完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Surrounded by rolling green hills dotted with horses
and cows, the town of Waimea on Hawaii’s Big Island is a peaceful and friendly
place. One afternoon, while staying with friends at their house there, my
husband and I decided to go for a 36 along
the many, mostly traffic-free, country lanes in the area.
We met a beautiful Golden Retriever. He seemed 37 friendly
so we stopped to play with him, 38 a stick
which he retrieved(取回) several times happily. When we 39 our
walk, he followed us, and although I worried that he 40 be
going too far from his home, I couldn’t deny that we were enjoying his 41 .
After about twenty minutes, we found ourselves walking
along a dirt road in an unfamiliar area. One house, almost hidden by shrubbery(灌木林) and shaded by tall trees,seemed 42 strange.
I felt an urge to be as far away from that place as possible.
Just then, the door to the house creaked open and five
dogs 43 , barking and growling as they ran
toward us. I felt 44 and couldn’t move. There was
nowhere to 45 and no time to run..
All of a sudden, our new friend appeared between the
dogs and us. He faced them – all five of them – growling and baring his teeth.
I was 46 to see the attacking dogs
stop in their tracks ten feet away from him. Our protector 47 them
there while we escaped. 48 a safe
distance, we looked back and saw the five dogs 49 back
toward their house.
But the Golden Retriever was 50 in
sight. I felt an ache in my 51 ; I missed our
friend already. Instinctively, I knew he was not hurt. With a feeling of 52 ,
we made our way back to the house, 53 the whole
way that we would see him again. But it was not to be.
When I told our friend about the encounter, her eyes
flew wide open 54 she exclaimed, “It was an
angel!”
To this day I have no 55 that
a four-legged angel protected us.
1. A.walk B. sightseeing C. picnic D. trip
2. A.increasingly B. deliberately C.personally D. exceptionally
3. A.holding B. talking C. throwing D. picking
4. A.started B. continued C. went D. kept
5. A.should B. must C. would D. might
6. A.accompany B. company C. companion D. fellow
7. A.hardly B. otherwise C. somehow D. anyhow
8. A.came out B. rushed out C. walked out D. headed out
9. A.terrified B. excited C. astonished D. strange
10. A.see B. go C. hide D. find
11. A.amazed B. pleased C. amused D. crazy
12. A.stopped B. held C. ordered D. forced
13. A.With B. On C. In D. At
14. A.heading B. returning C. barking D. jumping
15. A.everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
16. A.foot B. hand C. mind D. heart
17. A.tiredness B. sadness C. emptiness D. happiness
18. A.hoping B. thinking C. imaging D. believing
19. A.after B. as C. since D. though
20. A.wonder B. regret C. doubt D. idea