完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog.
For at least ten years my 36 _ had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the idea _37_ . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 38_ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy 39_ we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the 40 of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, 41 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 42 , where my wife washed him with motherly 43 . From that day on, the invisible（看不见的） _44 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to 45 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had _ 46 for him with greater care than those for me---he didn’t 47 look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom _ 48_ one evening, when, tired from work, I 49 the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 50 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 51 which had disturbed（干扰）his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地） 52 that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not 53 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes _ 54 .
Now we finally know who’s the_ 55 at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
【小题1】A．wifeB．sonC．husbandD．daughter【小题2】A．came up withB．came outC．came upD．came on【小题3】A．keptB．roseC．carriedD．invited【小题4】A．ifB．unlessC．sinceD．before【小题5】A．speedB．shapeC．costD．race【小题6】A．climbedB．coveredC．jumpedD．stopped【小题7】A．yardB．streetC．bathroomD．kitchen【小题8】A．worryB．careC．identityD．power【小题9】A．signalB．warC．workD．truth【小题10】A．doubtB．dislikeC．wonderD．understand【小题11】A．reachedB．searchedC．lookedD．prepared【小题12】A．evenB．stillC．everD．yet【小题13】A．whileB．becauseC．untilD．as【小题14】A．gave inB．gave upC．gave awayD．gave out【小题15】A．brokeB．wokeC．pickedD．packed【小题16】A．waterB．heaterC．cookerD．light【小题17】A．hopedB．consideredC．admittedD．decided【小题18】A．enoughB．goodC．badD．true【小题19】A．plansB．mistakesC．decisionsD．faces【小题20】A．bossB．memberC．adultD．childA
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解析：本文讲述了作者和妻子所养的一条小狗的故事，从文章的字里行间中可以感觉到作者对它浓浓的爱。
【小题1】A 上下文串联。根据下文的我的妻子对狗非常好，说明她多次要求养狗。
【小题2】C 短语辨析。A提出，想出B出版C出现D加油；这个想法的出现有多个原因。
【小题3】A 动词辨析。A养育B上升C携带D邀请；我们这里没有孩子的夫妻养狗已经成为规则了。
【小题4】C 连词辨析。A如果B除非C因为D在…前；因为我们没有孩子所以我们养了一只小狗。
【小题5】A 上下文串联。根据下文“一级方程式赛车”说明谈论的是速度，小狗跑得很快。
【小题6】C 动词辨析。A爬B覆盖C跳跃D停止；它从我的肩膀上跳到床上。最后到了浴室。
【小题7】C 上下文串联。根据下句我妻子帮它洗，说明它最后来到了浴室里。
【小题8】B 名词辨析。A担忧B关心C身份D电力；妻子像妈妈般关心地给它洗澡。
【小题9】B 名词辨析。A信号B战争C工作D真相；在我们家里出现了看不见的战争。
【小题10】D 动词辨析。A怀疑B不喜欢C想知道D理解；这只小狗似乎立刻就理解了这一点。
【小题11】D 动词辨析。A达到B寻找C看D准备；妻子给它准备的饭菜要比我的还要好。
【小题12】A 副词辨析。A甚至B仍然C曾经D然而；这么好的饭，它甚至看都不看。说明它很拽。
【小题13】C 固定搭配。Not…until…直到…才；知道一个晚上我才知道谁在溜谁。
【小题14】B 短语辨析。A屈服B放弃C赠送D发出；那一天因为累，我不想出去，想放弃散步。
【小题15】B 动词辨析。A打破B唤醒C捡起D收拾；这只狗把我从梦中唤醒。
【小题16】D上下文串联。根据下句the light,说明让我关掉影响它休息的灯光。
【小题17】C 动词辨析。A希望B考虑C承认D决定；我乖乖承认我忘记关灯了。
【小题18】A 词义辨析。A足够B好C糟糕D真的；然而这还不够。
【小题19】B 名词辨析。A计划B错误C决定D脸；它看着我就像老师看着那些经常犯错的学生一样。
【小题20】A 名词辨析。A老板B成员C成年人D孩子；现在我们才知道谁才是家里真正的老板。就是这只小狗。