Question

A Devoted Dog

As the Camp Fire continued, killing at least 85 people and displacing thousands more in Northern California, Madison waited there.

Gaylord, the Anatolian shepherd mix's owner, was not able to get to her home in Paradise, when the fire began to spread, meaning Madison was _______. For weeks, all Gaylord could do was pray for Madison's _______, according to California-based animal rescue _______ Paw Print Rescue.

Sullivan, a volunteer with the organization, had already helped _______ Madison's brother Miguel in a different city. But Madison was even more difficult to find. Sullivan _______ Madison a few times in a canyon(峡谷),apparently _______ his land, and put out fresh food and water _______ in hopes that the dog would turn up, according to a Facebook post by Sullivan. She even placed _______ clothing that smelled like Gaylord near the home '' to keep Madison hope _______ until his people could return'',Sullivan wrote.

When the evacuation(疏散)order was __________ last week and Gaylord went back to her home—which had been ruined by the fire—her __________ were answered: Madison was there, seemingly protecting what __________ remained of his family's home. ''Well, I'm so happy to report that Gaylord was allowed to return to her home today and THERE MADISON WAS!! ! ! He had stayed to protect what was left of his home, and never __________ his people!" Sullivan wrote in the comment on her Facebook post, ''I'm so happy I'm crying as I write this! He didn't give up through the storms or the fire!" she added.

__________ , Madison was __________ with Miguel for the first time since the __________ broke out. An emotional Gaylord said in an interview with the network that she was overcome with __________ to see Madison waiting for her. She also expressed how __________ she was to Sullivan. Gaylord said fighting through tears, ''You could __________ ask for better animals. He is the best __________''

1.A.picked out B.carried away C.left behind D.cared for

2.A.growth B.safety C.ability D.relief

3.A.fund B.branch C.accommodation D.organization

4.A.memorize B.locate C.relate D.show

5.A.caught B.investigated C.spotted D.reserved

6.A.guarding B.measuring C.rejecting D.visiting

7.A.regularly B.carelessly C.accidentally D.clumsily

8.A.a block of B.an ear of C.an article of D.a bunch of

9.A.alive B.diverse C.shallow D.specific

10.A.issued B.lifted C.turned down D.kept

11.A.curses B.speeches C.complaints D.prayers

12.A.little B.great C.small D.few

13.A.fell back on B.gave up on C.cracked down on D.dawned on

14.A.Soon afterwards B.Gradually C.Sooner or later D.Unwillingly

15.A.blocked off B.acquainted C.reunited D.fed up

16.A.conflict B.disease C.argument D.fire

17.A.fear B.grief C.boredom D.joy

18.A.special B.grateful C.superior D.attractive

19.A.always B.less C.only D.never

20.A.volunteer B.neighbor C.dog D.rescuer

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一条忠诚的狗——麦迪逊，在火灾发生主人没回家的情况下，不放弃，坚守主人的家的故事。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：大火开始蔓延时，安纳托利亚混养牧羊犬的主人盖洛德(Gaylord)没能赶到她位于天堂镇的家，这意味着麦迪逊被留在了那里。A. pick out使容易看见，找出，精心挑选，认出来；B. carry away带走，夺走；C. leave behind留下，遗留，忘了带…；D. care for关心，照顾，喜欢。根据下文的He had stayed to protect what was left of his home, and never ____13____ his people可知麦迪逊被留在了那里，故选C项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：据总部位于加州的动物救援组织——爪印救援说，几周以来，盖洛德所能做的就是祈祷麦迪逊的安全。A. growth生长；成长；增长；种植；B. safety安全，保险；C. ability能力，才能；D. relief减轻，接触，救济。结合上下文可知，Gaylord是Madison的主人，当Madison被留在火灾中时，他能做的只有祈祷Madison的安全，故选B项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. fund基金，资金；B. branch分支，分部，树枝，支流；C. accommodation膳宿; D. organization组织。根据下一段首句Sullivan, a volunteer with the organization可知此处用“组织”符合语境，organization是原词复现，故选D项。

4.考查动词词义及语境。句意：沙利文是该组织的一名志愿者，他已经帮助麦迪逊在另一个城市找到了她的哥哥米格尔。A. memorize记住，熟记；B. locate定位，找到；C. relate叙述，使有联系；D. show显示，说明，演出。根据下文的But Madison was even more difficult to find.可知此处用“找到”符合语境，locate和find是同义词复现，故选B项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：据沙利文在Facebook上发布的一篇帖子称，沙利文曾在一个峡谷里发现过麦迪逊几次, 它显然是在保护自己的地盘, 沙利文定期去投喂食物和水，期望麦迪逊能出现。A. catch捕捉，赶上，感染，了解；B. investigate调查，研究； C. spot发现；D. reserve预定。根据下文的put out fresh food and water ___7___ in hopes that the dog would turn up可知沙利文看到过麦迪逊几次，但是没有抓到它，故选C项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. guard守卫；B. measure测量；C. reject拒绝；D. visit访问，参观。根据下文的Madison was there, seemingly protecting what ___12___ remained of his family's home可知麦迪逊在守护着Gaylord被烧毁的家，故此处用“保卫”符合语境，protect和guard是同义词复现，故选A项。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. regularly定期地，有规律地；B. carelessly粗心大意地； C. accidentally偶然地；D. clumsily笨拙地。结合上下文可知，此处是指沙利文定期送去食物和水，这样可以让麦迪逊活着、充满希望，故选A项。

8.考查量词短语辨析。句 意：沙利文写道，她甚至在房子附近放了一件闻起来像盖洛德的衣服 “以维持麦迪逊的希望，直到他的家人能够回来”。A. a block of一块；B.an ear of一穗；C.an article of一件；D. a bunch of一串。结合句意可知，此处是指一件衣服，故选C项。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. alive活着的，活泼的；B. diverse不同的，相异的； C. shallow浅的；D. specific特殊的。结合句意可知，此处考查短语keep one’s hope alive让某人的希望不落空，指让麦迪逊认为他的主人还在他的身边，故选A项。

10.考查动词短语辨析。句意：上周疏散令解除后，盖洛德回到了被大火烧毁的家中，她的祈祷得到了回应，麦迪逊就在那儿，似乎在保护着家里仅存的一点东西。A. issue (an order)发布命令；B. lift (an order)解除禁令；C. turn down (an order)拒绝命令；D. keep (order)维持秩序。根据上文的As the Camp Fire continued, killing at least 85 people and displacing thousands more in Northern California,推测因为大火政府采取了禁令，故此处用“疏散令解除”符合语境，故选B项。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. curse诅咒，咒骂；B. speech演讲；C. complaint抱怨；D. prayer 祈祷，祷告。根据上文的 For weeks, all Gaylord could do was pray for Madison’s ,可知此处用“祈祷”符合语境，pray和prayer是同根词，故选D项。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. little小的, 很少的; B. great伟大的；C. small小的微弱的；D. few很少的，几乎没有的。结合句意可知，此处指大火之后家里几乎没有留下什么财产，故选A项。

13.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他一直留在那里保护他的家园，从来没有放弃他的家人！A. fall back on求助于，借助于；B. give up on sb. 不再抱有希望，放弃；C. crack down on镇压，严厉打击；D. dawn on开始被理解，逐渐明白。根据前文的He had stayed to protect what was left of his home可知此处用“不放弃”符合语境，故选B项。

14.考查副词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，麦迪逊与米格尔重聚，这是大火爆发以来的第一次。A. soon afterwards不久之后；B. gradually逐步地，渐渐地；C. sooner or later迟早；D. unwillingly不情愿地，勉强地。按照故事发展的时间顺序可知此处用“不久之后”符合语境，指火灾之后发生的事情，故选A项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. block off 阻挡，封堵；B.be acquainted with 熟悉，了解；C. reunite with/be reunited with 重聚，团聚；D.be fed up with厌倦，受够了。根据上文的 Sullivan, a volunteer with the organization, had already helped _ Madison’s brother Miguel in a different city. 可知麦迪逊的兄弟米格尔在另一座城市，故推测火灾之后他们重聚了，故选C项。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. conflict冲突，矛盾，斗争；B. disease 病，弊病；C. argument争吵，论证；D. fire火，火灾。全文讲述的是加利福尼亚的大火发生后的故事，故选D项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：情绪激动的盖洛德在接受采访时说，看到麦迪逊在等她，她欣喜若狂。A. fear恐惧；B. grief悲伤；C. boredom无聊；D. joy快乐。结合句意可知，此处是指盖洛德看到麦迪逊在等她她很高兴，be overcome with joy 欣喜若狂，故选D项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她还表达了对沙利文的感激之情。A. special特殊的；B. grateful感激的； C. superior优秀的，比……好的； D. attractive有吸引力的。根据上文可知Sullivan为Madison做了许多事情，所以推测Gaylord对她感激不已，故选B项。

19.考查副词词义辨析。句意：盖洛德含着眼泪说：“你不能要求更好的动物了。他就是最好的狗。”A. always总是；B. less少于；C. only仅仅；D. neve绝不。根据下文的He is the best ___20___可知麦迪逊是最好的狗，此处考查 “否定词＋比较级”表示最高级，故选D项。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. volunteer志愿者；志愿兵；B. neighbor邻居；C. dog狗；D. rescuer救助者。全文围绕着一条叫做麦迪逊的忠诚的狗展开，故选C项。