五、完形填空
Jane became a volunteer at an animal shelter last year. It was an experience that changed her a lot.
When she first started, she was a little 1. . She didn’t know if she could do the job well. The shelter manager 2. her around and told her about the different tasks. One of her main tasks was to 3. feed the animals.
There was a little puppy named Max. It was very shy and didn’t want to come out of its corner at first. Jane 4. many ways to make it feel comfortable. She gave it treats and talked to it 5. . It was really nice to see it start to trust her.
Another task was to make the animal cages clean. The 6. in the animals’ eyes when they had a clean place to live in made her feel good. Sometimes, she also had to 7. the dogs. It was tiring but fun.
During her volunteering, Jane met many 8. people. They worked together happily and became good friends. 9. there were difficulties, like when some animals got sick, she never thought of 10. up. This experience taught her the value(价值)of 11. . She also learnt that a small act of kindness can bring a lot of 12. . It made her more caring as she had to look after the animals. And it gave her a better 13. of the needs of animals. She hopes more people will 14. to be volunteers and make the world a better place for animals.
Through this journey, Jane not only formed deep bonds(纽带)with the animals but also realized how important it is to protect and 15. for these cute animals. The time spent at the shelter was filled with challenges and joys, making it an unforgettable part in her life.
()1. A. excited
B. nervous
C. calm
D. angry
()2. A. showed
B. led
C. followed
D. brought
()3. A. play
B. live
C. fight
D. help
()4. A. made
B. tried
C. found
D. invented
()5. A. quickly
B. seriously
C. lightly
D. softly
()6. A. sadness
B. happiness
C. anger
D. hunger
()7. A. play
B. make
C. walk
D. feed
()8. A. friendly
B. strict
C. lonely
D. silly
()9. A. Though
B. Because
C. But
D. So
()10. A. waking
B. giving
C. turning
D. picking
()11. A. giving donations
B. finding ways
C. overcoming fear
D. helping others
()12. A. care
B. worry
C. doubt
D. pleasure
()13. A. understanding
B. view
C. hope
D. world
()14. A. refuse
B. continue
C. choose
D. remember
()15. A. leave
B. prepare
C. care
D. call

五、1—5 BADBD 6—10 BCAAB 11—15 DDACC

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据后文“She didn’t know if she could do the job well.”可知Jane最初对这份工作没信心，感到紧张，故选B nervous。
2. 第2空：固定搭配show sb. around意为“带某人参观”，符合经理带她熟悉工作的语境，故选A showed。
3. 第3空：结合语境，她的主要任务之一是帮忙喂动物，help符合语义，故选D help。
4. 第4空：为了让害羞的小狗放松，Jane尝试了很多方法，try ways表示“尝试方法”，故选B tried。
5. 第5空：面对害羞的小狗，她应该轻声和它说话来安抚，softly符合语境，故选D softly。
6. 第6空：动物拥有干净住处时，眼睛里流露出的快乐让她满足，故选B happiness。
7. 第7空：固定搭配walk the dogs意为“遛狗”，是志愿者的常见工作内容，故选C walk。
8. 第8空：根据“They worked together happily and became good friends.”可知一起工作的人很友好，故选A friendly。
9. 第9空：Though引导让步状语从句，符合“尽管有困难，她也不放弃”的逻辑，故选A Though。
10. 第10空：固定搭配give up意为“放弃”，符合语境，故选B giving。
11. 第11空：这段志愿者经历让她明白帮助他人的价值，故选D helping others。
12. 第12空：小小的善举能带来诸多快乐，pleasure符合语义，故选D pleasure。
13. 第13空：照顾动物的经历让她更好地理解动物的需求，understanding符合语境，故选A understanding。
14. 第14空：她希望更多人选择成为志愿者，choose符合语义，故选C choose。
15. 第15空：固定搭配care for意为“照顾”，与protect并列，符合“保护和照顾动物”的语境，故选C care。
【答案】
1—5 BADBD 6—10 BCAAB 11—15 DDACC
【知识点】
固定搭配运用、语境推理、情感词汇辨析
【点评】
本文围绕Jane在动物收容所的志愿者经历展开，考查学生对语境的理解能力和固定搭配的掌握情况，内容贴近生活，能引导学生体会帮助他人与动物的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6