LoveIsBlind：TheMagicofTabbyInOctober，2003Istartedmyworkatmylocalanimalshelter'sAdoptionDepartment．Overtheyears，morethan50，000animalshave（36）thedoorsoftheshelter．Mostofthem，Idonotremember．Butocc

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Love Is Blind：The Magic of Tabby
In October，2003 I started my work at my local animal shelter's Adoption Department．Over the years，more than 50，000 animals have （36）___the doors of the shelter．Most of them，I do not remember．But occasionally there are（37）___animals，who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly （38）___them．Tabby was one such animal．
Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel，probably 14 years old．What's more，she was blind and deaf．Tabby's chances at adoption seemed （39）___at best．After all，we didn't have many adopters coming in （40）___Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also（41）___？"We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the （42）___．
One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter．Her son，Gary，had （43）___Tabby's picture and stories on the shelter's website at home．They were interested in meeting her!It was the only （44）___we ever received about Tabby．What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf？Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and （45）___through grassy fields on summer days．Tabby would （46）___be able to do that．But after meeting her，Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family．They adopted Tabby!
If Tabby's story had simply ended with her（47）___adoption，it would still have been something very special indeed．（48）___，it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as"magic"．Gary （49）___from seizures（癫痫）．Since Gary and Tabby met they became （50）___．They did everything together．They became so"in tune"with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary's seizures（51）___they occurred，giving his family （52）___that one was about to strike．What's more，Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures since Tabby's （53）___．
How could it be？Nobody could explain （54）___Tabby did it．But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had（55）___the magic，the kind that has its roots in love．

36．A．broken	B．passed	C．painted	D．locked
37．A．strange	B．active	C．wild	D．special
38．A．recall	B．leave	C．forget	D．abandon
39．A．remote	B．great	C．fair	D．potential
40．A．wondering	B．stating	C．seeking	D．asking
41．A．stubborn	B．active	C．disabled	D．patient
42．A．hospital	B．shelter	C．farm	D．roadside
43．A．posted	B．taken	C．seen	D．drawn
44．A．letter	B．donation	C．call	D．enquiry
45．A．get	B．run	C．look	D．break
46．A．often	B．possibly	C．never	D．generally
47．A．successful	B．normal	C．temporary	D．early
48．A．However	B．Moreover	C．Therefore	D．Otherwise
49．A．learnt	B．suffered	C．heard	D．differed
50 A．indifferent	B．uncomfortable	C．unfortunate	D．inseparable
51．A．since	B．unless	C．before	D．though
52．A．explanation	B．notice	C．suggestion	D．warning
53．A．arrival	B．birth	C．return	D．recovery
54 A．where	B．how	C．when	D．whether
55．A．witnessed	B．created	C．achieved	D．performed

Answer 1

36-40 BDCAD   41-45 CBCDB   46-50 CAABD   51-55 CDABA
36．答案是B；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．broken 打破；B．passed通过； C．painted 粉刷；D．locked 锁；根据语境可知，这些年有很多的动物"通过"收容所的这扇门；即收留了很多动物；故选B．
37．答案是D；本题考查语境中选用恰当的形容词词；A．strange 奇怪的；B．active 活跃的；C．wild 野的；D．special  特别的；根据语境可知，收容所的大多数动物他都记不得了，但是偶尔有些"特别的"还记得，故选D．
38．答案是C；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．recall 回忆；B．leave 离开；C．forget忘记； D．abandon 抛弃；根据语境，偶尔有些特别的动物我永远也不会"忘记"，故选C．
39．答案是A；本题考查语境中选用恰当的形容词词；A．remote遥远的；（可能性或机会）渺茫的，微乎其微的 B．great 了不起的；C．fair 公平的；D．potential 潜在的；根据语境，因为又老又残疾，Tabby被收养的可能性"微乎其微"，故选A．
40．答案是D；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．wondering不知道；想知道； B．stating 陈述；C．seeking 寻找；D．asking 询问；根据下文的问句可知，这里表示的是"没有很多的领养的人来问这样的问题"，故选D． 
41．答案是C；本题考查语境中选用恰当的形容词词；A．stubborn 固执的B．active 活跃的C．disabled 残疾的D．patient 有耐心的；根据语境可知；Tabby又老又残疾的；很少有领养的人问：你能给我们看又老又"残疾的"狗吗？故选C．
42．答案是B；本题考查语境中选用恰当的名词；A．hospital医院；B．shelter 避难所，收容所；C．farm农场 D．roadside路边；根据上文可知作者在动物收容所工作，而Tabby是收容所里的又老又残疾的狗，所以作者认为没有人会收养它，因而它会在"收容所"度过余生，故选B．   
43．答案是C；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．posted张贴；邮寄 B．taken拿，取； C．seen 看见D．drawn画，拉；根据句意可知，Gary在网站上"看见过"Tabby 的照片，故选C． 
44．答案是D；本题考查语境中选用恰当的名词；A．letter 信；B．donation 捐赠；C．call电话； D．enquiry 询问；根据语境可知；这是唯一一次关于Tabby的"询问"，故选D．
45．答案是B；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．get 得到B．run跑 C．look 看D．break 打破，折断；根据句意，大多数孩子都想要一条和他们一起成长的和他们一起在草地上"奔跑"的狗，故选B．
46．答案是C；本题考查语境中选用恰当的副词；A．often经常 B．possibly 可能C．never 从未；D．generally 一般地；根据语境可知，Tabby又老又残疾的，所以它"永远"不可能和孩子一起成长或奔跑，故选C．
47．答案是A；本题考查语境中选用恰当的形容词词；A．successful 成功的B．normal 正常的C．temporary临时的 D．early 早；根据句意，如果Tabby的故事以"成功"被收养结束，这仍然是很特别的事，故选A．
48．答案是A；本题考查语境中选用恰当的副词；A．However然而B．Moreover 此外，而且；C．Therefore因此； D．Otherwise 否则；根据语境可知，Tabby能被收养已经很特别了，"然而"更奇特的是被收养后发生的事；故选A．
49．答案是B；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．learnt学习，learn from从…中学习 B．suffered 遭受；suffer from 受（某种病痛）折磨；C．heard 听见；hear from受到…来信；D．differed 不同；differ from与…不同；根据语境可知，Gary"患"癫痫病，故选B．
50．答案是D；本题考查语境中选用恰当的形容词；A．indifferent漠不关心的； B．uncomfortable不舒服的 C．unfortunate 不幸的D．inseparable 不可分离的；由下一句中是"They did everything together．他们一起做每件事"推断他们变得"不可分离"，故选D．
51．答案是C；本题考查语境中选用恰当的连词；A．since自从 B．unless 除非C．before在…以前 D．though虽然；根据语境可知，Tabby在Gary癫痫病发作"前"感受到并给他家人发出警告，故选C．
52．答案是D；本题考查语境中选用恰当的名词；A．explanation解释 B．notice注意 C．suggestion 建议D．warning警告  根据语境可知，Tabby在Gary癫痫病发作前感受到并给他家人发出"警告"，故选D．
53．答案是A；本题考查语境中选用恰当的名词；A．arrival 到达B．birth 出生C．return 回来D．recovery  恢复；根据语境可知，Gary和Tabby成为一起，Tabby能提前感受到Gary癫痫病发作，甚至自从Tabby"到来"后Gary癫痫病发作的次数减少，故选A．
54．答案是B；本题考查语境中选用恰当的副词；A．where 哪里B．how如何 C．when 何时D．whether 是否；根据语境，Tabby 能够神奇地提前感受到Gary癫痫病的发作，没有人知道Tabby是"如何"做到的，故选B．
55．答案是A；本题考查语境中选用恰当的动词；A．witnessed 目睹，见证B．created创造C．achieved取得，实现 D．performed 表演，表现；根据语境，作者认为虽然令人难以理解，但是我们"目睹"了这个奇迹，故选A．