(2020·南昌市重点中学高三年级段考试题)When I was born there was already another youngster in the family—a collie dog just three months old.
Laddie 1 near me, ate with me and played with me. I 2 dressed him in my clothes. We 3 almost everything and we hugged each other for comfort and 4 . I had no brothers or sisters, so he was my brother. When I left for 5 he watched me from the window and on my return ran 6 to the door, his face lighting up with pleasure and love. We were 7 .
Years passed and sores (疮) 8 on his back and a growth (赘生物) on his lower lip. I thought a vet and 9 would cure him.
When I returned from school one day and opened the 10 ， there was no Laddie. Believing he was playing “hide－and－seek”， I searched all his favorite 11 places. Meanwhile my parents were trying to 12 to me, but I was not listening, I was searching and calling madly for my 13 .
The blow was more than I could bear, and as a result I was 14 and off school for many weeks, suffering from extreme sadness.
Many years passed before I got a dog of my own. He was my son's 15 . The two would get up to all kinds of mischief (顽皮). When Yogi's 16 came we all went with him to the vet's and hugged him, petted him and 17 him for his company and love. That way it 18 the blow for us.
The loss of a(n) 19 is heartbreaking, but we have the option of providing that final release with dignity and avoiding 20 . It's what must be done.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者与宠物狗之间的故事。
1．A.jumped B．slept C．came D．shouted
答案：B 根据语境和下文中的“he was my brother”(我把它当兄弟看)并结合选项可知，Laddie睡(slept)在“我”旁边，跟“我”一起吃，一起玩。
2．A.never B．even C．quickly D．then
答案：B 根据语境并结合选项可知，“我”甚至给它穿“我”的衣服。
3．A.tried B．saw C．enjoyed D．shared
答案：D 根据语境并结合选项可知，“我们”几乎分享所有的东西。
4．A.friendship B．fun C．warmth D．strength
答案：C 根据空前的“we hugged each other for comfort and”并结合选项可知，“我们”抱在一起，寻求安慰和温暖。
5．A.school B．market C．work D．clinic
答案：A 根据下文中的“When I returned from school”可知，当“我”去上学的时候，它从窗户边看着“我”。
6．A.slowly B．eagerly C．willingly D．carefully
答案：B 根据该句中的“his face lighting up with pleasure and love”可知，“我”放学回来的时候，它急切地朝门口跑过去。
7．A.inseparable B．reliable
C．unforgettable D．respectable
答案：A 上文讲作者和小狗一起睡、一起吃、一起玩，作者上学的时候，小狗从窗户边看着作者，作者放学的时候，小狗急切地向门口跑过去。这一切都说明，作者和小狗是亲密无间的。inseparable “亲密无间的”；reliable “可信赖的”；unforgettable “难以忘怀的”；respectable “受人尊敬的”。
8．A.lay B．rode C．appeared D．lightened
答案：C 根据下文中的“a vet” “cure him”并结合常识可知，多年过去了，它的后背生了疮，下唇长了一个赘生物。appear “出现”符合语境。
9．A.environment B．diet
C．exercise D．medicines
答案：D “我”想，兽医和药可以治愈它。由“a vet” “cure him”可知此处medicine符合语境。
10．A.cupboard B．window C．box D．door
答案：D 根据6空后的“to the door”并结合语境可知，一天，当“我”从学校回来打开门时，没看到它。
11．A.drinking B．feeding C．hiding D．playing
答案：C 根据该句中的“hide－and－seek”可知，“我”认为它在(跟“我”)玩捉迷藏，“我”找了它所有最喜欢的藏身之处。
12．A.explain B．cry C．clarify D．sigh
答案：A 根据语境并结合选项可知，与此同时，“我”父母试图向“我”解释，但“我”没听。
13．A.father B．mother C．brother D．sister
答案：C 根据上文中的“so he was my brother”并结合语境可知，“我”在寻找，在发疯般喊着“我”的兄弟。
14．A.moved B．upset C．ill D．relieved
答案：C 根据该句中的“off school for many weeks，suffering from extreme sadness”可知，这个打击是“我”不能承受的，结果，“我”病了。
15．A.tool B．toy C．caretaker D．companion
答案：D 根据空处下文表述“儿子和狗一起各种顽皮”可知，此处表示它是“我”儿子的伙伴。caretaker “监护人，看管人”。
16．A.owner B．festival C．friend D．time
答案：D 根据语境可知，当Yogi的生命期限来到的时候，“我们”都陪它一起去了兽医那里。这里的time指的是“生命期限”。
17．A.admired B．thanked C．praised D．rewarded
答案：B “我们”抚摸着它，感谢它的陪伴和爱。
18．A.suffered B．softened C．received D．delivered
答案：B 根据语境可知，那种方式减轻了对“我们”的打击。soften意为“变缓和”。
19．A.pet B．relative C．animal D．treasure
答案：A 失去宠物是让人心碎的，但“我们”可以选择不失尊严和避免痛苦的方式来对待宠物的离去。
20．A.suffering B．misunderstanding
C．danger D．embarrassment
答案：A suffering “痛苦”，符合语境。
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