Question

完形填空（15分）

I fall in love with every pet I see. To me, they are family. They _____ us. When I found out that thousands of homeless pets are killed every year in my Texas hometown, I felt _______. I knew I needed to _________.

I started a charity(慈善机构) to raise money to help_______. I collect money for my local animal shelter (收容所). It’s _______ when I stand for six hours in the hot sun with my donation (捐赠) box. It’s hard when people say ___ _. But a lot of people say yes. Ti feels good to help animals. Even a young person can make a difference. I’ve ________ more than $17,200. Every cent helps give homeless animals a second _________.

Helping animals has always been a big _______ of my family life. I’ve been visiting and volunteering at the shelter since before I could walk. I’ve exercised dogs, cleaned up after them, and_______ them when they were sick or dying. We foster(代养) dogs in our home.______ sometimes we end up keeping them, _______ my dogs Brodl, MaC. and Gus.

My ______ help, too. For my ninth and tenth birthdays, Judy and Carl donated pet things instead of giving me ____. Jackie, another friend, made $42 in his free time and donated it to my charity.

My mom helps, too. She drives me around so that I can collect money. I feel closer to _____ because we have so much fun going out and doing this together. We love to help any animal that has fur and four legs.

1.A. wait for B. take after C. depend on

2.A. sad B. lonely C. unlucky

3.A. help B. report C. develop

4.A. schools B. hospitals C. animals

5.A. weak B. cool C. hard

6.A. OK B. no C. hi

7.A. found B. raised C. refused

8.A. chance B. test C. study

9.A. mistake B. part C. step

10.A. took care of B. paid attention to C. gave up

11.A. So B. Because C. But

12.A. for B. like C. with

13.A. friends B. parents C. teachers

14.A. prizes B. letters C. presents

15. A. her B. him C. them

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者喜欢动物，为帮助无家可归的动物筹集钱。他的行为受到朋友及妈妈的支持。

1. wait for等候；B. take after 与······相像； C. depend on依靠。根据上文描述，对于我，他们就是家人，可知他们依赖我，故选C。

2. sad悲伤的； B. lonely单独的；C. unlucky不幸的。根据上文描述，每年在作者的家乡有数千只无家可归的宠物被杀死，可知作者感到悲伤，故选A。

3. help帮助；B. report 报道； C. develop发展。联系上文可知作者认为他应该帮忙，故选A.

4. schools 学校； B. hospitals 医院；C. animals动物。根据上文描述，可知作者筹集钱建立慈善机构以帮助动物，故选C。

5. weak 虚弱； B. cool 凉快； C. hard困难。根据后文作者的行为，可知是困难的，故选C。

6.交际用语及语境的理解。根据下文的转折，可知当人们拒绝时是很残酷的，故选B。

7. found发现； B. raised 筹集；C. refused拒绝。根据句意，我筹集了$17,200。故选B.

8. chance机会；B. test 测试； C. study学习。每一分钱都给那些无家可归的动物又一次机会。故选A。

9. mistake错误； B. part 部分； C. step步骤。帮助动物是我生活的一个重要的部分，根据句意，故选B。

10. took care of 照顾； B. paid attention to注意；C. gave up放弃。当他们生病或快要死时照顾他们。根据句意，故选A.

11. So 所以； B. Because因为；C. But但是。我在家里代养狗，但是有时候我会以饲养他们而结束。根据两句的关系，故选C.

12. for 为了，B. like 向；C. with和。根据后面的举例，故选B。

13. friends朋友；B. parents 父母； C. teachers老师。根据后文可知我的朋友也帮忙。故选A。

14. prizes 奖品； B. letters 信； C. presents礼物。根据句意，他们在我生日时，买给宠物东西而不是给我礼物，故选C。

15. her 她的；她。B. him 他；C. them 他们。根据because we have so much fun going out and doing this together.可知作者和他的妈妈的关系很亲近，故选A。

考点：故事类短文。