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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2021·浙江宁波市高三一模)
Gracie Hamlin is the type of woman who doesn’t just hope for a better world—she makes it happen.She always has a(n) __1__ for the underdog, hence, the name of her Atlanta nonprofit, W-Underdogs, which __2__ to keep kids off the street by having them work with __3__ and neglected animals.
Gracie moved to Atlanta from California with six dogs she’d __4__ after they’d been abandoned in the desert, and had a hard time __5__ housing where she’d be allowed to keep them all.She ended up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood.She was shocked by the prevalence (盛行) of young kids with no direction and the __6__ of stray (流浪的) dogs.So she __7__ an organization to help __8__.W-Underdogs empowers at-risk kids by __9__ them in the rescue and care of stray dogs and cats.“I want kids to be heroes，” Gracie says.
The idea __10__ one day when Gracie was working in her garden and a group of young boys, six to eight years old, walked by, __11__.They told her they had been attacked in the park.Their parents weren’t around, and she was __12__ about them.
She was also concerned about the __13__ of animal neglect and __14__ in the neighborhood.“I saw this as an opportunity to help the dogs and the kids.” She knocked on doors and asked parents if their kids could __15__ with her dogs.“I told them the dogs would keep the kids __16__.” said Gracie.
Every morning Gracie and the kids __17__ and take care of the animals they’ve rescued.Gracie teaches the kids how to train the dogs and __18__ them humanely.Not only do the animals become healthy, __19__ pets, but the kids also acquire life sills.They learn to be __20__ and empathetic all while boosting their self-esteem.
1．A.hand B．heartC．idea D．gift
2．A.turns B．goesC．helps D．comes
3．A.hopeful B．uselessC．helpful D．homeless
4．A.bred B．raisedC．kept D．rescued
5．A.moving into B．setting upC．living in D．looking for
6．A.amount B．countC．number D．figure
7．A.joined B．foundedC．studied D．planned
8．A.both B．eitherC．neither D．each
9．A.absorbing B．involvingC．including D．forcing
10．A.took off B．took upC．took hold D．took over
11．A.laughing B．jokingC．whistling D．crying
12．A.worried B．crazyC．curious D．particular
13．A.problem B．questionC．situation D．condition
14．A.absence B．abuseC．bully D．attack
15．A.live B．studyC．work D．sleep
16．A.free B．untidyC．safe D．unsure
17．A.save B．playC．greet D．feed
18．A.trick B．treatC．trade D．trap
19．A.adoptable B．adorableC．adaptable D．acceptable
20．A.responsible B．respectfulC．relevant D．reasonable
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了同情弱者的Gracie Hamlin是如何建立了一个非营利组织W-Underdogs，如何帮助孩子们远离街头，让他们帮助无家可归和被忽视的动物。
1．B 考查名词辨析。句意：她总是有一颗同情弱者的心，因此，她在亚特兰大的名为W-Underdogs非营利组织，帮助孩子们远离街头，让他们帮助无家可归和被忽视的动物。A.hand手；B.heart心脏；C.idea想法；D.gift礼物，天赋。根据下文“which __2__ to keep kids off the street by having them work with __3__ and neglected animals”可知，Gracie Hamlin建立了非营利组织帮助孩子们远离街头，让他们帮助无家可归和被忽视的动物。她有着一颗同情弱者的心。故选B。
2．C 考查动词辨析。句意：她总是有一颗同情弱者的心，因此，她在亚特兰大的名为W-Underdogs非营利组织，帮助孩子们远离街头，让他们帮助无家可归和被忽视的动物。A.turns转弯；B.goes走，到达；C.helps帮助；D.comes来自。根据下文“keep kids off the street by having them work with __3__ and neglected animals”可知，该非营利组织的建立是来帮助孩子们远离街头，让他们帮助无家可归和被忽视的动物。故选C。
3．D 考查形容词辨析。句意：她总是有一颗同情弱者的心，因此，她在亚特兰大的名为W-Underdogs非营利组织，帮助孩子们远离街头，让他们帮助无家可归和被忽视的动物。A.hopeful有希望的；B.useless无效的；C.helpful有帮助的；D.homeless无家可归的。根据下文“and neglected animals”可知，该空的意义要与 “被忽视的”同类。故选D。
4．D 考查动词辨析。句意：格雷西带着六只被遗弃在沙漠里、后被她拯救的狗从加利福尼亚搬到了亚特兰大，她花了很长时间才找到可以收留它们的房子。A.bred繁殖，培养；B.raised提高，举起；C.kept保持；D.rescued救援。根据下文“after they’d been abandoned in the desert”可知，六只狗被遗弃在沙漠里，被格雷西救了下来。故选D。
5．D 考查动词短语辨析。句意：格雷西带着六只被遗弃在沙漠里、后被她拯救的狗从加利福尼亚搬到了亚特兰大，她花了很长时间才找到可以收留它们的房子。A.moving into迁入；B.setting up设立，装置；C.living in住在，居住；D.looking for寻找。根据后文“housing where she’d be allowed to keep them all”可知，格雷西寻找可以收留它们的房子。故选D。
6．C 考查动词辨析。句意：她震惊于那些没有方向的小孩，还有那么多的流浪狗。A.amount总额；B.count总数，数数；C.number数字；D.figure计算。根据上文“She was shocked”可知，格雷西感到震惊是因为到处都是没有方向的孩子和流浪狗的数量。故选C。
7．B 考查动词辨析。句意：所以她成立了一个组织来帮助这两者。A.joined加入；B.founded建立；C.studied学习；D.planned计划。根据下文“an organization”可知，格雷西建立一个组织帮助流浪的小孩和流浪狗。故选B。
8．A 考查代词辨析。句意：所以她成立了一个组织来帮助这两者。A.both两者；B.either或者；C.neither也不；D.each每个。根据上文“She was shocked by the prevalence of young kids with no direction and the number of stray dogs.”可知，格雷西震惊于那些没有方向的小孩，还有那么多的流浪狗，于是建立了一个组织来帮助这两者。故选A。
9．B 考查动词辨析。句意：W-Underdogs组织让处于危险中的孩子们参与到救助和照顾流浪猫狗的工作中来。A.absorbing吸收；B.involving涉及；C.including包括；D.forcing强迫。根据下文“in the rescue and care of stray dogs and cats.’I want kids to be heroes，’”可知，W-Underdogs组织让处于危险中的孩子们参与到救助和照顾流浪猫狗的工作中来。通过这些，格雷西让孩子们成为英雄。故选B。
10．C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一天，格雷西在花园里干活时，一群6到8岁的小男孩哭着走过，这个想法就产生了。A.took off起飞，脱下；B.took up拿起；C.took hold固定下来，生根；D.took over接管。根据前文“The idea”以及后文“a group of young boys, six to eight years old, walked by, crying”可知，当格雷西看到一群6到8岁的小男孩哭着走过，了解他们的情况后，萌生了这个想法。故选C。
11．D 考查动词辨析。句意：有一天，格雷西在花园里干活时，一群6到8岁的小男孩哭着走过，这个想法就产生了。A.laughing笑；B.joking开玩笑；C.whistling鸣汽笛；D.crying哭泣。根据后文“They told her they had been attacked in the park.Their parents weren’t around.”可知，孩子们被欺负了，父母又不在身边，因此他们哭了起来。故选D。
12．A 考查形容词辨析。句意：他们的父母不在，她很担心他们。A.worried担忧的；B.crazy疯狂的；C.curious好奇的；D.particular特别的。根据上文“They told her they had been attacked in the park.Their parents weren’t around.”可知，孩子们告诉格蕾西他们被欺负了，父母又不在身边，因此格蕾西感到很担忧。故选A。
13．A 考查名词辨析。句意：她还担心附近的动物被忽视和虐待的问题。A.problem问题；B.question问题；C.situation情况；D.condition条件。根据后文“animal neglect and__14__ in the neighborhood”可知，格雷西担忧动物被忽视和虐待的问题。故选A。
14．B 考查名词辨析。句意：她还担心附近的动物被忽视和虐待的问题。A.absence缺席；B.abuse虐待，辱骂；C.bully欺凌弱小者；D.attack攻击。根据前文neglect“忽视”可知，该空应填一个与之同类的词，“abuse虐待”符合句意。故选B。
15．C 考查动词辨析。句意：她挨家挨户敲门，询问父母是否可以让他们的孩子和她的狗一起工作。A.live居住；B.study学习；C.work工作；D.sleep睡觉。根据前文“I saw this as an opportunity to help the dogs and the kids.”可知，格雷西认为这是一个帮助狗和孩子们的机会，于是她挨家挨户敲门，询问父母是否可以让他们的孩子和她的狗一起工作，以解决问题。故选C。
16．C 考查形容词辨析。句意：我告诉他们这些狗会保护孩子们的安全。A.free自由的；B.untidy不整洁的；C.safe安全的；D.unsure不确定的。根据上文“asked parents if their kids could __15__ with her dogs”可知，格雷西询问父母是否让孩子和狗狗一起工作，是在狗狗不会伤害孩子、保证孩子安全的情况下的请求。故选C。
17．D 考查动词辨析。句意：每天早上格雷西和孩子们都要喂养和照顾他们救出的动物。A.save节约；B.play演奏；C.greet欢迎；D.feed喂养。根据下文“take care of”可知，该空应填与之类似的词，“feed喂养”符合句意。故选D。
18．B 考查动词辨析。句意：格雷西教孩子们如何训练狗狗，如何人道地对待它们。A.trick恶作剧；B.treat对待；C.trade贸易；D.trap陷阱。根据前文“how to train the dogs”可知，格雷西教孩子们如何训练狗狗，该空应填与“train训练”类似的词，“treat对待”符合句意。故选B。
19．A 考查形容词辨析。句意：不仅动物们变得健康，可以被收养，孩子们也获得了生存的基础。A.adoptable可收养的；B.adorable可敬重的；C.adaptable合适的；D.acceptable可接受的。根据上文“animals become healthy”动物变得健康，再结合文章讲解救助流浪狗可知，该空应填“adoptable可收养的”。故选A。
20．A 考查形容词辨析。句意：他们在提升自尊的同时，也会变得更有责任感和同理心。A.responsible负责的；B.respectful有礼貌的；C.relevant相关的；D.reasonable合理的。根据下文“empathetic all while boosting their self-esteem”以及上文“the kids feed and take care of the animals”可知，孩子们喂养照顾动物可以培养他们的同理心和责任感。故选A。
