I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I 36 his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
37 , that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me 38 , “Honey, I have some 39 news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and 40 . I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was 41 . I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, e here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t e. Feeling 42 , I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was 43 .
When I got off the bus the next day, the 44 at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop 45 . I hadn’t even petted him when I left. 46 could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to 47 some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens 48 a dog. We can do everything right, but 49 things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s 50 . The best way to deal with the hard times is to 51 what you need to do to get through them when they e, and to remember that hard times always 52 .
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone 53 , and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no 54 for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy 55 all of my good memories of him. And they e to me every time I call!
【小题1】A．met B．ignoredC．promised D．preferred【小题2】A．However B．BesidesC．Therefore D．Finally【小题3】A．excitedly B．quicklyC．nervously D．seriously【小题4】A．good B．sadC．dull D．happy【小题5】A．escaped B．woundedC．killed D．knocked【小题6】A．in disagreement B．in angerC．in silence D．in shock【小题7】A．lost B．sleepyC．crazy D．uncertain【小题8】A．gone B．missingC．alive D．stolen【小题9】A．noise B．quarrelC．silence D．sound【小题10】A．waiting B．cryingC．thinking D．expecting【小题11】A．WhyB．WhatC．Which D．How【小题12】A．forget B．recallC．understand D．change【小题13】A．to B．aboutC．out D．into【小题14】A．surprising B．badC．amazing D．amusing【小题15】A．nature B．humanC．life D．rule【小题16】A．figure outB．picked outC．try out D．put out【小题17】A．disappearB．overeC．help D．pass【小题18】A．grows B．livesC．suffers D．dies【小题19】A．chance B．roomC．possibility D．doubt【小题20】A．thought ofB．brought upC．left behind D．picked upB
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(答案→)B
解析：这篇文章讲述了作者的宠物狗被车撞死的故事，从自责慢慢的作者理解到人生的道理：克服困难时期的最好的办法就是当困难到来时，弄明白我们要做什么来度过难关最重要。
【小题1】考查动词：作者因为迟到，忙着准备，就不管狗的请求。选B
【小题2】考查连词，从后面妈妈告诉作者是事情，得知是转折。选A
【小题3】考查副词：A. excitedly 兴奋地B. quickly很快地C. nervously紧张地D. seriously严肃地，妈妈告诉作者的是坏消息，所以是选D
【小题4】考查上下文串联：后面的消息是Tippy被车撞了，所以是难过的消息。选B
【小题5】考查动词;从作者后面的反应可Tippy是死了。选C
【小题6】考查词组：A. in disagreement不同意B. in anger 愤怒C. in silence沉默D. in shock震惊，听到Tippy死了的消息，作者很震惊。选D
【小题7】考查形容词：feel lost，感到不知所措。选A
【小题8】考查形容词;A. gone没有了，B. missing不见了，C. alive活着D. stolen被偷了，选A和前面的killed一致。选A
【小题9】考查名词：Tippy死了，家里是一片静寂。选C
【小题10】考查动词：从前面的描写，说明作者忍不住哭了。后面的I cried until I felt empty inside.也是暗示，选B
【小题11】考查疑问词：句意：我怎么知道这是最后一次机会。选D
【小题12】考查动词;从后面的realized 可知是understand，选C
【小题13】考查词组：happen to sb…发生了…,选A
【小题14】考查上下文串联，前面是We can do everything right,可知表达的是：坏事情还是会发生。选 B
【小题15】考查名词：句意：这就是人生，后面的“circle of life”也给出了暗示。选C
【小题16】考查动词短语：A. figure out弄清B. picked out 挑选出，辨认出，C. try out实验 D. put out扑灭，句意：克服困难时期的最好的办法就是弄明白我们要做什么来度过难关。选A.
【小题17】考查动词：句意：困难时期总会过去的。选D
【小题18】考查动词：从句子Everyone is born,可知填dies。选D
【小题19】考查名词：AC都是可能性，机会，B是空间，D是怀疑，B符合句意：如果Tippy没有死，人们就没有喜欢我的新狗的余地了。选B
【小题20】考查词组：A. thought of想到B. brought up养育C. left behind留下D. picked up捡起，句意：Tippy给我留下美好的记忆。选C。