Question

    On his 67th birthday, Dad had a heart attack. He was _________- he survived. But something inside him had _________. His passion for life was gone. He refused the doctor’s _________, and his bitter attitude made every visitor _________. Dad was left alone.

I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm, _________ the fresh air would do him good. A week later, I _________ the invitation. He criticized everything here. Frustrated, I decided something had to be done.

One day I read an article saying several depressed patients’ attitudes had _________ dramatically (显著地) when given dogs. That afternoon I drove to an animal shelter, where a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me _________.

A staff member said: “He’s been here for two weeks with nothing heard, his _________ is up tomorrow.”

I turned to the man in horror, “You mean to __________ him?”

“Madam,” he said coldly. “We don’t have __________ for every unclaimed dog.” The pointer’s calm brown eyes __________ my decision. “I’ll take him,” I said.

On arriving home, I took the dog to Dad’s room. “Look what I got you!” I said __________.

Dad frowned and murmured. “I don’t want it.” Then, suddenly, the pointer __________ from my grasp. He sat down in front of Dad.

Dad’s anger __________, and soon he was hugging the animal.

It was the beginning of a (n) __________. Dad named the pointer Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.

Dad’s __________ faded, and he and Cheyenne befriended each other. Then, one night two years later, Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something. Running into Dad’s room, I found he had __________.

Two days later, my grief __________ when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. While burying him near their favorite stream, I silently __________ the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind.

1.A.helpless B.dangerous C.lucky D.unusual

2.A.stayed B.left C.died D.stopped

3.A.orders B.descriptions C.designs D.ideas

4.A.satisfied B.upset C.crazy D.surprised

5.A.imagining B.guessing C.hoping D.supposing

6.A.forgot B.regretted C.admitted D.opposed

7.A.improved B.differed C.grew D.transformed

8.A.anxiously B.seriously C.restlessly D.calmly

9.A.time B.owner C.energy D.body

10.A.release B.adopt C.kill D.reject

11.A.money B.room C.worry D.patience

12.A.refused B.doubted C.expected D.challenged

13.A.patiently B.suddenly C.carefully D.excitedly

14.A.pulled free B.set back C.kept off D.slipped away

15.A.occurred B.melted C.continued D.strengthened

16.A.patience B.adoption C.separation D.friendship

17.A.bitterness B.sympathy C.happiness D.sadness

18.A.come back B.gone out C.turned up D.passed away

19.A.weakened B.deepened C.appeared D.closed

20.A.praised B.apologized C.begged D.thanked

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了患了心脏病后对生活失去了希望的父亲，被作者带回的一只狗使他重新找回了生活的希望和激情，恢复了生活的宁静。这只狗能在父亲出现意外的时候第一时间跑来告知。而在父亲去世后，与父亲朝夕相处陪伴的狗躺在父亲生前的床边死了。通过本文作者旨在告诉我们要珍惜与动物之间长期维系的这种珍贵情感，对他人的忠诚和守候。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很幸运——他活了下来。A. helpless无助的；B. dangerous危险的；C. lucky幸运的；D. unusual不寻常的。由he survived可知他得救了，非常幸运。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是他内心的某种东西消失了。A. stayed 停留；B. left 离开；C. died死亡，消失；D. stopped 停止。由下一句 His passion for life was gone.可知，他内心的一些东西消逝了，故选C。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他拒绝了医生的命令，他那尖刻的态度使每一个来访者都心烦意乱。A. orders命令；B. descriptions描述；C. designs设计；D. ideas观点。结合上文He refused the doctor’s可知父亲拒绝医生的命令。故选 A。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他拒绝了医生的命令，他那尖刻的态度使每一个来访者都心烦意乱。A. satisfied满意的；B. upset心烦的；C. crazy疯狂的；D. surprised感到惊讶的。由Dad was left alone.可知，他尖刻的态度令每位拜访者都很心烦。故选B。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我请爸爸来我们的小农场住，希望新鲜空气对他有好处。A. imagining 想象；B. guessing猜测；C. hoping希望；D. supposing认为。结合上文父亲因为生病非常消极，于是作者让父亲来自己的小农场生活，是希望新鲜的空气对他有好处。故选C。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一周后，我后悔了。A. forgot忘记；B. regretted后悔；C. admitted承认；D. opposed反对。由 He criticized everything here.可知因为父亲什么都要批评，作者后悔发出这个邀请了。故选B。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我读到一篇文章，说有几个沮丧的病人在给狗喂食后，态度有了显著改善。A. improved改善；B. differed不同；C. grew成长；D. transformed转换。结合后文作者给了父亲一条狗可知文章说通过养狗，几个沮丧的病人的态度显著地得到改善。故选A。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们平静地看着我。A. anxiously 忧虑地；B. seriously 认真地；C. restlessly 不安地；D. calmly 冷静地。下文内容The pointer’s calm brown eyes…my decision.中捕捉到关键词calm，可知小狗平静地看着我。故选D。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他已经在这里呆了两个星期了，什么消息也没听到，他的时间明天就到了。A. time时间；B. owner所有者；C. energy能量；D. bod身体。由后文is up tomorrow可知，这里意思是它的时间到了。故选A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我惊恐地转向那个人，“你想杀了他?”A. release 释放；B. adopt 收养；C. kill 杀死；D. reject 拒绝。由上文I turned to the man in horror可知作者译为他们要杀了这条狗。故选 C。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们没有地方安置每一只无人认领的狗。A. money金钱；B. room空间；C. worry担心；D. patience耐心。根据"he said coldly．"We don't have …for every unclaimed dog"可知，工作人员冷冷地表示动物收容所里没有太多的地方给这些无人认领的动物。故选 B。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这只狗棕色的平静的眼睛期待着我的决定。A. refused 拒绝；B. doubted怀疑；C. expected期待；D. challenged挑战。长期无人认领的动物会被处理掉（宰掉），基于这个规定我带走了这只狗；这只狗也用它那平静的褐色眼睛注视着我，在期待着我的决定（把它带走），就像冥冥之中注定的，故选 C。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：“看我给你带来了什么?”我激动地说。A. patiently 耐心地；B. suddenly突然地；C. carefully小心地；D. excitedly激动地。根据"Look what I got you!"可知，作者说话的语气，应该是很激动欣喜，故选D。

14.考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后，突然，那只狗从我手中挣脱了。A. pulled free摆脱；B. set back推迟；C. kept off 不接近；D. slipped away 溜走，悄悄离开。由He sat down in front of Dad.可知这只狗从作者的身上挣脱了。故选A。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸的怒气融化了，很快就抱起了那只动物。A. occurred出现；B. melted融化；C. continued 继续；D. strengthened 加强。根据"and soon he was hugging the animal"可知，父亲很快就拥抱了这只狗，说明之前父亲的皱眉不高兴的状态没有了。melt“融化，软化”，故选B。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一段友谊的开始。A. patience 忍耐；B. adoption 收养；C. separation 分离；D. friendship 友谊。由Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams.可知，这是父亲和这只狗友谊的开始。故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：爸爸的痛苦消失了，他和Cheyenne成了朋友。A. bitterness怨恨；B. sympathy同情；C. happiness开心；D. sadness 伤心。由and his bitter attitude made every visitor 可知是父亲的痛苦消失了。故选 A。

18.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我跑进爸爸的房间，发现他已经去世了。A. come back回来；B. gone out出去；C. turned up出现；D. passed away去世。由下文可知，作者发现自己的父亲去世了。故选D。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：两天后，当我发现Cheyenne死在爸爸的床边时，我的悲伤加深了。A. weakened变弱；B. deepened加深；C. appeared出现；D. closed关。由when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed可知，小狗在父亲的床边死了，这加深了作者的悲痛。故选B。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把它埋在他们最喜欢的小溪边，默默地感谢它让爸爸恢复了平静。A. praised表扬；B. apologized道歉；C. begged乞求；D. thanked感谢。作者默默地感谢这只小狗让父亲的思想恢复了平静。故选D。