阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Mrs. White lost her dog. After searching place af

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mrs. White lost her dog. After searching place after place, she placed a “Lost Dog” advertisement in the local newspaper.
The following morning her phone rang and a voice began, “I’m calling about your .” Then the caller coughed and cleared her voice a few times. She that she wasn’t feeling well and that, in fact, she hadn’t felt well her husband died three years ago. She went on to tell that her parents had passed away, and her sister was with a deadly illness. Even her friends were not doing well.
After 30 minutes of , sympathizing and even trying offers of help, the dog owner the conversation back to the subject. “About the dog,” she said.
“Oh,” the caller , “I don’ t have him. I just thought I’d call to you up.”
Maybe her technique needed improving, but her were right on. And though “cheering up” may not be exactly what we , we certainly need encouragement --- --- at times. The need for sincere is basic among human beings.
Do you need encouragement? There’re those who will support your side. Educator Booker T. Washington observed, “There’re two ways of one’s strength: one is pushing down; is pulling up.” There’re people ready to pull you up when others are pushing down. We need those people in our lives - those who use their strength by pulling us up.
I believe these people can be found . I believe that we can all become “ ”, lifting one another from dark pits of discouragement to the light of . And when that happens, the world will never be .
【小题1】A．loudB．weak C．sweetD．strong【小题2】A．bagB．phoneC．dogD．wife【小题3】A．insistedB．demandedC．explainedD．complained【小题4】A．sinceB．when C．untilD．though【小题5】A．concernedB．blessedC．affectedD．diagnosed【小题6】A．talkingB．explainingC．questioningD．listening【小题7】A．ledB．startedC．removedD．forgot【小题8】A．casualB．toughC．originalD．usual【小题9】A．agreedB．repliedC．advisedD．asked【小题10】A．keepB．putC．cheerD．get【小题11】A．greetingsB．instructionsC．intentionsD．directions【小题12】A．requireB．enquireC．rejectD．ensure【小题13】A．taking upB．picking upC．putting upD．pulling up【小题14】A．encouragementB．apologyC．friendshipD．gratitude【小题15】A．makingB．exercisingC．gainingD．collecting【小题16】A．anotherB．othersC．elseD．the other【小题17】A．nowhereB．everywhereC．elsewhereD．somewhere【小题18】A．pullersB．pushersC．believersD．callers【小题19】A．confidenceB．faithC．successD．hope【小题20】A．differentB．the sameC．similarD．contraryB

(答案→)B 解析：怀特太太宠物狗丢失。在报纸上刊登寻狗启事后一位妇女给她打来电话，诉说自己种种不幸，目的是安慰怀特太太。作者由此想到，生活中我们需要这样的安慰和鼓励，如果大家都能在别人遭遇伤心事的时候给予安慰和鼓励，世界就会大不相同。【小题1】考查语境理解。A. loud：响亮的；B. weak：虚弱的；C. sweet：甜美的；D. strong：强壮的。题意：第二天上午电话响了，传来一个虚弱的声音。下文she wasn’t feeling well提示此处选择B项。【小题2】考查语境理解。A. bag：包、袋子；B. phone：电话；C. dog：狗；D. wife：妻子。这位妇女是在看到寻狗启事后打进电话的，所以她说她打电话是 “说狗的事”。故C项正确。【小题3】考查动词词义辨识。A. insist：坚持说；B. demand：要求道；C. explain：解释说；D. complain：抱怨说。这位妇女说话前咳嗽、清了几次嗓子。她为此做出解释，说自己不舒服。C项正确。【小题4】考查时态与连词。A. since：自从……以来；B. when：当……的时候；C. until：直到……的时候；D. though：虽然、尽管。妇女说她丈夫三年前去世后她一直身体不好。hadn’t felt well提示状语从句用since引导。故选择A项。【小题5】考查动词的搭配。 A. concerned：忧虑的。与about搭配；B. blessed：有福气的；C. affected：被感染的、患有某种疾病的。与by搭配；D. diagnosed：经过诊断的。与with搭配。妇女说她的姐姐被诊断为患上了绝症。空格后with提示选择diagnosed，D项正确。【小题6】考查语境理解。A. talking：谈话；B. explaining：解释；C. questioning：提问；D. listening：倾听。怀特太太听那妇女说了半个小时后，将话题拉回到原先的话题上。句子主语the dog owner半个小时一直在听那位妇女诉说而没有机会讲话。故D项正确。【小题7】考查语境理解。 A. lead：引导；B. start：开始；C. remove：移除；D. forget：忘记。在听了半个小时后，怀特太太将谈话引回原来的话题。lead sth. to …：将……引向 ……。选择A项。【小题8】考查语境理解。A. casual：随意的；B. tough：艰难的；C. original：起初的、原先的；D. usual：往常的。妇女是为狗的事情打电话进来的，但半个小时一直在谈她自己的不幸，跟狗毫无关联。怀特太太提醒她“说说狗的事”，将话题引回狗身上。选择C项。【小题9】考查语境理解。A. agree：同意；B. reply：回答、回应；C. advise：建议、劝说；D. ask：询问。当怀特太太要她说说狗的事情的时候，那位妇女回答说她打电话只是为了让怀特太太振作起来。选择B项。【小题10】考查语境理解。A. keep sb. up：耽误某人睡觉；B. put sb. up：为某人提供住宿；C. cheer sb. up：鼓励某人，使某人振作起来；D. get sb. up：以某种方式打扮某人。妇女说她打电话只是为了安慰怀特太太。 故C项正确。【小题11】考查语境理解。A. greetings：招呼；B. instructions：指示、说明；C. intentions：初衷、意图、心意；D. directions：指导。妇女的技巧虽然糟糕，但初衷是对的。C项正确。【小题12】考查语境理解。A. require：需要；B. enquire：询问；C. reject：排斥；D. ensure：保证。题意：虽然我们还不至于低落到需要“振作”，但有时我们当然需要有人给我们鼓鼓劲。A项正确。【小题13】考查语境理解。A. taking up：从事；B. picking up：学会；捡起；恢复；C. putting up：设立；张贴；举起；D. pulling up：停车；改善。题意：我们不时需要鼓励或鼓劲。破折号是对encouragement的注解，pull up 与其含义接近；倒数第二段There are two ways of exercising one’s strength …也提示此处选择pulling up。故D项正确。 【小题14】考查语境理解。A. encouragement：鼓励；B. apology：道歉；C. friendship：友谊；D. gratitude：感激。题意：真诚的鼓励是人类的基本需求。与前句呼应。A项正确。【小题15】考查语境理解。A. make：制造；B. exercise：运用、使用；C. gain：获得；D. collect：聚集。题意：我们用力的方式有两种：拉和压。拉和压是使用力量而不是聚集或获得力量的方式。故B项正确。【小题16】考查固定搭配。 A. another：另一（个）；B. others：其他人；C. else：其他的；D. the other：（两个中的）另一个。用力的方式有二：一是压，另一个是拉。one …, the other …：一个……，另一个……。故答案是D。 【小题17】考查语境理解。 A. nowhere：一处也不；B. everywhere：到处；C. elsewhere：别处；D. somewhere：某处。下文we can all become pullers一句提示此处选择everywhere，意为这些鼓劲者到处可见。B项正确。【小题18】考查语境理解。 A. pullers：鼓劲者、帮助者；B. pushers：推动者；C. believers：信徒；D. callers：来访者，打进电话的人。后文lifting one another提示此处选择pullers。A项正确。【小题19】考查语境理解。 A. confidence：信心；B. faith：信任；C. success：成功；D. hope：希望。题意：我们都能成为鼓劲者，相互帮助，将他人从挫败绝望的深坑中拉回到希望之中。hope与discouragement相对。选择D项。【小题20】考查语境理解。A. different：不同的；B. the same：相同的；C. similar：相似的；D. contrary：相反的。题意：如果大家相互帮扶、相互鼓劲，世界就不会一成不变。the same可以表示“没有变化”的同一人或同一物；similar多表示两者或多个人或物之间的相似性。B项正确。

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