二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.
Five years ago, when my father was
1 , I travelled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days. I felt very
2 and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away, I was
3 in his apartment. There were so many things to
4 . I was lonely and I hated the
5 of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken. I heard crying outside. I
6 the door and found a little cat on the floor. He was thin and poor. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then soon
7 .
The next morning I asked the neighbours and learned that the cat had been left by his owner. His owner had moved away,
8 the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to work out what to do with
9 . I had something else to do, so taking care of the cat seemed like the very
10 thing I could do. But as soon as I opened the door, he ran to me and lay
11 my feet. It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere. I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend.
From then on, things grew
12 . With Willis, time seemed to pass much faster.
13 , when the time came for me to return to my own home, I had to decide
14 to do about Willis. There was no way I would leave without him.
It's been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have said I was so nice to
15 the cat. But I know that we saved each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
(
B
)1. A. brave
B. dying
C. strong
D. hopeful
(
C
)2. A. excited
B. happy
C. sad
D. tired
(
A
)3. A. alone
B. sleepy
C. awake
D. afraid
(
D
)4. A. turn over
B. come on
C. go with
D. deal with
(
B
)5. A. noise
B. silence
C. sound
D. voice
(
B
)6. A. closed
B. opened
C. fixed
D. broke
(
C
)7. A. ran over
B. went away
C. fell asleep
D. got up
(
B
)8. A. because
B. so
C. though
D. since
(
A
)9. A. him
B. her
C. me
D. them
(
D
)10. A. first
B. second
C. middle
D. last
(
B
)11. A. in
B. by
C. over
D. off
(
A
)12. A. easier
B. harder
C. heavier
D. worse
(
C
)13. A. Suddenly
B. Luckily
C. Finally
D. Surely
(
B
)14. A. how
B. what
C. where
D. which
(
A
)15. A. save
B. report
C. catch
D. carry
