When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
A．gave B． chose C． named D．remembered
A．like B． as C． except D．among
A．sound B． alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B． friends C．farmers D．neghbors
A．sharing B． visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B． nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B． lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B． shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B． flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B． hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B． Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B． itself C．him D．himself
A．and B． but C．or D．so
A．Thus B． Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B． ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B． suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B． basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B． resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B． ever C．still D．Already
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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。
Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) ____ advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.____ he was driving the last nail into the post，he felt a sudden pull on his trousers. He____down into the eyes of a little boy.
“Mister，” he said，“I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well，” said the farmer，as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his ____，“these puppies come from fine parents and ____ a good deal of money.”
The boy____his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket，he pulled out a handful of ____ and held it up to the farmer.“I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look？”
“Sure，” said the farmer.
And with that he ____ a whistle，“Here，Dolly！” he called.
____ from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly ____ by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their ____ to the fence，the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.____ another little ball appeared，this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others，doing its best to ____.
“I want that one，” the little boy said，____ at the runt(矮个子)．
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said，“Son，you ____ want that puppy. He will never be able to ____ and play with you as other dogs would.”
With that the little boy ____ back from the fence，reached down，and began rolling up one leg of his ____.In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a ____ made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer，he said，“You see，sir，I don't run too well myself，and he will need someone who understands.”
The ____ is full of people who need someone who understands.
A．sight B．paper C．information D．sign
A．Then B．Before C．As D．After
A．put B．looked C．knelt D．stared
A．nose B．neck C．head D．face
A．spend B．spare C．make D．cost
A．raised B．lifted C．fell D．dropped
A．notes B．change C．sugar D．goods
A．let out B．carried out C．put out D．left out
A．Up B．Over C．Out D．In
A．came B．followed C．went D．caught
A．step B．way C．walk D．drive
A．Quickly B．Slowly C．Oddly D．Sadly
A．get up B．stand up C．catch up D．move up
A．moving B．pointing C．calling D．turning
A．mustn't B．don't C．can't D．needn't
A．run B．sit C．walk D．stand
A．stepped B．talked C．climbed D．fell
A．clothes B．dresses C．sweaters D．trousers
A．simply B．specially C．carefully D．newly
A．farm B．country C．city D．world
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You have probably heard of homing pigeons，which usually appeared in wars.From 3000 B．C.to the present，homing pigeons have ____ as postmen.They have been especially useful for carrying messages ____ wars.The telegraph is not ____ to carry about.Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870，when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris，the city was cut off from all the ____ means of communication.The people ____ many different ways of sending news.One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail.____ of course，they only drifted (漂) ____ the wind carried them.Often they landed inside the enemy’s lines.Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be ____ controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the ____.Homing pigeons were brought into the city.Soon they were carrying letters far and wide.The enemy brought ____ to catch pigeons，but the little postmen could fly faster than their ____.Strangely enough，pigeons played an important ____ in war.
During the First World War every army unit had a group of pigeons ____.Many of them were ____.Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher Ami，which meant“dear friend”．A group of US soldiers were surrounded by the enemy.They had no food and no bullets.They nearly died of ____.There was little hope for them.Cher Ami made his way ____ the bullets and succeeded.At once planes ____ to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them.With their strength ____，the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.
____ can pigeons carry the message？There were various methods.Usually the message is put into a little glass tube.The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under ____ or hung around the neck.
A．considered B．served C．regarded D．made
A．in favour of B．in need of C．during D．in time of
A．easy B．difficult C．necessary D．important
A．present B．past C．usual D．ordinary
A．used B．did C．tried D．managed
A．And B．Though C．Since D．But
A．which B．that C．to which D．where
A．well B．rather C．only D．just
A．questions B．situation C．problem D．thing
A．dogs B．soldiers C．planes D．hawks
A．enemies B．postmen C．balloons D．bullets
A．action B．part C．ball D．game
A．trained B．taught C．bought D．fed
A．killed B．sold C．honoured D．sent
A．the enemy B．hunger C．anger D．war
A．for B．to C．in D．through
A．landed B．found out C．set out D．set about
A．renewed B．arrived C．lost D．missing
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．the head B．a body C．the foot D．a wing
Every year，whenever Spring Festival arrives，a lot of Chinese people cannot wait to go home.They ____for long hours in front of the ticket offices in railway stations，or do ____ they can in order to get a ____.They tolerate the long ____ on the train only to want to have a family ____ with their near and dear ones.
Most Chinese ____ the Spring Festival ____ because they want to follow tradition，there are also some practical reasons to explain Chinese people’s fever for the holiday.Compared with one’s ____，home provides a more humane environment for one to ____ oneself.
Society may do with or without you，but at home，you become ____ and irreplaceable.You may be the father or mother，daughter or son，grandfather or grandmother in the family and the family will be ____ if anyone is absent.
In addition，family provides an ideal environment for one to fully relax oneself.____，one can ____ one’s time to do whatever he or she wants，and one can spend money whenever one likes.In society，____，one needs to do ____ fast and with high efficiency，because society always requires efficiency and ____ profits.Such company principles ____ people merely a tool in modern society.
Chinese people’s strong desire for Spring Festival shows that they feel ____.With the Spring Festival，people can find back the ____ family atmosphere often seen in days ____.
A．expect B．queue C．wish D．call
A．whatever B．what C．whichever D．which
A．present B．ticket C．souvenir D．food
A．journey B．trip C．voyage D．tour
A．dinner B．entertainment C．relationship D．reunion
A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．take
A．only if B．if only C．simply D．not only
A．workplace B．factory C．hospital D．company
A．improve B．relax C．control D．strengthen
A．only B．ordinary C．unique D．common
A．impossible B．incomplete C．irregular D．illegal
A．At home B．In reality C．In society D．In the world
A．take B．spend C．waste D．kill
A．furthermore B．however C．besides D．but
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．minimum B．medium C．middle D．maximum
A．make B．take C．get D．bring
A．happy B．pleased C．pleasant D．oppressed
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．gone by B．gone out C．gone off D．gone down
While on a family canoe trip on the Fox River a few years ago ，Grant and Colton Shepard were disturbed by what they saw in the water.“We were there to enjoy the ____，”says Grant,11，“____we saw a lot of litter (垃圾) .”
The brothers，who live in Riverside，Illinois，went home and took action.They ____the Illinois Department of Natural Resources，____ to monitor local rivers and streams carefully.They ____training workshops to become familiar with the organisms (微生物) that are found in local____.
Ever since，the two boys have been taking weekly ____ from two rivers.They study them to make certain that the underwater ecosystem is ____.Sometimes they find strange things.“We ____discovered a big picnic table that had ____underwater！” says Grant.
It’s not just rivers that these kid volunteers____.They have devoted themselves to keeping their environment____balanced.“In the future，we’re going to need more resources.____we protect them now，they won’t be there for us，”says Colton,14.
Every year，____their campaign for a cleaner world, the brothers____ at least 100 days without using a car.Their purpose is to cut down on the ____ gases that cars give off into the air.
The brothers have also been active in helping ____ Illinois’ precious grassland.For the past two years，they have spent ____ one Saturday a month clearing away nonnative plants from a 100acre rare oak (橡木) grassland.“The plants and bushes ____our heritage because they prevent the old oaks from growing ____，”says Grant.
A．garden B．grass C．beauty D．trip
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．contacted B．reminded C．informed D．interviewed
A．preparing B．offering C．advising D．agreeing
A．produced B．provided C．attended D．held
A．forests B．lakes C．waters D．schools
A．wastes B．samples C．polluters D．liquids
A．in order B．in place C．in danger D．in balance
A．never B．often C．once D．seldom
A．put B．deserted C．sunk D．left
A．pick out B．care about C．look out D．take over
A．slightly B．regularly C．totally D．finally
A．Even if B．As long as C．Before D．Unless
A．for the purpose of B．as a result of C．as part of D．as well as
A．walk B．run C．choose D．go
A．extra B．harmful C．useless D．various
A．decorate B．plough C．design D．restore
A．at least B．by turns C．as usual D．at most
A．destroy B．threaten C．change D．replace
A．rightly B．nicely C．properly D．separately
I was successful at my job.I worked very hard，but it____ me and my family a fabulous(极好的)lifestyle.I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.____，one afternoon last May，I was called to the office，and it was ____ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there____they talked on and all I could think was，“I’ve____.” I’d been so well respected；____I was of no value.
For six weeks，I was in a very ____place.I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸)．I could____things needed doing，but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的)in everything____ me.
Then，in late June，my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final.The year before，he’d been very sad when I ____ the same final，so he was____when I told him I’d go.Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me ____him on was unbelievable.From then on，I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions(激情)．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band—I____went to another city to watch him play.These moments were so____.My life had been so much devoted to____for so long，and I felt____that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
____，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose—I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being____ again.Now I feel more positive about my professional____ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have.Losing my job made me realize just how ____ it is to achieve real balance in life.
A．promised B．afforded C．showed D．left
A．Therefore B．Anyhow C．Otherwise D．However
A．quickly B．gently C．partly D．easily
A．until B．after C．as D．so
A．failed B．finished C．tried D．changed
A．suddenly B．finally C．immediately D．shortly
A．secret B．quiet C．lonely D．dark
A．see B．get C．suggest D．understand
A．defended B．directed C．deserted D．disturbed
A．watched B．missed C．lost D．won
A．disappointed B．worried C．honoured D．delighted
A．cheering B．taking C．leading D．passing
A．just B．even C．still D．almost
A．hopeful B．meaningful C．difficult D．strange
A．work B．family C．matches D．performances
A．successful B．thoughtful C．thankful D．peaceful
A．Naturally B．Doubtfully C．Disagreeably D．Unexpectedly
A．employed B．comforted C．valued D．encouraged
A．education B．experience C．relationship D．future
A．important B．interesting C．simple D．surprising