Question

An Old Dog’s New Trick

There was an old dog in the middle of the street who seemed lost. You could tell he had loving owners_______he looked well-fed and he had no street sense. The basset hound was standing in a busy street, and everyone was_______. A man was able to get the dog out of the_________with a ham sandwich that he had prepared for his lunch. The dog had no collar（项圈）. I said I_________take him to the police station. When I did, the police told me they did not deal with _______. They said I would have to take him to the pound（猫狗收容所）twenty miles away. I told them I was_______and I was really busy. I asked whether they could_________the dog until I got off work. I would take him home if _______claimed（认领）him by then. They_________.

When I got home at six, I called the police station. I was very__________to learn that the owners had picked up their dog. The police said they wanted my name and address to send me a(n)  ________note. I gave my information, but I__________expected to hear from them.

________, I was making dinner and heard a knock on the door. It was the flower man holding a large, beautiful arrangement. The card read, "I may be old, fat, and hard of hearing, but you were a__________lady to save my life. My small owners are happy that I wasn’t killed. With much love. Barney the Basset Hound. I got flowers from a__________! They were a perfect decoration for my table.

1.A.if B.unless C.though D.because

2.A.refused B.stopped C.attacked D.protected

3.A.road B.house C.station D.restaurant

4.A.shall B.can C.will D.would

5.A.plants B.flowers C.animals D.birds

6.A.playing B.working C.running D.jogging

7.A.hide B.clean C.brush D.keep

8.A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody

9.A.added B.agreed C.warned D.complained

10.A.angry B.worried C.glad D.curious

11.A.thank-you B.application C.invitation D.recommendation

12.A.sometimes B.always C.never D.often

13.A.Moreover B.Later C.Usually D.Suddenly

14.A.lazy B.wealthy C.common D.wonderful

15.A.dog B.friend C.master D.policeman

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

文章大意：一只走失的狗停在路中间，挡住了交通，作者把它领到警察局，等下班还无人认领的话就带它回家。很幸运狗被自己的主人领回去了，后来作者收到了以狗的口吻所写的卡片和鲜花，感谢作者救了狗一命，让它免于被杀害。

1.

句意：你可以看出他的主人很爱他，因为他看上去营养充足且没有街头常识。

if如果；unless除非；though虽然；because因为。根据You could tell he had loving owners ____ he looked well-fed，可知前后句之间是因果关系，所以用because连接，故答案选D。

2.

句意：巴吉度猎犬站在一条繁忙的街道上，每个人都被拦住了。

refused拒绝；stopped阻止、停止；attacked攻击；protected保护。根据The basset hound was standing in a busy street,结合and everyone was____.可知狗站在繁忙的街道上，应该是每个人都被阻挡住了，故答案选B。

3.

句意：一个男人用他准备的午餐火腿三明治把狗从路上救了出来。

road道路、公路；house房子；station车站；restaurant餐馆、饭店。根据上文The basset hound was standing in a busy street,可知狗是站在一条繁忙的街道上，结合A man was able to get the dog out of the ____ with a ham sandwich，应该是这个人把这条狗从道路上救了出来，故答案选A。

4.

句意：我说我要带他去警察局。

shall应该、将要；can能、能够；will将、愿意；would将，will的过去式。根据I said I ____ take him to the police station.可知主句是一般过去时，从句应该用相应的过去时态，所以D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

5.

句意：当我这么做的时候，警察告诉我他们不处理动物。

plants植物；flowers花；animals动物；birds鸟类。根据下文They said I would have to take him to the pound（猫狗收容所）twenty miles away.他们说我得把他带到20英里以外的猫狗收容所。这里的him指代上文的dog，而dog属于animals，故答案选C。

6.

句意：我告诉他们我在工作，我真的很忙。

playing玩；working工作；running跑；jogging慢跑。根据I told them I was ____ and I was really busy.由后半句I was really busy.我真的很忙，可知此处指的是我正在工作，故答案选B。

7.

句意：我问他们是否能在我下班前先饲养这只狗。

hide躲藏；clean打扫；brush刷；keep饲养、保持。根据上文可知作者很忙正在工作，结合I asked whether they could ____ the dog until I got off work.可知应是问他们能否在自己下班前先饲养这条狗，故答案选D。

8.

句意：如果到时候没人认领，我就带他回家。

nobody没有人；anybody任何人；somebody某人；everybody每个人。根据I would take him home，结合if ____ claimed（认领）him by then.可知作者应是说如果到自己下班还没有人认领这条狗，那么自己就把他带回家，故答案选A。

9.

句意：他们同意了。

added增加；agreed同意；warned告诫、警告；complained抱怨。根据下文When I got home at six, I called the police station. I was very ____ to learn that the owners had picked up their dog.当我六点钟到家时，我给警察局打电话，他们说狗的主人已经把狗领走了，可知警察局的人应该是同意了饲养那条狗，故答案选B。

10.

句意：我很高兴地得知主人把他们的狗领走了。

angry生气的；worried担心的；glad高兴的；curious好奇的。根据后半句the owners had picked up their dog. 主人把他们的狗领走了，结合I was very ____ to learn，可知作者知道狗主人把狗领走了，应该是感觉很高兴的，故答案选C。

11.

句意：警察说他们想要我的名字和地址给我寄一封感谢信。

thank-you感谢信；application应用、申请；invitation邀请；recommendation推荐、介绍。根据下文but I ____ expected to hear from them.可知狗的主人要作者的名字和地址是想给他寄一封感谢信，故答案选A。

12.

句意：我提供了我的信息，但我从没想过会收到他们的来信。

sometimes有时；always总是、一直；never从未、从不；often经常。根据I gave my information, 我提供了我的信息，结合but I ____ expected to hear from them.由转折词but可知，应该是从未想过会收到他们的来信，故答案选C。

13.

句意：后来，我正在做晚饭时，听到了敲门声。

Moreover而且、此外；Later后来；Usually通常；Suddenly突然。联系上文语境我提供了我的信息，但我从没想过会收到他们的来信。结合下文I was making dinner and heard a knock on the door. 我正在做晚饭时，听到了敲门声。可知此处表达的是“后来、稍后”，故答案选B。

14.

句意：我也许老了，胖了，听力也不好，但你是一位很棒的女士，救了我的命。

lazy懒惰的；wealthy富有的；common普通的；wonderful极好的、精彩的。联系上文语境可知作者救了这条狗的命，结合may be old, fat, and hard of hearing, but you were a ____ lady to save my life.由转折词but可知感谢信是以狗的口吻在夸赞这位女士，所以wonderful符合题意，故答案选D。

15.

句意：我从一只狗那儿得到了鲜花!

dog狗；friend朋友；master主人；policeman警察。根据上文With much love. Barney the Basset Hound.可知，感谢信是以狗的口吻来写的，所以作者应该是收到了来自狗的鲜花，故答案选A。