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The tale of a heroic pet
Luke has always been my closest companion these past five years. In fact, he is very obedient to me ____ when I take care of other furry friends in our shelter.
As you already know, there have been a lot of forest fires during the ____ season. Many forests are badly ____ by fire each year. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer and a heat wave has been going on for three days.
Luke rushed towards the forest where flames gave out a fierce heat. There's no longer any ____ at the moment to wait for Luke to come back to the shelter. ____, I was waiting for the fireman to ____ me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and ____ me that my dog Luke succeeded in saving four kittens that were ____ by the flames. According to the fireman, Luke seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a(n) ___ place.
I ____ accompanied the firemen to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens. Once on the ____ of the incident, Luke was not there. Then we heard the sound of a dog came from the forest barking furiously. I ___ the sound of my dog Luke. The firemen followed the tracks of the dog ___ they found him barking loudly by the side of a(n) ____ fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately waiting for ___.
Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were saved. That day, I was very proud of Luke for his heroic ___. Luke showed much compassion for both animals like him and for a man trying to put out the fire with his ____. Honestly, my happiness is great and immeasurable.
I visited the fireman in his house accompanied with Luke. What a ____ scene when the fireman hugged Luke ____ to his chest! “One thousand thanks, Luke, for saving my life,” the fireman said.
This true story of love and compassion shows us that pets are loving and caring. We should love and protect them, for little animals can make enormous things for ____.
小题1:
A.speciallyB.especiallyC.obviouslyD.simply
小题2:
A.springB.summerC.winterD.autumn
小题3:
A.damagedB.disappeared
C.harmedD.injured
小题4:
A.signB.pointC.useD.hope
小题5:
A.As usualB.At lastC.In factD.In general
小题6:
A.callB.tellC.persuadeD.visit
小题7:
A.suggestedB.comforted
C.informedD.encouraged
小题8:
A.struckB.burnt C.discoveredD.trapped
小题9:
A.idealB.safeC.unusualD.homely
小题10:
A.immediately B.politely
C.closelyD.suddenly
小题11:
A.sceneryB.viewC.sightD.scene
小题12:
A.recognizedB.found
C.caughtD.focused
小题13:
A.beforeB.unlessC.untilD.when
小题14:
A.braveB.excitedC.calmD.injured
小题15:
A.dogsB.firemenC.rescueD.passersby
小题16:
A.talesB.actionsC.responsesD.events
小题17:
A.toolsB.devicesC.colleaguesD.friends
小题18:
A.memorableB.terrible
C.lovelyD.threatening
小题19:
A.tightlyB.carefullyC.slowlyD.slightly
小题20:
A.firemenB.dogsC.kittensD.humans
答案

小题1:B

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:C

小题8:D

小题9:B

小题10:A

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:C

小题14:D

小题15:C

小题16:B

小题17:C

小题18:A

小题19:A

小题20:D

宠物是人类忠实的朋友,在危急时刻,它们往往发挥了至关重要的作用。在一场森林大火中,一只勇敢的狗奋不顾身,拯救了多条生命。

小题1:答案:B 实际上,他对我非常顺从,尤其是当我照顾我们收容所里其他毛茸茸的动物朋友们时。especially“尤其,特别”,符合语境,specially意为“专门地”。

小题2:答案:B 根据第二段最后一句话中的“during this hot summer”可知,森林大火时常在夏季发生。

小题3:答案:A 每年,不少森林都被大火严重毁坏。damage“损害,毁坏,破坏”,符合语境。

小题4:答案:D 根据语境可知,此时已没有任何希望等Luke回到收容所了。

小题5:答案:C 根据下句中的“a fireman burst into my office”可知,事实上我在等消防员带来的消息。In fact“事实上;实际上”。

小题6:答案:B 我是在等着消防队员告诉我Luke在森林中死去的消息。

小题7:答案:C 一名消防队员闯入我的办公室告诉我说,我的Luke成功地解救了四只被困在火中的小猫。

小题8:答案:D 在此指四只小猫“被困在”火海中。trap“使陷入困境”,符合语境。

小题9:答案:B 那位消防队员说,Luke抓住这些小猫,一只一只地把它们转移到了安全的地方。

小题10:答案:A 我立刻陪着这名消防队员赶往森林,去接那几只被救的小猫。

小题11:答案:D 一到事故现场,并没有看见Luke的身影。scene“地点,现场”。

小题12:答案:A 我认出那是我的Luke的声音。recognize“认出,辨别出”,符合语境。

小题13:答案:C 消防队员们跟随Luke的踪迹寻找,直到发现他正在一个消防队员旁边大叫。

小题14:答案:D 由下文可知,这名消防队员受伤了。

小题15:答案:C 这名消防队员躺在地上,绝望地等待救援。

小题16:答案:B 那天,我为Luke的英勇行为感到自豪。action“所做之事,行为”,符合语境。

小题17:答案:C Luke既对那些像它一样的动物怀有同情之心,也对一个与同事一起努力扑灭大火的人伸出了援助之手。

小题18:答案:A 那是一个多么令人难以忘怀的场面呀!

小题19:答案:A 由小狗救命的事迹来看,消防队员一定是紧紧地把Luke抱在胸前。tightly“紧紧地,牢固地”。

小题20:答案:D 本句后半句是对前半句“我们应该爱它们,并保护它们”的解释,故后半句意为“小动物也能为人类做出了不起的大事”。

疑难词汇解读

1.badly adv.严重地,非常

badly beaten at football在足球赛中遭惨败

want/need sth.badly急需某物

2.desperately adv.绝望地

desperate adj.绝望的

I was so desperate on hearing that.听到这个消息我简直绝望了。

长难句子分析

句意:消防队员跟着Luke的踪迹,直到发现它正在一个消防队员旁边大叫,那名消防队员躺在地上,绝望地等待救援。其中found him barking是find+宾语+宾语补足语结构;who was lying on the ground and desperately waiting for rescue为定语从句,修饰前面an injured fireman。

单项选择题
单项选择题

In order to understand, however imperfectly, what is meant by "face", we must take (1) of the fact that, as a race, the Chinese have a ply (2) instinct. The theatre may almost be said to be the only national amusement, and the Chinese have for theatricals a (3) like that of the Englishman (4) athletics, or the Spaniard for bull-fights. Upon very slight provocation, any Chinese regards himself in the (5) of an actor in a drama. He throws himself into theatrical attitudes, performs the salaam, falls upon his knees, prostrates himself and strikes his head upon the earth, (6) circumstances which to an Occidental seem to make such actions superfluous, (7) to say ridiculous. A Chinese thinks in theatrical terms. When roused in self-defense he addresses two or three persons as if they were a multitude. He exclaims: "I say this in the presence of You, and You, and You, who are all here present. " If his troubles are adjusted he (8) of himself as having "got off the stage" with credit, and if they are not adjusted he finds no way to "retire from the stage". All this, (9) it clearly understood, has nothing to do with realities. The question is never of facts, but always of (10) . If a fine speech has been (11) at the proper time and in the proper way, the requirement of the play is met. We are not to go behind the scenes, for that would (12) all the plays in the world. Properly to execute acts like these in all the complex relations of life, is to have "face". To fail them, to ignore them, to be thwarted in the performance of them, this is to " (13) face". Once rightly apprehended, "face" will be found to be in itself a (14) to the combination lock of many of the most important characteristics of the Chinese.

It should be added that the principles which regulate "face" and its attainment are often wholly (15) the intellectual apprehension of the Occidental, who is constantly forgetting the theatrical element, and wandering (16) into the irrelevant regions of fact. To him it often seems that Chinese "face" is not unlike the South Sea Island taboo, a force of undeniable potency, but capricious, and not reducible to rule, deserving only to be abolished and replaced by common sense. At this point Chinese and Occidentals must agree to (17) , for they can never be brought to view the same things in the same light. In the adjustment of the incessant quarrels which distract every hamlet, it is necessary for the "peace-talkers" to take a careful account of the (18) of "face" as European statesmen once did of the balance of power. The object in such cases is not the execution of even-handed justice, which, even if theoretically desirable, seldom (19) to an Oriental as a possibility, but such an arrangement as will distribute to all concerned "face" in due proportions. The same principle often applies in the settlement of lawsuits, a very large percentage of which end in what may be called a (20) game.

(18)()

A.significance

B.meaning

C.essence

D.balance