Question

My grandfather died in 1970, leaving my grandmother living in their old house alone. Shortly after that, we went to the animal shelter(收容所) and picked out a little ______ to accompany(陪伴) Grandma. The dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached(依恋)to each other, and that attachment grew much ______ as years passed—they became very close. When Grandma went to ______, Penny walked along and lay beside her until she woke up.______ Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the ______ to lie next to Grandma, so she lay on the blanket beside the bed. Grandma never went anywhere without her partner by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother and Penny were becoming ______. Grandma had been sent to hospital several times, and Penny couldn't ______ around very well. When Grandma was in hospital, Penny would sit at the window ______ out for the car bringing Grandma home and would ______ wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a great meeting again between the two.

On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny, ______, sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later, I ______ she couldn't stand and wouldn't eat. Later, she had difficulty in breathing. I quickly ______ her to the hospital where Grandma stayed to let her see her owner for the last time. There, as soon as Penny saw Grandma, Penny's eyes brightened suddenly and then slowly ______.Grandma left this world, several ______ later.

After fifteen years of loving friendship, Grandma and Penny passed away on the same day. God had it all worked out—Penny was waiting at the door to ______ her when Grandma came home.

1.A. mouse    B. cat    C. bird    D. dog

2.A. stronger    B. higher    C. farther    D. longer

3.A. work    B. hospital    C. sleep    D. church

4.A. Since    B. While    C. As    D. Though

5.A. table    B. bed    C. chair    D. blanket

6.A. lost    B. active    C. weak    D. tired

7.A. lie    B. walk    C. play    D. jump

8.A. looking    B. crying    C. climbing    D. getting

9.A. worriedly    B. hurriedly    C. excitedly    D. disappointedly

10.A. as usual    B. in time    C. by accident    D. at once

11.A. believed    B. guessed    C. heard    D. found

12.A. guided    B. posed    C. sent    D. followed

13.A. opened    B. brightened    C. closed    D. wetted

14.A. hours    B. days    C. weeks    D. months

15.A. call    B. greet    C. miss    D. help

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. A

11. D

12. C

13. C

14. A

15. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，多年前，我们在动物收容所挑了一条小狗Penny陪伴奶奶，她们之间建立了很强的依恋感，随着年龄的增长，她们的身体越来越虚弱，最后竟然在同一天相继离世，作者认为这都是上帝安排好了的——在天堂里Penny还是坐在门口迎接奶奶回家。

1.考查名词词义辨析。A. mouse老鼠；B. cat猫；C. bird鸟；D. dog狗。根据本空后的“The dog was named Penny.”可知，我们去动物收容所挑选一条小狗陪伴奶奶，故D选项切题。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。A. stronger强的；B. higher高的；C. farther进一步的；D. longer长的。根据本空后的“as years passed—they became very close.”可知，奶奶和Penny之间的依恋感越来越强，故A选项切题。

3.考查动词词义辨析。A. work工作；B. hospital住院；C. sleep睡觉；D. church礼拜。根据本空后的“Penny walked along and lay beside her until she woke up.”可知，奶奶睡觉时，Penny躺在她身边直到她醒来，故C选项切题。

4.考查连词词义辨析。A. Since既然；B. While虽然；C. As因为、随着；D. Though尽管。根据本空后的“Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the …to lie next to Grandma, so she lay on the blanket beside the bed.”可知，随着Penny上了年纪，它不能再跳到床上躺在奶奶身边了，所以它躺在床边的毛毯上，故C选项切题。

5.考查名词词义辨析。A. table桌子；B. bed床；C. chair椅子；D. blanket毯子。根据本空后的“so she lay on the blanket beside the bed.”可知，它不能再跳到床上躺在奶奶身边了，所以它躺在床边的毛毯上，故B选项切题。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。A. lost迷路的；B. active活跃的；C. weak虚弱的；D. tired劳累的。根据本空后的“Grandma had been sent to hospital several times”可知，奶奶和Penny的身体都变得虚弱了，故C选项切题。

7.考查动词词义辨析。A. lie躺；B. walk走；C. play玩；D. jump跳。根据常识可知走是最基本的活动，Penny虚弱得连路都走不稳了，故B选项切题。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. looking看；B. crying哭喊；C. climbing爬；D. getting得到。根据本空前的“When Grandma was in hospital, Penny would sit at the window”可知，每次奶奶住院时，Penny就会坐在窗前往外看送奶奶回来的车，故A选项切题。

9.考查副词词义辨析。A. worriedly担心地；B. hurriedly匆忙地；C. excitedly兴奋地；D. disappointedly失望地。根据本空后的“wait at the door when Grandma came through it.”可知，当奶奶进屋的时候，Penny会兴奋地坐在门口，故C选项切题。

10.考查介词短语辨析。A. as usual像往常一样；B. in time及时；C. by accident意外地； D. at once马上。根据本空后的“sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home.”可知，那次奶奶住院，Penny也像往常一样坐在窗前往外看送奶奶回来的车，故A选项切题。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. believed相信；B. guessed猜想；C. heard听；D. found找到、发现。根据本空后的“she couldn't stand and wouldn't eat. Later, she had difficulty in breathing.”可知，我发现Penny不吃不喝，最后连呼吸都困难了，故D选项切题。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. guided指导；B. posed摆姿势；C. sent送；D. followed跟随。发现Penny连呼吸都困难了，我把它送到奶奶所住的那家医院，让它见主人最后一面，故C选项切题。

13.考查动词词义辨析。A. opened打开；B. brightened闪亮，变亮；C. closed关闭；D. wetted变湿。根据本空前的“as soon as Penny saw Grandma, Penny's eyes brightened suddenly and then slowly”可知，见到奶奶，Penny的眼睛突然一亮又缓缓闭上，故C选项切题。

14.考查名词词义辨析。A. hours小时；B. days天；C. weeks星期；D. months月。根据本空前的“Grandma left this world, several”可知，几小时后，奶奶也离开了这个世界，故A选项切题。

15.考查动词词义辨析。Call叫；B. greet迎接、问候；C. miss想念、错过；D. help帮助。根据上文情节可知，Penny坐在门口迎接奶奶回家，故B选项切题。