第二节:阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺连贯,其中有两项是多余选项。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. 16 Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals for vaccinations(疫苗接种) to prevent disease. They have special stores for animal food. 17 When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. 18
19 One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. 20 They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
A. People usually use cages to keep them at home.
B. They are free to come and go.
C. People in Canada have many reasons for liking animals.
D. People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.
E. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.
F. But pets can solve this problem.
G. He or she may lie and may cause trouble.
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四、词汇运用。(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据短文意思和首字母提示,写出一个完整正确的单词。(2025·江苏镇江调研)
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. He thought he was a smart
and careful animal.
One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he
looked out, a nice s 1 came to him. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily. “I’ll have it for
breakfast. ”
But then he remembered his parents’ w 2 . His parents often said, “Always wait
before you go for a piece of cheese. ”
So the young mouse w 3 quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat
was there. So he stayed in the hole and said happily to h 4 , “I took my parents’ advice and
learned to wait. ”
The next day, he put his nose out of the hole slowly, and the same smell came again.
This time he could see the cheese! It was o 5 a few centimetres away, but he sat still and
waited in his hole. He did not hear any sounds of the cat. I 6 , he heard a very quiet
“Woof”, a sound just like from a dog.
“Oh, it’s a dog!” he thought, “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. So I am s 7 .” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. The cat c 8 him
and ate him later. When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to
my p 9 and learned a second l 10 . Sometimes, it can really make a difference. ”
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