二、完形填空(每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.
Five years ago, when my father was 11, I travelled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days. I felt very 12 and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away, I was 13 in his apartment. There were so many things to 14. I was lonely and I hated the 15 of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken. I heard crying outside. I 16 the door and found a little cat on the floor. He was thin and poor. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then soon 17.
The next morning I asked the neighbours and learned that the cat had been left by his owner. His owner had moved away, 18 the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to work out what to do with 19. I had something else to do, so taking care of the cat seemed like the very 20 thing I could do. But as soon as I opened the door, he ran to me and lay 21 my feet. It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere. I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend.
From then on, things grew 22. With Willis, time seemed to pass much faster. 23, when the time came for me to return to my own home, I had to 24 what to do about Willis. I realized that there was no way I would leave without him.
It's been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have said I was so nice to 25 the cat. But I know that we saved each other. I may have given him a home, but he gave me something greater.
()11. A. brave
B. dying
C. strong
D. hopeful
()12. A. excited
B. happy
C. sad
D. tired
()13. A. alone
B. sleepy
C. awake
D. afraid
()14. A. turn over
B. come on
C. go with
D. deal with
()15. A. noise
B. silence
C. sound
D. voice
()16. A. closed
B. opened
C. fixed
D. broke
()17. A. ran over
B. went away
C. fell asleep
D. got up
()18. A. because
B. so
C. though
D. since
()19. A. him
B. her
C. me
D. them
()20. A. first
B. second
C. middle
D. last
()21. A. in
B. by
C. over
D. off
()22. A. easier
B. harder
C. heavier
D. worse
()23. A. Suddenly
B. Luckily
C. Finally
D. Surely
()24. A. imagine
B. decide
C. understand
D. change
()25. A. save
B. report
C. catch
D. carry

二、11~15 BCADB 16~20 BCBAD 21~25 BACBA
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在父亲去世后，从一只猫那得到了慰藉的故事。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述作者在父亲去世后，与被遗弃的猫互相慰藉的故事），再结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、逻辑关系逐一解题：每空需紧扣前后文提示，分析句子间的逻辑（如因果、转折），辨析选项词汇的含义及用法，排除不符合语境的选项，最终确定答案。
【解析】
11. 由后文“in his last days（在他最后的日子）”可知父亲病危，选B（dying）；A（brave勇敢）、C（strong强壮）、D（hopeful有希望）不符合语境。
12. 父亲去世，作者心情难过，选C（sad）；A（excited兴奋）、B（happy开心）、D（tired疲惫）不符合情绪。
13. 父亲去世后，作者独自在公寓，选A（alone）；B（sleepy困倦）、C（awake醒着）、D（afraid害怕）不符合语境。
14. 父亲去世后有很多事要处理，选D（deal with处理）；A（turn over翻转）、B（come on加油）、C（go with伴随）不符合搭配。
15. 后文提到“the silence was broken（寂静被打破）”，可知作者讨厌公寓的寂静，选B（silence）；A（noise噪音）、C（sound声音）、D（voice嗓音）不符合。
16. 听到外面有哭声，作者开门查看，选B（opened打开）；A（closed关闭）、C（fixed修理）、D（broke打破）不符合动作。
17. 作者给猫鱼吃后，猫很快睡着了，选C（fell asleep入睡）；A（ran over跑过来）、B（went away离开）、D（got up起床）不符合语境。
18. 主人搬走了，所以猫独自留下，因果逻辑，选B（so所以）；A（because因为）、C（though虽然）、D（since自从）不符合逻辑。
19. 指代前文的小猫（单数动物），选A（him）；B（her她）、C（me我）、D（them它们）不符合指代。
20. 作者当时有其他事，但照顾猫是他能做的最后一件事，选D（last最后的）；A（first第一）、B（second第二）、C（middle中间）不符合语境。
21. 猫跑到作者脚边躺下，选B（by在……旁边）；A（in在……里）、C（over在……上方）、D（off离开）不符合搭配。
22. 有了猫后，情况变得更容易，选A（easier更轻松）；B（harder更难）、C（heavier更重）、D（worse更糟）不符合语境。
23. 最终作者要回家，选C（Finally最终）；A（Suddenly突然）、B（Luckily幸运地）、D（Surely当然）不符合时间逻辑。
24. 作者要回家，需要决定怎么处理猫，选B（decide决定）；A（imagine想象）、C（understand理解）、D（change改变）不符合语境。
25. 作者救了这只猫，选A（save救助）；B（report报告）、C（catch抓住）、D（carry搬运）不符合主旨。
【答案】
11~15 BCADB 16~20 BCBAD 21~25 BACBA
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、语境理解、词义辨析
【点评】
本文为记叙文完形填空，围绕作者与猫的互相慰藉展开，考查学生对上下文语境、词汇词义及逻辑关系的掌握，情感真挚易引发共鸣，是典型的初中英语完形题型。
【难度系数】
0.6