Question

A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____.

When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us，and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital.

I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier？I didn't even get to say goodbye.

People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again!

I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I'm ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____.

It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget.

1.A.lazy B．lonely

C．painful D．shameful

2.A.would B．should

C．might D．could

3.A.walk B．step

C．foot D．breath

4.A.tool B．toy

C．baby D．pet

5.A.plan B．accident

C．anecdote D．truth

6.A.lied B．waited

C．reflected D．hesitated

7.A.still B．once

C．even D．never

8.A.facts B．opinions

C．thoughts D．doubts

9.A.story B．secret

C．habit D．hobby

10.A.until B．before

C．while D．after

11.A.adjusted B．turned

C．contributed D．related

12.A.angry B．shocked

C．guilty D．abused

13.A.break B．go

C．look D．push

14.A.focused B．hooked

C．dependent D．hard

15.A.that B．where

C．what D．which

16.A.save B．expand

C．make D．end

17.A.year B．month

C．week D．day

18.A.regret B．blame

C．sorrow D．sympathy

19.A.shared B．ignored

C．reminded D．rid

20.A.comfort B．compromise

C．gift D．suggestion

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文為記敘文。養了十幾年的心愛的寵物狗被藥毒死了。然而，因為繼父的隱瞞，作者在一周后才得知這一消息。作者滿懷的悲傷化作了對繼父的憤懣，是媽媽的一句話讓作者明白了一個永生難忘的道理。

1.答案：C　狗肚子里長了腫瘤，自然是非常疼痛。

2.2】答案：A　有時候，散步的途中，它總是趴在地上，一步也邁不動了。情態動詞would這里表示某種傾向或習慣性動作，意思是“總是……”。

3.3】答案：B　此處指飽受病痛折磨的狗步履艱難。

4.4】答案：D　與其說它是寵物，不如說它更像是我的姐妹。

5.5】答案：D　這里指狗已經死去的事實(truth)。plan計劃；accident事故；anecdote逸事，趣聞。

6.6】答案：B　因為種種原因，繼父將狗死去的消息推遲一周之后才告訴我們，故選項中只有B符合語境。wait推遲，延緩；lie說謊；reflect反映；hesitate猶豫，不情愿。

7.7】答案：A　因為繼父沒有告知實情，我以為狗仍然在動物醫院里。

8.8】答案：C　這里指縈繞在我腦海中的各種想法。fact事實，真相；opinion意見；doubt懷疑，疑惑。

9.9】答案：C　出于對我的保護，家人習慣于對我隱瞞真相。have a habit of doing sth.有做某事的習慣。

10.0】答案：D　根據上文可推斷出，我知道姨媽患癌癥是在姨媽的身體已恢復之后。

11.1】答案：B　根據下文可推知，我試圖求助于媽媽，發泄對繼父的不滿。turn to sb.求助于某人；adjust to 適應，調節；contribute to 為……做貢獻；relate to 與……有關，涉及。

12.2】答案：A　第二段第三句中But I was also angry at my stepfather以及下文的I'm so angry with Steve都提示這里應該選擇A項。

13.3】答案：B　他不得不獨自承受這一切。15空后Steve was going through也有提示。go through經歷，遭受；break through突破；look through瀏覽；push through使通過。

14.4】答案：A　我太以自我為中心了。19空前的we focus so such on ourselves也有提示。be focused on注意力集中于；be hooked on對……著迷；be dependent on取決于；be hard on嚴厲對待。

15.5】答案：C　我從未想過Steve經受著什么。what引導賓語從句，且在從句中作賓語，意思是“什么”。

16.6】答案：D　他不得不做出結束它生命的決定。根據文章第一句中had to be put down可知，狗是被藥毒死的。put down毒死(衰老或有病的動物)；人道毀滅。

17.7】答案：C　根據第5空后a week after it happened可知選C項。

18.8】答案：A　不僅沒能意識到Steve的良苦用心，還生他的氣，我現在覺得后悔不已。regret后悔；blame指責；sorrow悲傷；sympathy同情。

19.9】答案：B　我們對自己關注得太多，以至于忽略了別人的痛苦。ignore忽視；share分享；remind提醒；rid擺脫。

20.20】答案：C　那一刻，媽媽的話是一份極好的禮物，讓我永生難忘。gift禮物；comfort安慰；compromise妥協；suggestion建議。