二，完形填空(共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Prince was a dog. My husband found him 21 at the corner of the street, shaking in the cold and 22 dead, so he rescued him and 23 him home. He gave him the name Prince. I soon liked this little dog; 24 , I was not satisfied with his name. "Prince" sounded too formal. It was more like the 25 of a German shepherd dog (牧羊犬). I tried to 26 a name more fitting, but I seemed to be stuck with (无法摆脱) "Prince". Before long Prince 27 some of his princely attributes (品性,品质) to our family. It started when our young son Luck was 28 in bed. Prince didn’t usually go upstairs where the boys’ rooms were. He usually 29 me wherever I went like glue, since I was the one who fed him, but on that __30___ day, when I went upstairs to check Luck’s fever, I found that Prince was __31____beside my sick boy. He didn’t leave Luck’s side until Luck began to feel better. The same thing happened repeatedly. Whenever anyone in our family was sick, Prince would be right by that person’s side __32___ it was his job to take care of them until they __33__ . It was incredible to see this little dog set aside his active nature to show his care for a sick family member. Our little Prince lived for nearly sixteen years. He remained___34___to our family the whole time. Even in his final days, when he was in pain, I___35__he would sacrifice his life for any of us. By then I had realized that his name was proper after all —he truly was a Prince among dogs.
21. A. lying B. running C. walking D. screaming
22. A. completely B. suddenly C. unfortunatelyD. nearly
23. A. made B. supplied C. arranged D. brought
24. A. otherwise B. instead C. however D. therefore
25. A. name B. head C. body D. character
26. A. put up with B. come up with C. look up to D. pay attention to
27. A. analyzed B. described C. created D. showed
28. A. asleep B. playing C. sick D. staying
29. A. served B. grasped C. searched D. Followed
30. A. particular B. warm C. meaningful D. Relative
31. A. smiling B. quarreling C. fighting D. resting
32. A. even though B. now that C. as if D. ever since
33. A. disagreed B. returned C. recovered D. cheered
34. A. tender B. common C. loyal D. sensitive
35. A. doubted B. observed C. noticed D. knew
