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    Theresa Furrer's experience with making pet hair thread(线) began after her own painful experience. When she lost her pet cat in 2012, she decided to _______ it with the help of an expert. But she ended up _______ for nine months to get her cat's body back. She said the waiting was also _______. That was the time when she started _______ other ways of keeping the dead pet's body.

She bought a spinning wheel(纺车), and _______ working with cotton, to get familiar with the process. Then she set about working with the fur of cats and dogs. Her first _______ was the black fur of a dog. She described the work as a _______, but later the fear was gone.

At first, Furrer always started a(n) _______ about her hobby with “Don't think I'm mad.” But most people really didn't _______her mad at all. ________ , many of them had long been looking for that service. And then Furrer ________ that pet hair thread could be a ________of service business for her.

Furrer ________ three spinning wheels in her house now. In the ________ stages of the thread making process of up to ten different projects, she often washes the thread, and sometimes ________ it with a supporting fiber to produce usable mixed thread. Cat hair is very ________ to work with, but she has found ways to manage it over the years, because she doesn't like saying “no” to those ________ owners who have lost their beloved pets.

Furrer has made hundreds of animal hair thread ________ over the last eight years. She can ________ the thread into all kinds of ________, like hats and bracelets (手镯).

1.A.ruin B.preserve C.pack D. calm

2.A.accounting B.apologizing C.waiting D.allowing

3.A.painful B.magical C.rare D.entertaining

4.A.giving up B.spying on C.turning down D.thinking about

5.A.started B.missed C.admired D.disliked

6.A.relief B.protection C.project D.application

7.A.terror B.puzzle C.joy D.fantasy

8.A.organization B.discovery C.approach D.conversation

9.A.hear B.consider C.keep D.drive

10.A.Impossibly B.Regretfully C.Unfortunately D.Actually

11.A.reminded B.realized C.regretted D.misunderstood

12.A.fault B.chance C.limit D.story

13.A.decorates B.hates C.owns D.mends

14.A.various B.false C.same D.worthless

15.A.swap B.describe C.mix D.replace

16.A.relaxing B.simple C.amusing D.hard

17.A.pet B.house C.plant D.factory

18.A.toys B.dogs C.products D.cats

19.A.push B.turn C.throw D.put

20.A.nests B.cartoons C.minerals D.items

 

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.D 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Theresa Furrer利用死去的宠物毛发开辟了一个新的商机的故事。 1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:2012年,她失去了自己的宠物猫,她决定在专家的帮助下保存它。A. ruin毁灭;B. preserve保存;C. pack包装;D. calm使平静。2012年,Furrer失去了自己的宠物猫,于是她决定在一位专家的帮助下保存(preserve)它。第一段最后一句中的关键词“keeping(保存)”提示此题答案。故选B。 2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:但最终她等了九个月才拿回了猫咪的尸体。A. accounting解释;B. apologizing道歉;C. waiting等待;D. allowing允许。根据后文the waiting可知Furrer最终等了(waiting)九个月才把猫的尸体拿回来。故选C。 3. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她说等待也很痛苦。A. painful痛苦的;B. magical神奇的;C. rare稀有的;D. entertaining令人愉快的。Furrer失去了自己心爱的宠物,还要等九个月才能拿回尸体,因此等待对她来说也很痛苦(painful)。第一段第一句中的“her own painful experience”提示此题答案。故选A。 4. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:就在那时,她开始考虑用其他方法来保存死去的宠物的尸体。A. giving up放弃;B. spying on监视;C. turning down关小;D. thinking about考虑。根据下文other ways of keeping the dead pet's body.可知, Furrer开始考虑(thinking about)用其他方法保存死去的宠物。故选D。 5. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:她买了一个纺车,开始用棉花纺线,以此熟悉生产过程。A. started开始;B. missed错过;C. admired钦佩;D. disliked不喜欢。结合后文working with cotton 可知Furrer买了一台纺车,开始(started)使用棉花纺线,以此来熟悉这个过程。故选A。 6. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她的第一个项目是一只狗的黑色皮毛。A. relief减轻;B. protection保护;C. project项目;D. application申请。根据第四段第二句中的“ten different projects”可知此处指她的第一个项目(project)是一只狗的黑色皮毛。故选C。 7. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她把这份工作看成一件恐怖的事,但后来恐惧消失了。A. terror恐怖;B. puzzle迷惑;C. joy换了;D. fantasy幻想。根据后文but later the fear was gone.可知一开始,她把这份工作看成一件恐怖的事(terror),但后来恐惧消失了。故选A。 8. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:一开始,关于她的爱好,Furrer总是以“别以为我疯了”作为一段对话的开始。A. organization组织;B. discovery发现;C. approach方法;D. conversation对话。根据下文中的句子“Don't think I'm mad”可知,此处指谈到爱好的对话(conversation)为最佳答案。故选D。 9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:但大多数人根本不认为她疯了。A. hear听见;B. consider认为,考虑;C. keep保持;D. drive驾驶。此处对应上文中Don't think I'm mad.可知大多数人并不认为(consider)Furrer疯了。故选B。 10. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:事实上,他们中的许多人早就在寻找这项服务了。A. Impossibly不可能地;B. Regretfully懊悔地;C. Unfortunately不幸地是;D. Actually实际上。上文提到人们不仅不觉得Furrer疯了,事实上(Actually),他们中的许多人一直在寻找那样的服务。故选D。 11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后Furrer意识到,宠物毛纺线对她来说可能是一个服务业务的商机。A. reminded提醒;B. realized意识到;C. regretted后悔;D. misunderstood误解。结合后文that pet hair thread could be a 可推知Furrer很快意识到(realized)用宠物的毛纺线对她来说可能是一个商机。故选B。 12. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:然后Furrer意识到,宠物毛纺线对她来说可能是一个服务业务的商机。A. fault错误;B. chance商机;C. limit限制;D. story故事。结合上文many of them had long been looking for that service可知许多人都在寻找这种服务,所以这是一个商机。故选B。 13. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:Furrer家里有三台纺车。A. decorates装饰;B. hates讨厌;C. owns拥有;D. mends修补。根据后文three spinning wheels in her house now 可知是指Furrer家里拥有(owns)三台纺车。故选C。 14. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在多达10个不同项目的纱线制作过程的不同阶段,她经常清洗纱线,有时将其与支撑纤维混合,制成可用的混合纱线。A. various不同的;B. false错误的;C. same同样的;D. worthless无价值的。结合后文stages of the thread making process of up to ten different projects可知是指在多达10个制线项目的不同(various)阶段,故选A。 15. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:在多达10个不同项目的纱线制作过程的不同阶段,她经常清洗纱线,有时将其与支撑纤维混合,制成可用的混合纱线。A. swap交换;B. describe描述;C. mix混合;D. replace取代。根据后文produce usable mixed thread 可知Furrer经常清洗线,有时将其与支撑纤维混合(mix),制成可用的混合线。故选C。 16. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:猫毛很难处理,但多年来她找到了处理猫毛的方法,因为她不喜欢对那些失去心爱宠物的宠物主人说“不”。A. relaxing放松的;B. simple简单的;C. amusing有趣的;D. hard困难的。根据后文she has found ways to manage it over the years可知她花了很长时间才找到处理办法,说明猫毛很难(hard)处理。故选D。 17. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:猫毛很难处理,但多年来她找到了处理猫毛的方法,因为她不喜欢对那些失去心爱宠物的宠物主人说“不”。A. pet宠物;B. house房子;C. plant植物;D. factory工厂。根据后文owners who have lost their beloved pets.可知此处指她不喜欢对那些失去心爱宠物的宠物(pet)主人说“不”。故选A。 18. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:在过去的八年里,Furrer已经生产了数百种动物毛线产品。A. toys玩具;B. dogs狗;C. products产品;D. cats猫。结合后文like hats and bracelets可知在过去的八年里,Furrer已经生产了数百种动物毛线产品(products),产品多种多样,比如帽子和手镯等。故选C。 19. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:她能把线变成各种各样的,比如帽子和手镯。A. push推动;B. turn变成;C. throw扔;D. put放置。根据后文the thread into all kinds of可知是指她可以把线变成(turn)各种各样的物品,比如帽子和手镯。turn into“变成”。故选B。 20. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她能把线变成各种各样的物品,比如帽子和手镯。A. nests巢;B. cartoons卡通动画;C. minerals矿物;D. items物品。根据后文like hats and bracelets.可知是把线变成各种各样的物品(items),故选D。
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