四、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每个单词或短语限用一次。
for let every time but break
Dogs may be man's best friends, 1 for Sisu, a stray(离群的) dog, the unicorn(独角兽) is his best friend.
Recently, Sisu 2 into a store in North Carolina five times, trying to steal(偷) the same purple unicorn toy. But 3 he got it, a salesman would find him, take the toy away and put it back on the shelf. When it turned out that Sisu wouldn't give up, the salesman had to lock the door and not 4 Sisu in, and then called Duplin County Animal Services 5 help.
already luck come from office add
Samantha Lane, the 6 who answered the call, was so moved by Sisu's love for the unicorn that she bought the 10 toy for the dog.
“The only thing we can think of is that he 7 a family that had a similar toy or had children who had one,” said Joe Newburn, a director of Duplin County Animal Services.
“It's a nice dog,” Newburn 8. “He likes to play and he is very smart. He sits, stays and shakes hands. He is very polite.”
And whoever is 9 enough to adopt(收养) Sisu will get two best friends for the price of one. According to the Facebook post from Duplin County Animal Services, Sisu and his stuffed animal have 10 had an adopter.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. but 2. broke 3. every time 4. let 5. for 6. officer 7. came from 8. added 9. lucky 10. already

【分析】
做这类选词填空的解题思路如下：第一步先通读整篇短文，把握故事的整体大意，了解这篇短文讲述的是流浪狗执着想要独角兽玩具最终收获善意的故事；第二步先梳理给出的备选词，明确每个词的词性、含义和可能的词形变换方向；第三步逐空结合上下文的逻辑关系、句子语法结构、固定搭配筛选合适的词汇，同时根据时态、词性转换规则将单词变为正确形式，注意每个备选词/短语只能使用一次；最后把填完的答案代入全文通读，检查语句是否通顺、逻辑是否连贯，验证答案正确性。
【解析】
1. 空前句意为“狗可能是人类最好的朋友”，空后句意为“对流浪狗Sisu来说，独角兽才是他最好的朋友”，前后是转折逻辑，因此填转折连词but。
2. 此处表达Sisu五次闯入一家商店，break into是固定短语意为“闯入”，故事发生在过去，要用一般过去时，break的过去式为broke。
3. 此处引导时间状语从句，句意为“每次他拿到玩具，店员就会发现他，把玩具拿走放回货架”，符合语境的短语是every time。
4. 前文提到店员锁上门，此处表达不让Sisu进来，let sb in是固定搭配“让某人进入”，and并列结构前有had to，否定词not后接动词原形，因此填let。
5. 此处是固定搭配call sb for help，意为“向某人求助”，因此填介词for。
6. 此处指代接电话的工作人员，来自动物服务中心，要把名词office变为表示职业的名词officer，意为“职员、工作人员”。
7. 句意为“我们能想到的唯一原因是他来自一个有类似玩具、或者家里孩子有这类玩具的家庭”，come from意为“来自”，描述过去的情况要用一般过去时，变为came from。
8. 此处是说这位负责人说完前一段话之后补充发言，动词add意为“补充说”，描述过去的动作要用一般过去时，变为added。
9. 空前有be动词is和副词enough，此处需要填形容词，luck的形容词形式是lucky，意为“幸运的”，句意为“任何足够幸运能收养Sisu的人都能一次得到两个好朋友”。
10. 此处是现在完成时结构，句意为“Sisu和他的毛绒玩具已经有了收养人”，对应副词already表示“已经”，符合语境。
【答案】
1. but 2. broke 3. every time 4. let 5. for 6. officer 7. came from 8. added 9. lucky 10. already
【知识点】
选词填空、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题属于故事类短文选词填空，考点覆盖连词逻辑判断、动词短语变形、词性转换、常用固定搭配，既考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力，也考查基础语法的词形变换规则，难度适中，需要学生避免直接填写备选词原形的惯性错误，结合语境灵活变形。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、阅读理解。
How to Look after Your Cat
Introduction
The first step to becoming a good cat owner is to choose the right kind of cat. It is how a cat behaves that is the most important, not what she looks like or how old she is. She is going to be your best friend. You will spend a lot of time playing together. But remember, you need to look after her every day. Not just to start with, but for all her life.
Understanding your pet
By watching your cat closely, you will learn her special way of talking. From the movement of her tail or ears, you will see if she is happy or sad. And you will soon understand what she is saying when she miaows.
Caring for your pet
You will only be your cat's best friend if you care for her properly. You will need to make sure that she eats the right food, always has water, and can get plenty of exercise every day. You will also have to bathe (给……洗澡) her often and spend some time training her.

()1. How long will you need to look after your cat?
A. For some days after she's born.
B. For the whole of her life.
C. Until she has babies of her own.
D. Until she is badly ill.
()2. To understand your cat, you need to .
A. watch her very carefully
B. bathe her often
C. talk to her every day
D. feed her proper food
()3. The last part of the passage describes .
A. which food cats like best
B. how difficult it can be to train cats
C. the type of exercise cats enjoy most
D. the things cat owners need to do

1. B 【点拨】由第一段中的“Not just to start with, but for all her life.”可知，要照顾猫的一生。故选 B。
2. A 【点拨】由第二段标题 Understanding your pet 及开头句“By watching your cat closely, you will learn her special way of talking.”可判断，理解你的猫，需要细心观察。故选 A。
3. D 【点拨】由第三段标题 Caring for your pet 及后面讲到的“让它每天吃到合适的食物、一直有水喝、锻炼、洗澡”等可知，本段主要描述了“猫主人需要做的事情”。故选 D。

【分析】
这是一篇主题为养猫常识的说明文阅读理解，解题时我们可以先明确每道题干的核心问题，带着问题回到原文对应段落定位关键语句，将选项和原文内容逐一比对，排除不符合原文描述的错误选项即可得出正确答案。第一题核心是找照顾猫咪的时长，直接定位Introduction部分的末尾内容；第二题核心是找理解猫咪的正确做法，定位到Understanding your pet板块的开头内容；第三题核心是概括最后一个板块的主旨，梳理第三段列举的所有养猫相关事务，匹配对应选项即可。
【解析】
1. 第一题：回到原文Introduction段末尾，原文明确表述"Not just to start with, but for all her life."，说明需要照顾猫咪的一生，选项A“出生后几天”、选项C“直到它生下自己的幼崽”、选项D“直到它重病”均不符合原文描述，因此选B。
2. 第二题：回到原文Understanding your pet板块的首句，原文提到"By watching your cat closely, you will learn her special way of talking."，其中closely和选项A的watch her very carefully是同义替换，选项B、D属于Caring for your pet板块的内容，选项C原文完全没有提及，因此选A。
3. 第三题：最后一部分Caring for your pet依次列举了养猫主人需要做到的事项：保证猫咪食用合适的食物、随时有饮用水、每日充足运动、定期给猫咪洗澡、花时间训练猫咪，选项A仅提及食物、选项B仅提及训练、选项C仅提及运动，都过于片面，只有选项D“猫主人需要做的事情”可以完整概括该段内容，因此选D。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位
说明文信息提取
同义替换辨析
【点评】
本题属于入门级生活化主题阅读理解，所有题目都可以通过直接定位原文关键信息得出答案，不需要复杂的逻辑推理，主要考察学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，能够帮助学生巩固细节类阅读题的基础解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.8