Ⅱ.完形填空
Last summer, I volunteered at a local animal shelter. One afternoon, a little girl named Lily brought in a weak stray cat. The poor cat curled there, 1 and helpless. She explained her family couldn’t keep pets, but she 2 wanted the cat to have a warm home. The shelter was full, so finding a foster family became 3.
It 4 me of my neighbour, Mrs Hale, who had mentioned wanting a(n) 5 for her lonely dog. I called her immediately, and she was willing to take the cat in. My task was to 6 the cat to her house. Lily kept petting the cat gently during her stay in the shelter. I could tell saying goodbye was 7 for her—she had spent hours caring for the stray cat.
I promised Lily I’d send her 8 so that she wouldn’t lose track of the cat, and then I 9 guided the poor cat into a carrier. Mrs Hale was waiting at her door, and her face 10 when she saw the little cat. She promised to treat it well and invited Lily to visit anytime.
The next month, Lily and I went to see the cat. It had grown stronger and was playing happily with Mrs Hale’s dog. Lily was so 11 that she gave Mrs Hale a drawing she’d made of the cat. Mrs Hale laughed and said the cat had 12 her dog’s life too.
In fact, small acts of kindness can make a big 13. Lily’s care for a stray cat, Mrs Hale’s willingness to help, and even my simple role as a go-between all 14 to a satisfying ending. It’s amazing how connecting people and animals can bring joy to everyone 15.
1. A. excited B. upset
C. angry D. bored
2. A. slightly B. regularly
C. badly D. suddenly
3. A. necessary B. available
C. common D. impossible
4. A. appeared B. proved
C. displayed D. reminded
5. A. individual B. playmate
C. consumer D. classmate
6. A. deliver B. return
C. hide D. sell
7. A. easy B. fun
C. hard D. quick
8. A. updates B. packs
C. supplies D. awards
9. A. quickly B. eventually
C. entirely D. carefully
10. A. ended up B. picked up
C. lit up D. turned up
11. A. grateful B. shameful
C. peaceful D. doubtful
12. A. solved B. wasted
C. suffered D. enriched
13. A. difficulty B. difference
C. change D. importance
14. A. referred B. stuck
C. led D. belonged
15. A. educated B. considered
C. prevented D. involved
答案 P26

[语篇导读]本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者在动物收容所做志愿者时,为Lily送来的流浪猫联系收养人,猫被善待,众人都获得快乐的故事,彰显出小小的善举能带来大影响的道理。
1. B 句意:这只可怜的猫蜷缩在那里,沮丧又无助。根据上文中的a weak stray cat及下文中的and helpless可知,流浪猫的状态不好,所以此处表示猫沮丧且无助。
2. C 句意:她解释说家里不能养宠物,但她非常希望这只猫能有一个温暖的家。根据上文中的“One afternoon, a little girl named Lily brought in a weak stray cat.”及下文中的“wanted the cat to have a warm home”可知,Lily将流浪猫送来,非常希望猫能有个温暖的家。
3. A 句意:收容所已经满了,所以找一个寄养家庭变得很有必要。根据上文中的The shelter was full可知,找寄养家庭是有必要的。
4. D 句意:这让我想起了我的邻居Hale太太,她曾提及想给她孤独的狗找一个玩伴。根据下文中的“me of my neighbour, Mrs Hale, who had mentioned wanting a(n)...for her lonely dog”可知,这件事让作者想起了邻居。remind sb. of sb.为固定搭配,意为“使某人想起某人”。
5. B 句意:同上。根据下文中的for her lonely dog及“The next month, Lily and I went to see the cat. It had grown stronger and was playing happily with Mrs Hale’s dog.”可知,此处表示邻居Hale太太想给她孤独的狗找个玩伴。
6. A 句意:我的任务是把这只猫送到她家。根据上文中的“I called her immediately, and she was willing to take the cat in.”及下文中的“the cat to her house”可知,Hale太太愿意收养这只猫,所以此处表示作者要把猫送到她家。
7. C 句意:我能看出来,说再见对她来说很难——她已经花了好几个小时照顾这只流浪猫。根据下文中的“she had spent hours caring for the stray cat”可知,她已经花了好几个小时照顾猫,所以和猫说再见对她来说是困难的。
8. A 句意:我答应Lily会给她发(这只猫的)最新消息,这样她就不会失去这只猫的动态了,然后我小心翼翼地引导这只可怜的猫进了笼子里。根据下文中的“so that she wouldn’t lose track of the cat”可知,作者承诺会给她发这只猫的最新消息。
9. D 句意:同上。根据下文中的“guided the poor cat into a carrier”及语境可知,猫很可怜,所以作者会小心地引导它进笼子里。
10. C 句意:Hale太太正在门口等着,看到这只小猫时,她的脸上露出了喜色。根据上文中的“Mrs Hale, who had mentioned wanting a(n)...for her lonely dog. I called her immediately, and she was willing to take the cat in.”及下文中的“She promised to treat it well”可知,Hale太太想要收养这只猫,所以她看到猫变得高兴。
11. A 句意:Lily如此感激,以至于她给了Hale太太一幅她画的这只猫的画。根据上文中的“The next month, Lily and I went to see the cat. It had grown stronger and was playing happily with Mrs Hale’s dog.”可知,猫过得很好,所以Lily很感激。
12. D 句意:Hale太太笑了,说这只猫也丰富了她的狗的生活。根据上文中的“It had grown stronger and was playing happily with Mrs Hale’s dog.”可知,猫和狗相处得很好,所以此处表示猫丰富了狗的生活。
13. B 句意:事实上,小小的善举能带来大的影响。根据下文中的“Lily’s care for a stray cat, Mrs Hale’s willingness to help, and even my simple role as a go-between all...to a satisfying ending.”可知,此处表示小小的善举给大家带来了满意的结局,即大的影响,make a big difference为固定短语,意为“产生大的影响”。
14. C 句意:Lily对流浪猫的照顾,Hale太太伸出援手的意愿,甚至是我作为中间人的简单角色,都促成了一个令人满意的结局。根据下文中的to a satisfying ending可知,这些行为促成了一个令人满意的结局。lead to为固定短语,意为“促成;导致”。
15. D 句意:将人和动物联系起来,能给所有参与其中的人带来快乐,这真是太神奇了。根据上文中的“It’s amazing how connecting people and animals can bring joy to everyone”及语境可知,此处指把人和动物联系起来能给每个参与其中的人带来快乐。
词汇积累
stray adj. 走失的 curl v. 蜷缩;卷曲 foster adj. 收养的;代养的 mention v. 提及;说到 willing adj. 乐意的 pet v. 抚摸 go-between n. 中间人 remind sb. of sb./sth. 使某人想起某人/某事 take sb./sth. in 收留;收养 lose track of 不了解……的动态;与……失去联系