手，好像在告訴我要勇敢。A. quiet安靜的；B. brave勇敢的；C. patient耐心的；D. determined有決心的。根據上文“She leaned forward and softly licked my hand”可知，小狗在安慰作者要勇敢。故選B。

第一節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

【參考答案】1. D；2. C；3. A；4. A；5. B；6. C；7. B；8. B；9. D；10. A；

【劉老師總結】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者與一只名為Squirrely的流浪狗之間深厚的友誼，以及Squirrely因病離世后作者對她的懷念。【劉老師解析：這是一篇記敘文，講述作者八歲時，父親帶回一只流浪狗Squirrely，由此開啟了一段持續十一年的深厚友誼。隨著Squirrely年老患病，作者忍痛送她安樂死，并將她埋葬在田野。多年后，作者在她的墳前看到一朵隨風轉圈搖曳的野花，仿佛Squirrely生前搖尾巴的樣子，感悟到這位特殊的朋友將永遠陪伴著自己】

My dad found her at work when I was eight.我父親在我八歲時發現她在工作。She was a stray, homeless and ____1____. He opened up the door to his pickup and she jumped in. Her tail wagged all the way. I was still at school when Dad brought her home. I had always wanted a dog.他打開皮卡車門，她跳了進去。她的尾巴一路搖來搖去。爸爸帶她回家的時候我還在學校。我一直想要一只狗。My parents had said I could have one when I was ____2____enough to look after others. Well, I guess they ____3____the time was right.

I hopped off the bus, not knowing what awaited me inside.我跳下公共汽車，不知道里面等著我的是什么。I walked through the door, and to my ____4____, a puppy with a red bow greeted me with a kiss. A very special friendship was ____5____. Now she needed a name. My brother said, “She doesn’t wag her tail back and forth; she wags it in circles. She’s squirrely.” Thus my puppy got her name —Squirrely.現在她需要一個名字。我哥哥說：“她不會前后搖尾巴；她搖著它轉著圈。她是瘋狂的。”因此，我的小狗得到了她的名字-古怪。

For eleven years, we were the best of friends.十一年來，我們是最好的朋友。But as she grew older, she ____6____a very severe disease. My parents knew what needed to be done, but they let me make this difficult decision myself.我的父母知道需要做什么，但他們讓我自己做這個艱難的決定。When medicine no longer ____7____her pain and she could barely walk, I realized it was time to let her go. I carried her into the vet’s office and placed her gently on the table.我將她抱進獸醫診所，然后輕輕地把她放在了手術臺上。She leaned forward and softly licked my hand, as if telling me to be ____8____. Then the vet asked before giving the final shot, “Are you sure?” With a heavy heart and tear-filled eyes, I nodded yes. The final shot was given. My eyes fixed upon her wagging tail. A matter of seconds and it stopped.在打最后一針之前，獸醫問：“你確定嗎？”帶著沉重的心情和充滿淚水的眼睛，我點頭同意。打了最后一針。我的眼睛盯著它搖擺的尾巴。幾秒鐘后，它停了下來。I wrapped her up, carried her out and ____9____her in the field where she loved to chase rabbits.

Many years later, I visited her grave.許多年后，我去了她的墳前。A single wild flower grew there, swaying gently in the breeze — in a ____10____, just like Squirrely’s tail used to do. At that moment, I knew my special friend would always be with me.在那一刻，我知道我特別的朋友會永遠和我在一起。

1. A. calm B. energetic C. excited D. starving饑餓的

【1題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：她是一只流浪狗，無家可歸，饑腸轆轆。A. calm冷靜的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. excited興奮的；根據上文“She was a stray, homeless”可知，流浪狗的常見處境是饑餓。故選D。【前文描述"She was a stray, homeless"（她是一只流浪狗，無家可歸）；流浪狗的典型處境是饑餓；starving（饑餓的）與stray（流浪的）、homeless（無家可歸的）構成并列關系，描述流浪狗的悲慘狀況；常見錯誤：B（energetic精力充沛的）或C（excited興奮的）——雖然后文提到尾巴搖擺，但那是被救助后的狀態，不是被發現時的狀態】

2. A. creative B. busy C. responsible有責任感的 D. curious

【2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我的父母說，當我足夠有責任感能夠照顧別人時，我就可以養一只。A. creative有創造力的；B. busy忙碌的；D. curious好奇的。根據下文“to look after others”可知，照顧寵物需要具備責任心，這是父母允許養狗的條件。故選C。【關鍵線索："to look after others"（照顧別人）；父母允許養狗的條件是作者足夠有責任感去照顧寵物；

responsible（有責任感的）與"look after"形成邏輯呼應；常見錯誤：A（creative有創造力的）——與"照顧"無關；D（curious好奇的）——好奇不等于能承擔責任】

3. A. figured out認為/想出B. bore out證明C. spelled out拼出 D. pointed out指出

【3題詳解】考查動詞短語辨析。句意：嗯，我猜他們認為時機到了。根據上文“I was still at school when Dad brought her home. I had always wanted a dog.”可知，作者猜想父母認為養狗的時機到了。故選A。【句意：我猜他們認為時機到了；figure out 在此語境中表示"認為、判斷"，指父母判定作者已經足夠大/成熟，可以養狗了；其他項：bore out（證明）、spelled out（拼出）、pointed out（指出）都不符合語境】

4. A. surprise驚訝 B. fear恐懼 C. regret后悔 D. sorrow悲傷

【4題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我走進門，令我驚訝的是，一只戴著紅蝴蝶結的小狗用親吻迎接我。根據下文“a puppy with a red bow greeted me with a kiss”可知，作者進門后看到一只小狗，這讓他感到驚訝【前文："not knowing what awaited me inside"（不知道里面等著什么）；后文：一只系著紅蝴蝶結的小狗親吻迎接作者；這種意外之喜帶來的是驚喜；to one's surprise（令某人驚訝的是）固定搭配】

5. A. lost失去 B. born出生/誕生 C. tested測試 D. forgotten忘記

【5題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：一段非常特殊的友誼誕生了。根據上文“a puppy with a red bow greeted me with a kiss”可知，作者與小狗初次相遇，友誼就此開始【句意：一段非常特殊的友誼誕生了；be born（誕生）用于抽象事物（如友誼、想法等）的開始；這是作者與Squirrely的初次相遇，友誼從此開始】

6. A. prevented B. cured C. developed D. examined

【6題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但隨著她年齡的增長，她患上了一種非常嚴重的疾病。A. prevented阻止；B. cured治愈；C. developed患（病）；D. examined檢查。根據下文“a very severe disease”可知，小狗患上了一種非常嚴重的疾病。故選C。

7. A. doubled B. eased C. recorded D. increased

【7題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：當藥物不再緩解她的疼痛，她幾乎不能走路時，我意識到是時候讓她離開了。A. doubled加倍；B. eased緩解；C. recorded記錄；D. increased增加。根據下文“she could barely walk”可知，藥物失去作用，無法減輕病痛。故選B。

8. A. quiet B. brave C. patient D. determined

【8題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：她向前傾，輕輕地舔了舔我

9. A. hid B. kept C. abandoned D. buried

【9題詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我把她裹起來，把她抱出去，埋葬在她喜歡追兔子的田野里。A. hid隱藏；B. kept保持；C. abandoned拋棄；D. buried埋葬。根據下文“I visited her grave”可知，作者把小狗埋葬在她喜歡追兔子的田野里。故選D。

10. A. circle B. direction C. pattern D. line

【10題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：那里長著一朵野花，在微風中輕輕搖曳——畫著圓圈，就像Squirrely的尾巴以前那樣。A. circle圓圈；B. direction方向；C. pattern模式；D. line線。根據上文““She doesn’t wag her tail back and forth; she wags it in circles. She’s squirrely.””可知，此處呼應上文小狗搖尾巴的特點。故選A。

劉老師-解題技巧提示：

1.關注上下文邏輯，特別是并列、因果、轉折關系

2.注意首尾呼應，很多題目的線索在文章前后都有提示

3.積累固定搭配，如develop a disease, to one's surprise等

4.理解情感線索，完形填空常考查對人物情感的理解