阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray（流浪儿）.He looked
-a wounded warrior with a badly scarred body.
I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t e near me if other people were . Winter came, and he still wouldn’ t us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vets.
After a week, we were eager to bring him home to our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to immediately because the cat was so fierce and mean that he would bee tame, let alone a pet.
But I have always had in love’s power to even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, I want to take him home.” We him Paws.
Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.
1 wanted to somehow let him know he was and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. 1 under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the
and only the top of my head facing him. 1 out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.
He growled and tried to and bite me. It was scary but I knew he couldn’t me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.
Several hours later. I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws all on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.
That dear cat became the of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy (馈赠)-my and firm belief in the power of love lives on.
【小题1】A．cuteB．strongC．fierceD．smart【小题2】A．aroundB．inC．outD．away【小题3】A．loveB．attackC．refuseD．trust【小题4】A．pleaseB．joinC．seeD．satisfy【小题5】A．deathB．sightC．observationD．sleep【小题6】A．simplyB．hardlyC．easilyD．gradually【小题7】A．senseB．interestC．faithD．feeling【小题8】A．fortB．convinceC．protectD．tame【小题9】A．namedB．appointedC．acceptedD．made【小题10】A．onB．besideC．underD．inside【小题11】A．hopefulB．pitifulC．carefulD．safe【小题12】A．hidB．slidC．shelteredD．slept【小题13】A．bedB．skyC．floorD．feet【小题14】A．turnedB．pickedC．pulledD．reached【小题15】A．playB．scratchC．lickD．push【小题16】A．hurtB．botherC．avoidD．betray【小题17】A．get angryB．give upC．run awayD．calm down【小题18】A．stepped outB．stood outC．stretched witD．stuck out【小题19】A．hopeB．loveC．supportD．fort【小题20】A．normalB．nobleC．strangeD．continuedC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文主要讲了作者收养了一只很凶猛的流浪猫。作者坚持用爱感化这只流浪猫。这只猫成为了作者一家人的宠爱之物。
【小题1】 C。考查形容词：这里对应下文的“because the cat was so fierce and mean”。其他选项从文中看不出来。Cute漂亮的；strong强壮的；fierce凶猛的；smart聪明的。
【小题2】 A。考查短语：此句要表达的意思是别人在旁边的时候这只猫就不会走近我，所以选择A。
【小题3】 D。考查动词：从上文可知，这只猫不靠近我们的原因是不信任我们。Love爱；attack攻击；refuse拒绝；trust信任。
【小题4】 B。考查动词：从上下文可以看出，作者对这只猫非常怜爱，所以please和satisfy都不对，作者带猫回家也不是让它看作者的家庭，所以选择B。please使高兴；join加入；see看；satisfy满意。
【小题5】 D。考查动词：从下文兽医说这只猫凶猛不能被驯服可知，兽医建议给它催眠，让它安静下来再把它带回家。Death死亡；sight看见；observation观察；sleep睡觉。
【小题6】B。考查副词：根据句子的逻辑关系，这只猫凶猛不善良， 不能被驯服，只有B（几乎不）符合语境。Simply简单地；hardly几乎不；easily容易地；gradually逐渐地。
【小题7】 C。考查短语：句意为：我一直相信爱的力量能够驯服最凶猛的猛兽。所以选择C，have faith in 相信……。
【小题8】 D。考查动词：根据上下文可知，作者想要驯服这只猫。Comfort安慰；convince说服；protect保护；tame驯服。
【小题9】 A。考查动词：根据Paws首字母大写可知，这是作者给它的新名字。Named给……取名；appointed任命；accepted接受；made制造。
【小题10】 C。考查介词：通过上下文可知，作者通过低声的咆哮声得知Paws在床底下，如果Paws在床上或者床边就不用凭借声音判断了。它不可能在床里面，所以选择C。
【小题11】 D。考查形容词：通过上下文可知，Paws不相信周围的人，作者想让它感觉到自己是安全的和被关爱着的。hopeful 抱有抱有希望的；pitiful可怜的；careful小心的；safe安全的。
【小题12】 B。考查动词：本句指作者悄悄爬到床底下向Paws移动，与下文的“Then I slid out from under the bed”相呼应。hide 躲藏；shelter 躲避；slide 悄悄地溜到。
【小题13】C。考查名词：根据下文描述得知，作者只有头顶冲着Paws，所以应该是脸贴着地板，选择C。bed床；sky天空；floor地板；feet脚。
【小题14】 D。考查短语：这里指我伸出手（reach out）去抚摩它，turn out to 结果是……。
【小题15】 B。考查动词：从下文它试图咬作者可以看出，它是在攻击作者，play和lick都不对，猫也不可能推人，故选D， scratch 抓。
【小题16】 A。考查动词：上半句提到这很可怕，但作者有保护装备，知道Paws伤害不到他，所以继续进行着。Hurt伤害；bother打扰；avoid避免；betray背叛。
【小题17】 D。考查短语：从下文作者从容离开房间可以看出Paws没有生气也没有逃跑，而是安静了下来。get angry生气；give up放弃；run away逃跑；calm down平静。
【小题18】 C。考查短语：step out 离开；stand out 引人注目；stick out 伸出；stretch out 伸直身子躺下。根据语境可知此时这只猫已经对作者没有了戒备，所以C符合语境。
【小题19】 B。考查名词：这只猫成为了作者一家人的宠爱之物。Hope希望；love喜爱之物；support支持者；fort安慰。
【小题20】 D。考查形容词：本文主要讲的是作者坚持用爱感化一只流浪猫Paws的故事，所以答案为D。normal正常的；noble高尚的；strange奇怪的；continued持续的。