Question

【题目】B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

Throughout history there have been stories about how clever or brave animals can be. Take, for example, all the films about animals making _______ journeys to find their owners after they’ve become lost. But dogs are also skilled at getting people to feel sorry for them and give them food!

One dog has show himself to be _________ good at both finding his way around and getting food. Every morning Rusty, the dog goes down to his local railway station. He boards the train and then rides into the city centre. When he gets there, Rusty jumps off the train and goes off to the shops. He always goes around all his favourite _________ shops. First shop is a corner shop, where he has biscuits that the owner gives him for breakfast.

Then late in the morning, Rusty goes over to the restaurant owner, where he gets something for his lunch. When he’s eaten everything, Rusty makes his way home on the train.

When Rusty first started making this trip, station staff _________ to allow him to get on the train without anyone to accompany him or buy a ticket for him. But then they felt sorry for him and have now given him the permission to take the train, because they’ve been so impressed by his cleverness at finding his way around the city’s complicated transport system without getting lost.

_________, once Rusty worried all his friends in the city by failing to appear at his favourite eating places for several days. This started a search for the missing dog, and his pictures were shown on TV and the Internet. Rusty finally returned to find he’d become a TV star. ‘He’s obviously been off on a(n) _________,’ said one TV viewer, ‘but Rusty’s not telling anyone what he’s been up to !;

【1】A.boringB.amazingC.similarD.regular

【2】A.likelyB.actuallyC.immediatelyD.especially

【3】A.toyB.foodC.petD.gift

【4】A.expectedB.plannedC.refusedD.forgot

【5】A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.What’s moreD.Above all

【6】A.picnicB.holidayC.exerciseD.adventure

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【解析】

文章大意：纵观历史，有很多关于动物有多聪明或勇敢的说法。举个例子，所有的电影都是关于动物迷路后，为了寻找主人而进行的奇妙旅行。但是狗也很擅长让人们为他们感到难过，给他们食物！一条狗已经显示出他特别擅长于找到自己的路和获得食物。

【1】句意：举个例子，所有的电影都是关于动物迷路后，为了寻找主人而进行的惊人的旅行。

考查形容词。boring无聊的；amazing 惊人的；similar 相似的；regular常规的。根据空后名词journeys可知，此空应填形容词，结合句意可知，此空是“惊人的”意思，应填 amazing，故选B。

【2】句意：一条狗已经显示出他特别擅长于找到自己的路和获得食物。

考查副词。likely可能，或许； actually实际上是； immediately马上；especially 尤其，特别。根据空后形容词good可知，此空应填副词，结合句意可知，此空是“尤其，特别” 的意思，应填especially，故选D。

【3】句意：他总是逛他最喜欢的食品店。

考查名词。toy玩具；food食品；pet 宠物；gift礼物。根据下句 First shop is a corner shop, where he has biscuits that the owner gives him for breakfast. 可知，此空是“食品”的意思，应填food，故选B。

【4】句意：鲁斯蒂刚开始这趟旅行时，车站工作人员拒绝让他在没有任何人陪同或为他买票的情况下上车。

考查动词。expected预期；planned 计划；refused拒绝； forgot忘记。根据空前station staff可知，此空应填谓语动词，由从句谓语动词started可知，此空应填动词的过去式，结合句意可知，此空是“拒绝” 的意思，应填refused，故选C。

【5】句意：然而，有一次，拉斯蒂在城里的朋友们都很担心，因为他好几天都没去他最喜欢的餐馆。

考查副词。However 然而；Therefore因此；What’s more .更重要的是；Above all首先，尤其是。结合句意可知，此空是“然而”的意思，故填However，故选A。

【6】句意：一位电视观众说，他显然是去冒险了，但鲁斯蒂没有告诉任何人他在干什么！;

考查名词。picnic野餐；holiday 假期；exercise练习；adventure冒险。根据空前不定冠词 a(n) 可知，此空应填名词，结合句意可知，此空是“冒险”的意思，应填adventure，故选D。