完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A friend in need
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you 36 find in any neighborhood, these two 37 each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family 38 that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no 39 Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and despite(尽管)their 40 to find him, by the next week he was still missing. Curiously, Spotty 41 at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored the 42 little neighbor dog. Finally, one morning Spotty 43 to take “no” for an answer any longer. He followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say, 44 me! It’s urgent!”
Then Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a 45 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie 46 but one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg-hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement 47 Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than simply 48 Brownie’s owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the 49 dog, Ted found some dog food, which was later 50 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that 51 !Spotty had been visiting Brownie 52 in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own fort. Spotty had obviously 53 with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling(依偎)with him at night to keep him warm and touching him gently with its nose to keep his 54 up. Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterward, the two 55 watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.
【小题1】A．mustB．shouldC．canD．need【小题2】A．lovedB．hatedC．stayedD．fought【小题3】A．watchedB．heardC．fearedD．noticed【小题4】A．hopeB．successC．failureD．information【小题5】A．wishesB．demandsC．effortsD．worries【小题6】A．showed upB．showed offC．turned outD．turned off【小题7】A．cleverB．eagerC．angryD．nervous【小题8】A．decidedB．refusedC．wantedD．pretended【小题9】A．LoveB．Feed .C．.ForgiveD．Follow【小题10】A．beautifulB．distantC．wildD．clean【小题11】A．aliveB．deadC．braveD．sleepy【小题12】A．immediatelyB．seriouslyC．directlyD．honestly【小题13】A．askedB．toldC．informedD．led【小题14】A. injured B. defeated C. frightened D, worried
【小题15】A．regardedB．determinedC．recognizedD．showed【小题16】A．monthB．dayC．eveningD．week【小题17】A．particularlyB．regularlyC．usuallyD．especially【小题18】A．livedB．sleptC．stayedD．played【小题19】A．head B．spiritsC．temperatureD．mind【小题20】A．familiesB．parentsC．dogsD．friendsC
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(答案→)C
解析：36、此处室can的基本用法“可以”，两只狗在嬉戏是常见的情景。
37、根据下面的play together“在一起玩”，可以知道是love。
38、notice指无意间注意到，即发现狗没有回家。
39、with no success此处指找狗没有找到。
40、one’s efforts to do“努力干某事”，还是指寻找狗一事。
41、短语show up相当于turn up,“也现”，此处指邻居的那只狗来了。
42、nervous“紧张的；不安的”，用来修饰邻居家的这只小狗，朋友被困，情况危急 ，一时又难使主人明白。
43、此处意为邻居家小狗拒绝接受对它的要求的忽视，采取进一步的行动来引起主人的注意。
44、follow me 意为“跟我来”，要带他到出事地点，下文有“情况紧急”。
45、wild此处意为“荒芜的；荒凉的”，小狗被困在一处人迹罕至的地方。
46、发现小狗仍然活着，尽管被卡住了腿，由下文得知。
47、take…seriously“严肃认真对待某事”，指后悔没有早一点认真对待小狗的请求。
48、lead sb. To“把某人带到某处”指邻居家小狗把受伤小狗的主人带来。
49、injured修饰dog正合适，“受伤的狗”，因为它正被钢制捕捉器卡住了后腿。
50、recognize…as“认出是……，把自己的食物搬来给被困的朋友吃。”
51、由上文得知，这件事发生的时间在一周左右，是“那周喂它的食物”。
52、比较四个答案，regularly“定期地”最符合文意，即“一直定期来看护它”。
53、在晚上和它依偎在一起，是为了使得受伤的朋友温暖,所以用stay。
54、spirits指情绪。
55．指两只小狗各自的主人，即the two families。