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(jù)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(jié)（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)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(jié)】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(duì)她的懷念。【劉老師解析：這是一篇記敘文，講述作者八歲時(shí)，父親帶回一只流浪狗Squirrely，由此開(kāi)啟了一段持續(xù)十一年的深厚友誼。隨著Squirrely年老患病，作者忍痛送她安樂(lè)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(fēng)轉(zhuǎn)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(yuǎn)陪伴著自己】

My dad found her at work when I was eight.我父親在我八歲時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)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(kāi)皮卡車門，她跳了進(jìn)去。她的尾巴一路搖來(lái)?yè)u去。爸爸帶她回家的時(shí)候我還在學(xué)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(xiàn)在她需要一個(gè)名字。我哥哥說(shuō)：“她不會(huì)前后搖尾巴；她搖著它轉(zhuǎn)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(lái)，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(gè)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(jìn)獸醫(yī)診所，然后輕輕地把她放在了手術(shù)臺(tái)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(yī)問(wèn)：“你確定嗎？”帶著沉重的心情和充滿淚水的眼睛，我點(diǎn)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(lái)。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(huì)永遠(yuǎn)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(wú)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(jù)上文“She was a stray, homeless”可知，流浪狗的常見(jiàn)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(wú)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(wú)家可歸的）構(gòu)成并列關(guān)系，描述流浪狗的悲慘狀況；常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)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(tài)，不是被發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)的狀態(tài)】

2. A. creative B. busy C. responsible有責(zé)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(shuō)，當(dāng)我足夠有責(zé)任感能夠照顧別人時(shí)，我就可以養(yǎng)一只。A. creative有創(chuàng)造力的；B. busy忙碌的；D. curious好奇的。根據(jù)下文“to look after others”可知，照顧寵物需要具備責(zé)任心，這是父母允許養(yǎng)狗的條件。故選C。【關(guān)鍵線索："to look after others"（照顧別人）；父母允許養(yǎng)狗的條件是作者足夠有責(zé)任感去照顧寵物；

responsible（有責(zé)任感的）與"look after"形成邏輯呼應(yīng)；常見(jiàn)錯(cuò)誤：A（creative有創(chuàng)造力的）——與"照顧"無(wú)關(guān)；D（curious好奇的）——好奇不等于能承擔(dān)責(zé)任】

3. A. figured out認(rèn)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(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：嗯，我猜他們認(rèn)為時(shí)機(jī)到了。根據(jù)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(rèn)為養(yǎng)狗的時(shí)機(jī)到了。故選A。【句意：我猜他們認(rèn)為時(shí)機(jī)到了；figure out 在此語(yǔ)境中表示"認(rèn)為、判斷"，指父母判定作者已經(jīng)足夠大/成熟，可以養(yǎng)狗了；其他項(xiàng)：bore out（證明）、spelled out（拼出）、pointed out（指出）都不符合語(yǔ)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(jìn)門，令我驚訝的是，一只戴著紅蝴蝶結(jié)的小狗用親吻迎接我。根據(jù)下文“a puppy with a red bow greeted me with a kiss”可知，作者進(jìn)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(jié)的小狗親吻迎接作者；這種意外之喜帶來(lái)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(cè)試 D. forgotten忘記

【5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：一段非常特殊的友誼誕生了。根據(jù)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(kāi)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(kāi)始；這是作者與Squirrely的初次相遇，友誼從此開(kāi)始】

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

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

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

【7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)藥物不再緩解她的疼痛，她幾乎不能走路時(shí)，我意識(shí)到是時(shí)候讓她離開(kāi)了。A. doubled加倍；B. eased緩解；C. recorded記錄；D. increased增加。根據(jù)下文“she could barely walk”可知，藥物失去作用，無(wú)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(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我把她裹起來(lái)，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(jù)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(zhǎng)著一朵野花，在微風(fēng)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(jù)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(yīng)上文小狗搖尾巴的特點(diǎn)。故選A。

劉老師-解題技巧提示：

1.關(guān)注上下文邏輯，特別是并列、因果、轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系

2.注意首尾呼應(yīng)，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(duì)人物情感的理解