第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
One sunny afternoon, Lily was walking home from school when she heard a soft “meow” near the trees. 31. Under a tree, she found a small, grey cat. It looked scared and hungry.
Lily gently picked up the cat and asked her neighbors if they knew who owned it. Nobody knew the cat. 32.
At home, Lily's mother gave the cat some milk and a warm blanket. 33.
Two days later, a little boy named Tom called. He said the cat was his, and its name was Meow. 34. He thanked Lily and her family for their kindness.
35. From that day on, she and Tom became good friends. They often played with and looked after Meow together.

A. She stopped and looked around.
B. Lily felt happy that she could help.
C. Tom was very happy to see Meow again.
D. She decided to take it home and ask her parents for help.
E. They put a post on the online forum with the cat's picture.

31. A 32. D 33. E 34. C 35. B

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解七选五题型，需结合上下文的情节发展、逻辑关系选择合适句子。31题：Lily听到猫叫后，需先寻找声音来源，对应A选项；32题：问邻居无果后，她要处理这只猫，对应D选项；33题：在家照顾猫后，需寻找猫主人，对应E选项；34题：Tom找到猫后，见到猫的反应对应C选项；35题：帮助他人后，Lily的感受对应B选项。
【解析】31题：前文提到Lily听到猫叫，后文说在树下找到猫，A选项“她停下来环顾四周”符合听到声音后寻找来源的动作，故选A；32题：前文问邻居无人知晓猫主人，后文提到在家妈妈照顾猫，D选项“她决定带它回家向父母求助”衔接合理，故选D；33题：前文在家照顾猫，后文Tom打电话来认领，E选项“他们在网上论坛发了带猫照片的帖子”是联系到猫主人的合理方式，故选E；34题：前文Tom说明猫是自己的，后文他感谢Lily，C选项“Tom再次见到Meow非常开心”符合失主见到猫的心情，故选C；35题：后文提到Lily和Tom成了朋友，B选项“Lily因为能帮忙感到开心”符合帮助他人后的感受，故选B。
【答案】31.A 32.D 33.E 34.C 35.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、七选五题型、语境推理
【点评】本题考查学生对英语语篇上下文逻辑和语境的理解，需结合情节发展推理，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5