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 36 . Then, the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she 37 lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another 38 .
When I first found out, l was very sad and cried a lot. She was more like a sister to me than a 39 .But I was also angry at my stepfather,Steve,who told us the 40 a week after it happened. He 41 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 42 at the animals' hospital.
I think you know all the 43 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 44 of keeping things from me to protect me, such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer 45 she had already improved health. All I could think was: Not again !
I 46 to my mum, and she said， “I know. I'm 47 , too.” I opened my mouth to shout. And then she added, “I'm so angry with Steve that he had to 48 through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words, I shut up my mouth. I had been so 49 on myself. I hadn't thought about 50 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 51 her life, and then kept in silence for an entire 52 . All my anger melted away, and all I felt was 53 .
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we 54 the pain of others. At that moment, my mum's words were an incredible 55 that I'll never forget.
【小题1】A．lazy B．lonely C．painful D．shameful【小题2】A．would B．should C．mightD．could【小题3】A．walk B．step C．footD．breath【小题4】A．toolB．toy C．baby D．pet【小题5】A．plan B．accident C．anecdote D．truth【小题6】A．lied B．waited C．reflected D．hesitated【小题7】A．still B．once C．even D．never【小题8】A．facts B．opinionsC．thoughts D．doubts【小题9】A．story B．secret C．habitD．hobby【小题10】A．until B．beforeC．whileD．after【小题11】A．adjusted B．turned C．contributedD．related【小题12】A．angryB．shocked C．guilty D．abused【小题13】A．break B．go C．look D．push【小题14】A．focused B．hooked C．dependentD．hard【小题15】A．that B．where C．what D．which【小题16】A．save B．expand C．make D．end【小题17】A．year B．month C．week D．day【小题18】A．regret B．blame C．sorrow D．sympathy【小题19】A．shared B．ignoredC．reminded D．rid【小题20】A．fort B．promise C．gift D．suggestionC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文叙述了作者的宠物狗病的非常厉害，可是继父为了不影响作者的考试和学习，独自一人承担失去狗的痛苦，在狗死后一周，作者才知道这事，开始生气，但是妈妈的一番话，使作者明白了，自己只顾自己的感受了，没有去体会别人的痛苦。通过这件事使作者学会了应该去体会别人的感受。
【小题1】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。Lazy懒的； lonely寂寞的； painful 痛苦的；shameful 可耻的。根据下文the pain in her back got so bad 可知故选C。
【小题2】考查情态动词及上下文的呼应。would表示过去常常； should应该； might也许； could能够。有时因为疼的厉害她就不得不走路的过程中，要躺下歇一会，故选A。
【小题3】考查名词及上下文的呼应。walk走 ,散步； step 步，迈步； foot脚；breath呼吸。她不能再走一步了，故选B。
【小题4】考查名词及上下文的呼应。tool 工具； toy玩具； baby婴儿； pet宠物。因为上文已经提到这是一只狗，所以选D。
【小题5】考查名词及上下文的呼应plan计划； accident事故； anecdote 轶事；truth实情。继父是在这种事发生之后一周告诉我实情的，故选D。
【小题6】考查动词及上下文的呼应。lie撒谎 ； wait等候； reflect 反映； hesitat犹豫。他等我因为怕“我”担心，他不想让“我”抑郁，而考试不及格。故选B。
【小题7】考查副词及上下文的呼应。still仍然； once 曾经； even甚至 ； never从不。“我”原来就认为狗仍然在动物医院。故选A。
【小题8】考查名词及上下文的呼应。facts事实； opinions意见； thoughts想法； doubts疑惑。“我”认为你知道所有的“我”脑中的想法，故选C。
【小题9】考查名词及上下文的呼应。story故事； secret秘密； habit 习惯； hobby爱好。
根据下文such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer 45 she had already improved health.“我”的家庭有个习惯让我远离一些事情为了保护“我”，故选C。
【小题10】考查连词及上下文的呼应。until直到……为止; before在……之前； while当……时候； after在……之后。在“我”的姑姑恢复了健康以后才告诉“我”她得了癌症，因为she had already improved health用的是过去完成时，所以排除A。故选D。
【小题11】考查动词及上下文的呼应。adjust 调整，适应； turn to sb 转向某人； contribute 贡献； relate涉及。“我”转向“我”的妈妈对她说……，故选B。
【小题12】考查形容动词及上下文的呼应。angry生气； shocked震惊的； guilty 内疚的； abused受虐的。妈妈说：“我知道，我也很生气”，因为此时作者很生气，这里有too说明此时母亲也是很生气。由下文I'm so angry with Steve可知故选A。
【小题13】考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。break through突破； go through 经受； look through 浏览； push through完成。“我”的妈妈说她也很生气Steve一个人独自承受这些，故选B。
【小题14】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。focused on关注； hooked on 迷上； C. dependent on 依赖； hard on对……苛刻。听到妈妈的这些话，“我”闭上了嘴，我只顾自己的感受了，根据句意故选A。
【小题15】考查宾语从句及上下文的呼应。that在宾语从句中不做成分； where在宾语从句中做状语； what在宾语从句中做宾语； which在宾语从句中做定语；这里缺少宾语从句的宾语，故选C。
【小题16】考查动词及上下文的呼应。save拯救； expand发展； make制造； end结束。他不得不做出决定来结束狗的生命，故选D。
【小题17】考查名词及上下文的呼应。year年； month月； week周； day天。根据上文Steve,who told us the 40 a week after it happened.过了一周后作者才知道这事，故选C。
【小题18】考查动词及上下文的呼应。regret后悔； blame 责备； sorrow 悲伤； sympathy同情。所有的生气都烟消云散了，“我”的所有的感觉就是后悔。故选A。
【小题19】考查动词及上下文的呼应。share分享； ignore忽视； remind提醒； rid使去掉。这件事使“我”意识到我们只关注自己的感受而忽视了其他人的疼痛，故选B。
【小题20】考查名词及上下文的呼应。fort安慰； promise和解； gift礼物；suggestion建议。在那时，妈妈的话是难以置信的礼物“我”将从不会忘记的。故选C。