Question

    The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard, hugging my ______ Harley. I think she was drawn to Harley's friendly personality. From the second time I talked to her, I knew Kai would be a good ______.  Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her. Her voice was always full of _______. Very soon, we became good friends.

It didn't take long before Kai was _______ by everyone in our neighborhood. Children and adults visited her home often. Although Kai already had four cats, she also kept a homeless dog. It looked like Harley and they often played together. When we visited Kai, she would ______ listen to all of our troubles. And then she would say something so wise that we would leave her _______ with our hearts singing. Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep _______.

All of this time, though, Kai was slowly dying from a serious illness. When she told me she was terminal(晚期), she was not as sad as I thought. _______, she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot just how ill she was. Still, she died on a cold  _______ day with heavy snow falling down.

During the short time we had together, I learned so much from Kai about how to truly _______. She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.

1.A.dog B.son C.rabbit D.daughter

2.A.writer B.teacher C.friend D.guest

3.A.shame B.happiness C.surprise D.fear

4.A.reported B.saved C.refused D.liked

5.A.quietly B.hardly C.angrily D.carelessly

6.A.home B.store C.class D.office

7.A.cooking B.writing C.singing D.thinking

8.A.Besides B.Unluckily C.Instead D.Generally

9.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

10.A.discuss B.respect C.live D.trust

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】

本篇作者讲述新来的邻居凯，以自己的人格魅力很快被邻居喜欢上了，邻居们喜欢上她家做客，和她讲自己烦心的事，她都极力开导、让我们开心；虽然身患重病，直至临终，她都快乐地生活。她教了我们很多关于善良、幸福、希望和欢乐的经验。

1.

句意：我第一次见到凯时，她正坐在我的前院里，抱着我的狗哈雷。

dog狗；son儿子；rabbit兔子；daughter女儿；根据下文“Although Kai already had four cats, she also kept a homeless dog. It looked like Harley and they often played together.”凯的流浪狗看起来像Harley，由此判断Harley是狗；故选A。

2.

句意：从我第二次和她说话，我就知道凯会是个好朋友。

writer作家；teacher老师；friend朋友；guest客人根据下文“Very soon, we became good friends.”很快，我们就成了好朋友；推断空格指凯会是个好朋友；故选C。

3.

句意：她的声音总是充满欢乐。

shame羞耻；happiness快乐；surprise惊喜；fear恐惧；根据上文“Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her.”她的微笑和快乐让我觉得和她在一起感觉更好，由此可知凯的声音总是充满欢乐；故选B。

4.

句意：没过多久凯就被我们邻居喜欢上了。

reported报告；saved挽救；refused拒绝；liked喜欢；根据下文“Children and adults visited her home often.”孩子和大人经常来她家做客；推断空格指邻居都喜欢凯；故选D。

5.

句意：当我们拜访凯时，她会静静地倾听我们所有的烦恼。

quietly安静地；hardly几乎不；angrily生气地；carelessly粗心地；从文字的表层意思推断空格指静静地倾听我们所有的烦恼，故选A。

6.

句意：然后她会说一些非常明智的话，我们会带着欢快的心情离开她的家。

home家；store商店；class班级；office办公室；根据上文“When we visited Kai, she would quietly listen to all of our troubles.”当我们拜访凯时，她会静静地倾听我们所有的烦恼；由此推断空格指在听了凯明智的话后，欢快地离开她的家；故选A。

7.

句意：有时我会给她读我的故事，她总是鼓励我继续写作。

cooking烹饪；writing写作；singing唱歌；thinking思考；根据上文“Sometimes I would read her my stories”有时我会给她读我的故事，可知作者是从事文字工作，推断空格指她鼓励我继续写作；故选B。

8.

句意：相反地，她每天生活得如此愉快，以至于我常常忘记她病得有多严重。

Besides除了；Unluckily不幸的是；Instead反而；Generally通常地；上文“她并不像我想的那么伤心”，与下文“她每天生活得如此愉快”，上下文讲述2中不同的境况，故选C。

9.

句意：尽管如此，她还是死在一个大雪纷飞寒冷的冬日。

spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天；根据空格前的限定词cold判断季节是在冬天；故选D。

10.

句意：在我们相处的短短时间里，我从凯那里学到了很多关于如何真正地生活。

discuss讨论；respect尊敬；live生活；trust相信；根据下文“She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.”她教了我们很多关于善良、幸福、希望和欢乐的教训；由此推断空格指从凯那里学到了很多关于如何真正地生活；故选C。