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【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

I’ve always known that dogs are intelligent animals, but even I was surprised when I heard about a dog called Red, at the Battersea Dogs’ Home in London.

The Home has been caring for lost and unwanted animals for over 140 years. R【1】, the staff there got a shock when they came to work in the morning. They found that some of the dogs had got out of their kennels during the night, opened cupboards and taken out food and toys. And it happened again, and again. The manager, Becky Blackmore, d【2】 that the only way to solve the mystery was to put in cameras to record how the dogs were getting out.

When she and her staff played back the recording, they saw Red, a three-year old lurcher, put his nose through the bars of his kennel and use his teeth to press the button that opened his door. That was c【3】 enough, but Red did more: he unlocked the kennels next to his and let those dogs out too. The group went along the corridor, broke into cupboards and s【4】 dog biscuits and toys to play with.

Becky Blackmore said, ‘It’s surprising, because lurchers aren’t famous for their intelligence. It’s a【5】 that he worked out how to open his own kennel, but also that he then let all his friends out.’ Like most of us, I suppose, Red didn’t like to have a party a【6】!

Red, a lurcher, opening a kennel

The story has a happy ending: after Red was shown on television, several people came forward and offered to give him a new home as a family pet. ‘We are very happy about this,’ said a member of staff at the Dogs’ Home. ‘Lurchers are usually difficult to find homes for. When Red arrived here four months ago, he was very thin and in poor c【7】. Now he can look forward to a comfortable new life with an owner who wants him.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Recently

【2】decided

【3】clever

【4】stole

【5】amazing

【6】alone

【7】condition

【解析】

文章主要讲述狗的聪明：通过Red将自己的狗屋打开并放出其同伴这件事来说明狗聪明。

【1】句意：最近，那里的工作人员早上来上班时大吃一惊。

副词放在句首修饰整个句子，一般加逗号；recently最近，副词，符合语境，句首单词大写。故填Recently。

【2】句意：经理Becky Blackmore决定唯一能解开谜团的方法就是装上摄像机记录狗怎么跑出来的。

通读全文可知，句子时态是一般过去时，故空格处应是动词过去式；decide决定，符合句意，过去式decided。故填decided。

【3】句意：那足够聪明，但Red做得更多。

“was”是be动词，故空格处应是形容词；enough修饰形容词时，放在形容词后面；根据前文“they saw Red, a three-year old lurcher, put his nose through the bars of his kennel and use his teeth to press the button that opened his door”可知，Red非常聪明。故填clever。

【4】句意：一群狗沿着走廊走，闯进了碗橱，偷狗饼干和玩具玩。

and表示并列关系；根据“The group went along the corridor, broke into cupboards”可知，动词用过去式，此处也用动词过去式；steal偷，符合句意，过去式stole。故填stole。

【5】句意：他能自己开狗窝真是太令人惊奇，但他也让所有的朋友都出去。

“It's+ adj. +that从句.”句型常用来说明对某事的感受；根据“he worked out how to open his own kennel”可知，应是令人惊奇的。故填amazing。

【6】句意：我想，和我们大多数人一样，Red不喜欢独自开派对。

根据前文“he then let all his friends out他让所有的朋友都出去”可判断，Red不喜欢独自开派对。alone单独，符合语境。故填alone。

【7】句意：四个月前Red到这里时，他很瘦，情况很差。

in...condition表示“处于……状态或情况”，固定搭配；in poor condition情况很差。故填condition。

通读全文，从整体上感知全文，理解文章大意，结合所学知识及首字母提示，做出正确答案。例如小题6，in...condition表示“处于……状态或情况”，固定搭配；in poor condition情况很差。故填condition。