第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man’s best friend may become his enemy. His children that he has_____16____with loving care may show no thanks. Those who are ____17_____to us, those whom we trust with our happiness____18_____turn against their faith. The money that a man has, he may___19_____.It flies from him, perhaps when he needs it _____20______.A man’s reputation(名誉) may be lost in a moment of ill-considered_____21_____. The people who would prefer to fall on their knees to do us honour when success is with us may be ____22____ to throw the stone malice(敌意) when failure settles upon our heads.

The one absolutely(绝对地)____23_____friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts(遗弃) him is his_____24_____. A man’s dog stands by him____25____he is rich or poor, healthy or sick. He will sleep on the cold ground,____26_____the wintry winds blow and the snow drives hard,____27____he may be near his master’s side. He will _____28____the hand that has no food to offer. He guards the sleep of his poor master as if he ___29_____ a prince. When all other friends desert him , the dog_____30____. When reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant(不断的) in his love as the sun in its journey _____31_____the heavens.

If the master becomes friendless and homeless,____32____the faithful dog asks for is to be with him. And when___33___ takes his master in its embrace(拥抱) and his body____34___away in the cold ground, there by the graveside(墓边) will the dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but ____35______in watchfullness, faithful and true even in death.

16． A. brought out   B. brought up        C. brought in       D. brought on

17.  A. nearest       B. most useful        C. most important   D. strangest

18.  A. must         B. have to           C. may            D. should

19  A. keep         B. Use             C. earn            D. lose

20.  A. more        B. most             C. better           D. very

21.  A. action       B. thought           C. movement       D. mind

22.  A. first         B. last              C. latest           D. newest

23.  A. close       B. selfish           C. kind             D. unselfish

24.  A. wife         B. dog             C. himself          D. brother

25.  A. whether      B. even though      C. although         D. whenever

26.  A. there        B. because          C. where          D. which

27.  A.as long as     B. even if          C. so that           D. though

28.  A. eat          B. take            C. kiss             D. shake

29.  A. is           B. were            C. had been        D. would be

30.  A. leaves       B. cries            C. remains         D. disappears

31.  A  into        B. on              C. out of          D. through

32.  A. why         B. which           C. how           D. what

33.  A. birth        B. life              C. death          D. kindness

34.  A. lay         B. is lain            C. is laying         D. is laid

35.  A. closed       B. open            C. shut             D. Opened