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Prana, our beautiful dog, isn't with us anymore. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought so much joy and love into our lives that we still 1 her.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were 2 by a big snowfall for which no one was prepared. We have two 3 trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she'd catch an apple and sneak （偷偷地放） it into the 4 . The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy （沾满泥的）. So I wasn't always 5 that Prana had brought them into the house. Every time, she would turn her head so I wouldn't see her hidden 6 . It was our little game.
One year, it snowed earlier than usual. Prana went outside. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the 7 so they could be seen above the snow. She seemed busy digging up as many apples as possible during her yard time. I wondered 8 she was doing this.
When I called her back into the house she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was full of birds. Prana had 9 all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they didn't have enough food to 10 such an early winter!
As I saw this beautiful act, tears filled my eyes. Prana taught us how to live life with love. 1. A. think 2. A. beaten 3. A. pear 4. A. house 5. A. angry 6. A. pleasure 7. A. front 8. A. what
B. recognize B. hit B. apple B. backyard B. surprised B. treasure B. surface B. why
C. know C. carried C. banana C. car C. happy C. pressure C. hole C. when C. used up
D. miss D. buried D. strawberry D. hole D. doubtful D. measure D. yard D. where D. eaten up
9. A. covered up B. dug up
10. A. see through B. work through C. get through D. walk through
【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）B；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）B；（8）B；（9）B；（10）C；
【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文讲述了作者漂亮的狗Prana为了给鸟儿朋友储备冬天食物而在平时储存脏苹果的故事，教会了作者很多关于爱的道理。
（1）考查动词及语境理解。句意：她给我们的生活带来了如此多的欢乐和爱，以至于我们仍然想念她。A. think想、认为；B. recognize认出、承认；C. know了解、知道；D. miss想念。根据上文she brought so much joy and love into our lives，可知我们仍然想念她，故选D。
（2）考查动词及语境理解。句意：我们被一场没有人准备的大雪击中了。A. beaten打败；B. hit袭击、击中。C. carried搬、运；D. buried埋葬。根据后面的by a big snowfall for which no one was prepared.可知此处是袭击的意思，故选B。
（3）考查名词及语境理解。句意：我们后院有两棵苹果树。A. pear梨；B. apple苹果；C.
banana香蕉；D. strawberry草莓。根据下文The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy.可知是我们后院有两棵苹果树。故选B。
（4）考查名词及语境理解。句意：当她出去的时候，她会抓住一个苹果，偷偷地把它带回家。A. house家、住宅；B. backyard后院；C. car小汽车；D. hole洞。根据下文Prana had brought them into the house.可知，偷偷地把它带回家，故选A。
（5）考查形容词及语境理解。句意：所以我总是很不高兴Prana把它们带到家里来。A. angry生气的；B. surprised感到惊讶的；C. happy高兴的；D. doubtful可疑的。根据上文The apples had been on the ground and were often muddy.可推知是作者很不高兴Prana把它们带到家里来，故选C。
（6）考查名词及语境理解。句意：每次，她都会转过头，这样我就不会看到她隐藏的宝贝了。A. pleasure快乐、希望；B. treasure财宝、宝贝；C. pressure压力；D. measure测量。根据上文可知，Prana喜欢苹果，当她出去的时候，她总是会抓一个苹果，偷偷地把它带回家，可推知Prana视苹果为宝贝，所以她转过头去，作者就会看不到她隐藏的宝贝了，故选B。
（7）考查名词及语境理解。句意：我注意到她正在疯狂地挖洞，把苹果拿出来。A. front前面；B. surface表面、表层；C. hole洞；D. yard院子。根据下文so they could be seen above the snow.可知是作者注意到Prana正在疯狂地挖洞，把苹果从洞里拿到地面上来，这样在雪地上就可以看到苹果了，故选B。
（8）考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：我想知道她为什么要这么做。A. what什么；B. why为什么；C. when什么时候；D. where在哪里。根据下文作者看到Prana把所有的苹果都挖出来给小鸟和松鼠朋友们吃，才明白事情的原委，可推知此处是我想知道她为什么要这么做。故选B。
（9）考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：Prana把所有的苹果都挖出来给她的小鸟和松鼠朋友吃。A. covered up掩盖、盖住；B. dug up挖出、崛起；C. used up用完、耗尽；D. eaten up吃光。根据上文I noticed that she was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the surface，可知是Prana把所有的苹果都挖出来给她的小鸟和松鼠朋友吃，故选B。 （10）考查动词及语境理解。句意：她知道他们没有足够的食物度过这么早的冬天！A. see through识破、看穿；B. work through完成、解决；C. get through通过、度过；D. walk through走过。联系上文语境，结合She knew that they didn't have enough food to 10 such an early winter!可知她知道他们没有足够的食物度过这么早的冬天！故选C。
【点评】此题考查完形填空。做完形填空题的基本步骤是：先通览全文，掌握文章大意；然后再根据文章的语境特点从词语搭配、习惯用法、上下文的逻辑关系以及一般的生活常识等方面进行分析，从而选出既合语法又合语境的答案。
6．阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Painting from Memory
I was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its bamboo forests in Korea. I spent much time in the forests painting pictures of the 1 . Painting is one of my talents. I lived there until last year when my family moved to New York. My mother, a scientist, was asked to come work here.
There are no bamboo forests, I said, there is nothing to 2 in NewYork. Don't worry, you will find many things to see and paint there, my mother said. I still felt 3 . But I will miss home, I said. Then you can paint pictures of your favorite places. They will make you feel at home even in New York, she said. So when we moved, I brought my forest paintings with me. New York was not easy at first. I missed home a lot. Yet when I looked at my paintings of bamboo, I felt much better. I soon 4 friends at school too. They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school.
Last month, we had a new neighbor, Varvara, an old lady who moved from Russia, to be closer to her daughter. She was sad to leave her home. My mother and I often visited her. She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg. I could 5 her home in my head.
Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. I worried about her and I wanted to do something for her. I had ever been in her 6 before. At least, I had my forest paintings of home. However, she didn't even have that. Unless …
A few days later, I met Varvara on the stairs. She looked better but still sad. I gave her my gift: a painting of Vyborg. I had painted it from her 7 .
She began to cry as she saw the painting. At first, I was worried that she didn't like it. Later, she told me that those were tears of joy. I knew just how she 8 wherever you go, hometown is always with you. 1. A. trees 2. A. play
B. house B. buy
C. flowers C. paint C. unfamiliar C. helped C. face C. secrets C. chose
D. bamboo D. study D. unnecessary D. praised D. name D. memories D. lost
3. A. unusual B. unsure 4. A. missed B. found 5. A. picture B. change 7. A. friend 8. A. felt
B. daughter B. cried
6. A. direction B. imagination C. situation D. conversation
【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）B；（4）B；（5）A；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文叙述出生韩国大阳，一个以韩国竹林闻名的美丽地方。花了很多时间在森林里画竹画。绘画是他的天赋之一。为了思念家乡去美国是随身携带带了他的森林画。起初还是很想念家。但是当看他的竹子画时，感觉好多了。很快也在学校找到了朋友。他们也喜欢画画，现在放学后一起画画。但是上个月，来了一位邻居从俄罗斯搬来的老太太，她离她的女儿更近了。她离开家很难过。作者和妈妈经常去看她。她告诉我们她无法忍受的思乡病和她家乡维堡的一切。最后得了相思病作者根据她的的描述，为她画了一张她家乡的画，她激动地留下热泪。
（1）句意：我花了很多时间在森林里画竹画。A：trees树； B：house房子； C：flowers花； D：bamboo竹子。根据上文I was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its
bamboo forests in Korea.可知作者花了很多时间在森林里画竹画。 故选D。
（2）句意：纽约没有竹林，也没有什么可画的。A：play玩； B：buy买； C：paint用漆写或画； D：study学习。根据上文There are no bamboo forests,他认为无竹子可画， 故选C。
（3）句意：我仍然感到不确定。A：unusual不寻常的； B：unsure不确定的； C：unfamiliar不熟悉的 D：unnecessary不需要。根据上文 Don't worry, you will find many things to see and paint there, my mother said. 和still，可知作者仍然怀疑母亲的说法，故选B。
（4）句意：我很快也在学校找到了朋友。A：missed错过； B：found找到； C：helped帮助； D：praised表扬。根据下文 They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school. 可知他在学校找到喜欢画画的朋友，故选B。
（5）句意：我可以在我头脑中国想象她的家。A：picture想象； B：change改变； C：face面对； D：name命名。根据上文She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg.可知作为爱好画画的人作者能够在自己的头脑中能够想象出她家的样子。故选A。
（6）句意：我以前也遇到过她的情况。A：direction方向； B：imagination想象； C：situation情况； D：conversation会话。根据上文 Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. 可知作者之前的思乡之痛与她思乡病同样的感受，能够理解老人的现在的情况，故选C。
（7）句意：我是根据她的记忆画的。A：friend朋友； B：daughter女儿； C：secrets秘密； D：memories记忆力。A：felt 感到；B：cried哭； C：chose 选择；D：lost丢失。根据上文She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg.可知作者是根据她在上文叙述（她记忆中的）她家乡的样子画出的，故选B。
（8）句意：我知道她对对家乡的感觉，无论你去哪里，家乡总是和你在一起。A：felt感到； B：cried哭； C：chose选择； D：lost丢失。根据下文wherever you go, hometown is always with you.可知不管身处何地，总会有思家之痛的感觉，故选A。
【点评】考查完形填空。做题时，应先通读全文，了解大意,理清文章的内容和逻辑关系。然后逐 一做题，注意上下文的提示和空前后的搭配；最后再读短文，印证答案。
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We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And 1 the old, they'd like to go to the market or 2 each other's houses, but for the young, we kids needn't follow the ways of doing so, The 3 way for us to get in touch and make 4 is to use the communication tools like QQ. So we can make friends 5 through the Internet. Maybe we do not 6 all these \more friends online.
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