Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He _________ her Inky.

“ I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats _________ playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the _________of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with _________ . They react to what they see and what you do.”

Inky was a gentle cat, _________ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did _________ that would set her apart from _________ cats forever.

Kruger had gone down to the basement (地下室) to _________ the wood stove(炉子) for the night. When he finished, he _________ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped (滑到) and _________his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.

_________in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt _________ going into shock(休克). He shouted for help , _________ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. _________ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

“Go get Brenda, ” Kruger said to Inky.

Inky _________to the bedroom door and scratched(抓，挠) _________ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the _________ . Brenda found her husband _________ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months_________ there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has _________ left Kruger’ s side.

1.A. gave B. named C. chose D. remembered

2.A. like B. except C. as D. Among

3.A. sound B. alarm C. noise D. voice

4.A. friends B. animals C. farmers D. neighbors

5.A. dividing B. visiting C. sharing D. discovering

6.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

7.A. familiar B. lovely C. ordinary D. outstanding

8.A. shut out B. shut off C. shut down D. shut up

9.A. marched B. flew C. struggled D. climbed

10.A. hit B. bent C. shook D. pulled

11.A. Falling B. Lying C. Appearing D. Thinking

12.A. it B. itself C. him D. himself

13.A. but B. and C. or D. so

14.A. Otherwise B. Then C. Thus D. Rather

15.A. walked B. ran C. returned D. withdrew

16.A. madly B. suddenly C. rapidly D. urgently

17.A. bedroom B. basement C. yard D. house

18.A. at the bottom of B. in the middle ofC. at the top of D. in the front of

19.A. regretting B. recovering C. relaxing D. resting

20.A. ever B. never C. still D. already

Answer 1