【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 zheimer’s( 老年癡呆癥 ) could Casey and I __46__ with them? The minute Casey stepped into the nursing home， people __47__ us with smiles and __48__ did his tricks for them— sat， lay down and seemed happy with a __49__ in their eyes. Someone else asked me to take Casey to a woman who was unable to the woman petted(撫摸 ) Casey’s head ， I observed __51__ of a sharp and active mind behind her bright happily responded to my questions with a smile and an elegant __52__ of her hand when we left. I left the nursing home that day feeling very __53__ to Casey for the lesson he had taught had been afraid to step outside the __54__ I had placed around myself and worried about how I would municate with these I learned that love can be spread without words and no one ever fets the language of __55__. 36． B． accept C． bear D． avoid 答案 B 解析 從前面牧羊犬會跟主人始終呆在一起推斷，它們不接受陌生人。 recognize認(rèn)出； bear忍受，容忍； avoid避免，躲避。 37． B． deserved C． expected D． chosen 答案 D 解析 根據(jù)前面判斷，此處還是說明牧羊犬只接受自己的主人，也就是自己選擇的人。 38． B． overjoyed C． annoyed D． disappointed 答案 A 解析 當(dāng)看到自己的牧羊犬舉動反常，作者感到 “ 吃驚 ” 。 annoyed 感到惱怒的；disappointed 失望的； overjoyed 欣喜若狂的。 39． at B． cared for C． ran over to D． went away from 答案 C 解析 從后面的 “He danced around them ， ...” 斷定，牧羊犬高興地跑到一對老夫婦跟前撒歡。 40． B． led C． sent D． called 答案 D 解析 根據(jù)常識可知，作者呼喚自己的牧羊犬回來。 41． B． young C． poor D． rich 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)前一句可知，它不喜歡年輕人，從后文可知它比較喜歡老年人，可知答案。 42． B． typical C． particular D． popular 答案 B 解析 作者的牧羊犬居然在陌生人面前撒歡，這是反常的舉動，不是牧羊犬通常的行為。 similar類似的； particular 特別的； popular 受歡迎的。 43． B． teach C． acplish D． tell 答案 C 解析 作者意識到，自己的牧羊犬想完成更加偉大的事情。 44． B． persuaded C． weled D． told 答案 C 解析 根據(jù) “...anyone ， including dogs...” 可知敬老院歡迎任何人包括狗去給老年人以安慰。 45． B． cure C． understand D． remind 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，他們歡迎任何人包括狗來看這些病人。 46． B． bine C． perform D． municate 答案 D 解析 根據(jù) “Most of the residents of this nursing home were Alzheimer’s( 老年癡呆癥 ) patients.” 可知作者還是擔(dān)心自己和牧羊犬能否跟這些老年癡呆病人交流。 47． B． greeted C． supported D． entertained 答案 B 解析 根據(jù)語境和常識判斷，看到人和寵物來，老人們非常高興，因此微笑著跟作者打招呼。 48． B． calmly C． anxiously D． happily 答案 D 解析 根據(jù) “ ...sat， lay down and jumped.” 可知牧羊犬是在老人們面前快樂地撒歡，做出各種惹人喜愛的動作。 49． B． light C． sign D． horror 答案 B 解析 根據(jù)前面的 “People seemed happy...” 可知老人們眼中出現(xiàn)了亮光， 說明他們內(nèi)心的歡樂。選 “ 眼淚 ” ，不合邏輯。 50． B． Although C． Until D． Where 答案 A 解析 根據(jù)前后句之間的關(guān)系，可知是當(dāng)老人撫摸牧羊犬時，我觀察到了眼神后面敏銳的思維。 51． B． experiences C． indications D． ideas 答案 C 解析 老人看到牧羊犬非常高興，因此敏銳的思維又浮現(xiàn)出來。 indication暗示，表明。 52． B． wave C． rise D． shake 答案 B 解析 從后文 “...when we left.” 可知她是在 揮手和作者道別。 signal 信號；rise升起； shake搖晃。 53． B． careful C． delightful D． hopeful 答案 A 解析 從后面牧羊犬讓作者領(lǐng)悟了一個道理可知，他對自己的牧羊犬很感激。careful 小心的； delightful 高興的； hopeful充滿希望的。 54． B． surroundings C． boundaries D． outlines 答案 C 解析 從前面的 “step outsid e” 可知，作者原先一直不敢走出自己所設(shè)定的局限或界限。 circumstance 情況； surroundings 周圍的環(huán)境； outline 輪廓。 55． B． honesty C． sincerity D． love 答案 D 解析 這是本文作者強(qiáng)調(diào)的中心，牧羊犬所體現(xiàn)的是一種愛心， “ 友誼 ”“ 誠實(shí) ”“ 真誠 ” 都不是作者強(qiáng)調(diào)的意義。 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共 兩節(jié) ，滿分 40分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C和 D)中 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A When I was growing up in America， I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese of her English， she was often treated in department stores， at banks， and at restaurants did not take her seriously， did not give her good service， pretended not to understand her， or even acted as if they did not hear her. My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as I was fifteen， she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to time I had to call her stockbroker(股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人 )． I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing， “This is .” And my mother was standing beside me， whispering loudly， “Why he didn’t send me check already two week late.” And then， in perfect English I said “I’m getting rather agreed to send the check two weeks ago， but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly.“What he want ？ I e to New York tell him front of his boss.”And so I turned to the stockbroker again ， “I can’t tolerate any more I don’t receive the check immediately ， I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.” The next week we ended up in New I was sitting there red173。faced，my mother， the real ， was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager， my mother’s broken English embarrassed now ， I see it me， my mother’s English is perfectly clear ， perfectly is my mother language， as I hear it， is vivid， direct， and full of observation and was the language that helped shape the way I saw things， expressed ideas， and made sense of the world. 56． Why was the author’s mother poorly se rved? A． She was unable to speak good English. B． She was often misunderstood. C． She was not clearly heard. D． She was not very polite. 答案 A 解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)首段第二、三句可知媽媽不能說地道的英語，并因此在各種場合遭到不公平對待。故 A項(xiàng)正確。 57． From Paragraph 2， we know that the author was ________. A． good at pretending B． rude to the stockbroker C． ready to help her mother D． unwilling to phone for her mother 答案 D 解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句中的 I was forced to ...or even to yell...可知作者不情愿替媽媽打電話，故 D項(xiàng)正確，同時也排除了 C項(xiàng)： ready to help her mother樂意幫助她媽媽 (做某事 )。根據(jù)第二段尾句 “I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing...” 我以一種正處在青春期的不太令人相信的聲音說道 ?? 可知作者不善于偽裝，故排除 A項(xiàng)； B項(xiàng)在文章 (第