.But B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides
A.feel B.wonder C.understand D.believe
A.strong B.old C.young D.weak
A.children B.boys C.girls D.grown-ups
A.happy B.tired C.sick D.sad
One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother’s bedroom and opened the dresser(梳妆台). Then in the top drawer, was a small jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something under the piece of red cloth. the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器). Why did my mother keep this thing? Shining slightly in the light, no answers. Some months later,I was setting the dinner table when my neighbour Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and the table, Marge said, "Oh, you are expecting company. I’ll another time."
"No, come on in."Mom replied ."We are not anyone."
"But isn't that your good china?" Marge asked. "I'd trust kids to handle my good dishes!"
Mom laughed."Tonight's my family's favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n) ____meal with guests, why not for your own ?A few broken plates are a small to pay for the joy we get using them" Then she added ." _____ every chip and crack has a story to tell."
Mom went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, "Seeing this on the edge here ? It happened when I was 17".
Her voice , "One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so that when I look the plate, it and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word."
I couldn't forget about that plate with the chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip .The chip mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.
A.silver B.gold C.wooden D.china
A.hidden B.drawn C.removed D.fixed
A.Covering B.Lowering C.Spreading D.Lifting
A.useful B.broken C.beautiful D.valuable
A.found B.invented C.selected D.offered
A.watching over B.glaring at C.glancing at D.sweeping up
A.go by B.pass by C.stand by D.stop by
A.expecting B.inviting C.scolding D.celebrating
A.always B.usually C.sometimes D.never
A.family B.relative C.neighbour D.ancestor
A.value B.attention C.price D.visit
A.common B.special C.ordinary D.especial
A.However B.Besides C.Though D.Otherwise
A.break B.flower C.color D.design
A.hardened B.raised C.softened D.sharpened
A.excited B.nervous C.surprised D.pleased
A.jumped B.escaped C.left D.slipped
A.laid B.threw C.examined D.picked
A.required B.remaining C.missing D.replaced
A.secretly B.carefully C.gratefully D.proudly
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案填写在答卷上。
One Saturday, I went shopping with my daughter, Helen, and son, Brandon. The car was filled with the children's laughing and singing. As we up, we saw a truck with a big sign on it that "Petting Zoo. " The kids jumped up and asked, "Daddy, can we go?" "Sure." I said, giving them a quarter (25 cents) before walking into the shopping center. They ran away and I felt free to take my time looking for I needed. There are a hundred little baby animals of all kinds in the zoo. Kids pay their money and stay there with the animals they like their moms and dads shop.
Several minutes later, I and saw Helen walking along behind me. I was surprised to see she to shop rather than play with the animals. And I thought the children had to wait till the parents came to them up. I came up and asked what was wrong.
She at me with those big brown eyes and said sadly. "Well, Daddy. it cost 50 cents. So, I gave Brandon my . " Then she said the most thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto “ is action!” She had given Brandon her quarter, and loves little animals more than Helen. She had watched what both my and I did for years around the house after we had said "love is action!" And now it had become a of her lifestyle.
Then we went back to the petting zoo. We stood Brandon go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had 50 cents a hole in my pocket. I never it to Helen, and she never asked for it. Because she know the whole family : Love always pays.
A.drove B.drew C.dressed D.dragged
A.wrote B.said C.expressed D.warned
A.either B.neither C.each D.every
A.who B.when C.that D.what
A.feeding B.caring C.petting D.nursing
A.which B.while C.where D.whether,
A.turned over B.turned out C.turned away D.turned around
A.chose B.checked C.hesitated D.refused
A.bring B.put C.pick D.wake
A.looked up B.looked down C.looked through D.looked over
A.pet B.coat C.quarter D.candy
A.successful B.beautiful C.harmful D.awful
A.Trust B.Understanding C.Honesty D.Love
A.anyone B.no one C.every one D.someone
A.wife B.mother C.father D.children
A.pile B.pair C.puzzle D.part
A.seeing B.watching C.noticing D.feeling
A.digging B.making C.burning D.hiding
A.paid B.delivered C.offered D.afforded
A.motto B.message C.model D.matter
【原创】As Mr.T steadily pawed his way into our hearts, Colin and I identified for the first time in our lives, as .My husband was a reasonable and generous father, and l was a sensitive, fussy mom .Colin tried to the world through Mr. T's eyes, adding a solid wooden door to Mr. T's home when he how much he liked his privacy .Meanwhile ,I cared about Mr. T's ,fearing that every nap or failed attempt to mount the coffee table some terrible illness.
I felt our world conforming to Mr. T's needs - and I it. Colin and I____ going out to dinner as often and instead spent evenings in our living room, smiling proudly as Mr. T dragged apples and socks into his house with great seriousness. Some nights, we on the sofa until 2,3,4 in the morning, waiting for Mr.T ,who was active at night, to and walk downstairs. We stopped traveling together so one of us could always be home to keep him .
A few years earlier, we had struggled to find even a(n) hour in the day – but Mr.T taught us how to make in our lives for the future we wanted, to be more empathetic, more patient. He taught us to love . We'd found Mr. T in one of life's intervals, between dating and marriage, coupledom and .If it had been a lost dog or a deserted cat on our way home that night, there would be no____ to tell. We would have brought the animal to a shelter. that nobody would do that for a rat made us bring Mr.T into our home, and doing so made all the.
Some of our friends and family just didn't Mr.T.They never understood how we could love a .We never understood how, if you had the 0f meeting him, it was possible not to.
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ____ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.
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A.sea | B.lake | C.mountain | D.river |
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A.light | B.moon | C.sun | D.lamp |
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A.make | B.sell | C.offer | D.buy |
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A.But | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Besides |
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