Question

【題目】On his 67th birthday, Dad had a heart attack. He was ______—he survived. But something ______him had died. His passion for life was gone. He refused the doctor’s ______, and his bitter attitude made every visitor ______. Dad was left alone.

I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm, ______the fresh air would do him good. A week later, I ______the invitation. He criticized everything here. Frustrated, I decided something had to be done.

One day I read an article saying several depressed patients’ attitudes had ______dramatically (顯著地)when given dogs. That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter, where a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me ______

A staff member said: “He’s been here for two weeks with nothing heard. His time is ______tomorrow.”

I turned to the man in horror. “You mean to ______him?”

“Madam, he said coldly. “We don’t have ______for every unclaimed dog. The pointer’s calm brown eyes ______my decision. “I’ll take him, ”I said.

On arriving home, I took the dog to Dad’s room. “Look what I got you! ”I said ______.

Dad frowned and murmured. “I don’t want it”. Then, suddenly, the pointer ______from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad.

Dad’s anger ______, and soon he was hugging the animal.

It was the beginning of a ______Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.

Dad’s ______faded, and he and Cheyenne befriended each other. Then, one night two years later, Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something. Running into Dad’s room, I found he had ______.

Two days later, my grief ______when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. While burying him near their favorite stream, I silently ______the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind.

【1】A. helpless B. dangerous C. lucky D. unusual

【2】A. about B. for C. inside D. around

【3】A. orders B. descriptions C. designs D. ideas

【4】A. pitiful B. upset C. concerned D. sympathetic

【5】A. imagining B. guessing C. hoping D. supposing

【6】A. forgot B. regretted C. admitted D. opposed

【7】A. improved B. differed C. grew D. transformed

【8】A. anxiously B. seriously C. restlessly D. calmly

【9】A. up B. over C. off D. out

【10】A. release B. adopt C. kill D. reject

【11】A. time B. room C. worry D. patience

【12】A. refused B. doubted C. expected D. challenged

【13】A. patiently B. suddenly C. carefully D. excitedly

【14】A. pulled free B. set back C. kept off D. slipped away

【15】A. stayed B. melted C. continued D. strengthened.

【16】A. long patience B. painful adoption C. lonely separation D. warm friendship

【17】A. bitterness B. sympathy C. regret D. worry

【18】A. left home B. gone out C. turned up D. passed away

【19】A. weakened B. deepened C. stopped D. closed

【20】A. praised B. apologized C. begged D. thanked

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】C

【11】B

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】D

【17】A

【18】D

【19】B

【20】D

【解析】這篇文章是一篇記敘文。本文主要講了作者的父親得了心臟病，雖然被搶救回來了，但是父親的態(tài)度變得尖刻。一天，作者讀了一篇文章，文章上說通過養(yǎng)狗，幾個沮喪的病人的態(tài)度顯著的得到改善。于是，作者給父親帶回一只狗。在小狗的陪伴下，父親的怨恨消失了。作者感謝這只小狗讓父親的思想恢復了平靜。

【1】C考查形容詞。由he survived.可知他得救了，非常幸運。helpless 無助的， dangerous危險的， lucky幸運的，unusual不尋常的。

【2】C 考查語義理解。由His passion for life was gone. 可知他內(nèi)部的一些東西消逝了。about 關(guān)于，for為了，inside 在……之內(nèi)， around四處。

【3】A 考查名詞。他拒絕醫(yī)生的命令。orders命令，descriptions 說明，designs 設(shè)計， ideas觀點。

【4】B 考查形容詞。由Dad was left alone.可知他尖刻的態(tài)度令每位拜訪者都很心煩。pitiful 可憐的，upset 心煩的， concerned關(guān)心的， sympathetic同情的。

【5】C 考查動詞。我讓父親來我們的小農(nóng)場生活，希望新鮮的空氣對他有好處。imagining 想象，guessing猜測， hoping 希望，supposing猜想。

【6】B 考查動詞。由He criticized everything here.可知我后悔了這個邀請。forgot忘記，regretted 后悔，admitted 承認， opposed反對。

【7】A 考查動詞。一天，我讀了一篇文章，文章上說通過養(yǎng)狗，幾個沮喪的病人的態(tài)度顯著的改善。improved改善，differed 不同， grew成長， transformed轉(zhuǎn)換。

【8】D 考查副詞。在下文內(nèi)容The pointer’s calm brown eyes ___12___my decision. 中捕捉到關(guān)鍵詞calm ，可知它們安靜地看著我。anxiously 憂慮地， seriously 認真地， restlessly 不安地，calmly冷靜地。

【9】A 考查固定用法。由I turned to the man in horror. “You mean to ___10___him?”可知這里意思是它的時間到了。time is up時間到了，時間已到，是固定用法。

【10】C 考查動詞。由“Madam, he said coldly. “We don’t have ___11___for every unclaimed dog.可知這里意思是你的意思是要殺了它？release釋放， adopt 收養(yǎng)，kill殺死，reject拒絕。

【11】B 考查名詞。我們沒有空間來收容每只無人認領(lǐng)的狗。time 時間， room 空間，worry 擔心， patience耐心。

【12】C 考查動詞。這只狗棕色的安靜的眼神期待著我的決定。refused 拒絕， doubted懷疑， expected期待， challenged挑戰(zhàn)。

【13】D 考查副詞�！翱次医o你帶來了什么？”我激動地說。Patiently耐心地， suddenly 突然地，carefully 小心地，excitedly激動地。

【14】A 考查動詞短語。由He sat down in front of Dad.可知這只狗從我的牽拉中掙脫。pulled free擺脫，set back 推遲， kept off 不接近， slipped away溜走，悄悄離開。

【15】B 考查動詞。由and soon he was hugging the animal.可知父親的生氣融化了。stayed 停留，melted 融化，continued 繼續(xù)， strengthened加強。

【16】D 考查語義理解。由Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.可知這是父親和這只小狗溫暖友誼的開始。warm friendship溫暖的友誼。

【17】A 考查名詞。由and his bitter attitude made every visitor ___4___.可知是父親的怨恨消失了。bitterness怨恨，sympathy同情，regret 后悔，worry擔心。

【18】D 考查固定短語。由Two days later, my grief ___19___when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed.可知作者發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的父親去世了。 left home離開家，gone out 出去，turned up 出現(xiàn)，passed away去世。

【19】B 考查動詞。由when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. 可知小狗在父親的床邊死了，這加深了作者的悲痛。weakened 變?nèi)酰?/span> deepened 加深，stoped 停止，closed關(guān)。

【20】D 考查動詞。我默默地感謝這只小狗讓父親的思想恢復了平靜。praised 表揚，apologized 道歉， begged乞求，thanked感謝。