Question

A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very ____.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____.

When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us，and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital.

I think you know all the ____ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didn't he tell us earlier？I didn't even get to say goodbye.

People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was：Not again!

I ____ to my mum，and she said，“I know.I'm ____，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was ____.

It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment，my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget.

1.A.lazy  B．lonely

C．painful  D．shameful

2.A.would  B．should

C．might  D．could

3.A.walk  B．step

C．foot  D．breath

4.A.tool  B．toy

C．baby D．pet

5.A.plan  B．accident

C．anecdote  D．truth

6.A.lied  B．waited

C．reflected D．hesitated

7.A.still  B．once

C．even  D．never

8.A.facts  B．opinions

C．thoughts  D．doubts

9.A.story  B．secret

C．habit  D．hobby

10.A.until  B．before

C．while  D．after

11.A.adjusted  B．turned

C．contributed  D．related

12.A.angry  B．shocked

C．guilty  D．abused

13.A.break  B．go

C．look  D．push

14.A.focused  B．hooked

C．dependent  D．hard

15.A.that  B．where

C．what  D．which

16.A.save B．expand

C．make  D．end

17.A.year  B．month

C．week  D．day

18.A.regret  B．blame

C．sorrow  D．sympathy

19.A.shared  B．ignored

C．reminded  D．rid

20.A.comfort  B．compromise

C．gift  D．suggestion

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文为记叙文。养了十几年的心爱的宠物狗被药毒死了。然而，因为继父的隐瞒，作者在一周后才得知这一消息。作者满怀的悲伤化作了对继父的愤懑，是妈妈的一句话让作者明白了一个永生难忘的道理。

1.答案：C 狗肚子里长了肿瘤，自然是非常疼痛。

2.2】答案：A 有时候，散步的途中，它总是趴在地上，一步也迈不动了。情态动词would这里表示某种倾向或习惯性动作，意思是“总是……”。

3.3】答案：B 此处指饱受病痛折磨的狗步履艰难。

4.4】答案：D 与其说它是宠物，不如说它更像是我的姐妹。

5.5】答案：D 这里指狗已经死去的事实(truth)。plan计划；accident事故；anecdote逸事，趣闻。

6.6】答案：B 因为种种原因，继父将狗死去的消息推迟一周之后才告诉我们，故选项中只有B符合语境。wait推迟，延缓；lie说谎；reflect反映；hesitate犹豫，不情愿。

7.7】答案：A 因为继父没有告知实情，我以为狗仍然在动物医院里。

8.8】答案：C 这里指萦绕在我脑海中的各种想法。fact事实，真相；opinion意见；doubt怀疑，疑惑。

9.9】答案：C 出于对我的保护，家人习惯于对我隐瞒真相。have a habit of doing sth.有做某事的习惯。

10.0】答案：D 根据上文可推断出，我知道姨妈患癌症是在姨妈的身体已恢复之后。

11.1】答案：B 根据下文可推知，我试图求助于妈妈，发泄对继父的不满。turn to sb.求助于某人；adjust to 适应，调节；contribute to 为……做贡献；relate to 与……有关，涉及。

12.2】答案：A 第二段第三句中But I was also angry at my stepfather以及下文的I'm so angry with Steve都提示这里应该选择A项。

13.3】答案：B 他不得不独自承受这一切。15空后Steve was going through也有提示。go through经历，遭受；break through突破；look through浏览；push through使通过。

14.4】答案：A 我太以自我为中心了。19空前的we focus so such on ourselves也有提示。be focused on注意力集中于；be hooked on对……着迷；be dependent on取决于；be hard on严厉对待。

15.5】答案：C 我从未想过Steve经受着什么。what引导宾语从句，且在从句中作宾语，意思是“什么”。

16.6】答案：D 他不得不做出结束它生命的决定。根据文章第一句中had to be put down可知，狗是被药毒死的。put down毒死(衰老或有病的动物)；人道毁灭。

17.7】答案：C 根据第5空后a week after it happened可知选C项。

18.8】答案：A 不仅没能意识到Steve的良苦用心，还生他的气，我现在觉得后悔不已。regret后悔；blame指责；sorrow悲伤；sympathy同情。

19.9】答案：B 我们对自己关注得太多，以至于忽略了别人的痛苦。ignore忽视；share分享；remind提醒；rid摆脱。

20.20】答案：C 那一刻，妈妈的话是一份极好的礼物，让我永生难忘。gift礼物；comfort安慰；compromise妥协；suggestion建议。