Question

【题目】 Taking Care of Things

“You’re going to be alone on the farm this weekend,” my father said as though that was no big deal. “I expect you to take care of it.”

I had never been left alone on our farm, but I knew that I could deal with just about anything that might come up. I was ready to___ that to my dad.

As soon as my dad left on his trip, I headed out to check on our cows in the barn (谷仓). I saw Loretta, my dad’s favourite cow, eating apples.

Just after I left the barn, I heard a sound I’d never heard before. I ran quickly back and found Loretta down on her front knees, eyes rolled back, looking as though she was about to ________________ . She seemed to have a hard time breathing. I knew right away that she’d got an apple stuck in her throat. I tried to force the apple out but___ , so I ran to call our vet ( 兽 医 ), Dr. Carrico.

When Dr. Carrico arrived, he felt around her neck ______ the situation. He told me to get him two boards. Finally, Loretta swallowed (咽下) the apple. Loretta, was now free to breathe.

“Did your dad leave you to see about things?” asked Dr. Carrico. “Yes, sir.” “Well, it’s not easy. ______________, you know when to call for help.”

I thought about not telling my dad about what had happened, but _________ that stupid idea in a hurry, since he was not a man you kept things from. After I told him, he didn’t seem to react much, just kept saying, “Hmm, I see.” a lot. I guessed he was very___ in me.

However, when two weeks later Loretta had her baby, my father asked me to name it. That surprised me because he always named the baby cows by himself. I looked at him in _______. He smiled at me and said, “She’s yours. Take good care of her.” he said as though he trusted I could do that. I thought a lot and finally called the baby cow Apple.

【1】A.leaveB.proveC.explainD.introduce

【2】A.cryB.eatC.runD.die

【3】A.failedB.stoppedC.movedD.relaxed

【4】A.changingB.studyingC.protectingD.ignoring

【5】A.LuckilyB.SadlyC.ProudlyD.Naturally

【6】A.forgotB.acceptedC.droppedD.shared

【7】A.interestedB.surprisedC.pleasedD.disappointed

【8】A.respectB.secretC.regretD.wonder

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】D

【解析】

本文作者讲述了一个周末自己一个人待在农场，他爸爸最喜欢的奶牛洛蕾塔，在吃苹果时卡住了喉咙，快要死了。他试图把苹果挤出去，但失败了，于是跑去叫兽医卡里科医生。最后牛得救了。两周后当洛蕾塔生下她的孩子时，他父亲让他给她取名。作者最后叫它小牛苹果。

【1】句意：我已经准备好向我爸爸证明这一点了。

考查动词辨析。A. leave离开；B. prove证明；C. explain解释；D. introduce介绍。根据上文I had never been left alone on our farm, but I knew that I could deal with just about anything that might come up.（我从来没有被单独留在我们的农场，但我知道我可以处理任何可能出现的事情。）可知此句句意是“我已经准备好向我爸爸证明这一点了。”故选B。

【2】句意：我飞快地跑回去，发现洛蕾塔跪在地上，眼睛向后转，看上去好像快要死了。

考查动词辨析。A. cry哭；B. eat吃；C. run跑；D. die死。根据上文跪在地上，眼睛向后转”和下文She seemed to have a hard time breathing.可知“看上去好像快要死了。”故选D。

【3】句意：我试图把苹果挤出去，但失败了，于是我跑去叫我们的兽医卡里科医生。

考查动词辨析。A. failed失败；B. stopped停止；C. moved移动；D. relaxed放松。根据下文“于是我跑去叫我们的兽医卡里科医生”可知“我试图把苹果挤出去，但失败了”；故选A。

【4】句意：当卡里科医生到达时，他摸了摸她的脖子，研究情况。

考查动词辨析。A. changing改变；B. studying学习；C. protecting保护；D. ignoring忽视。根据上文可知洛蕾塔被苹果卡住了，可知医生摸了摸她的脖子，研究情况。故选B。

【5】句意：幸运的是，你知道什么时候该求助。

考查副词辨析。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Sadly伤心地；C. Proudly骄傲 地，自豪地；D. Naturally自然地。根据上文可知洛蕾塔得救，和下文“你知道什么时候该求助。”可知填“幸运的是”；选A。

【6】句意：我本想不告诉我爸爸发生了什么事，但很快就放弃了那个愚蠢的想法，因为他不是一个你可以隐瞒事情的人。

考查动词辨析。A. forgot忘记；B. accepted接受；C. dropped放弃，落下；D. shared分享，共享。根据but可知“很快就放弃了那个愚蠢的想法”；可知选C。

【7】句意：我猜他对我很失望。

形容词辨析。A. interested感兴趣的；B. surprised感觉意外的，感到惊奇的；C. pleased高兴的；D. disappointed失望的。根据上文After I told him, he didn’t seem to react much, just kept saying, “Hmm, I see.” a lot.（我告诉他之后，他似乎没有什么反应，只是不停地说，“嗯，我明白了。”）父亲的反应可知“我猜他对我很失望。”故选D。

【8】句意：我惊奇地看着他。

考查名词辨析。A. respect尊重，in respect 带着尊敬；B. secret秘密，in secret秘密地，暗地里；C. regret后悔，in regret：遗憾地；D. wonder 奇迹，in wonder：惊讶地，惊奇地。根据上文That surprised me because he always named the baby cows by himself.（这让我很惊讶，因为他总是自己给小牛取名。）可知“我惊奇地看着他。”故选D。

完形填空考查学生的综合能力。它集语法，细节理解，语境理解和短语词意辨析考查于一体。做此题时，首先正确理解单词的含义，然后根据上下文猜测句意，根据句意，固定短语，固定句型，语法与语境做出正确的选择。例如，第1小题是考查动词辨析，选项意思是A. leave离开；B. prove证明；C. explain解释；D. introduce介绍。根据上文I had never been left alone on our farm, but I knew that I could deal with just about anything that might come up.（我从来没有被单独留在我们的农场，但我知道我可以处理任何可能出现的事情。）可知此句句意是“我已经准备好向我爸爸证明这一点了。”根据句意可知选B。