Question

    I was a receptionist(接待员) for an animal doctor fifty years ago. As an animal lover, I couldn’t ______ seeing any animal in pain.

One day, when we were closing the office, a young man ran up to us holding a(an) ______  Doberman in his arms and asking us to save his life. The four-month-old dog had been ______  by a car.

The doctor and I ran back into the operating room ______  to save him in time. The animal doctor worked tirelessly for  ______  seemed like hours. The dog had broken many bones, including his spine(脊柱). He was badly hurt and we thought that ______ he got better, he would never walk again.

However, that day forever ______ my life. I became the assistant in all things medical. At that time, one of my first jobs was to give that dog daily ______  carefully. I remember moving his tiny ______  with my full attention to try to keep his muscles from becoming weaker and weaker. Weeks went by ______  one day, he continued to push back till he could use his legs. “He finally went ______  the trouble”, we cried.

A year later when I called the name of the next patient, a huge Doberman jumped ______  me. That moment I found ______  pressed against the wall with this dog standing on his behind legs, his front paws(爪子) on my shoulders. He washed my face with ______  kisses! I felt amazed that moment.

I went on to be an animal doctor for 14 years and now I am a volunteer at a no-kill animal shelter to help the homeless animals. The ______ with a thankful heart changed my life so much.

1.A.help B.mind C.stand D.start

2.A.upset B.unusual C.healthy D.wounded

3.A.kicked B.hit C.lifted D.shocked

4.A.at present B.at times C.at last D.at once

5.A.what B.who C.why D.where

6.A.if only B.as if C.only if D.even if

7.A.improved B.changed C.reflected D.broke

8.A.walk B.shower C.treatment D.food

9.A.face B.tail C.legs D.paws

10.A.until B.since C.unless D.after

11.A.through B.with C.into D.on

12.A.beside B.toward C.behind D.among

13.A.himself B.ourselves C.themselves D.myself

14.A.helpful B.joyful C.peaceful D.useful

15.A.patient B.man C.doctor D.volunteer

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.A

【解析】

本文主要讲述了作者因喜爱动物接受了动物医院的工作。一天，一只被车撞的4个月大的小狗被送到作者所在的医院。经过医生的抢救后，作者每天给那只小狗做物理治疗。几个星期过去，小狗的腿终于恢复正常。一年后，这条长大后的狗在候诊室站起来亲吻了作者，用自己的方式表达了对作者的爱和感激。作者也因此受到激励成为了一名志愿者。

1.

句意：作为一个动物爱好者，我不忍心看到任何痛苦的动物。

考查动词辨析。help帮助；mind介意；stand忍心；start开始。根据“As an animal lover,” 作为一个动物爱好者。可知，我不忍心看到动物受到痛苦。can't stand doing sth. 是指不能忍受做某事。故选C。

2.

句意：一天，当我们要关门的时候，一个年轻人抱着一只受伤的杜宾犬跑过来，要我们救他的命。

考查形容词辨析。upset难过的；unusual不寻常的；healthy健康的；wounded受伤的。根据“asking us to save his life.” 要我们救他的命。可知，这只杜宾犬是受伤了。故选D。

3.

句意：这只四个月大的狗被车撞了。

考查动词辨析。kicked踢；hit碰撞；lifted举起；shocked使震惊。由后文的by a car可知，应该是这只狗被车撞了。故选B。

4.

句意：医生和我立刻跑回手术室及时救了他。

考查副词短语。at present目前；at times间或；at last终于；at once立即；马上。结合上文的语境可知，作者和医生看到受伤的小狗，应该是马上跑回手术室。故选D。

5.

句意：兽医不知疲倦地工作了几个小时。

考查宾语从句。what什么；who谁；why为什么；where哪里。此处是一个宾语从句，what引导的后面整个宾语从句作为介词for的宾语。故选A。

6.

句意：他伤得很重，我们认为即使他好了，也不会再走路了。

考查副词辨析。if only要是……多好；as if好像；only if只有当；even if即使。根据“he would never walk again.”他也不会再走路了。可知，前文应该是由even if引导的条件状语从句。故选D。

7.

句意：然而，那一天永远改变了我的生活。

考查动词辨析。improved改进；changed改变；reflected反映；broke损坏。根据“I became the assistant in all things medical. At that time, one of my first jobs was to give that dog daily 8 carefully.”以及下文的叙述可知，从那天起，我的生活发生了改变。故选B。

8.

句意：我的第一份工作就是每天给那只杜宾犬做身体治疗。

考查名词辨析。walk步行；shower淋浴；treatment治疗；food食物。根据“I remember moving his tiny 9 with my full attention to try to keep his muscles from becoming weaker and weaker.”可知，作者应该是给杜宾犬做身体治疗。故选C。

9.

句意：我记得我移动它的小腿，试图防止他的肌肉萎缩。

考查名词辨析。face脸；tail尾巴；legs腿；paws爪子。根据“he continued to push back till he could use his legs.”可知，此处是作者移动他的小腿，试图防止他的肌肉萎缩。故选C。

10.

句意：几周过去了，直到有一天，他继续向后推，直到他能用他的腿。

考查连词。until直到；since自从；unless除非；after在……之后。结合语境可知，此处是由until引导的时间状语从句。故选A。

11.

句意：他终于渡过了难关。

考查介词。through通过；with和……在一起；into到……里面；on在……上。此处是go through the trouble：渡过难关。故选A。

12.

句意：一年后，当我叫下一个病人的名字时，一只巨大的杜宾犬朝我冲过来。

考查介词。beside在旁边；toward向；朝；behind在……的后面；among在……中。根据“That moment I found 13 pressed against the wall with this dog standing on his behind legs, his front paws(爪子) on my shoulders.”可知，这只杜宾犬是朝我冲过来。故选B。

13.

句意：那一刻，我发现自己被压在墙上，这条狗站了起来，他的前爪放在我的肩膀上。

考查反身代词。himself他自己；ourselves我们自己；themselves他们自己；myself我自己。 此处的主语是I，因此用反身代词myself，是指我发现自己被压在墙上。故选D。

14.

句意：他用快乐的吻给我洗脸！

考查形容词辨析。helpful有帮助的；joyful高兴的；peaceful和平的；useful有用的。结合上文狗的表现可知，狗见了作者应该是高兴的。故选B。

15.

句意：那个怀着感恩之心的病人改变了我的生活。

考查名词辨析。patient病人；man人；doctor医生；volunteer志愿者。结合语境可知，此处是指被作者治疗好的那只狗。故选A。