Question

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）

Last year, over 11,000 abandoned dogs were put down by government dogcatchers. Why? Because there was too little kennel space to keep them. Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) is a charity that rescues and finds homes for unwanted dogs. It’s a huge task and if this   had received more support last year, fewer dogs would have been put down.

To support the efforts of HKDR, the Social Service Club held a fun festival last weekend. ‘We hoped the festival would raise money and also raise people’s awareness of the point of abandoned pets,’ said Louise Wong, the club president.

The club organized stalls     second-hand clothes, delicious homemade cupcakes and even the fashions to keep pet dogs warm in the winter. Although there were fewer stalls than last year,   items were sold. Louise explained that this was because prices were not set too high this year.

The festival also   performances by the school choir and the hip hop group HK Boys. The crowd was extremely excited, and some members of the     said there was too much noise to hear the performers. Louise admitted that everyone would have been able to hear if there had been better sound equipment.

The most interesting part of the day was the dance challenge, with contestants(选手) showing off some amazing moves. This year there were more contestants than last year. According to Louise, that was because the prizes, including G. E.M. concert tickets, were better.    , this year’s fun festival was a big success. It raised far more money than last year: a record HK$12,000. And the festival also raised joy among the special guests – some of our four legged friends from HKDR!

1.A. team                  B. group                  C. club                   D. organization

2.A. selling              B. buying              C. offering              D. delivering

3.A. few                  B. fewer                  C. many                   D. many more

4.A. put off   B. put on              C. put out              D. put up             

5.A. family              B. band                  C. audience              D. community

6.A. Faithfully              B. Generally              C. Importantly              D. Recently

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是在香港为了保护流浪动物，HKDR 这个组织在做了不少的努力。为了支持这个组织的工作，Social Service Club 举办了一个有趣的节日，来出售一些东西给小动物们。他们还邀请了乐队来表演节目。这个节日举办得非常成功。

1.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这是一个庞大的任务，如果这个组织去年能获得更多的支持，那么被消灭的狗就会更少。这里的organization指的是上文中提到的Hong Kong Dog Rescue这个组织。team 队；club 俱乐部；group 小组，群体。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这个俱乐部组织了售货台，出售旧衣服、美味的自制的蛋糕甚至一些时尚的东西来让宠物狗在冬天的时候保暖。sell 卖，出售；buy 买；offer 提供；deliver 发送。根据文意可知选A。

3.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：虽然柜台比去年少，但是卖出的东西更多。根据句意可知，这里表示今年和去年相比，故应该用比较级，而且，柜台虽然少了，但是卖的东西多了。故选D。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这个节日还上演了由学校合唱队和HK boys 组合表演的节目。put off 推迟；put on 上演；put out 扑灭；put up 张贴，搭建。根据句意可知选B。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：人们非常激动，一些观众说噪音太大，听不清表演者的声音这里是在描述在场的观众，他们对这个节目的一些看法。family 家庭；band 乐队；audience 观众；community 社区。根据文意可知选C。

6.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：概括来说，今年的节日是一个大的成功。faithfully 忠实地；generally 一般地，概括地；importantly 重要地；recently 最近。根据文意，最后这一段是对这个节日做了一个总结。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。