2013高考英语（完形填空）倒计时冲刺50天（13）及答案
(2012·湖南常德六中月考)
I have been told in China，having a pet，particularly a dog，is often considered to be a status symbol because it shows the family can __1__ to have an animal.It is different here.
In Canada it is __2__ for people to have pets.Many people have dogs.Many others have cats and there are people who keep fish，birds or rabbits.Some keep what we call exotic pets.These might be ferrets，snakes or almost any other animal you can think of，although keeping __3__ pets is often difficult and because it can also be hard on the animal.The keeping of some exotic animals is not allowed by law.
Now，my wife and I live in a small town.We no longer have a __4__—we live in an apartment.We have a cat named Callie and she never goes out __5__ onto the balcony so cars are no longer an issue.She's about sixteen years old and will probably live to be twenty or more.The __6__ will come when she dies and we no longer have a pet.We have had a pet for so long it seems like a natural part of our lives and without a cat around the house it will seem somehow __7__.On the other hand，we are getting older and given that a cat can live about twenty years we wonder if we will ever have another after Callie goes.Cats are cutest，of course，when they are small kittens but a kitten is __8__ for a longer time than we may have left.
I think having a pet is very good for a number of reasons.It helps to teach children how to look after a __9__ creature，makes them realize that animals have feelings just like we do and that，in many ways，we depend on each other.For older people like me an animal is a __10__ and a comfort to have around，a pet，properly treated，returns the favor by __11__unconditional love.Wouldn't this world be a __12__ place if people could learn how to do that.
1．A.buy B．afford
C．supply D．provide
2．A.common B．unusual
C．particular D．public
3．A.aboard B．domestic
C．excited D．exotic
4．A.dormitory B．home
C．family D．house
5．A.except B．besides
C．except for D．beside
6．A.demand B．dilemma
C．decision D．matter
7．A.puzzled B．confused
C．empty D．alone
8．A.commitment B．committee
C．friend D．follower
9．A.lively B．alive
C．live D．living
10．A.company B．competitor
C．companion D．co-worker
11．A.giving out B．giving in
C．giving back D．giving off
12．A.bad B．great
C．messy D．poor
1．B 根据前文可知，能够“养得起”宠物为认为是地位的象征，所以答案为B项afford“买得起，负担得起”。
2．A 根据后文“Many people have dogs.”可知，在加拿大拥有宠物的现象很普遍。A项“普通的，一般的，共同的”；B项“非同一般的，不寻常的”；C项“特别的，特定的，挑剔的”；D项“公开的，公众的”。
3．D 根据上下文可知这里在讨论exotic pets“外来物种宠物”，所以D项正确。A项“在船(飞机或车)上”；B项“家庭的，驯养的”；C项“兴奋的，激动的”；D项“由外国引进的，非本地的”。
4．D house通常指平房或带有院落的房子，而后面的apartment则通常指公寓楼。根据后文可知，作者夫妇住在楼房中而不是平房里。
5．A 根据后文“so cars are no longer an issue.”可知，因为住在楼房中，所以Callie除了阳台外无处可去，更不用担心汽车会轧到它。A项“除……之外”；B项“除……之外还……”；C项“除了……之外(强调局部或部分，含有美中不足之意)”；D项“在边上，紧挨着”。
6．B 根据后文可知，Callie和作者夫妇生活了很多年，一旦失去它作者夫妇会不知如何是好。A项“要求，需要”；B项“(左右为难)的困境”；C项“决定”；D项“物质，事物，事情，问题，重要性”。
7．C 家里没有Callie就会显得空荡荡的。A项“迷惑不解的”；B项“糊涂的”；C项“空的，空闲的，空虚的，寂寥的”；D项“单独的，独自的”。
8．A
9．D 考查固定短语：living creature“生物”。lively“充满活力的，活泼的，逼真的”；alive“活着的，健在的，存在的”；live“活着的，有生命的，现场直播的”；living“活着的，使用中的”。
10．C 宠物可以成为人们特别是老年人的陪伴者。A项“公司，陪伴，伴随”；B项“竞争者”；C项“同伴，伙伴”；D项“同事，帮手”。
11．C 宠物会用它们无条件的爱来回报人类。A项“分发，耗尽”；B项“屈服，妥协，让步，上交”；C项“归还，恢复”；D项“发出，散发”。
12．B 如果人们能够学会和宠物(动物)和谐相处，那么这个世界将变成一个真正的好地方。bad“差的，严重的，不合格的”；great“伟大的，了不起的，非常的，杰出的，令人满意的，极好的，真正的”；messy“肮脏的，乱的”；poor“贫穷的，可怜的，低劣的”。
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Jules Verne’s most famous book is “Twenty Thousand Leagues
under the Sea”.A “league” is an old word__1__out three miles.
In those days submarines(潜水艇) had not been__2__but he describes an
underwater ship very like a modern__3__.The captain of the
submarine in this book__4__Captain Nemo(which means “no man”)and he and his men have__5__strange adventures and find many strange things__6__the bottom of the ocean.This book has been made into a film.__7__you have seen it.
In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge as well as his imagination in describing future inventions.__8__he was wrong，of course，but__9__the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.
He was a very good__10__.His characters often__11__surprising and sometimes impossible things but they always seemed__12__real people.Sometimes they are very likeable and amusing__13__.Two of these were Mr.Fogg，the hero of “Around the World is__14__Eighty Days”，and his servant.In this book Mr.Fogg made a bet that he would travel__15__around the world in eighty days.This may seem easy to you.Nowadays we go around the world in__16__than eighty hours but in those days there were no planes or even cars.Mr.Fogg and his servant travelled in many different__17__，even on an elephant at one time！If you want to know whether Mr.Fogg won his bet or not，you__18__read the book.It has been written in__19__English which you can easily read.The book，__20__，has been made into a film.
1.A.meaning B.including
C.referring D.speaking
2.A.made B.discovered
C.produced D.invented
3.A.ship B.boat
C.plane D.submarine
4.A.made B.called
C.cried D.shouted
5.A.much B.any
C.many D.little
6.A.in B.near
C.at D.under
7.A.Perhaps B.So
C.Then D.Since
8.A.Some time B.Sometime
C.Some times D.Sometimes
9.A.still B.always
C.never D.often
10.A.storyteller B.sailor
C.captain D.pilot
11.A.wanted B.made
C.did D.had
12.A.are B.to be
C.that D.as if
13.A.characters B.women
C.men D.children
14.A.in B.for
C.on D.during
15.A.in the way B.all the way
C.by the way D.on the way
16.A.much B.little
C.many D.less
17.A.roads B.paths
C.ways D.countries
18.A.should B.would
C.could D.might
19.A.simple B.good
C.correct D.difficult
20.A.too B.either
C.however D.then
Ⅰ.1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.D 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.B
16.D 17.C 18.A 19.A 20.A
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