Ⅰ.完形填空
I am a history teacher. I have been in a middle school in San Francisco for the past five years. I have also been volunteering to work with the cats. It really 1 my life.
I have helped to get the cats adopted(领养),cleaned their home and fed them with 2 and attention. There are so many cats on the streets with no one to care for them,and I have helped over a hundred cats get adopted. This includes very lovable and young cats that are 3 to get adopted as well as some seriously hurt,unwelcome,old cats. It has been a different 4 for me.
When I started,I only 5 to do it to stay busy for the summer,because I'm a teacher and I get the summers off; but then I got 6. There's nothing like watching a cat go out the door with a happy new pet parent.
It has made me grateful for the things I have,and also for my own cats. I am sure that people are born to be 7,because I get to see everyone at their best. It makes me proud to have the responsibility(责任) of helping someone 8 their favourite cat.
Some people like active cats which they can play with a lot,and some like the cats that can just lie around and stay 9 with them while they watch TV.
This experience has made me realize that every cat is special,and everyone needs the joy of pet 10. I do benefit(得益于) a lot from this volunteering experience!
()1. A. decides
B. creates
C. changes
D. makes
()2. A. dream
B. love
C. home
D. life
()3. A. noisy
B. happy
C. cruel
D. lucky
()4. A. expression
B. experience
C. instrument
D. suggestion
()5. A. allowed
B. replied
C. stopped
D. planned
()6. A. bored
B. scared
C. interested
D. surprised
()7. A. kind
B. smart
C. cute
D. free
()8. A. accept
B. choose
C. follow
D. realize
()9. A. carefully
B. angrily
C. quietly
D. quickly
()10. A. wealth
B. program
C. education
D. friendship

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述历史老师参与流浪猫志愿救助，改变自身生活并收获感悟的经历），再逐空结合上下文语境、词汇搭配、逻辑关系排除错误选项，选出符合文意的答案。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提及作者参与流浪猫志愿工作，后文描述具体救助行为，可知该工作“改变”了作者的生活，故选C（changes）；A“决定”、B“创造”、D“制作”均不符合语境。
2. 第2空：作者照顾流浪猫时，用“爱（love）”与关注喂养它们，符合照顾动物的情感态度，故选B；A“梦想”、C“家”、D“生活”与文意不符。
3. 第3空：可爱的幼猫能被领养是“幸运的（lucky）”，故选D；A“吵闹的”、B“开心的”、C“残忍的”不符合描述幼猫被领养的语境。
4. 第4空：参与流浪猫救助对作者而言是一段不同的“经历（experience）”，故选B；A“表达”、C“仪器”、D“建议”与文意无关。
5. 第5空：作者最初“计划（planned）”暑假做志愿来打发时间，故选D；A“允许”、B“回复”、C“停止”不符合初始动机的描述。
6. 第6空：原本计划打发时间，后来对志愿工作产生“兴趣（interested）”，故选C；A“无聊的”、B“害怕的”、D“惊讶的”不符合情感转变逻辑。
7. 第7空：作者看到人们帮助流浪猫的善意，认为人天生是“善良的（kind）”，故选A；B“聪明的”、C“可爱的”、D“自由的”不符合文意。
8. 第8空：帮助他人“选择（choose）”自己喜欢的猫，故选B；A“接受”、C“跟随”、D“意识到”不符合语境。
9. 第9空：有的猫喜欢安静地待着，“安静地（quietly）”符合描述，故选C；A“仔细地”、B“生气地”、D“快速地”不符合文意。
10. 第10空：宠物带来的“友谊（friendship）”的快乐，故选D；A“财富”、B“节目”、C“教育”与文意不符。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文以作者的流浪猫志愿救助经历为线索，贴近日常生活，考察学生对词汇、语境及逻辑关系的综合运用能力，兼具语言考查与情感引导意义，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6