My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  1  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  2  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  3  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very  4  to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  5  Grandma had a stroke（中风）.Grandma could no longer   6  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  7  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  8  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  9  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   10  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   11  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  12  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   13  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  14  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  15  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   16  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   17 , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   18  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   19  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   20  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

1．A．animal                   B．toy                      C．fish                     D．bird

2．A．business                B．firm                    C．company             D．friend

3．A．In spite of             B．Because of           C．Instead of            D．In front of

4．A．linked                   B．fastened              C．attached              D．tied

5．A．before                   B．while                   C．until                    D．when

6．A．think                     B．speak                  C．work                  D．walk

7．A．contrary                B．content                C．confident             D．constant

8．A．problem                B．question              C．practice               D．rule

9．A．the door                B．Grandma             C．the window         D．Penny

10．A．repaired               B．fixed                   C．bought                D．loaded

11．A．  out of                B．ahead of              C．away from          D．apart from

12．A．show                  B．hand                   C．buy                     D．cook

13．A．drawing attention to                             B．making use of     

       C．breaking away from                             D．making fun of

14．A．necessary            B．possible               C．important            D．convenient

15．A．recovered            B．awoke                 C．slept                   D．screamed

16．A．rolled                  B．stood                  C．waited                 D．lay

17．A．kitchen                B．bedroom              C．living-room          D．bathroom

18．A．back                   B．up                       C．off                      D．down

19．A．splendid              B．remote                C．faithful                D．legal

20．A．smell                   B．health                  C．habit                   D．living

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the1shelter to pick out a dog to keep her2. Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.3these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very4to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later5Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer6, so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were7companions.
After her stroke, it became a real8for Grandma to let Penny in and out because9was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was 10from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was 11Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us12Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember 13my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not14for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she15. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she 16on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the 17, Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her 18to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her 19companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s 20were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      animal
   2. B.
      toy
   3. C.
      fish
   4. D.
      bird
2. 2.
   1. A.
      business
   2. B.
      firm
   3. C.
      company
   4. D.
      friend
3. 3.
   1. A.
      In spite of
   2. B.
      Because of
   3. C.
      Instead of
   4. D.
      In front of
4. 4.
   1. A.
      linked
   2. B.
      fastened
   3. C.
      attached
   4. D.
      tied
5. 5.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      when
6. 6.
   1. A.
      think
   2. B.
      speak
   3. C.
      work
   4. D.
      study
7. 7.
   1. A.
      contrary
   2. B.
      content
   3. C.
      confident
   4. D.
      constant
8. 8.
   1. A.
      problem
   2. B.
      question
   3. C.
      practice
   4. D.
      rule
9. 9.
   1. A.
      the door
   2. B.
      Grandma
   3. C.
      the window
   4. D.
      Penny
10. 10.
    1. A.
       repaired
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       bought
    4. D.
       loaded
11. 11.
    1. A.
       out of
    2. B.
       ahead of
    3. C.
       away from
    4. D.
       apart from
12. 12.
    1. A.
       show
    2. B.
       hand
    3. C.
       borrow
    4. D.
       cook
13. 13.
    1. A.
       drawing attention to
    2. B.
       making use of
    3. C.
       breaking away from
    4. D.
       making fun of
14. 14.
    1. A.
       necessary
    2. B.
       possible
    3. C.
       important
    4. D.
       convenient
15. 15.
    1. A.
       recovered
    2. B.
       awoke
    3. C.
       slept
    4. D.
       screamed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       rolled
    2. B.
       stood
    3. C.
       waited
    4. D.
       lay
17. 17.
    1. A.
       reading room
    2. B.
       bedroom
    3. C.
       shop
    4. D.
       bathroom
18. 18.
    1. A.
       back
    2. B.
       up
    3. C.
       off
    4. D.
       down
19. 19.
    1. A.
       splendid
    2. B.
       remote
    3. C.
       faithful
    4. D.
       legal
20. 20.
    1. A.
       smell
    2. B.
       health
    3. C.
       habit
    4. D.
       living

　 My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that , we went to the animal shelter to pick out a puppy to keep her company. Grandma and Penny, the dog, quickly became very fond of each other, and that fondness grew much stronger about three years later when Grandma had a stroke. Grandma could no longer work, so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were constant companions. As the years passed, Grandma and Penny became inseparable. If Grandma went to take her nap , Penny walked along beside her and stayed by her side until she awoke. As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed to lie next to Grandma, so she laid on the rug beside the bed.

　 The time came when both my grand mother and Penny’s health were failing fast. Penny couldn’t get around very well, and Grandma had been hospitalized several times. During these times, Penny sat at the window looking out for the car bringing Grandma home and would excitedly wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a grand reunion between the two.

　 On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny, as usual, sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later when the dog woke up, she couldn’t seem to work out the stiffness in her hips as she usually did. The same morning, she began having seizures(抽畜). At age fifteen , we knew it was time. My mother and aunt took her to the veterinarian(兽医) and stayed with her until the end.

　 We had to tell her about it while she was in the hospital because when we pulled up at the house, the first thing Grandma would look for was her beloved Penny watching out the window and then happily greeting her at the door. Grandma shed some tears but said she knew that it had to be done so Penny wouldn’t suffer.

　 That night while still in the hospital, Grandma had a massive heart attack.. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other. God had it all worked out——Penny was waiting at door when Grandma came Home.

1. The underlined word “puppy” in the first paragraph means______.

　 A. an old friend B. a housewife C. a young dog　 D. a skillful nurse

2. The writer bought a dog for Grandma because _____.

　 A. his grandpa died　　　　　　 B. they were afraid Grandma felt lonely

　 C. Grandma would like a pet　　 D. Grandma had a stroke

3. We can infer from the passage that _____.

　 A. Grandma and Penny are dependent on each other a lot

　 B. Grandma couldn’t bear the sorrow when Penny died

　 C. Grandma was angry because they didn’t take care of Penny

　 D. Grandma loved the dog more because her family didn’t care for her.

4. Through the story, the writer mainly wanted to show readers _____.

　 A. a dog can comfort aged people

　 B. aged people need a dog’s help

　 C. a dog and a human being can become very good friends

　 D. the perfect understanding and good emotion between a dog and his grandma

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  21  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  22  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  23  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very  24  to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  25  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer  26  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  27  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  28  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  29  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   30  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   31  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  32  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   33  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  34  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  35  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   36  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   37  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   38  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   39  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   40  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

A．animal  B．toy  C．fish D．bird

A．business    B．firm C．company  D．friend

A．In spite of B．Because of   C．Instead of   D．In front of

A．linked  B．fastened C．attached D．tied

A．before  B．while    C．until    D．when

A．think   B．speak    C．work D．study

A．contrary    B．content  C．confident    D．constant

A．problem B．question C．practice D．rule

A．the door    B．Grandma  C．the window   D．Penny

A．repaired    B．fixed    C．bought   D．loaded

A．    out of  B．ahead of C．away from    D．apart from

A．show    B．hand C．borrow   D．cook

A．drawing attention to    B．making use of   

    C．breaking away from   D．making fun of

A．necessary   B．possible C．important    D．convenient

A．recovered   B．awoke    C．slept    D．screamed

A．rolled  B．stood    C．waited   D．lay

A．reading room    B．bedroom  C．shop D．bathroom

A．back    B．up   C．off  D．down

A．splendid    B．remote   C．faithful D．legal

A．smell   B．health   C．habit    D．living

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  21 shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  22 . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  23 these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very  24 to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  25 Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer  26 , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  27 companions.
After her stroke, it became a real  28 for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  29 was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   30 from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   31 Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  32 Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   33 my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not  34 for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  35 . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   36 on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   37 , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   38 to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   39 companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   40 were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  21  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  22  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  23  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very  24  to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later  25  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer  26  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  27  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  28  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  29  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   30  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   31  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  32  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   33  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  34  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  35  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   36  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   37  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   38  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   39  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   40  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

1.A．animal           B．toy            C．fish           D．bird

2.A．business         B．firm           C．company        D．friend

3.A．In spite of      B．Because of     C．Instead of     D．In front of

4.A．linked           B．fastened       C．attached       D．tied

5.A．before           B．while          C．until          D．when

6.A．think            B．speak          C．work           D．study

7.A．contrary         B．content        C．confident      D．constant

8.A．problem          B．question       C．practice       D．rule

9.A．the door         B．Grandma        C．the window     D．Penny

10.A．repaired        B．fixed          C．bought         D．loaded

11.A．  out of        B．ahead of       C．away from      D．apart from

12.A．show            B．hand           C．borrow         D．cook

13.A．drawing attention to              B．making use of 

    C．breaking away from               D．making fun of

14.A．necessary       B．possible       C．important      D．convenient

15.A．recovered       B．awoke          C．slept          D．screamed

16.A．rolled          B．stood          C．waited         D．lay

17.A．reading room    B．bedroom        C．shop           D．bathroom

18.A．back            B．up             C．off            D．down

19.A．splendid        B．remote         C．faithful       D．legal

20.A．smell           B．health         C．habit          D．living

完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  36  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  37  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  38  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very 39 to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later 40  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer

 41  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  42  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  43  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  44  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   45  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   46  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  47  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   48  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  49  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  50  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   51  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   52  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   53  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   54  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   55  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

A．animal  B．toy          C．fish        D．bird

A．business    B．firm         C．company      D．friend

A．In spite of B．Because of   C．Instead of       D．In front of

A．linked  B．fastened     C．attached     D．tied

A．before  B．while            C．until           D．when

A．think       B．speak            C．work         D．walk

A．contrary    B．content      C．confident        D．constant

A．problem B．question     C．practice     D．rule

A．the door    B．Grandma      C．the window   D．Penny

A．repaired    B．fixed            C．bought       D．loaded

A．    out of  B．ahead of     C．away from        D．apart from

A．show        B．hand         C．buy          D．cook

A．drawing attention to            B．making use of   

    C．breaking away from           D．making fun of

A．necessary   B．possible     C．important        D．convenient

A．recovered   B．awoke        C．slept            D．screamed

A．rolled  B．stood            C．waited       D．lay

A．kitchen B．bedroom      C．living-room  D．bathroom

A．back        B．up           C．off          D．down

A．splendid    B．remote       C．faithful     D．legal

A．smell       B．health       C．habit            D．living

完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  36  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  37  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  38  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very 39 to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later 40  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer

 41  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  42  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  43  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  44  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   45  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   46  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  47  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   48  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  49  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  50  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   51  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   52  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   53  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   54  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   55  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

1.A．animal B．toy          C．fish        D．bird

2.A．business   B．firm         C．company      D．friend

3.A．In spite of    B．Because of   C．Instead of       D．In front of

4.A．linked B．fastened     C．attached     D．tied

5.A．before B．while            C．until           D．when

6.A．think      B．speak            C．work         D．walk

7.A．contrary   B．content      C．confident        D．constant

8.A．problem    B．question     C．practice     D．rule

9.A．the door   B．Grandma      C．the window   D．Penny

10.A．repaired  B．fixed            C．bought       D．loaded

11.A．  out of  B．ahead of     C．away from        D．apart from

12.A．show      B．hand         C．buy          D．cook

13.A．drawing attention to          B．making use of   

    C．breaking away from           D．making fun of

14.A．necessary B．possible     C．important        D．convenient

15.A．recovered B．awoke        C．slept            D．screamed

16.A．rolled    B．stood            C．waited       D．lay

17.A．kitchen   B．bedroom      C．living-room  D．bathroom

18.A．back      B．up           C．off          D．down

19.A．splendid  B．remote       C．faithful     D．legal

20.A．smell     B．health       C．habit            D．living