Ann and the children and I moved from our rural home in Virginia so that I could retrain for a new career．It meant （36）___ our best friend behind，Zachary，a six-year-old black dog．This was for his good； he would be miserably penned up in suburban Birmingham （37）___ we were away from home every day．We all agreed that he should remain free and （38）___ the countryside．We found friends of friends，far across the county，over a（39）___，beyond the highway．They would be glad to give him a new home．He （40）___ beside me as I drove him there．And I left him tearfully，watching him on his new front porch，disappearing in the （41）___ of the rear view mirror （后视镜） as I drove away from him forever．A year later，in our new home，we got a call from the people who bought our farmhouse and Ann （42）___ the phone．"There's a strange black dog （43）___ up here a couple days ago．He's right （44）___ and his paws don't look so good．He just seems sort of （45）___ and confused．The neighbors down the road （46）___ he's your old dog．""It's Zachary and he found his way home．He's looking for us．Fred，you have to go get him．"Ann said through tears of joy and （47）___．The next day，driven by forces （48）___ reason，my daughter and I drove ten hours to our old farmhouse．And it was Zach for sure，though （49）___ of him than we had left，and he was confused when he first saw us．But as he （50）___ us，he responded to all of the mands he once obeyed，as if we had never been （51）___．It was （52）___ that his travels had taken him months．And yet he had persisted，driven by the need to find his pack，his neck-huggers and playmates； his family．It was not enough to get these things from the family of strangers who treated him （53）___ enough，but were not his．To find his true home must have been a driving （54）___ in his mind from that first week with his new family．He waited and waited，（55）___ knowing one day that I was not ing back for him and he would have to make the trip back to us on his own．36．A．hiding B．leaving C．putting D．staying 37．A．if B．unless C．while D．though 38．A．explore B．visit C．inspect D．search 39．A．forest B．lake C．sea D．mountain 40．A．trembled B．chewed C．relaxed D．spat 41．A．case B．charge C．course D．distance 42．A．made B．used C．took D．recorded 43．A．showing B．ing C．queuing D．winding 44．A．active B．thin C．healthy D．sharp 45．A．cheerful B．lost C．angry D．embarrassed 46．A．foresee B．acknowledge C．think D．evaluate 47．A．delight B．surprise C．envy D．regret 48．A．beyond B．with C．by D．within 49．A．less B．more C．fewer D．better 50．A．realized B．recognized C．seized D．hugged 51．A．tight B．greedy C．apart D．invisible 52．A．impossible B．necessary C．natural D．obvious 53．A．badly B．well C．roughly D．seriously 54．A．preference B．reward C．need D．string 55．A．gradually B．unfortably C．deliberately D．eventually 英语
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【答案】 36-40 BCADA 41-45 DCABB 46-50 CDAAB 51-55 CDBCD36．B 动词辨析 语境表示，搬离农村的家意味着我们将离开（leave）最好的朋友．故选B．37．C 连词辨析 句意表示，为了它好，每天当我们不在家时，它都会被关起来．while"当…时"符合语境．故选C．38．A 动词辨析 我们都一致认为小狗应该自由探索（explore）农村生活．故选A39．D 名词辨析 我们越过一座大山（mountain），在远至公路的地方找到了朋友的朋友．故选D．40．A 形容词辨析 作者把狗送到一个陌生的地方，根据常识可知，它因害怕而颤抖（tremble）．选A．41．D 名词辨析 语境表示，作者开车离开了，狗消失在后视镜的远处．in the distance"在远处，在远方"符合语境．故选D．42．C 动词辨析 根据上文"we got a call"可知，Anne 拿起（take）电话接听．43．B 动词辨析 语境表示，几天前这儿出现了（show up）一条黑狗．故选A．44．B 动词辨析 形容词后文提到它的爪子看起来不太好，可知它经历了千辛万苦找到了作者以前的家，由此可推断它很瘦（thin）．故选B．45．B 形容词辨析 此句中and连接两个意义相近的词．confused 与lost 指"感到困惑的，不知所措"．故选B．46．C 动词辨析 沿路的邻居认为（think）是你们家以前的狗，故选C．47．D 动词辨析 最喜爱的狗，虽被送走但自己找到了回家的路，Ann既兴奋又懊悔（不该送人）．故选D．48．A 名词辨析 语境表示，我和女儿被毫无缘由的力量驱使，开了十小时的车到达农村的家．beyond reason"不合道理的"是固定搭配．选A．49．A 形容词辨析 语境表示，虽然它比离开我们的时候瘦小，但我们确定它就是我们家的狗．less是little（小）的比较级，故选A．50．B 动词辨析 上文提到狗第一眼见到我们时，不认得我们，但辩认出（recognize）我们之后，回应了我们的指令．51．C 副词辨析 好像我们从未分开一样．apart分离地，符合句意．52．D 形容词辨析 上文可知狗消瘦好多，可见很明显（obvious）它花了几个月时间回到家．故选D．53．B 副词辨析 从陌生的新家庭主人身上得到这些东西是不够的，尽管主人对他很好（well），那些不是他的．54．C 动词辨析 从他和新家人相处第一周时他的脑海里就有这种迫切需要（need），即找到它真正的家．55．D 副词辨析 语境表示，狗等待好久，最终（eventually）知道我不会为了他回来，他必须靠自己的力量回到我们身边．