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

解析：由文章第一段第二句This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest.可知此时作者应该在树林里迷了路，所以选择B项。

答案：B

42. A, mysterious　　　 　B. ridiculous　　　　 C. fascinating　　　 D. apparent

解析：根据I began to picture the rest of the day in the 　43　 , without food or drink.可知“我”和Beans 都迷了路，所以选择D项表示“明显的，显然的”。 mysterious表示“神秘的”：　　　 　ridiculous 表示“滑稽可笑的”； fascinating表示“有趣的，迷人的”。

答案：D

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

解析：根据后文的Beans, take me home可知作者认为Beans会认识回家的路，所以选择knew。

答案：A

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

解析：本句意义应为“我肯定这条路会引导我们回到熟悉的路上去”，所以B 项正确，表示“小路”之意。

答案：B

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

解析：本句中的make sounds 是“发出叫声”之意，根据前文提到的“它很聪明”，所以它发出的叫声应该是“作出回应”，所以使用speak。

答案：D

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

解析：根据文章最后一句话He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.可知，Beans喜欢探究未知的事物，所以C项意义符合逻辑。

答案：C

38, A. smart　　　　　 　B. sweet　　　　　 　C. slow　　　　　 　D. shy

解析：根据后句He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 　39　 　back.可知Beans是很聪明的，所以A项正确。

答案：A

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

解析：根据第二段中的句子Beans is a white dog可知，Beans是一只狗，所以B项正确。

答案：B

35. Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew 　　　　　she

　　 was so angry.

　　 A. where　　　　　 B. whether　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. why

解析：本题考查宾语从句的引导词。句意应为“辛迪重重地摔上了门，痛哭了起来。办公室里没有人知道她为什么会如此愤怒。”分析句式结构可知，空格处引导knew的宾语从句，由于空格后she was so angry结构完整，不缺少句子成分，所以空格处选择D项，表示原因。

答案：D

Section B (18 marks)

　　　 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 (小径). 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.

本文讲述了自己和宠物狗Beans的一段经历。

34. I'm tired out. I 　　　　all afternoon and I don't seem to have finished anything.

　　 A. shopped　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have shopped

　　 C. had shopped　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been shopping

解析：本题考查动词时态的判断。句意应为“我累极了。整个下午我都在购物，但是似乎什么也没买到。”句中时间状语all afternoon表示一段持续的时间，所以空格处要强调某一动作一直在持续进行，所以要使用进行时态；又由于结果是“什么也没买到”，所以强调对现在的影响，故用现在完成进行时态表示在从过去到现在的一段时间内一直在持续的动作或存在的状态 。

答案：D

33. Listening to loud music at rock concerts 　　　　caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

　　 A. is　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　 C. has　　　　　　 D. have

解析：本题考查动词时态的判断。句意应为“在摇滚音乐会上听太响的音乐已经使得一些十几岁的青少年失聪。”所以空格处强调对现在的影响，因此要使用现在完成时态。

答案：C