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Just ten years ago, Oscar, a common dog was one day away from being enthanized(安乐死) in the SPCA, an organization which helped pets find owners. Today he is a famous ____ by becoming the first dog who has travelled 200,000 km around the world.

Oscar’s story ____ in 2004 in the SPCA in South Africa. The organization failed to find a suitable ____ for the weak and sick dog, so people decided to help him die ____ .A woman named Joanne Lefson saved him.

She wasn’t wrong. Oscar had been such a(n)____ pet, and Joanne wanted to show him off to ____ people that dogs in the SPCA were not weak or sick, and could be a perfect pet. Maybe they also needed to go through a trip of bad luck ____ humans.

In 2009, the two set off on their tour with a clear purpose --- try to ____homes for all the dogs that live in the SPCA. In the last three years, they have ____ many places all around the world. So far, the ____dog has gone for “walks” on the Great Wall of China ____ also has visited some of the world’s most ____places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Statue of Liberty in New York, and the Sphinx in Egypt.

Joanne ____her house to pay for her dream. She said that her “dog saving program” was everything of her life. So even there is lots of ____ during their journey, they will still never give up and ____ on helping other dogs.

1.A. traveller        B. artist       C. director     D. worker

2.A. meant            B. ended        C. began      D. opened

3.A. park            B. home         C. shop        D. hospital

4.A. bravely         B. suddenly    C. willingly   D. peacefully

5.A. amazing       B. awful       C. boring       D. interesting

6.A. warn            B. tell        C. encourage   D. ask

7.A. like            B. unlike      C. as          D. different from

8.A. repair          B. find        C. build        D. get

9.A. managed       B. left       C. watched      D. visited

10.A. happy          B. funny        C. lucky        D. old

11.A. and             B. yet          C. so           D. but

12.A. free           B famous        C. creative     D. special

13.A. cleaned        B. bought      C. sold        D. chose

14.A. fun            B. sadness     C. experience D. difficulty

15.A. act            B. allowed      C. go          D. live

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：仅仅十年前, 一只普通的的狗奥斯卡在SPCA安乐死去。今天他是一个著名的旅行者，他是第一只在世界各地旅行200000公里的狗。

1.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：今天他是一个著名的旅行者。traveller旅行者； artist画家；director导演；worker工人。根据后面的by becoming the first dog who has travelled 200,000 km around the world.可知该选A。

2.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：奥斯卡的故事开始于2004年南非的SPCA。 meant意味着； ended结束；began开始； opened开。 根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

3.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：该组织未能找到适合软弱和生病的狗的家。park公园；home家； shop商店；hospital医院。联系后文中In 2009, the two set off on their tour with a clear purpose --- try to ____homes for all the dogs that live in the SPCA.可知该选B。

4.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：所以人们决定帮助他平静地死去。bravely勇敢地；suddenly突然； willingly乐意地；peacefully平静地。联系短文开头Just ten years ago, Oscar, a common dog was one day away from being enthanized(安乐死) in the SPCA,可知该选D。

5.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：奥斯卡已经成了这样一个令人惊异的宠物。amazing令人惊异的；awful极坏的；boring令人无聊的；interesting有趣的。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

6.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：乔安妮想炫耀他告诉人们SPCA中的狗没有虚弱或生病，可能是一个完美的宠物。Warn警告，告诫； tell告诉； encourage鼓励； ask 问。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

7.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：也许他们还需要经过一次像人类一样的坏运气。 like像；unlike不像； as作为； different from与……不同。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

8.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：2009年,两人开始了自己的旅程，他们有明确的目的——试图为所有住在SPCA的狗找到家。 repair修理； find找到；build 建造；get得到。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：在过去的三年里,他们已经参观了世界各地的许多地方。 managed 管理；left离开；watched观看；visited参观。 联系后文中also has visited some of the world’s most ____places可知该选D。

10.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：目前为止,这幸运的狗已经去了中国的长城“步行”。 happy 愉快的；funny有趣的； lucky幸运的；old老的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

11.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：目前为止,这幸运的狗已经去了中国的长城“步行”， 也参观了一些世界上最著名的地方像埃菲尔铁塔在巴黎,纽约的自由女神像,埃及的狮身人面像。 and 和；yet还；so所以；but但是。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

12.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：也参观了一些世界上最著名的地方像埃菲尔铁塔在巴黎,纽约的自由女神像,埃及的狮身人面像。 free 空闲的，自由的；famous著名的；creative有创造力的； special特别的。根据the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Statue of Liberty in New York, and the Sphinx in Egypt.可知该选B。

13.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：乔安妮卖了她的房子来为她的梦想付款。 cleaned打扫，擦； bought买；sold出售；chose选择。联系后面句子She said that her “dog saving program” was everything of her life.可知该选C。

14.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：所以即使在他们的旅程有很多困难，他们仍将永不放弃，继续帮助其他的狗。fun乐趣；sadness悲伤；experience经历；difficulty困难。联系后文中they will still never give up可推知该选D。

15.，继续帮助其他的狗。 act扮演；allowed允许； go 去； live居住。go on doing sth继续做某事，所以选C。

考点：故事类短文。