Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were  31  . The doctor had said there wasn't anything more that could be done, that he should take the Cat home and make him as  32  as possible.

The man put the Cat on his lap and  33  .The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear

  34  down the Man's cheek and   35   on the Cat's forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.

" Why do you cry, Man?" the Cat asked. "Because you can't   36  the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?" The Man  37  "yes".

"And where do you think I'll be   38   I leave you?" the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. "  39 

your eyes, Man," the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.

"What color are my eyes and fur?" the Cat asked. " Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown," the Man replied.

"And where is it that you most often   40   me?" asked the Cat. “I see you. . . on the kitchen window

  41   the birds …,on my favorite chair. . . on my desk lying on the papers I need. . . on the pillow next to my

  42  at night. " "Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes," said the Cat.

“Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my ‘toy’ .” he Man opened his eyes, then  43 over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to   44   himself                                                                                                                                                                                                    

for hours with it. '"Now take each end of the string in one hand," the Cat ordered. The Man did so.

"The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my   45 . Now bring the two ends together," the Cat said. The Man obeyed.

"You have made a continuous  46   ," said the cat. "Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?" The Man inspected the string and then   47  his head " no".

The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the  48   , then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and  49  his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held in his hand.         

One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was lovely and white…very different from his earlier   50  Cat and very much the same.

1.A. numbered             B. accounted                   C. decreased                    D. figured

2.A. comfortable            B. impressive                    C. considerate                   D. exciting

3.A. complained             B. frustrated                     C. laughed                          D. sighed

4.A. put                              B. rushed                           C. curled                             D. rolled

5.A. appeared              B. seemed                           C. landed                            D. dried

6.A. think                           B. imagine                         C. remember                       D. bear

7.A. smiled                         B. nodded                           C. shook                             D. cried

8.A. when                           B. before                       C. until                               D. because

9.A. Open                           B. Close                              C. Turn                       D. Fix

10.A. see                            B. accompany      C. observe                          D. adore

11.A. watching                   B. catching                         C. interviewing                  D. admiring

12.A. foot                          B. body                            C. arm                                 D. head

13.A. walked                      B. reached                          C. ran                                 D. turned

14.A. entertain                  B. devote                          C. concern                         D. disappoint

15.A. life                             B. home                           C. family                              D. death

16.A. wave                         B. string                       C. circle                              D. point

17.A. turned                              B. shook                            C. raised                             D. hit

18.A. window                    B. desk                       C. door                      D. pillow

19.A. over                          B. through               C. with                                  D. under

20.A. beloved                   B. acquainted               C. bothered             D. compromised

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：原来很深奥的道理不一定需要很复杂的语言去解释。本文就是一个范例。文章通过猫和主人简单的一问一答告诉我们：当身边的人离去时，他们其实活在我们的心里；告诉我们：生命原本是一个无所谓开始更无所谓结束的圆圈；告诉我们：每一段生命的结束都意味着新生命的开始。只要心中还有爱，有思念，我们就可以笑对生死，珍惜人生。

1.A 根据上文“男人非常伤心”可以推测“他知道猫余下的日子不多了”。选numbered有限的，时日不多的；accounted解释，导致，报账；decreased减少，减小；figured计算在内，估计，推测，认为。本题最大的干扰项为C项。根据常识“对于任何生命来说时日都在减少”，用“decreased(减少，减小)”不符合常理。而这儿所说的意思却是“猫很快就要死了即剩下的时日不多了”。

2.A comfortable舒服的；impressive给人印象深刻的，感人的，引人注目的，可观的；considerate体贴的，体谅的；excitin激动的。句意：医生说已经没法治了，他应该把猫带回家，并尽可能地让他在剩下的时间里过得舒服些。

3.根据上文的描述“猫已经病入膏肓，无法救治，他感到很悲伤”，所以他此时最不可能“开怀大笑（laughed）” 。对比其余三个选项“frustrated（挫败的，失意的，泄气的）、complained（抱怨）和sighed（叹气，叹息）”，还是D项最符合语境：男人把猫放在腿上，叹了口气。

4.D一滴眼泪从男人的脸颊上滚落下来（rolled down），……。put down放下；记下；rush down泻，奔泻(一滴眼泪是不会出现这种情况的)；curl down把身子蜷做一团躺着。

5.C根据上文“一滴眼泪从男人的脸颊上滚落下来”可以推断眼泪“落在了（landed）猫的额头上”。 “landed 降落”用在这儿非常形象。appeared出现，似乎，seemed看上去，似乎；dried哭叫。

6.D根据上文 “你为啥哭啊，伙计?”和下文“……因为你认为永远都没有什么能代替我?”我们可以推断这儿应该与“bear承受，忍受”有关：“因为一想到将要失去我，你就无法承受?”。think认为；imagine想象；remember记得，记住。

7.B 根据下文的回答“yes”就可以得出答案：男人点了点头(nodded)：“是的。” smiled微笑(这时候男人是笑不出来的)；shook摇头表示“否定”；cried哭叫。

8.A 根据上文“你认为我会到到什么地方去呢？”说明不可能“在我离开你之前(before)”，也不可能“直到(until)我离开你”；上下文更没有因果(becuase)关系，故排除BCD选项。只有A项(when)符合语境。这里“when”表示条件，相当于if ，引导条件状语从句。如：How can I get a job when I can't even read or write？ 如果我连读和写都不会，我怎么能找到工作呢？句意：“如果我离开了你，那么你认为我会到什么地方去呢?”猫问道。男人无望地耸了耸肩。

9.B根据下文“男人疑惑地看了他一眼”说明男人的眼睛当时是睁着的，所以上文应该是猫叫他“闭上眼睛”。下文中也有提示。“闭上眼睛吧，伙计。”猫说。男人疑惑地看了他一眼，但还是听话地闭上了眼睛。Open睁开；Close闭；Turn转动；Fix盯住。

10.A根据下文回答“I see you. . . on the kitchen window… ”我们可以推断上句的问话是“那你最常在什么地方见到我呢?”原词(see)重现。accompany陪伴；observe观察；adore崇拜，爱慕。

11.根据文中“the birds”可以排除“catching抓住，逮住”，因为一只猫不可能在同一时间逮住一群鸟。根据常识猫喜欢“watching观看，看”鸟，试图逮住其中的一只；interviewing采访；admiring赞赏，钦佩。“我经常见到你……在厨房的窗台上看鸟……”

12.D根据上文“on the pillow(在枕头上)”顺理成章推出与“头(head)”有关。 foot脚；body身子，身体(如果选这个选项为答案的话，就显得非常笼统，概念扩大)；arm手臂。句意：“我经常见到你……在厨房的窗台上看鸟……在我最喜欢的椅子上……躺在桌子上我需要用的文件上……晚上睡在我脑袋边的枕头上。”

13.B 根据上文“Pick up that piece of string from the floor—there, my ‘toy’ .(把地上的那段绳子捡起来——那里，我的‘玩具’)”可以判断是要“reached over (伸出手来拿)”的。walk over 穿过，走到另一地方；run over撞倒，溢出；turn over翻过来，接管。句意：男人睁开眼睛，伸手捡起了绳子。

14.A 因为上文说“那段绳子是我的‘玩具’”，故可以推断“绳子是用来娱乐(entertain)的” devote奉献，使致力于；concern关心，关注；disappoint使失望。句意：绳子大约两英尺长，猫曾经能够抓着绳子自娱自乐。

15.D与上文的“birth(出生)”相对应的应该是“death(死亡)”。life生命，生活；home家；family 家，家庭。句意：“你左手捏着的那端就是我的出生，而右手的那端就是我的死亡。现在把两端连在一起。”猫说道。男人又照做了。

16.C根据上文“把绳子两端连在一起”和常识判断就会形成一个“circle(圆圈)”。wave波浪；string绳子；point点。句意： “一个连贯的圆圈，”猫说，“这个绳子上的任意一点同其它点有什么不同吗?比绳子的其它部分更好或者更差吗?”

17.B 根据下文的“no”说明男人摇摇头(shook)表示“这个绳子上的任意一点同其它点没有什么不同。也不比绳子的其它部分更好或者更差”。turned转；raised抬起，升起；hit击中，击打。句意：男人审视着那根绳子，然后摇了摇头，“没有啊。”

18.A 与上文“I see you. . . on the kitchen window        the birds …,on my favorite chair. . . on my desk lying on the papers I need…”相呼应。答案为A. window。desk办公桌；door门； pillow枕头。文意：男人用力闭上了眼睛，泪如泉涌。他看到猫蹲在窗台上，然后是他的床上，然后躺在他的重要文件上。他看到猫在他脑袋边的枕头上，看到他明亮的金黄色的眼睛，还有鼻子和耳朵上深褐色的毛发。

19.B句意：他睁开眼睛，透过泪水看向他依然捏在手里的绳圈。over越过，through透过，穿过；with用，伴随；under在……下(面)。

20.A 从第一段的描述来看，男人对那只先前的猫是“深爱的(beloved)”。acquainted了解的，熟悉的；bothered厌烦的；compromised妥协的，退让的。文意：不久以后的某一天，他的膝上有了一只新的猫咪。她是一只可爱的白色花斑猫——与之前那只他深爱的猫是那么的不同，然而又是那么的相同。

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