Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

      Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小徑). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My   36  , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or   37   some cause known only to him.

      Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very   38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to   39   back.

      One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar   40  . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably   41   the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.

      Soon it became   42   that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the   43   without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally   44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.

     Finally, we   45  a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and   46   reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.

     Since our adventure, I  47  that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.

He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

1.A. deer                     B. dog                          C. lady                          D. man

2.A. imagine                         B. consider                 C. explore                   D. present

3.A. smart                   B. sweet                      C. slow                         D. shy

4.A. turn                      B. kick                          C. jump                        D. speak

5.A. driveway             B. path                         C. crossroad               D. highway

6.A. knew                    B. saw                          C. showed                   D. made

7.A. mysterious                   B. ridiculous               C. fascinating              D. apparent

8.A. house                            B. forest                      C. field                         D. cottage

9.A. unconcerned              B. unconscious C. undecided              D. uncomfortable

10.A. left for                        B. went off                  C. came to                   D. drove toward

11.A. punctually                  B. frequently              C. formally                  D. shortly

12.A. regretted                   B. remembered         C. concluded              D. confirmed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要描述了主人公和他的寵物狗散步的故事，有一天，他們一起在一條從未走過的路上散步，走了很長時間找不到回去的路，最終在別人的幫助下找到了回家的路，但是后來我才明白，我的狗不是不知道路，而是他在探索新的路徑以獲取更多的樂趣。

1.B 本題考查上下文的聯系。由Beans is a white dog可知此空應該為dog. A  deer 鹿 B dog 狗 C lady  夫人 D man 男士都為名詞，但下文說到的是狗的故事。

2.C 動詞詞義與辨析。 寵物狗是在探索只有他自己才知道的新目標，這也引起了下文的內容。explore vt探索。consider vt考慮。 imagine vt 想象，猜想。present vt 呈現，贈送。

3.A 形容詞詞義及辨析。從下面能理解我說的話，可知狗是非常聰明的。A. smart      聰明的      B. sweet 甜蜜的，芳香的 C. slow 慢慢的       D. shy 害羞的

4.D 本題考查動詞。不僅能理解我說的話，而且還能夠發出聲音好像是在回應我，speak back 對話。A. turn out 結果是，證明是 B. kick  out 解雇 開除          C. jump     跳出         

5.B 本題考查名詞詞義。我確信，這條道能通向我們熟悉的路上去，path n 小徑，小道。A. driveway車道 C. crossroad 十字路口 D. highway 公路，大路

6.A 考查動詞詞義及語境。我突然意識到，Bean知道了回家的路。A. knew 知道 B. saw 看見 C. showed 顯示，表現 D. made 使得--

7.D 考查形容詞詞義及語境的理解。通過下文知道，事情是很明顯的，我們迷路了。apparent adj 明顯的，顯然的。fascinating adj 迷人的，吸引人的。ridiculous adj 可笑的，荒謬的。 mysterious adj 神秘的

8.B 考查名詞詞義及上下文的意思。由上文that wind through untold miles of forest可知，此處為forest. A. house 房子 B. forest 森林 C. field 田地，領域 D. cottage 小屋，村舍

9.A 本題考查形容詞詞義。下文狗是在尋找樂趣，玩得開心可知此處的“迷路”狗是不關心的。unconcerned adj 不關心的 無關的。unconscious adj 無意識的，不理智的。undecided adj 未定的，未決定的。 uncomforbable adj 不舒服的。

10.C 本題考查動詞短語的意思。最后，我們來到了一個十字路口。leave for 出發，動身。go off 離開，變質。drive toward 朝---驅趕。

11.D 考查副詞詞義。在別人的幫助下，我們很快來到了一家農舍。punctually adv 準時的，如期的。frequently adv 頻繁的。formally adv 正式的。shortly adv 立刻，簡短地。

12.C 本題考查動詞詞義。最后，我得出結論-----。regretted vt 遺憾，后悔  remembered vt 記起，記得 concluded vt 總結，得出結論。 confirmed vt 確證，確認。

考點：考查記敘文的理解及詞匯辨析。