Question

    Corks is now an incredibly happy and loving dog with a love for life. However, you might never guess the ___ story of his past.

Late last year, Corks was found ____. Doctors believed that he might have been dragged(拖拽)behind a car, causing serious injuries to his legs. Corks was treated and placed in a ___ , but the scars (伤疤)of the wound he’d experienced ran_____.

Rescuers from Dogs Without Borders stepped in to ___ him. “ Careful of people and considered ____,Corks was about to be put down at the shelter,” Corks’ rescuers wrote. “He had lost so much ___ in humans.

Now, at least, Corks was safe. In time, Corks’ body began to recover, __ his heart was slow to follow. Hearing Corks’ story, Wilson ___to take him in-soon realizing that Corks clearly wasn’t used to kindness. Under Wilson’s ___and constant doting, the sad dog began to open up to her. Wilson said,” At first, ___to let a single person touch him, he now loves to jump up and ___me with kisses all over the face.

Corks, who was once considered broken, was whole again. ___ the difficulties he had faced, a happier life was never out of reach. His happiness and joy now ___ . “He amazes me every day. “ Wilson said. “Getting a dog like Corks to trust you can be ___, but love and patience can truly work miracles (奇迹).”

1.A.exciting B.interesting C.happy D.sad

2.A.dead B.wounded C.lost D.confused

3.A.shelter B.hospital C.zoo D.clinic

4.A.smaller B.shorter C.deeper D.shallower

5.A.monitor B.encounter C.save D.comfort

6.A.unadopt able B.gentle C.extraordinary D.adorable

7.A.trust B.power C.hate D.duty

8.A.so B.and C.but D.for

9.A.pretended B.volunteered C.hesitated D.struggled

10.A.education B.control C.rule D.care

11.A.grateful B.unlucky C.eager D.unwilling

12.A.scares B.bites C.greets D.helps

13.A.Despite B.Besides C.Without D.Among

14.A.die out B.shine through C.fade away D.go off

15.A.right B.wrong C.easy D.hard

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了因为被人类伤害而失去对人类信任的小狗Corks，在一名救援人员Wilson的悉心照顾和宠爱下，重新恢复了对人类信任的故事。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，你可能永远猜不到他过去的悲惨故事。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. interesting有趣的；C. happy快乐的；D. sad悲伤的。however表示前后的转折，说明Corks虽然如今是一只开心快乐的狗，但是它曾经也有很悲惨的故事。故选D。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：去年年底，人们发现Corks受伤了。A. dead死的；B. wounded受伤的；C. lost迷失的；D. confused困惑的。根据后文the scars of the wound可知Corks受了伤。故选B。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：Corks接受了治疗，并被安置在收容所，但他所经历的伤口伤疤更深了。A. shelter收容所；B. hospital医院；C. zoo动物园；D. clinic诊所。根据后文中Corks was about to be put down at the shelter可知它被安置在收容所里。故选A。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Corks接受了治疗，并被安置在收容所，但他所经历的伤口伤疤更深了。A. smaller更小的；B. shorter更短的；C. deeper更深的；D. shallower更浅的。结合后文Careful of people可知Corks对人极度不信任，说明虽然它肉体上的伤口好了，但是它内心的伤疤其实更深了。故选C。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“Dogs Without Borders”组织的救援人员介入拯救他。A. monitor监控；B. encounter遭遇；C. save拯救；D. comfort安慰。根据上文Rescuers from Dogs Without Borders stepped in to可知救援人员是来拯救内心有创伤的Corks的。故选C。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“Corks对人很小心，被认为是不可收养的，即将被放在避难所，” Corks的救援人员写道。A. unadoptable不可收养的；B. gentle温柔的；C. extraordinary非凡的；D. adorable可爱的。结合后文Corks was about to be put down at the shelter可知Corks因为不信任人类，被认为不可被收养，要被放入收容所了。故选A。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他对人类失去了太多的信任。A. trust信任；B. power力量；C. hate憎恨；D. duty义务。结合上文he might have been dragged(拖拽)behind a car, causing serious injuries to his legs.可知Corks对人类失去了信任，变得对人很小心。故选A。

8.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，Corks的身体开始恢复，但他的心却迟迟没有恢复。A. so所以；B. and并且；C. but但是；D. for为了。结合上下文语境可知为转折关系，应用转折连词but。故选C。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：听了Corks的故事后，Wilson自愿提出接纳他——不久他就意识到Corks显然不习惯友善。A. pretended假装；B. volunteered自愿；C. hesitated犹豫；D. struggled挣扎。根据上文Hearing Corks'story可知Wilson是在听了Corks的故事后，自愿提出接纳Corks的。故选B。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在Wilson的照顾和不断的宠爱下，这只伤心的狗开始向她敞开心扉。A. education教育；B. control控制；C. rule规则；D. care照顾。根据后文and constant doting，the sad dog began to open up to her. 可知Wilson照顾并宠爱Corks。故选D。

11.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Wilson说：“一开始，它不愿意让任何人碰它，现在它喜欢跳起来，用嘴亲我的脸来和我打招呼。”A. grateful感谢的；B. unlucky不幸的；C. eager渴望的；D. unwilling不情愿的。结合上文提到Corks对人很防备，可知一开始它是不愿意和人接触的。故选D。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Wilson说：“一开始，它不愿意让任何人碰它，现在它喜欢跳起来，用嘴亲我的脸来和我打招呼。”A. scares使害怕；B. bites咬；C. greets打招呼；D. helps帮助。根据后文me with kisses all over the face可知Corks用亲吻Wilson脸的方式和Wilson打招呼。故选C。

13.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管他曾面临过种种困难的事，但更幸福的生活从来就不是遥不可及的。A. Despite尽管；B. Besides而且；C. Without没有；D. Among在……中间。结合上下文语境可知，此处表示尽管（Despite）Corks曾经面临种种困难，但是如今它很幸福快乐。故选A。

14.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：他的幸福和喜悦现在正表现出来。A. die out灭绝；B. shine through表现出来；C. fade away逐渐消失；D. go off爆炸。根据文章第一句Corks is now an incredibly happy and loving dog with a love for life.可知Corks的幸福和喜悦现在正表现出来。故选B。

15.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“让一只像Corks一样的狗信任你可能很难，但爱和耐心可以真正创造奇迹。”A. right正确的；B. wrong错误的；C. easy容易的；D. hard困难的。结合文章内容可知，Corks一开始对人类失去了信任，所以让它信任人类是很困难的。故选D。