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11．Sarah lived on a farm with her family．She was （41）Ato learn to track，to identify each person and where they were going by the marks they left on the ground．And if her father couldn't teach her，she'd teach herself．
To the （42）Bof her family，she borrowed all their （43）Aand taught herself to recognize everyone's footprints in the sand．More than once her father came outside shouting，"Sarah，bring me （44）Dmy boots．"
Sarah developed the habit of walking around with her eyes fixed on the ground，（45）Cthe comings and goings of every （46）Bin the place．
She also developed the annoying habit of （47）Ceveryone．What were you doing down at the dam，Jack？You're not（48）Dto play there．""Did you find what you were （49）Bin the garage，Auntie？"and"Who was the stranger visiting today wearing size ten boots，Mum？"
After she'd （50）Devery pair of shoes that everyone （51）A，she turned to the farm's animals．By this time （52）Bher victims had to admit，（53）D，that she was good．
Her best （54）Acame one evening when she said the horse's front foot was （55）C．Her father said that the horse was （56）Dfine．Sarah （57）Cthat its hoof （蹄）had a split．Sarah's father （58）Athe horse's hoof．
"You're （59）C．The hoof is split．How did you know？"
"You can see it in its （60）B．''Sarah moved the horse away．"Look，it's plain in the sand．''
"If you can tell it has a split hoof from that sand，you're pretty good，"said her father．

41．A．determined	B．forced	C．appointed	D．encouraged
42．A．expectation	B．annoyance	C．disappointment	D．delight
43．A．shoes	B．books	C．socks	D．tools
44．A．up	B．outside	C．over	D．back
45．A．guiding	B．hearing	C．studying	D．predicting
46．A．vehicle	B．person	C．animal	D．season
47．A．surprising	B．criticising	C．questioning	D．challenging
48．A．prepared	B．invited	C．qualified	D．allowed
49．A．calling for	B．looking for	C．waiting for	D．fighting for
50．A．worn	B．collected	C．destroyed	D．memorised
51．A．owned	B．borrowed	C tried	D．bought
52．A．yet	B．even	C．also	D．still
53．A．guiltily	B．approvingly	C．merrily	D．unwillingly
54．A．performance	B．trick	C．magic	D．idea
55．A．tied	B．lost	C．injured	D．stolen
56．A．safely	B．extremely	C．hardly	D．perfectly
57．A．doubted	B．wondered	C．insisted	D．discovered
58．A．inspected	B．split	C．treated	D．fastened
59．A．lying	B．joking	C．right	D．crazy
60．A．boots	B．tracks	C．jumps	D．hoofs

Answer 1

分析 文章主要讲述了Sarah自学的一些经历，以及后来他自学学会了很多东西，通过自学学会了辨认关于人类和动物的脚印的知识．

解答 41-45．ABADC   46-50．BCDBD         51-55．ABDAC    56-60．DCACB
41．A考查固定搭配．根据下文，"如果她爸爸不能教她，她会自学"，可知这是 Sarah 自己决定学的．be determined to do sth．是固定搭配，意为"决定做某事"，A选项符合句意．force 意为"强迫"，appoint 意为"任命，指定"，encourage 意为"鼓励"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．
42．B考查固定搭配．根据第四段第一句 She also developed the annoying habit of…可知，Sarah 在此处的习惯或者做法应该是挺烦人的．to the annoyance of…是固定搭配，意为"让…烦恼的是"，与下文中父亲冲她大喊把鞋拿回来对应，B选项符合文意．expectation 意为"期望"，disappointment 意为"失望"，delight 意为"高兴"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．
43．A考查名词．根据下文"她自学辨认每个人的脚印"可知，这里应该是借了鞋子．shoes 意为"鞋子"，符合文意．book 意为"书籍"，sock 意为"袜子"，tool 意为"工具"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．
44．D考查固定搭配．根据上文，Sarah 借走家人的鞋子，所以此处他爸爸应该是说"把我的鞋子拿回来（back）"．bring…back 是固定搭配，意为"将…拿回来"．up 意为"起来，向上"，outside 意为"外面的，外部的"，over 意为"结束，越过"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．
45．C考查动词．根据前文，Sarah 自学辨认脚印，所以此处她盯着地上应该是学习那些相关的东西．study 意为"学习"，符合文意．guide 意为"引导，带领"，hear 意为"听"，predict 意为"预报，预言"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．
46．B考查名词．根据前文第一段第二句 to identify each person and where they were going by the marks they left on the ground 可知，Sarah 观察学习的对象是 person，B选项符合文意．vehicle 意为"工具，交通工具"，animal 意为"动物"，season 意为"季节"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．
47．C考查动词．根据下文一系列对话可知，Sarah 一直在问别人各种各样的问题，所以此处养成的习惯是问别人问题，question 意为"询问"，符合文意．surprise 意为"令人惊讶"，criticise 意为"批评"，challenge 意为"挑战，质疑"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．
48．D考查固定搭配．根据句意，"你不可以在这里玩"，be （not） allowed to do sth．是固定搭配，意为"（不）允许做某事"，所以D项符合文意．prepare 意为"准备"，invite 意为"邀请"，qualify 意为"有资格"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．
49．B考查动词短语．根据句子中的 did you find…意为"你找到了…"可知，此人是在寻找东西．look for 意为"寻找"，符合文意．call for 意为"要求，需要"，wait for 意为"等候"，fight for 意为"为…而战"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．
50．D考查动词．根据文意，Sarah 一直在学着辨认学习脚印，所以此处句意应该是"她记住了每双鞋子"．memorise 意为"记忆，存储"，符合文意．wear 意为"穿，佩戴"，collect 意为"收集"，destroy 意为"破坏"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．
51．A考查动词．根据句意，鞋子和人是所属关系，所以应该是每个人拥有的每双鞋．own 意为"拥有"，borrow 意为"借"，try 意为"尝试"，buy 意为"买"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．
52．B考查介词．根据后文…that she was good 以及主语 victims 可知，句意应该是"甚至她的受害者都不得不承认…"，even 意为"甚至"，符合文意．yet 意为"还，但是，已经"，also 意为"也"，still 意为"仍然"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．
53．D考查形容词．根据前文，"甚至她的受害者都不得不承认"，所以受害者的态度应该是勉强的，unwillingly 意为"勉强地，不情愿地"，符合文意．guiltily 意为"内疚地，有罪地"，merrily 意为"愉快地，高兴地"，approvingly 意为"赞同地"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．
54．A考查名词．根据前文文意可知，Sarah 学习关于人类和动物的脚印的知识，下文介绍了她一次最好的表现（performance），A选项符合文意．trick 意为"欺骗，恶作剧"，magic 意为"有魔力的"，idea 意为"主意"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．
55．C考查动词．根据下文 that its hoof （蹄）had a split 可知，马的蹄子有裂痕，所以 Sarah 应该是觉得马的蹄子受伤（injured）了．injured 意为"受伤的"，符合文意．tied 意为"系住"，lost 意为"丢失"，stolen 意为"剽窃"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．
56．D考查名词．根据句意，她爸爸觉得马完好（perfectly）无缺．perfectly 意为"完美地"，用在此处表示爸爸坚持马完全没有问题，符合文意．safely 意为"安全地"，extremely 意为"非常，极其，极端地"，hardly 意为"几乎不"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为D．
57．C考查名词．根据上文，Sarah 说这只马受伤了，她爸爸说马很好，Sarah 坚持（insist）说马受伤了，所以下文爸爸才去检查了马．insist 意为"坚持"，符合文意．doubt 意为"怀疑"，wonder 意为"怀疑，惊奇"，discover 意为"发现"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．
58．A考查动词．根据前文可知，Sarah 坚持说马的蹄子有裂痕，所以此处爸爸应该是去检查（inspect）马的蹄子．inspect 意为"检查"，符合文意．split 意为"分离"，treat 意为"治疗，对待"，fasten 意为"加速"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为A．
59．C考查形容词．根据下文 The hoof is split…可知，马的蹄子上确实有裂痕，所以 Sarah 说的是对（right）的．right 意为"正确的"，符合文意．lying 意为"说谎的"，joking 意为"开玩笑的"，crazy 意为"疯狂的"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为C．
60．B考查名词．根据下文 Look，it's plain in the sand 可知，此处土地上应该是马蹄留下的足迹脚印（track）．track 意为"足迹"，符合文意．boot 意为"靴子"，jump 意为"跳跃"，hoof 意为"蹄状体"，均不符合文意．故正确答案为B．

点评 解答此类题目，首先需要通读全文，掌握文章大意；其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境，进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案．