Question

完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

The Power of Story

When my dog Gracie disappeared six years ago, I really learned what I believe. Gracie escaped from our backyard around 2:00 p.m. We searched the neighborhood for hours but had no ______. We put up advertisements, and by dark, we returned home, exhausted (精疲力竭).

On the second day, I called my animal doctor, the SPCA, and the animal shelter (收容所). Nothing. I felt lost.

If I knew Gracie had been ______, I would have been heartbroken. If I knew she was caught somewhere, I would save her. If I knew she had found a better home, I would be ______ yet relieved (放心的). But how do I deal with the unknown? Wait patiently? Search endlessly? Give up?

The third day, while I was searching in the woods with my friend Rhea, I told her losing Gracie was like losing faith (信任) in everything. Rhea smiled and said, “You know, maybe Gracie’s on a great adventure.” It seems ______, but I felt better then. Rhea’s words ______ me what, as a writer, I surely have faith in: the power of story.

As one writer said, all we have is stories. It’s what holds our life together. We call stories science, some stories myth (神话), but imagine hearing for the first time that the world may be round. Such stories only become real when we ______  them. And some stories are never supported with scientific facts, but they still seem to hold true.

For example, ten years earlier, I’d dreamt that I should get a ______, and by that evening, Gracie came into my life. When people would ask what kind of dog she was, I would say Muppet wolf terrier (小猎狗). It was something I ______  because I believed Gracie was half dog, half wolf.

So why not imagine now that she was off on an adventure exploring her wolf side?

The fourth day started with me finding a ______ on the sidewalk, I’d always thought of finding money as a good sign. And I was sure Gracie would come home on the fifth day. I guess it was another story to hold on to.

On Day Five, I was at a friend’s house when her phone rang. I knew immediately it was news about Gracie. And I was right. When I finally saw her in my hallway, I cried. “My wolf days are ______.” Gracie seemed to say. “I’m back to being a dog”.

Or so is the story I choose to believe.

1.A. luckB. reason C. good  D. problem

2.A. keptB. sold C. stolen D. killed

3.A. madB. worried C. sadD. moved

4.A. rightB. strange C. reasonableD. real

5.A. ordered B. warned C. reminded D. suggested

6.A. hear B. know C. believeD. read

7.A. dog B. prizeC. story  D. house

8.A. looked up  B. built up C. set up D. made up

9.A. card B. coin C. phoneD. book

10.A. lasting B. exciting C. short D. over

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作为老师的作者通过讲述了一个叫做Vincent的学生的故事，Vincent在小时候不能和其他的孩子一样安静地坐在教室听课做作业，老师越强迫他，他将会变得更烦躁。可是后来作者发现Vincent却很成功。告诉大家总有希望。

1.C 考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Luck幸运；B. Reason原因；C. Good好的；D. Problem问题 。根据文章when I had my class write something ahout themselves, 可知作者让学生们写一写关于自己的东西，可是Vincent却坐在那里动也不动，作者就上前去告诉他可以写任何自己想写的东西。故选C。

2.A考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Kept保持；B. Sold买；C. Stolen偷；D. Killed杀死 。根据后文The more he tried to do the mings on his terms, the more we forced him to do the things on our terms and the angrier he got可知答案为A。故选A。

3.B考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Mad生气的；B. Worried担心的；C. Sad悲伤的；D. Moved移动；在很多年之后，作者和Vincent又联系上了，在短信交流后他们见面了，Vincent给作者讲述了他自己的故事。故选B。

4.C考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Right正确的；B. Strange奇怪的；C. Reasonable负责人的；D. Real真得 。Vincent和其他的孩子不一样，他不能安静地坐在那里静静地做事。所以对他来说安静地坐着听课对他来说根本就不起作用。故选C。

5.D考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Ordered命令；B. Warned警告；C. Reminded记住；D. Suggested建议。 作为老师的作者强迫Vincent安静地坐在那里上课，让他变得更烦躁反而起了负作用。故选D。

6.D考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Hear听见；B. Know知道；C. Believe相信；D. Read读。Vincent却从不责怪老师，因为他自己知道自己的表现很糟糕，所以自己负责。故选D。

7.C考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Dog狗；B. Prize奖品；C. Story故事；D. House房子；Vincent的故事让我感到很惊讶。故选C。

8.A考查名词及语境的辨析 A. looked up查阅；B. built up建造；C. set up建立；D. made up构成 。但这并不意味着作者什么事情都没有去做，没有努力。他也与孩子有无数次的谈话，也努力尝试着去理解他，走进他。故选A。

9.C考查名词及语境的辨析 A. Card卡片；B. Coin硬币；C. Phone电话；D. Book书；恐吓他上大学。故选C。

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考点：人生百味类