Question

Puppies for Sale

A shop owner placed a sign above his door that said: “Puppies For Sale.”

____ like this always attract young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and ______ the owner: “How much are the puppies?” he asked.

The store owner replied, “From $30 to $50.”

The little boy pulled out some ______ from his pocket. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please ________ them?”

The shop owner saw the note, smiling and whistling. Out of the kennel(狗窝) came five ______ balls of fur. One puppy was falling behind. Immediately the little boy ______ the lame (跛的) puppy and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?”

The shop owner ______ that the veterinarian (兽医) had discovered it didn’t have a hip socket (膝盖骨). It would ______ lame. The little boy became ______. “That is the puppy that I want to buy.”

The shop owner said, “ If you really want him, I’ll just ______ him to you.”

The little boy got quite ______, pointing his finger, and said; “I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll pay ______ price. ______, I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him ______.”

The shop owner said, “Please don’t buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to ______ and play with you like the other puppies.”

To his ______, the little boy reached ______ and rolled up his trousers legs to show a badly twisted(变形的), lame left ______ supported by a big metal brace(支架). He looked up at the shop owner and ______ replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who ______!”

1.A. Animals    B. Signs    C. Prices    D. Deals

2.A. met    B. begged    C. questioned    D. approached

3.A. paper    B. coins    C. change    D. check

4.A. see    B. take    C. raise    D. select

5.A. round    B. tinny    C. shy    D. warm

6.A. pitied    B. favored    C. found    D. noticed

7.A. ordered    B. explained    C. regretted    D. declared

8.A. never    B. sometimes    C. always    D. even

9.A. sad    B. excited    C. calm    D. worried

10.A. give    B. tell    C. bring    D. show

11.A. upset    B. happy    C. disappointed    D. hurtful

12.A. full    B. half    C. less    D. more

13.A. Surprisingly    B. Naturally    C. Slowly    D. Actually

14.A. paid for    B. sold out    C. cared for    D. healed up

15.A. move    B. survive    C. run    D. sit

16.A. delight    B. surprise    C. sorrow    D. despair

17.A. down    B. up    C. out    D. forward

18.A. arm    B. finger    C. leg    D. heart

19.A. angrily    B. secretly    C. softly    D. jokingly

20.A. suffers    B. pays    C. passes    D. understands

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. A

12. A

13. D

14. A

15. C

16. B

17. A

18. C

19. C

20. D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。身有残疾的小男孩看到了一只与他同病相怜的小狗，他决定以全价把它买下了，虽然老板愿意免费赠送。残疾的人有着与正常人一样的价值和尊严，我们不能歧视他们，这是小男孩带给我们的心灵反思。

1.考查名词。A. Animals动物；B. Signs迹象，征兆；C. Prices价格；D. Deals交易。根据___1___ like this always attract young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and ___2___ the owner: “How much are the puppies?” he asked.可知，这样的标牌总是能吸引小孩子，毫不奇怪，一个男孩看到标牌后走到店主跟前说:“小狗多少钱?””他问道。故选B。

2.考查动词。A. met遇见；B. begged祈求；C. questioned询问；D. approached靠近。根据___1___ like this always attract young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign and ___2___ the owner: “How much are the puppies?” he asked.可知，这样的标牌总是能吸引小孩子，毫不奇怪，一个男孩看到标牌后走到店主跟前说:“小狗多少钱?””他问道。故选D。

3.考查名词。A. paper纸；B. coins硬币；C. change零钱，变化；D. check支票。根据The little boy pulled out some ___3___ from his pocket.可知，小男孩从口袋里掏出一些零钱。故选C。

4.考查动词。A. see看见；B. take拿走；C. raise提高；D. select挑选。根据“I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please ____4____ them?”可知，“我有$2.37”，他说。“我能看看它们吗？”故选A。

5.考查形容词。A. round圆的；B. tinny含锡的；C. shy害羞的；D. warm温暖的。根据Out of the kennel(狗窝) came five ___5___ balls of fur.可知，从狗窝里出来了五个皮球。故选B。

6.考查动词。A. pitied对---感到同情；B. favored赞成；C. found 发现；D. noticed注意。根据One puppy was falling behind. Immediately the little boy ___6___ the lame (跛的) puppy and said, “What’s wrong with that little dog?”可知，一只小狗落在后面了。小男孩立刻注意到那只瘸腿的小狗，问道:“那只小狗怎么了?”故选D。

7.考查动词。A. ordered命令；B. explained解释；C. regretted遗憾，后悔； D. declared宣布。根据The shop owner ___7___ that the veterinarian (兽医) had discovered it didn’t have a hip socket (膝盖骨).可知，店主解释说，兽医发现它没有髋关节窝。故选B。

8.考查副词。A. never从来没有；B. sometimes有时候；C. always总是； D. even甚至。根据It would ___8___ lame. The little boy became ___9___.可知，它总是站不住脚的。小男孩变得很兴奋。故选C。

9.考查形容词。A. sad悲哀的；B. excited兴奋的；C. calm冷静的；D. worried担忧的。根据It would ___8___ lame. The little boy became ___9___.可知，它总是站不住脚的。小男孩变得很兴奋。故选B。

10.考查动词。A. give给；B. tell告诉；C. bring 拿来，带来；D. show展示。根据The shop owner said, “ If you really want him, I’ll just ___10___ him to you.”可知，店主说:“如果你真的想要它，我就把它给你。”故选A。

11.考查形容词。A. upset心烦的；B. happy高兴的；C. disappointed失望的； D. hurtful有害的。根据The little boy got quite ___11___, pointing his finger, and said; “I don’t want you to give him to me.可知，小男孩很不高兴，指着手指说;“我不想你把他交给我。故选A。

12.考查形容词。A. full满的；B. half一半的；C. less较少的；D. more更多的。根据“I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll pay ___12___ price. ___13___, I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him ___14___.”可知，“我不想你把他交给我。我会付全价的。事实上，我现在给你2.37美元，一个月给你50美分，直到我把钱还给他。”故选A。

13.考查副词。A. Surprisingly令人惊讶地；B. Naturally自然地；C. Slowly慢慢地；D. Actually事实上。根据“I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll pay ___12___ price. ___13___, I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him ___14___.”可知，“我不想你把他交给我。我会付全价的。事实上，我现在给你2.37美元，一个月给你50美分，直到我把钱还给他。”故选D。

14.考查动词词组。A. paid for为---付款；B. sold out售完；C. cared for关心； D. healed up愈合。根据“I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll pay ___12___ price. ___13___, I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him ___14___.”可知，“我不想你把他交给我。我会付全价的。事实上，我现在给你2.37美元，一个月给你50美分，直到我把钱还给他。”故选A。

15.考查动词。A. move移动；B. survive幸存；C. run跑；D. sit坐。根据The shop owner said, “Please don’t buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to ___15___ and play with you like the other puppies.”可知，店主说:“请不要买这只小狗。”他永远也不能像其他小狗那样跑着和你玩。”故选C。

16.考查名词。A. delight高兴；B. surprise惊讶；C. sorrow悲伤；D. despair绝望。根据To his ___16___, the little boy reached ___17___ and rolled up his trousers legs to show a badly twisted(变形的), lame left ___18___ supported by a big metal brace(支架).可知，令他吃惊的是，小男孩弯下腰来，卷起裤腿，露出一条严重扭曲、瘸腿的左腿，由一个大金属支架支撑着。故选B。

17.考查副词。根据To his ___16___, the little boy reached ___17___ and rolled up his trousers legs to show a badly twisted(变形的), lame left ___18___ supported by a big metal brace(支架).可知，令他吃惊的是，小男孩弯下腰来，卷起裤腿，露出一条严重扭曲、瘸腿的左腿，由一个大金属支架支撑着。故选A。

18.考查名词。A. arm胳膊；B. finger 手指；C. leg腿；D. heart心脏。根据To his ___16___, the little boy reached ___17___ and rolled up his trousers legs to show a badly twisted(变形的), lame left ___18___ supported by a big metal brace(支架).可知，令他吃惊的是，小男孩弯下腰来，卷起裤腿，露出一条严重扭曲、瘸腿的左腿，由一个大金属支架支撑着。故选C。

19.考查副词。A. angrily愤怒地；B. secretly秘密地；C. softly温柔地； D. jokingly开玩笑地。根据He looked up at the shop owner and ___19___ replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who ___20___!”可知，他抬头看着店主，轻声地说:“嗯，我自己跑得不太好，小狗需要一个理解它的人。”故选C。

20.考查动词。A. suffers遭受；B. pays付款；C. passes通过；D. understands明白，理解。根据He looked up at the shop owner and ___19___ replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who ___20___!”可知，他抬头看着店主，轻声地说:“嗯，我自己跑得不太好，小狗需要一个理解它的人。”故选D。