Question

In front of the big Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze (青铜) statue of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon (霓虹灯) signs flashing, it isn’t   21  to find. It has been used as   22  since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to   23 —just look for the crowds（人群）.

Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were close friends that cannot be   24  right from the start. Each day Hachiko would go with his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog   25  waiting for him.   26 , the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.

  27  Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he   28  to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors. Over time he became a   29  sight to people going to and from work every day. In 1934, a statue of him was put   30  the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.

1.                A．difficult         B．important       C．pleasant D．polite

 

2.                                  A．a parking place   B．a training center

C．a starting line                      D．a meeting point

 

3.                A．leave          B．arrive          C．die D．work

 

4.                A．touched        B．separated       C．reached D．moved

 

5.                A．nervously       B．disappointedly    C．patiently  D．carefully

 

6.                A．Sadly          B．Clearly          C．Luckily   D．Honestly

 

7.                A．Because        B．Since           C．Although  D．Unless

 

8.                A．decided        B．agreed         C．offered   D．continued

 

9.                A．familiar         B．strange         C．comfortable   D．funny

 

10.               A．inside          B．outside         C．behind    D．above

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一只叫Hachiko的狗和它的主人Eisaburo Uyeno教授之间的深厚友谊，教授每次去上班，这只狗就跟随主人来到车站，可是有一次，主人因病在单位去世，没有回来，他的狗就一直在车站等候主人，1934年在东京的Shibuya火车站的前面放了一个狗的雕像，这只狗于1935年死在了它最后见到主人的地方。

1.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。difficult难的； important重要的； pleasant愉快的； polite礼貌的。根据just look for the crowds 人们在这个地方等候朋友，可知这个地方是比较容易找到的，故选A。

2.考查名词及上下文的呼应。a parking place 一个停车的地方； a training center一个培训中心；a starting line 一个起跑线； a meeting point一个集合的地方。这里被当作朋友相聚碰面的地方，故选D。

3.考查动词及上下文的呼应。leave离开； arrive到达； die 死； work工作。人们常常在这里等朋友的到来，故选B。

4.考查动词及上下文的呼应。touch接触； separate分离； reach到达； move移动。教授和它是好朋友，他们没有被分开过，故选 B。

5.考查副词及上下文的呼应。nervously紧张地； disappointedly 失望地；patiently耐心地； carefully仔细地。当教授下班回来，发现狗总是在耐心地等着，故选C。

6.考查副词及上下文的呼应。sadly伤心地；clearly 清晰地； luckily幸运地； honestly诚实地。令人伤心的是在1925年教授没有能回到家就死在了工作单位，故选A。

7.考查连词及上下文的呼应。because因为； since 既然； although尽管；unless除非。尽管Hachiko仍然是只小狗，但是它和主人的关系特别好，故选C。

8.考查动词及上下文的呼应。decide决定； agree同意； offer提供； continue继续。这只狗继续在车站等候主人，故选D。

9.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。familiar熟悉的； strange陌生的； comfortable舒适的； funny 滑稽的。随着时间的流逝，对于每天上下班的人来说这只狗就成为人们熟悉的一个景象，故选A。

10.考查介词及上下文的呼应。inside在……里面； outside在……外面； behind 在……后面； above在……上面。在1934年在车站的外面就放了一个狗的雕像。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。

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