Ⅰ.完形填空
Graphic designer Aaricia Wiesen bought her cat Munro during the lockdown when she was just a 12-week-old kitten.They have been 1 since then.
But,living near Glasgow city centre,Aaricia was 2 to let Munro out of the house to wander.“It wasn’t safe enough to let it out.I didn’t want to 3 her getting caught up in the traffic,” Aaricia said. 4 ,Aaricia had a great 5 for a compromise(折中) and bought a chain for Munro—with the 6 of taking her out for adventures.
“I started off really small.I just got her used to the 7 around the house.Then I started using the chain and 8 I started putting her in my backpack.”
As Munro got older,Aaricia 9 taking her outside with the chain and putting her in her backpack.Every time they went out,they went a little further.
Munro has got a 10 for adventuring since Aaricia first started taking her out.Last summer,when Munro was just a few months old,Aaricia 11 Munro to climb the 974m peak of Ben Lomond in the Scottish Highlands.Aaricia said:“I had her in the 12 for most of the way but 13 her when we came back down.She was very happy.”
The 14 step is to take Munro on a proper trip away to get Munro used to staying overnight in 15 places—with a dream of travelling all around the world with her.
1.A.unreliable B.inseparable
C.independent D.abnormal
2.A.anxious B.determined
C.supposed D.encouraged
3.A.avoid B.imagine
C.risk D.consider
4.A.Consequently B.Therefore
C.However D.Hopefully
5.A.idea B.mistake
C.accident D.market
6.A.trouble B.task
C.effort D.aim
7.A.foods B.surroundings
C.accidents D.belongings
8.A.casually B.originally
C.eventually D.temporarily
9.A.began B.questioned
C.advocated D.appreciated
10.A.reward B.break
C.pity D.taste
11.A.directed B.expected
C.demanded D.took
12.A.backpack B.hotel
C.shelter D.house
13.A.searched B.stopped
C.chained D.discovered
14.A.first B.next
C.only D.initial
15.A.nearby B.resting
C.different D.hiding