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On his 67th birthday，Dad had a heart attack．He was （16）___-he survived．But something（17）___him had died．His passion for life was gone．He refused the doctor's（18）___，and his bitter attitude made every visitor（19）___．Dad was left alone．
I asked Dad to come and live on our small farm，（20）___the fresh air would do him good．A week later，I（21）___the invitation．He criticized everything here．Frustrated，I decided something had to be done．
One day I read an article saying several depressed patients'attitudes had（22）___dramatically （显著地） when given dogs．That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter，where a pointer's eyes caught my attention．They watched me（23）___．
A staff member said："He's been here for two weeks with nothing heard．His time is（24）___tomorrow．"
I turned to the man in horror．"You mean to （25）___him？"
"Madam，"he said coldly．"We don't have （26）___ for every unclaimed dog．"
The pointer's calm brown eyes （27）___ my decision．"I'll take him，"I said．
On arriving home，I took the dog to Dad's room．"Look what I got you!"I said （28）___．
Dad frowned （皱眉） and murmured．"I don't want it"．Then，suddenly，the pointer （29）___from my grasp．He sat down in front of Dad．
Dad's anger （30）___，and soon he was hugging the animal．
It was the beginning of a （31）___．Dad named the pointer Cheyenne．Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams．
Dad's（32）___faded，and he and Cheyenne befriended each other．Then，one night two years later，Cheyenne rushed into my bedroom as if telling something．Running into Dad's room，I found he had（33）___．
Two days later，my grief （悲伤） （34）___ when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad's bed．While burying him near their favorite stream，I silently （35）___ the dog for restoring Dad's peace of mind．
16．A．helpless         B．dangerous            C．unusual              D．lucky
17．A．about            B．for                  C．inside               D．around
18．A．orders           B．descriptions         C．designs              D．ideas
19．A．pitiful          B．upset                C．concerned            D．sympathetic
20．A．imagining        B．guessing             C．hoping               D．supposing
21．A．forgot           B．regretted            C．admitted             D．opposed
22．A．improved         B．differed             C．grew                 D．transformed
23．A．anxiously        B．seriously            C．restlessly           D．calmly
24．A．up               B．over                 C．off                  D．out
25．A．release          B．adopt                C．kill                 D．reject
26．A．time             B．room                 C．worry                D．patience
27．A．refused          B．doubted              C．expected             D．challenged
28．A．patiently        B．suddenly             C．carefully            D．excitedly
29．A．pulled free      B．set back             C．kept off             D．slipped away
30．A．st ayed          B．melted               C．continued            D．strengthened
31．A．long patience    B．painful adoption     C．lonely separation    D．warm friendship
32．A．bitterness       B．sympathy             C．regret               D．worry
33．A．left home        B．gone out             C．turned up            D．passed away
34．A．weakened         B．deepened             C．stopped              D．closed
35．A．praised          B．apologized           C．thanked              D．begged．

Answer 1

16．D     考查形容词辨析．根据"But something…him had died．His passion for life was gone"可知，但是有些东西特别是对生活的激情和希望已经没有了，说明父亲患心脏病失去了对生活的激情和希望，还很幸运地活着．故选D．
17．C      考查介词辨析． 根据"His passion for life was gone"可知，父亲失去了对生活的激情和希望，"激情和希望"这些都是人内在的精神层面上的东西，"inside   内在的，内部的；"故选C．
18．A     考查名词辨析．根据"His passion for life was gone"及"He refused the doctor's…"可知，父亲患心脏病，所以心情、生活态度大变，拒绝听从医生的指导和建议，"orders=instructions    指导，指示，命令"，故选A．
19．B     考查形容词辨析．  根据"and his bitter attitude"可知，父亲自己对生活失去的激情和希望的态度让别人也很难过，不舒服，"upset   心烦的；混乱的"，故选B．
20．C     考查动词辨析． 根据文章第一段的描述和"the fresh air would do him good"可知，父亲患心脏病失去了对生活的激情和希望，状态很糟糕，我想把他接到我身边，是希望给他换个环境，农场环境开阔空气新鲜，或许对缓急病情有帮助，故选C．
21．B     考查动词辨析． 根据"He criticized everything here．Frustrated…"可知，我本来寄希望于把父亲接到自己身边可能会有所好转，但依然没有，父亲还是对所有的东西都看不顺眼总爱挑刺，所以我有点后悔当初的决定，故选B．
22．A     考查动词辨析．  根据"several depressed patients'attitudes …dramatically （显著地） when given dogs．That afternoon I drove to the animal shelter"可知，我决定到动物收容所去，说明有狗的陪伴会让抑郁患者心情明显有所好转和改善，故选A．
23．D     考查副词辨析．根据"He's been here for two weeks with nothing heard"可知，这只狗可能听力有点问题，两周以来什么也听不到，"calmly平静地；安静
=silently"，故选D．
24．A    考查动词辨析．  根据固定短语"Time is up   时间到了"可知，这只狗在动物收容所里呆的期限时间到了，故选A．
25．C     考查动词辨析． 根据"…in horror"可知，我很惊恐地看着工作人员，由此可推知这只狗在动物收容所里呆的期限时间到了，是要处理掉（宰了它），故选C．
26．B     考查名词辨析．根据"he said coldly．"We don't have …for every unclaimed dog"可知，工作人员冷冷地表示动物收容所里没有太多的地方给这些无人认领的动物．故选B．
27．C      考查动词辨析．根据上下文的语境和"The pointer's calm brown eyes …I'll take him"可知，长期无人认领的动物会被处理掉（宰掉），基于这个规定我带走了这只狗；这只狗也用它那平静的褐色眼睛注视着我，在期待着我的决定（把它带走），就像冥冥之中注定的，故选C．
28．D      考查副词辨析．根据"Look what I got you！"可知，作者说话的语气，应该是很激动欣喜，因为之前在报纸上过获悉有狗的陪伴会让抑郁患者心情明显有所好转和改善的消息，故选D．
29．A      考查动词短语辨析．根据"from my grasp．He sat down in front of Dad"可知，这只狗很有灵气，当父亲表明不想要它时，这只狗却突然挣脱我的控制，跑到父亲面前坐了下来，故选A．
30．B      考查动词辨析．根据"and soon he was hugging the animal"可知，父亲很快就拥抱了这只狗，说明之前父亲的皱眉不高兴的状态没有了"melt   融化；软化"，故选B．
31．D      考查名词短语辨析．根据"Dad named the pointer Cheyenne．Together they spent long hours walking down country roads and relaxing on the banks of streams"可知，父亲给这只狗命名，这只狗也一直陪伴着父亲，说明他们间建立了融洽的关系，故选D．
32．A      考查名词辨析．根据"…faded，and he and Cheyenne befriended each other"可知，父亲和这只狗就像情迷无间的好朋友一样，所以父亲之前因病而产生的抑郁及对生活失去激情和希望的状态都不复存在了，"bitterness 痛苦，苦难"，故选A．
33．D      考查动词短语辨析．根据"Two days later，my grief …when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad's bed"可知，父亲去世了，"pass away  去世"，故选D．
34．B       考查动词辨析．根据"when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad's bed"可知，在父亲去世两天后，与父亲朝夕相处陪伴的狗躺在父亲生前的床边死了，对这样一个场景和所流露出的狗对主人的忠诚，让我更加悲伤难过，"deepen Vt 加深"故选B．
35．C       考查动词辨析．    父亲去世了，陪伴他的狗也走了（死了），因为这只的陪伴让因病而患抑郁的父亲重新恢复了生活的宁静，找到了生活的快乐和希望，我无比地感激这只狗．故选C．