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Book 1 Unit 4 Earthquakes
语言知识·精准练
Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时16′)
(2021·河北唐山质检)
We walked every evening and followed the route without incidents.
Though Peety had the same bright look in his eyes,I could tell he was walking 1 than usual,struggling to keep up the 2 pace established over our previous walks.He still had too much life in him for me to 3 the idea that he was in his sunset years.
We were 4 east,away from the brightly lit street,when a man,large and drunken,stepped out of the 5 .
“You got money?” He said.
Peety stopped in his tracks, 6 at the man and growled(低吠).
“Sorry,man,” I said,“nothing on me.”
“Come on,boy.” I pulled hard on the 7 ,but he stood there,frozen,growling deeper.
“Money!” the man reached out to 8 me,and Peety barked,jumping—six feet in the air—mouth open and 9 the man.I dragged the chain and stopped him 10 his teeth made contact.The man 11 and scrambled(爬) on all fours before 12 back into the darkness.
Peety 13 ,and tried to run after him,still 14 .
How close we had just come to the 15 of something terrible! Tears in my eyes,I looked at Peety,wondering where he found the 16 to jump so high to protect me! I took a deep breath and felt 17 that we were OK.
I got down and petted him.My voice 18 when I said “Let’s go home”.
Peety walked in front of me, 19 me like he had way back when the whole journey first 20 .
语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者某天和自己的狗Peety散步时,遇到了一个高大的醉汉想要抢劫,Peety拼命保护作者并吓退了醉汉。
1.A.closer B.slower
C.further D.faster
答案 B
解析 句意为:尽管Peety的眼睛依然明亮,但我看得出来,它走得比平常慢了一些,努力保持着我们以前散步时建立的规律步伐。closer更近的;slower更慢的;further更远的;faster更快的。根据后文中的“struggling to keep up”可知,Peety在努力跟上作者,说明它今天走路吃力,走得比平常慢了。故选B。
2.A.comfortable B.gentle
C.regular D.shaky
答案 C
解析 句意参见上题解析。comfortable舒适的;gentle温和的;regular有规律的,定期的;shaky摇晃的。结合后文“established over our previous walks”可知,此处是指Peety努力保持着我们以前散步时建立的规律步伐。故选C。
3.A.reject B.share
C.ignore D.entertain
答案 D
解析 句意为:它仍然很有活力,所以我不认为它已经是暮年了。reject拒绝;share分享;ignore忽视;en