No. 1
(2020. 江苏省泰州市高三三模)Joe spent 16 years as a fireman and emergency medical technician. He has been honored for his___1___in risking his life on numerous occasions to save others. However, one emergency call___2___him to poisonous chemicals that later led to repeated strokes (中风). At only___3___, the man who had grown 38 to having the physical strength and mobility to save lives was now: ___4__to tie his own shoes or button his own shirt. Worst of all, the strokes left him ___5__ seizures (痉挛) that would strike ___6__,
Before his health ___7___, Joe was known for being active and optimistic. But after his strokes, he spent day and night in bed, dangerously ___8___. One of his only ___9___ joys was Lucky, his 12-year-old Dalmatian, but Joe’s wife Kim _______10______something terrible would happen to Joe when Lucky_______11______. She didn’t want to wait to find out, so she suggested a new dog should be _______12______to the family.
Then entered Meatball. He was saved as a puppy from an Afghan war zone and brought to the United States for ______13_______by Puppy Rescue Mission. Joe and Kim went to the airport to meet Meatball upon his arrival. The moment Meatball came out of his cage, he peed (撒尿) all over Joe — and Joe _______14______his first genuine laughter in months!
Two years later, one night, Kim was awakened by Meatball’s _______15______barking. She went to see what was wrong and found Joe having a______16_______seizure. Joe was ______17_____to the hospital — Meatball had saved the day. And it wasn’t the only time. “He’s always there ______18_______me, helping me, making sure I’m okay,” says Joe. Since I got sick, some of my friends have fallen by the wayside,_______19______this beautiful dog always stays with me. That means I’m worth _______20______after all. Pets are the emotional, physical, and spiritual gift we didn’t know we needed.
1. A. fear B. luck C. bravery D. hesitation
2. A. reduced B. shifted C. exposed D. attracted
3. A. committed B. accustomed C. addicted D. abandoned
4. A. afraid B. ashamed C. unable D. unwilling
5. A. to B. by C. for D. with
6. A. painfully B. separately C. randomly D. automatically
7. A. recovered B. improved C. infected D. declined
8. A. depressed B. puzzled C. excited D. embarrassed
9. A. accessible B. remaining C. selective D. meaningful
10. A. anticipated B. suspected C. predicted D. worried
11. A. passed away B. hung out C. fell out D. turned away
12. A. contributed B. offered C. added D. devoted
13. A. profit B. adoption C. release D. memory
14. A. fell into B. dived into C. burst into D. ran into
15. A. confused B. panicked C. surprised D. shocked
16. A. violent B. tough C. common D. slight
17. A. loaded B. rushed C. transferred D. admitted
18. A. praying B. guiding C. tolerating D. watching
19. A. so B. if C. and D. but
20. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
