My two-year-old daughter Kate wanted a dog

题目内容：

My two-year-old daughter Kate wanted a dog. But I was too busy to buy one. One day, Kate ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with __36__.

I followed her to the bush and found a __37__! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up __38__!

I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt __39__. “Don’t be afraid. That’s mom. She loves you, too.” Kate said. Then he became friendly. It was __40__!

I __41__to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, __42__Kate loved him. Besides, he was gentle to Kate. So we called the vet(兽医）finally.

Kate named the wolf Ralph __43__ she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he __44__but came back several days later.

On Kate’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s __45__. After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and __46__. When Kate returned, he got happy again. This __47__throughout Kate’s school years.

Twelve __48__passed.

One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were__49__about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound(伤口). Sixteen-year-old Kate held his head and __50__him. We hope he could come through. However, he __51__.

Kate cried. I noticed something strange in the bush-----two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s __52__! Before he died, Ralph __53__his child to us ! He knew he would be __54__here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph... I was __50__.

“Don’t be afraid, little...Ralphie. That’s mom. She loves you, too.”

小题1:

A．encouragement

B．entertainment

C．excitement

D．agreement小题2:

A．dog

B．fox

C．wolf

D．tiger小题3:

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．slowly

D．patiently小题4:

A．hurt

B．dry

C．warmly

D．cold小题5:

A．wonderful

B．unhappy

C．unbelievable

D．normal小题6:

A．prepared

B．rushed

C．pretended

D．wanted小题7:

A．however

B．so

C．though

D．but小题8:

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or小题9:

A．disappeared

B．turned

C．passed

D．came小题10:

A．sadness

B．dream

C．understanding

D．anger小题11:

A．slept

B．left

C．sang

D．waited小题12:

A．stopped

B．joined

C．lived

D．continued小题13:

A．years

B．weeks

C．months

D．days小题14:

A．surprised

B．hopeful

C．worried

D．careful小题15:

A．comforted

B．beat

C．washed

D．struck小题16:

A．succeeded

B．died

C．cried

D．woke小题17:

A．mother

B．father

C．child

D．wife小题18:

A．posted

B．brought

C．gave

D．threw小题19:

A．happily

B．safe

C．warm

D．friendly小题20:

A．confused

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．moved

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:B

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:D

小题8:A

小题9:A

小题10:A

小题11:D

小题12:D

小题13:A

小题14:C

小题15:A

小题16:B

小题17:C

小题18:B

小题19:B

小题20:D

答案解析：

本文讲述了女儿和Ralph之间深厚的感情，是现实版的狼图腾。

小题1:C 名词辨析。A鼓励B娱乐C协议D兴奋；Becky兴奋地跑进来然我们去看她的狗。

小题2:C 上下文串联。根据下文第6空后的about the wolf说明这是一只狼。

小题3:A 词义辨析。A可爱的B最后C突然D耐心地；看见了我，它突然就站立起来，露出牙齿。

小题4:B 词义辨析。A伤害B干燥的 C温暖地D寒冷的；我看到狼，害怕的嘴巴发干。

小题5:C 形容词辨析。A很棒B不开心C难以置信D正常；它变得友好，真是难以置信啊！

小题6:B 动词辨析。A准备B奔跑C假装D想要；我奔跑进家里找到丈夫告诉他这一切。

小题7:D 词义辨析。A然而B于是C尽管D但是；我们本应该把这只狼杀死的，但是我们的女儿很喜欢它。

小题8:A 连词辨析。女儿给它起名为Ralph并每天带食物给它吃。慢慢地它好转了起来。

小题9:A 动词辨析。A消失B转身C经过D来；有时候它会消失，几天后又回来了。

小题10:A 名词辨析。A悲伤B梦想C理解D生气；在女儿上学那天，第一次感觉到了它的悲伤。

小题11:D 动词辨析。A睡觉B离开C唱歌D等待；Ralph躺着路边等待女儿回来。

小题12:D 动词辨析。A停止B加入C生活D继续；这样的生活一直继续到女儿学习结束。

小题13:A 上下文串联。根据下文Fifteen-year-old说明12年过去了。

小题14:C 形容词辨析。A惊讶B困惑C担心D细心；我们很担心它的安全。

小题15:A 动词辨析。A安慰B击败C洗D娱乐；Becky弯腰下去安慰它。

小题16:B 动词辨析。A成功B死亡C哭D苏醒；指Ralph最终没有撑过来，死了。

小题17:C 名词辨析。A母亲B父亲C妻子D孩子；根据下文所述，Ralph把他的孩子给了我们。

小题18:B 动词辨析。A邮寄B带来C卖D扔；Ralph把它的孩子带给了我们。

小题19:B 形容词辨析。A安全B开心C温暖D友好；他知道在我们这里是很安全的。

小题20:D 形容词辨析。A困惑的B失望的C感到的D害怕的；我被它感动了。

点评：本文讲述了女儿和Ralph之间深厚的感情，是现实版的狼图腾。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。