Unit 3 A taste of English humour language points课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Forever friendship

　　Twenty­one years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight­week­old dog, to help me ease (减轻；缓解) the loss of our daughter. Later my husband and I moved from New York to New Jersey where our neighbor, whose cat had __1__ had kittens, asked us if we would like one. We were afraid that Sam would not be __2__， but we made up our __3__ to take a kitten.

　　We picked a little, gray, playful cat. She __4__ around running after imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to chair very __5__， so we named her Lightning (闪电)．

　　At __6__， Sam and Lightning were not close to each other. But slowly, as the days went on, Lightning started __7__ Sam. They slept together, ate together and played together. When I took __8__ one out of the house, the other was always __9__ by the door when we returned. That was the __10__ they lived for years.

　　Then, without any __11__， Sam suddenly died of a weak heart. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to __12__ why she would never see her friend again.

　　In the __13__ that followed, Lightning seemed heartbroken. She could not __14__ me in words that she was __15__， but I could see the pain and __16__ in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door. The weeks __17__ by, and the cat's sorrow seemed to be lifting (消散). One day as I walked into our living room, I __18__ to have a look at the floor next to our sofa__19__ we had a sculptured replica (雕塑复制品) of Sam that we had bought a few years before. Lying next to the statue (雕塑), one arm wrapped around the statue's neck, was Lightning, sleeping with her best __20__.

　　篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者家养的一只狗和一只猫之间的深厚的友谊，让我们了解了动物之间的浓浓的爱。

　　1．A.recently B．lastly

　　C．firstly D．never

　　答案：A　recently "最近"。此处意为"我搬到新泽西时，邻居家的猫最近生了小猫"。lastly "最后"；firstly "首先"；never "从不"，均不符合句意。故选A。

　　2．A.sad B．excited

　　C．disappointed D．glad

　　答案：D　sad "难过的"；disappointed "失望的"。如果不注意空前的not，容易误选A项或C项。glad与前面的not连用，表示"我们担心小狗Sam会因为多一个宠物而不高兴"。故选D。

　　3．A.minds B．hearts

　　C．heads D．brains

　　答案：A　作者和丈夫在经过思考之后，最终还是决定养只小猫。make up one's mind "决定"，此处要用mind的复数形式。heart "心脏"；head "头部"；brain "大脑"，均不与make up搭配。故选A。

　　4．A.walked B．climbed

C．raced D．hid