It was a sunny day when my dad and I were arriving at his company. We __1__ the car and got out of it. I __2__ and saw a gray thing on the ground. I thought it was a __3__, but it started to move. As we approached we __4__ that it was a small wounded dog.
We were so moved by the __5__ that we decided to help the __6__ dog. We bought some dog food in the store across the street and got some __7__ water for the dog in order to help him regain __8__.
He was desperate __9__ while we were giving him the food and water he almost __10__ his head in them. Once he had eaten we encouraged him to move; __11__, he could not. My dad tried to take him in his arms, but he started barking due to a wounded bleeding paw. __12__, we made a decision to carry him on a small stretcher (担架) to our __13__.
Rapidly, we took him to the vet's for him to receive __14__ treatment. The vet told us that he had a broken leg and that he had been __15__ for days. He got out of the vet's office after 5 days of __16__, and we decided to look for a __17__ for him.
He was finally __18__ by one of my dad's workers and is living __19__. In conclusion, I learned from this that everybody can do an act of kindness. Everyone __20__ a second chance to be happy.
语篇解读:本文为一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己和父亲一道救助一只受伤的狗,最终狗被一个好心人收养的经历。通过这个故事,作者告诉我们每个人都能尽一份爱心,每个人都拥有再次快乐的机会。
1.A.left B.parked
C.drove D.boarded
解析:选B 根据上文中的“were arriving at his company”及下文中的“got out of it”可知,作者和父亲把车停(parked)好后下了车。
2.A.looked around B.came up
C.passed by D.went away
解析:选A 作者环顾(looked around)四周,看见地面上有一个灰色的东西。pass by“路过,经过”;go away “走开,离开”。
3.A.plastic box B.rubbish bin
C.garbage bag D.metal can
解析:选C 作者以为它是一个垃圾袋,但是它开始移动了。根据上文的“saw a gray thing on the ground”和下文的“it was a small wounded dog”可知,只有garbage bag和gray thing, dog能联系起来。
4.A.remembered B.admitted
C.expected D.realized
解析:选D 当作者和父亲走近时,他们才意识到那是一只受伤的小狗。remember“记得,记住”;admit“承认”;expect“期待,期望”;realize“意识到”。
5.A.scene B.view
C.condition D.situation
解析:选A 作者和父亲被眼前的这一幕(scene)打动了,决定帮助这只可怜的小狗。condition“状态,状况”;situation“情况,局面”。
6.A.lucky B.missing
C.poor D.lovely
解析:选C 参见上题解析。poor“可怜的,不幸的”。
7.A.pure B.salty
C.sweet D.delicious
解析:选A 作者和父亲在街对面的商店买了一些狗粮并弄了一些纯净(pure)水来帮助它恢复体力。
8.A.power B.strength
C.energy D.spirit
解析:选B 参见上题解析。power“动力”;strength“体力,力气”;energy“精力”;spirit“精神”。
9.A.even if B.as if
C.so that D.in that
解析:选C 前后句之间是原因和结果的关系,故用so that“因此,结果”引导结果状语从句。in that“因为”,引导原因状语从句。
10.A.hurt B.abandoned
C.shook D.buried
解析:选D 根据上文中的“He was desperate”可知,小狗非常需要食物和水,因此当作者和父亲提供给它食物和水时,它差点儿把它的头埋(buried)在其中。
11.A.therefore B.besides
C.instead D.however
解析:选D 小狗一吃完,作者和父亲就鼓励它动一动,但是,它动弹不得。根据语境可知,本空应填表示转折的however。
12.A.In the end B.At first
C.In fact D.At one time
解析:选A 最后,作者和父亲决定用小担架把狗带到他们的车上。in the end“最后”;at first“起初”;in fact“事实上”;at one time“一度”。
13.A.car B.company
C.home D.office
解析:选A 参见上题解析。
14.A.affordable B.free
C.immediate D.available
解析:选C 很快,作者和父亲带小狗去看了兽医,以便它能得到及时的治疗。affordable“负担得起的”;immediate“立即的,即刻的”;available“可利用的,可得到的”。
15.A.continuing B.struggling
C.surviving D.starving
解析:选D 根据常识可知,兽医应是对狗的身体状况作评论,故此处应表示“兽医告诉我们它腿受伤了,而且饿了好几天”,故选starving“挨饿”。上文的“He was desperate”也是暗示。
16.A.operation B.recovery
C.exercise D.adjustment
解析:选B 经过五天的恢复(recovery),小狗得以从兽医诊所出来了,作者和父亲决定为它找一个家。
17.A.hospital B.unit
C.market D.family
解析:选D 参见上题解析。
18.A.supported B.adapted
C.received D.adopted
解析:选D 根据上文提到的作者和父亲要给狗找一个家的内容可知,作者父亲公司的一名工作人员最终收养(adopted)了这只狗。support“供养,支持”;adapt“适应”;receive“收到”。
19.A.happily B.positively
C.easily D.simply
解析:选A 结合全文来考虑,这只受伤的狗被作者和父亲救助,然后又被好心人收养,问题最终被圆满地解决,故happily最契合全文主旨。下文中的“to be happy”亦是提示。
20.A.demands B.deserves
C.allows D.shares
解析:选B 作者通过救治受伤的狗得出启示:每个人都能尽一份爱心,每个人都值得(deserves)拥有再次快乐的机会。demand“需要”;allow“允许”;share“分享”。