Question

A butcher（屠夫）is in his meat shop one day when a dog walks in. It has an envelope in its mouth. The butcher takes it out of the dog's mouth and opens it. Inside, there's ￠20, and a(n) ________. It says, "Can I have a dozen pork chops（猪排）and a steak please?" The butcher is _____. He gives the dog the ______in a bag, and puts it around the dog's neck.

The next day, the same thing happens. But this time, the butcher decides to ______ the dog home. So, when the dog leaves the shop, the man walks after it. He watches when the dog stops at some traffic lights. The dog presses the button to cross the road and waits. The green "man" on the traffic light ______ and the dog crosses, carefully watching for traffic. Next, the dog arrives at a bus stop. It waits ______ again and jumps onto a bus when it comes. The butcher is very surprised and ______ on his way.

Finally, the dog ______ the bus and walks to a house. The man watches from the street as the dog starts scratching（抓）at the door with his paw. After a couple of seconds, a woman ______ the door and starts shouting at the dog. The butcher runs to the woman and says, "Hey! What are you doing? This dog is fantastic. He's the ______ animal I've ever seen." And the woman replies, "What? This is the third time this week he's forgotten his key."

1.A.newspaper B.note C.e-mail D.invitation

2.A.annoying B.angry C.amazed D.ashamed

3.A.meat B.vegetable C.envelope D.order

4.A.take B.carry C.follow D.lead

5.A.sings B.walks C.shouts D.waves

6.A.patiently B.exactly C.quickly D.suddenly

7.A.stops B.continues C.avoids D.returns

8.A.gets to B.gets on C.gets off D.gets down

9.A.opens B.closes C.breaks D.knocks

10.A.most healthy B.laziest C.funniest D.smartest

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个肉贩跟随一只自己买猪排和牛排的狗，在路上看到狗的一系列动作后，觉得狗是个天才，当主人骂狗时，肉贩为狗打抱不平，结果狗主人嫌弃狗没带钥匙的幽默故事。

1.句意：里面有20美分，还有一张纸条。

考查名词。newspaper报纸；note便条；e-mail电子邮件；invitation邀请函。根据空前不定冠词a(n)可知，此空应填名词，结合句意可知，此空是“便条 ”的意思，故选B。

2.句意：屠夫很惊讶。

考查形容词。annoying恼人的；angry生气的；amazed惊讶的；ashamed羞愧的。根据空前系动词is可知，此空应填形容词，结合句意可知，此空是“惊讶的”意思，故选C。

3.句意：他把肉放进袋子里，放在狗的脖子上。

考查名词。meat肉；vegetable蔬菜；envelope信封；order订单。根据空前定冠词the可知，此空应填名词，结合句意可知，此空是“肉”的意思，故选A。

4.句意：但这次，屠夫决定跟着狗回家。

考查动词。take带着；carry搬；follow跟着；lead领着。根据空前decides to可知，此空应填动词原形，结合句意可知，此空是“跟着”的意思，故选C。

5.句意：红绿灯上的绿色“人”走着，狗过马路，小心地看着交通。

考查动词。sings唱；walks走；shouts喊；waves挥手。结合句意可知，此句缺少谓语动词，要用第三人称单数形式，此空是“走”的意思，故选B。

6.句意：它又耐心地等着，一到公车上就跳。

考查副词。patiently耐心地；exactly准确地；quickly快速地；suddenly突然地。根据空前动词waits可知，此空应填副词，结合句意可知，此空是“耐心”的意思，应填patiently，故选A。

7.句意：屠夫很惊讶，继续赶路。

考查动词。stops停止；continues继续；avoids避免；returns返回。根据句子结构可知，此句缺少谓语动词，结合句意可知，此空是“继续”的意思，应填continues，故选B。

8.句意：最后，狗下了车，走到一所房子。

考查动词短语。gets to到达；gets on上车；gets off下车；gets down下来。根据句子结构可知，此句缺少谓语动词，结合句意可知，此空是“下车”的意思，应填gets off，故选C。

9.句意：几秒钟后，一个女人打开门，开始对狗喊叫。

考查动词。opens打开；closes关；breaks打断；knocks敲。根据句子结构可知，此句缺少谓语动词，结合句意可知，此空是“打开”的意思，应填opens,故选A。

10.句意：他是我见过的最聪明的动物。

形容词的最高级。most healthy最健康的；laziest最懒惰的；funniest最滑稽的；smartest最聪明的。根据空前定冠词the和空后名词animal以及后面I've ever seen可知，此空应填形容词的最高级，结合句意可知，此空是“最聪明的”，应填smartest，故选D。