Question

完形填空

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met ______ and heard only the sounds of animals.

Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope(陡坡), she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the   ______ , she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was______ and then looked carefully. “It’s a dog and it’s dead,” she said to ______ . It took her a few seconds to realize that the dog’s eyes were ______  . A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her.

She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was ______  . The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.

Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog’s mouth. He tried to stand up but

______ . Something was wrong with his ______ front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn’t ______ . She knew that if she didn’t carry the dog ______  the mountain, he would die.

She carefully put her arms under the dog’s body. He was so ______ that he fell into her chest.

Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn’t ______ . The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.

Andi’s ______ received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.

Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was   ______ hurt, he was likely to lose his left leg.

A few days later, the Davises  ______ to the animal hospital. “The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son.” Andi said. They named the dog Elijah and brought him home that day.

1.A. somebody   B. anybody   C. nobody     D. everybody

2.A. top        B. foot      C. front     D. behind

3.A. happy      B. excited  C. frightened  D. interested

4.A. me         B. herself  C. itself      D. it

5.A. closed      B. small     C. big        D. open

6.A. unfriendly  B. friendly  C. sad        D. open

7.A. failed     B. fail      C. failure    D. failing

8.A. right      B. left      C. each       D. either

9.A. say       B. tell      C. speak      D. answer

10.A. up         B. climb    C. over        D. down

11.A. weak      B. strong    C. fat         D. thin

12.A. go on      B. give up C. run away   D. go back

13.A. son        B. mother    C. husband    D. father

14.A. ill        B. bad       C. a little    D. badly

15.A. went       B. came      C. returned   D. left

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：49岁的安迪和其他的背包客一起越过大路，穿过凤凰山保护区在日出前到达山顶。这一次她没遇到别人，只是听到了动物的叫声。在山顶上她发现一只快死了的公狗。她想叫丈夫家人帮忙，可是电话没打通。于是她费尽力气把狗抱下山。终于她的丈夫听到了电话，于是他们一家飞快地把狗送到医院救治。几天后狗的病治好了。他们给它取名“以利亚”并把它带回了家。

1.C考查不定代词及语境理解。句意：但是这天早晨，这一次她没遇到别人，只是听到了动物的叫声。A. somebody某人；B. anybody任何人；C. nobody没有人；D. everybody每一个人。结合上下句句意可知，答案为C。

2.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：当她终于到达山顶。A. top顶部；B. foot脚；C. front 前面；D. behind后面。上句曾提到她用她的手爬向山顶。故答案为A。

3.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她很惊讶，然后仔细地看了看。A. happy高兴的；B. excited 兴奋的；C. frightened恐惧的，吃惊的；D. interested有趣的。在山顶上发现一只快死了的公狗，只有C答案符合语境。

4.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：“那是一只狗，并且已经死了。”她对自己说。A. me 我；B. herself她自己；C. itself 它自己；D. it它。上文提到她没有遇到任何人，只能自言自语，答案为B。

5.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她花了几秒钟后才发现狗的眼睛是睁着的。A. closed关上的；B. small 小的；C. big大的；D. open开着的。根据下文中的句子“A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her.”这个单薄，脏兮兮的斗牛犬看着她。可知答案为D。

6.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她用低沉轻柔的声音和它打招呼表示她的友好。A. unfriendly不友好的；B. friendly友好的；C. sad悲伤的； D. open打开的。根据声音的描述可判断她是向那条狗表示友好。答案为B。

7.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：它试着站立起来但失败了。but为转折连词，前后时态应保持一致，答案为A。

8.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：它的左前腿出了点问题。A. right右边的；B. left 左边的；C. each每一个；D. either两者之中任一的。下文中提到了这条狗的左脚，故答案为B。

9.D考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：但他没有回电话。A. say说；B. tell告诉；C. speak说；D. answer回答。answer the phone接电话。上句提到打电话，故答案为D。

10.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：她知道如果她不把狗抱下山的话，他会死掉。A. up向上；B. climb 攀登；C. over 越过；在……之上；D. down向下。由于狗是在山上发现的，需要下山救治，答案为D

11.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：它太虚弱了，于是倒在她的怀里。A. weak 虚弱的；B. strong强壮的；C. fat 胖的； D. thin瘦的。上文提到那条狗伤势严重，故答案为A。

12.B考查动词词组辨析及语境理解。句意：她始终没有放弃。A. go on 继续； B. give up 放弃；C. run away跑掉；D. go back回去。根据下文的句意：这次爬山上去时耗费了30分钟，然而下山却耗费了两倍。可知她不愿放弃。答案为B。

13.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：最后她的丈夫收到了消息。A. son儿子；B. mother 妈妈；C. husband丈夫；D. father爸爸。上文提到给丈夫打电话。故答案为C。

14.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：X光片显示斗牛犬伤得很重。A. ill生病的；B. bad 坏的；C. a little 有点；D. badly严重地，厉害地。副词修饰动词，故答案为D。

15.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：几天后，Davises一家来到了动物医院。A. went 去；B. came来；C. returned 返回；D. left离开。几天前把受伤的狗送到这家动物医院救治，这是第二次来。答案为C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。