阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

       Cats have no emotions ．At least, that's what my husband once claimed．I   1that my two cats experience emotions．They feel anger, fear, and   2．He agreed with me, but   3his opinion that cats don't feel love． 4, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise．

       When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet．She was an indoor lady, always watching   5through the window．

       Then one day when I   6my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian   7Juliet gazing at him behind the window．It soon became   8that they were attracted by each other．So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush   9__to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing   10at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside．Even my husband watched   11, and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love．．．can they?"

       Five months later, my neighbour had to   12because of work．My heart sank．I wondered how Sebastian would   13to Juliet's leaving．

       For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often   14Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment   15his lady．The new neighbour didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I   16his reason for being there．

       Sebastian   17the small area outside that window as his territory． Other male cats were allowed in the   18, but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his   19．

       Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he   20me of the lesson Sebastian taught him．．．that cats do indeed fall in love．

1.A．argued                     B．quarreled             C．suggested            D．discussed

2.A．energy                     B．power               C．strength              D．happiness

3.A．referred to               B．prepared for         C．stuck to              D．approved of

4.A．Therefore               B．However             C．Besides               D．Meanwhile

5.A．the environment       B．the sky                C．her owner           D．her boyfriend

6.A．forbade                 B．prevented            C．accompanied       D．left

7.A．called attention to                          B．caught sight of

       C．took charge of                          D．paid a visit to

8.A．ambitious              B．doubtful              C．skeptical              D．obvious

9.A．secretly                 B．straight                C．quietly                 D．worriedly

10.A．lovingly               B．angrily                 C．hungrily              D．greedily

11.A．in trouble             B．in sorrow            C．in amazement       D．in horror

12.A．settle                   B．travel                  C．apologize             D．move

13.A．react                   B．reply                   C．reduce                D．replace

14.A．took                    B．caught                 C．met                   D．sensed

15.A．in place of            B．on the basis of     C．in search of         D．on account of

16.A．explained             B．requested             C．blamed                D．asked

17.A．discovered           B．reformed             C．preserved            D．marked

18.A．street                  B．backyard             C．window              D．village

19.A．birthday               B．departure             C．death                  D．arrival

20.A．reminds               B．informs               C．tells                    D．accuses

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband  37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of  39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,  41  toward the woods. He was walking  42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing  47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I  48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously  49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from  51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was  52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

36. A. water            B. rain                 C. cloud                D. storm

37. A. decided        B. chose                C. tried                D. offered

38. A. before         B. if                      C. until            D. unless

39. A. sending               B. sharing               C. forgiving            D. begging

40. A. ever                 B. never                C. once               D. yet

41. A. running              B. jumping             C. walking             D. riding

42. A. slowly               B. quickly              C. hurriedly            D. dangerously

43. A. plants                B. flowers              C. vegetables           D. woods

44. A. thinking              B. wondering           C. worrying            D. dreaming

45. A. though               B. besides              C. however            D. too

46. A. beating               B. following            C. teaching            D. hoping

47. A. sign                  B. field                       C. world              D. scene

48. A. almost                B. already                     C. just                 D. even

49. A. weak                B. ill                         C. close               D. brave

50. A. horse                B. crop                       C. baby               D. deer

51. A. thirst                B. diseases                     C. heat             D. pain

52. A. lost                  B. cleaned                     C. gone               D. dried

53. A. comfortable          B. clear                       C. acceptable          D. simple

54. A. kind                B. clever                      C. naughty          D. honest

55. A. hit                   B. washed               C. ruined              D. saved

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband  37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
However, one day I learned the true lesson of  39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,  41  toward the woods. He was walking  42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing  47 .
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I  48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously  49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from  51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was  52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.
I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.
36. A. water               B. rain             C. cloud           D. storm
37. A. decided           B. chose           C. tried            D. offered
38. A. before            B. if                  C. until           D. unless
39. A. sending          B. sharing          C. forgiving        D. begging
40. A. ever             B. never           C. once              D. yet
41. A. running                                         B. jumping         C. walking               D. riding
42. A. slowly                                          B. quickly          C. hurriedly              D. dangerously
43. A. plants           B. flowers          C. vegetables       D. woods
44. A. thinking         B. wondering       C. worrying        D. dreaming
45. A. though           B. besides          C. however           D. too
46. A. beating          B. following       C. teaching           D. hoping
47. A. sign             B. field             C. world           D. scene
48. A. almost           B. already          C. just              D. even
49. A. weak            B. ill               C. close            D. brave
50. A. horse                                           B. crop               C. baby              D. deer
51. A. thirst            B. diseases           C. heat             D. pain
52. A. lost             B. cleaned           C. gone            D. dried
53. A. comfortable                                     B. clear               C. acceptable         D. simple
54. A. kind                                           B. clever              C. naughty          D. honest
55. A. hit              B. washed            C. ruined           D. saved