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It was a quiet evening. John Dancer's 1 began right after he walked into the Dragon Hotel with his friend, Charlie. Together they went to the front desk. John said, "Good evening. My name is John Dancer. I booked预订 a room here."
The lady there said, "You're 2 to stay, sir, but I'm sorry we don't allow pets here."
"Pets!" cried John. "Charlie isn't a pet. I can't 3 and he's my eyes. He takes me everywhere. Don't you, Charlie?" Charlie barked. It sounded like "4".
The manager经理 came. She 5 in no time that Charlie and John could both stay at the hotel. She walked them to their room, smiling. Before she left, the manager 6 the room.
At midnight, when John was asleep, Charlie woke him. He pulled拉 John and barked. John smelt smoke! A fire! But 7? Just then, the fire alarm警报 went off. John went to the door of his room and 8 it. The door was hot so he didn't open it. The fire must be outside. John tried the phone. It was dead. So he lay on the floor with Charlie beside him and waited. The 9 seemed like hours. Then he heard the sound of a fire engine消防车. It was music to his ears. He opened the window, waved and shouted. Charlie barked. Soon, they were both safe on the ground. "You saved
10 life," said John. "Didn't you, Charlie?" Charlie barked. It sounded like "Yes".
() 1. A. task B. holiday C. luck D. adventure
() 2. A. comfortable B. welcome C. safe D. fresh
() 3. A. see B. hear C. speak D. walk
() 4. A. No B. OK C. Yes D. Hello
() 5. A. learned B. remembered C. agreed D. noticed
() 6. A. cleaned B. introduced C. repaired D. decorated
() 7. A. what B. when C. why D. where
() 8. A. felt B. smelt C. opened D. locked
() 9. A. minutes B. days C. weeks D. years
()10. A. its B. my C. his D. your

【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了盲人约翰与他的
导盲犬查理在酒店遭遇火灾的惊险经历。半
夜时分,查理凭借敏锐感知发现火情并唤醒约
翰,最终帮助主人成功逃生。
1. D 提示:task意为"任务";holiday意为"假期";
luck意为"运气";adventure意为"冒险"。根据下
文"John smelt smoke! A fire!"可知,酒店里发生了
火灾,此处指约翰·丹瑟的冒险在他和朋友查理
踏入酒店后就开始了。
2. B 提示:comfortable意为"舒服的";welcome意为
"受欢迎的";safe意为"安全的";fresh意为"新鲜的"。
but一词提示,此处与"we don't allow pets here"在语义
上是转折关系,因此此处指女士说:"欢迎您入住"。
be welcome to do sth.意为"欢迎做某事"。
3. A 提示:see意为"看见";hear意为"听到";speak
意为"说";walk意为"走路"。句意:我看不见,他
是我的眼睛。
4. C 提示:根据上文"'Don't you, Charlie?' Charlie
barked."可推知,此处指查理做出了肯定的回答。
5. C 提示:learn意为"学习";remember意为"记
得";agree意为"同意";notice意为"注意到"。句
意:她立刻同意让约翰和查理都入住酒店。
6. B 提示:clean意为"打扫";introduce意为"介
绍";repair意为"修理";decorate意为"装饰"。句
意:在离开前,经理(向他们)介绍了房间。
7. D 提示:what意为"什么";when意为"什么时候";
why意为"为什么";where意为"哪里"。约翰闻到烟
味,知道发生了火灾,第一反应是确认火灾位置。
8. A 提示:feel意为"感觉";smell意为"闻";open
意为"打开";lock意为"锁上"。根据下一句"The
door was hot..."可知,此处指约翰走向房间的门,
感觉到门很热。
9. A 提示:minute意为"分钟";day意为"天";week
意为"周";year意为"年"。根据语境可知,等待消
防车的时间应该是像过了几个小时,结合常识可
知,此处应该用比"hour"小的单位。
10. B 提示:its意为"它的";my意为"我的";his意
为"他的";your意为"你的"。句意:"你救了我的
命。"约翰说。