题目内容
When the dirty cat showed up in the prison yard,I was one of the first to go out there and pet it. I hadn't 1 a cat or a dog for over 20 years. It was amazing to feel him under my 2 and know that I was enriching the life of another 3 with something as simple as my care. I believe that 4 something or someone in need is what makes us human.
Over the next few days,a group of prisoners always gathered in the 5 They stood around talking and taking 6 in petting the cat. These were guys you wouldn't usually find 7 to each other. Bowls of milk and water 8 ,along with bread. One prisoner brought out his small scissors and helped to 9 the animal's fur. People said, "That cat has come to the 10 place. He's getting 11 like a king. " This was true. But as I watched-,I was also 12 what the cat was doing for us.
Instead of more programmes,more psychologists or treatment, what we 13 need is a chance to practise kindness ourselves. Not 14 it,but give it.
Kindness is not a value that is encouraged here. It is often seen as weak?ness. Instead,the culture here 15 keeping your head down,minding your own business and never letting yourself be 16
However,a dirty cat disrupted (扰乱) this code of prison 17 . It did my heart good to see the 18 he had on me and the men here. He didn't have a PhD and he wasn't a psychologist,19 by simply saying, "I need some help here", he did something 20 to us. He needed us,and we need to be needed. I believe we all do.
1. A. fed B. bought C. raised D. touched
2. A. foot B. chair C. hand D. desk
3. A. bird B. creature C. person D. dog
4. A. caring for B. looking for
C. depending on D. focusing on
5. A. hospital B. room C. yard D. hospital
6. A. turns B. delight C. pride D. part
7. A. appealing B. gathering C. eating D. talking
8. A. remained B. appeared C. proved D. stayed
9. A. cut B. repair C. wash D. smooth
10 A. warm B. accurate C. right D. free
11.A. handled B. healed C. cured D. treated
12.A. settling down B. thinking about C. impressing on D. heading for 13.A. fairly B. rather C. even D. really
14. A. receive B. plan C. propose D. design
15.A. declares B. improves
C. encourages D. contributes
16. A. powerful B. positive C. mature D. weak
17. A. tradition B. custom C. culture D. ceremony
18.A. effect B. result C. guide D. form
19.A. and B. but C. for D. or
20.A. funny B. important C. annoying D. depressing
[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了每个人，即使是监狱中的犯人，都渴望和珍惜表现善意的机会。对有需要的人或物表示关怀，是我们人类应有的品格。
1. D根据下文的"It was amazing to feel him…"可知，作者二十年没有触摸猫或狗了。故选D项。touch触摸;feed 喂;buy买;raise饲养。
2. C根据"feel him"可知此处应选C项。用手摸猫，也就是猫在作者的手下。
3. B众所周知，猫是一种生物 (creature) 。故选B项。
4. A根据上文的"…something as simple as my care.”可知此处选A项。care for关心，照顾;look for寻找;depend on依靠，依赖;focus on以……为焦点，集中于。
5. C根据第一段中的"When the dirty cat showed up in the prison yard…”以及下文的"...petting the cat"可知，一群犯人聚集在院子里。故选C项。
6. A从上文的"…a group of prisoners always gathered."" 可推知，爱抚猫是轮流进行的。故选A项。take turns in doing sth轮流做某事;take delight in以... 为乐；take pride in以.. 为自豪；take part in参加。
7. D根据上文的"They stood around talking…"可知此处选D项。
8. B根据上文中的内容"囚犯出现在院子中轮流抚摸着小猫"可知，他们对待小猫很好。由此可断定，他们给小猫提供牛奶、水以及面包。故选B项。appear出现;remain 剩余，逗留；prove证明;stay停留，逗留，保持。
9. A根据上文的"small scissors"可知选A. 剪刀是用来剪东西的。 10. C从上文的内容知，囚犯们对猫很好，由此可知人们说猫来对了地方。故选C项。accurate意为"准确的，精确的"，强调正确无误。而right强调"恰当，正确"。
11. D从上文的内容看，囚犯对猫很好。此处指"猫像国王一样被对待"。
treat like像对待...•••一样。treat意为"对待"，还有"治疗，款待"之意。
cure治愈;heal治愈，使恢复健康；handle处理，应付。
12. B根据最后一段的"However,a dirty cat disrupted (扰乱) this code of prison…"可知，作者观看眼前的一切，正思考着猫为他们做着什么。故选B项。
think about 考虑;settle down安下心来，定居；impress on使牢记，给……留下印象；head for朝……方向走去。
13. D根据上文的"Instead of…"可知，"我们"真正需要的是自我练习友好的机会。故选D项。
really真正地; fairly相当地;rather相当;even甚至。
14. A根据下文的"but give it"可知，此处表示"不是接受"。故选A项。
15. C根据上文的"Kindness is not a value that is encour?aged here."以及"Instead"可知选C项。
encourage鼓励;declare宣布;improve改善;contribute捐款，贡献。
16. D
17. C根据上一段中的"the culture here…"可知，此处表示"然而，一只脏猫扰乱了监狱文化的法则"。故选C项。
18. A此处考査固定短语。have an effect on…对……产生影响。
19. B分析前后句可知，此处考查并列结构not —but...，表示"不是……而是……"。句意：他没有博十学位也不是心理学家，而是仅仅通过说，"我在这儿需要一些帮助"，做了一些对我们很重要的事情。故选B项。
20. B根据下文的"He needed us,and we need to be nee-ded."可知，猫到达监狱给包括作者在内的囚犯们一种被需要的感觉。由此可知，猫对他们做出了重要的事情。
important重要的;funny可笑的，有趣的，滑稽的； annoying恼人的，讨厌的；depressing令人沮丧的。
