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【题目】I was sitting at the dinner table on a summer evening. Dinnertime ______ told me I should eat everything on my plate and then ask to be ______ from the table. As I took a(n)______ of meat, a tiny voice seemed to ______ into my ear: take that pork bone to Reds.

Reds was a neighborhood dog not ______ to anyone, but he went into our yards on a daily ______ for love and handouts. I had no ______ whether Reds was in our yard at the time, yet the voice was ______.

There was instant ______ inside my young head as to whether I should risk the ______ of getting up from the table before my plate was empty. Yet the voice continued,______ me to get up and look for Reds.

____ back my chair despite my parents’______ expressions, I walked through the kitchen and out of the back door. I did not see Reds, but I saw our garage, about twenty feet away, was on fire.

I ______ as I rushed back into the kitchen, pork in hand. “______ the fire department now---the garage is on fire!”

It seemed that one of my brothers had ______ into a minor fight with some older boys in the neighborhood that day. Although the boys never admitted to it despite a police ______, we believed they set the garage on fire after ______ oil around its walls.

____, we lived two blocks from the fire station, and the fire was ______ in time.

What was the whispering voice that told me to get up from the table and go outside? I will never know for sure, but I will always believe it was all because of a whispering angel.

【1】A. conditions B. suggestions C. guides D. rules

【2】A. kept B. put C. excused D. refused

【3】A. inspection B. bite C. step D. picture

【4】A. knock B. look C. turn D. whisper

【5】A. belonging B. going C. sticking D. holding

【6】A. nature B. point C. basis D. schedule

【7】A. choice B. demand C. intention D. idea

【8】A. primary B. insistent C. innocent D. weak

【9】A. explosion B. connection C. conflict D. understanding

【10】A. incidences B. functions C. purposes D. consequences

【11】A. urging B. holding C. experiencing D. requesting

【12】A. Carrying B. Dating C. Pushing D. Taking

【13】A. excited B. surprised C. nervous D. considerate

【14】A. terrified B. sighed C. screamed D. sniffed

【15】A. Go B. Call C. Operate D. Challenge

【16】A. stepped B. taken C. brought D. fit

【17】A. introduction B. investigation C. knowledge D. performance

【18】A. pouring B. picking C. recording D. lifting

【19】A. Hopefully B. Desperately C. Regretfully D. Thankfully

【20】A. put out B. sent out C. held up D. kept up

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】C

【13】B

【14】C

【15】B

【16】A

【17】B

【18】A

【19】D

【20】A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。一个夏天的晚上，作者正坐在餐桌旁。晚餐时间的规定告诉作者，他应该把盘子里的东西都吃了，然后要求离开餐桌。当作者咬一口肉的时候，一个小小的声音似乎在我耳边低语：把那块猪骨给了Reds。文章讲述了作者和Reds的故事。

【1】D考查名词。A. conditions条件，状况；B. suggestions建议；C. guides指导； D. rules规则。根据Dinnertime ___1___ told me I should eat everything on my plate and then ask to be ___2___ from the table. 晚餐时间的规定告诉我，我应该把盘子里的东西都吃了，然后要求离开餐桌。故选D。

【2】C考查动词。A. kept保持；B. put放，安置；C. excused原谅；D. refused拒绝。晚餐时间的规定告诉我，我应该把盘子里的东西都吃了，然后要求离开餐桌。故选C。

【3】B考查名词。A. inspection视察，检查；B. bite咬；C. step脚步；D. picture图画。根据As I took a(n)___3___ of meat, a tiny voice seemed to ___4___ into my ear: take that pork bone to Reds. 当我咬一口肉的时候，一个小小的声音似乎在我耳边低语：把那块猪骨给了Reds。故选B。

【4】D考查动词。A. knock敲击；B. look看；C. turn转动；D. whisper低语。根据As I took a(n)___3___ of meat, a tiny voice seemed to ___4___ into my ear: take that pork bone to Reds.当我咬一口肉的时候，一个小小的声音似乎在我耳边低语：把那块猪骨带到Reds。故选D。

【5】A考查动词。A. belonging属于；B. going去；C. sticking粘住；D. holding握住。根据Reds was a neighborhood dog not ___5___ to anyone, but he went into our yards on a daily ___6___ for love and handouts. Reds是一种不属于任何人的邻居狗，但他每天都去我们的院子里寻找爱和施舍。belong to属于，故选A。

【6】C考查名词。A. nature自然；B. point要点；C. basis基础；D. schedule时间表。根据根据Reds was a neighborhood dog not ___5___ to anyone, but he went into our yards on a daily ___6___ for love and handouts. Reds是一种不属于任何人的邻居狗，但他每天都去我们的院子里寻找爱和施舍。结合句意可知选C。

【7】D考查名词。A. choice选择；B. demand要求；C. intention意图；D. idea主意，想法。根据I had no ___7___ whether Reds was in our yard at the time, yet the voice was ___8___.我不知道当时Reds是否在我们的院子里，但声音却很坚定。故选D。

【8】B考查形容词。A. primary主要的，初级的；B. insistent引人瞩目的；C. innocent无辜的；D. weak虚弱的。根据I had no ___7___ whether Reds was in our yard at the time, yet the voice was ___8___.我不知道当时Reds是否在我们的院子里，但声音却很坚定。故选B。

【9】C考查名词。A. explosion爆炸；B. connection连接；C. conflict冲突；D. understanding理解。根据There was instant ___9___ inside my young head as to whether I should risk the ___10___ of getting up from the table before my plate was empty. 在我的盘子空了之前，在我年轻的头脑里有一个片刻的冲突，我是否应该冒险从桌子旁站起来。故选C。

【10】D考查名词。A. incidences影响，发病率；B. functions功能；C. purposes目的；D. consequences结果，后果。根据There was instant ___9___ inside my young head as to whether I should risk the ___10___ of getting up from the table before my plate was empty. 在我的盘子空了之前，在我年轻的头脑里有一个片刻的冲突，我是否应该冒险从桌子旁站起来。结合句意可知答案为D。

【11】A 考查动词。A. urging激励，驱策；B. holding握住；C. experiencing体验； D. requesting要求。然而，声音仍在继续，敦促我站起来寻找Reds。故选A。

【12】C考查动词。A. Carrying搬运，携带；B. Dating约会；C. Pushing促进； D. Taking拿走。根据___12___ back my chair despite my parents’___13___ expressions, I walked through the kitchen and out of the back door.可知，尽管我父母的表情很惊讶，我还是把椅子往后推了一下，我穿过厨房，走出了后门。故选C。

【13】B考查形容词。A. excited兴奋的；B. surprised感到吃惊的；C. nervous紧张不安的的；D. considerate考虑周到的。根据___12___ back my chair despite my parents’___13___ expressions, I walked through the kitchen and out of the back door. 尽管我父母的表情很惊讶，我还是把椅子往后推了一下，我穿过厨房，走出了后门。故选B。

【14】C考查动词。A. terrified恐吓；B. sighed叹息；C. screamed尖叫的；D. sniffed吸气。根据I ___14___ as I rushed back into the kitchen, pork in hand.和下文的the garage is on fire!可知，当我冲回厨房时，我尖叫着，手里拿着猪肉。故选C。

【15】B 考查动词。A. Go去；B. Call叫喊，打电话；C. Operate动手术；D. Challenge挑战。根据“___15___ the fire department now---the garage is on fire!”可知，“现在给消防部门打电话——车库着火了！”故选B。

【/span>16】A考查动词。A. stepped踏，行走；B. taken拿走；C. brought 拿来；D. fit适合。根据It seemed that one of my brothers had ___16___ into a minor fight with some older boys in the neighborhood that day.可知，那天，我的一个兄弟似乎和一些年纪较大的男孩发生了一场小规模的战斗。故选A。

【17】B考查名词。A. introduction介绍，引进；B. investigation投资；C. knowledge知识；D. performance表演，表现。根据Although the boys never admitted to it despite a police ___17___, we believed they set the garage on fire after ___18___ oil around its walls.可知，尽管警方调查了这些男孩，但他们从未承认过这一点，但我们相信，他们在把油倒在墙上后，把车库点着了。故选B。

【18】A考查动词。A. pouring倾泻；B. picking采摘，挑选；C. recording录音，记录；D. lifting举起，抬起。根据Although the boys never admitted to it despite a police ___17___, we believed they set the garage on fire after ___18___ oil around its walls.可知，尽管警方调查了这些男孩，但他们从未承认过这一点，但我们相信，他们在把油倒在墙上后，把车库点着了。故选A。

【19】D考查副词。A. Hopefully充满希望地；B. Desperately绝望地；C. Regretfully遗憾地；D. Thankfully感激地。根据___19___, we lived two blocks from the fire station, and the fire was ___20___ in time.可知，谢天谢地，我们住在离消防站两个街区的地方，大火及时扑灭了。故选D。

【20】A考查动词词组。A. put out熄灭，出版；B. sent out发送，排遣；C. held up举起；D. kept up保持，继续。根据___19___, we lived two blocks from the fire station, and the fire was ___20___ in time.可知，谢天谢地，我们住在离消防站两个街区的地方，大火及时扑灭了。故选A。