完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A friend in need
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you
36 find in any neighborhood, these two
37 each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family
38 that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no
39 Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and despite(尽管)their
40 to find him, by the next week he was still missing. Curiously, Spotty
41 at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored the
42 little neighbor dog. Finally, one morning Spotty
43 to take “no” for an answer any longer. He followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say,"
44 me! It’s urgent!”
Then Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a
45 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie
46 but one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg-hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement
47 Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than simply
48 Brownie’s owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the
49 dog, Ted found some dog food, which was later
50 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that
51 !Spotty had been visiting Brownie
52 in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own comfort. Spotty had obviously 53 with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling(依偎)with him at night to keep him warm and touching him gently with its nose to keep his
54 up. Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterward, the two
55 watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.
| 小题1: | | A．must | B．should | C．can | D．need |
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| 小题2: | | A．loved | B．hated | C．stayed | D．fought |
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| 小题3: | | A．watched | B．heard | C．feared | D．noticed |
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| 小题4: | | A．hope | B．success | C．failure | D．information |
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| 小题5: | | A．wishes | B．demands | C．efforts | D．worries |
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| 小题6: | | A．showed up | B．showed off | C．turned out | D．turned off |
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| 小题7: | | A．clever | B．eager | C．angry | D．nervous |
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| 小题8: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．wanted | D．pretended |
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| 小题9: | | A．Love | B．Feed . | C．.Forgive | D．Follow |
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| 小题10: | | A．beautiful | B．distant | C．wild | D．clean |
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| 小题11: | | A．alive | B．dead | C．brave | D．sleepy |
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| 小题12: | | A．immediately | B．seriously | C．directly | D．honestly |
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| 小题13: | | A．asked | B．told | C．informed | D．led |
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小题14:A. injured B. defeated C. frightened D, worried
| 小题15: | | A．regarded | B．determined | C．recognized | D．showed |
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| 小题16: | | A．month | B．day | C．evening | D．week |
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| 小题17: | | A．particularly | B．regularly | C．usually | D．especially |
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| 小题18: | | A．lived | B．slept | C．stayed | D．played |
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| 小题19: | | A．head | B．spirits | C．temperature | D．mind |
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| 小题20: | | A．families | B．parents | C．dogs | D．friends |
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