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【题目】 As Mr.T steadily pawed his way into our hearts, Colin and I identified for the first time in our lives, as .My husband was a reasonable and generous father, and l was a sensitive, fussy mom .Colin tried to the world through Mr. T's eyes, adding a solid wooden door to Mr. T's home when he how much he liked his privacy .Meanwhile ,I cared about Mr. T's ,fearing that every nap or failed attempt to mount the coffee table some terrible illness.

I felt our world conforming to Mr. T's needs - and I it. Colin and I_ going out to dinner as often and instead spent evenings in our living room, smiling proudly as Mr. T dragged apples and socks into his house with great seriousness. Some nights, we on the sofa until 2,3,4 in the morning, waiting for Mr.T ,who was active at night, to and walk downstairs. We stopped traveling together so one of us could always be home to keep him .

A few years earlier, we had struggled to find even a(n) hour in the day – but Mr.T taught us how to make in our lives for the future we wanted, to be more empathetic, more patient. He taught us to love . We'd found Mr. T in one of life's intervals, between dating and marriage, coupledom and .If it had been a lost dog or a deserted cat on our way home that night, there would be no_ to tell. We would have brought the animal to a shelter. that nobody would do that for a rat made us bring Mr.T into our home, and doing so made all the .

Some of our friends and family just didn't Mr.T.They never understood how we could love a .We never understood how, if you had the 0f meeting him, it was possible not to.

【1】A. servants B. guides C. tutors D. parents

【2】A. see B. change C. clarify D. believe

【3】A. puzzled B. explained C. realized D. guaranteed

【4】A. mood B. health C. diet D. progress

【5】A. signaled B. shifted C. struck D.designed

【6】A. hated B. regretted C. loved D. understood

【7】A. stopped B. continued C. risked D. delayed

【8】A. held out B. stayed up C. set off D .came over

【9】A. greet B. perform C. rise D. exercise

【10】A. expectation B. justice C. display D. company

【11】A. tight B. urgent C. particular D. spare

【12】A. room B. motivation C. inspiration D. beauty

【13】A. sincerely B. toughly C. unconditionally D. consciously

【14】A. neighborhood B. parenthood C. childhood D. adulthood

【15】A. difference B. truth C. story D. detail

【16】A. Knowing B. Denying C. Hiding D. Contenting

【17】A. contribution B. difference C. contradiction D. reception

【18】A. get B.recall C. serve D. motivate

【19】A.cat B. dog C. bear D.rat

【20】A. courage B. expectation C. pleasure D. temptation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【11】D

【12】A

【13】C

【14】B

【15】C

【16】A

【17】B

【18】A

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了”我”和丈夫收养了一只老鼠T先生的故事。随着T先生走进我们的心里，我们学会了如何为将来我们想要的生活留出余地，如何使自己更体恤他人的感受和更有耐心。

【1】D.随着T先生走进我们的心里，科林和”我”有生以来第一次将自己当成了父母。”我“的丈夫是理性而慷慨的父亲，而”我”则是敏感、挑剔的母亲。故选D。

【2】A 科林试图从T先生的角度看世界。

【3】C 当意识到它有多么喜欢保护自已的隐私时，他给T先生的家装了扇牢固的木头门realize明白；认识到”，符合语境。

【4】B结合下文中的”some terrible illness”可知，此处指”我”关心T先生的健康。health”健康”，符合语境。

【5】A它每次打瞌睡，或是没能爬上咖啡桌，”我”都担心这会预可怕的疾病。signal”标志着，预示”，符合语境。shift”转移；改变；strike打击，罢工”；design设计。

【6】C”我”感觉到我们的生活开始围着T先生的需要转了— 而且我喜欢这样。

【7】A科林和”我”不再像往常一样外出吃晚饭，而是晚上待在客厅里。

【8】B有几个晚上，我们在沙发上一直待到凌晨两点、三点、四点。stay up“深夜不睡觉，熬夜”，符合语境。

【9】C等着看夜间活跃的T先生起床后走下楼梯。rise”起床”，符合语境。

【10】D我们不再一起旅行，因此我们中总有一个人能留在家里陪伴它。company”陪伴”，keep sb company”陪伴某人”，符合语境。expectation”期待，预期”；justice”正义，公道”；display”陈列，展览。

【11】D结合语境可知，这里指”抽出1个小时都不容易”。“spare”的”空闲的，符合语境。tight”严厉的，紧的”；urgent”紧急的，particular”特别的，特殊的”。

【12】A可是T先生教会了我们陔如何为将来我们想要的生活留出余地，教我们更体恤别人的感受和更有耐心。room”可能性，余地，机会’

【13】C它教会我们去无条件地爱。Unconditionally”无条件地’;”sincerely” ”真诚地”；toughly”强硬地”；consciously”有意识地”。

【14】B发现T先生的时候我们正处在生活小的一个间隙，介于约会与婚姻、为人夫妻与为人父母之间。parenthood”做父母的身份；neighborhood（街区，城区”；childhood”童年”；adulthood”成年。

【15】C如果那天晚．Ii在我们回家的路上（遇到的）是一只走丢的狗或被人遗弃的猫的话，就没有故事可言了，

【16】A这里是指就是因为知道没人会为一只老鼠那样做才使得我们将T先生带到了家里。know”知道，了解”；deny”否认”；hide”躲避”；content”满意，满足”。

【17】B make all the difference”关系重大，大不相同”，符合语境。

【18】A”我”的一些朋友和亲戚只是没有得到T先生。get”得到”；recall"召回，回想起”；serve”（给某人）提供，端上”,motivate”激励，激发”。

【19】D他们永远无法理解我们怎么会喜爱上一只老鼠( rat)。

【20】C如果你有幸遇见它的话，我们永远不会理解你怎么可能不爱上它。pleasure”荣幸”；courage”勇气，胆量”；expectation”期掣”；temptation”诱惑”。