(2019·全国卷Ⅱ)It's about 250 miles from the hills of westcentral Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers __1__ about the small dog he had seen __2__ alongside the road. He had __3__ to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had __4__.
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that __5__ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove __6__. After a long and careful __7__， Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving __8__ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with __9__. It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one __10__ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a __11__ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog.
Jeff had __14__ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched __15__ for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It's good to know there's still someone out there who __16__ enough to go to that kind of __17__，” says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue __18__.
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as __19__ to it as I am to my dogs，” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be __20__ to go that extra mile.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位男士帮助素不相识的人找回走失的狗的故事，体现了和谐的人际关系。
1．A.read B．forgot
C．thought D．heard
答案：C 根据前文可知，回家旅途中，Ehlers碰到一只小狗。再根据后文中Ehlers和小狗的故事可知，他在回家的路上一直想着(think)那条狗。
2．A.fighting B．trembling
C．eating D．sleeping
答案：B 根据后面的frightened可知，此处表示那条狗正在路边发抖(tremble)。
3．A.tried B．agreed
C．promised D．regretted
答案：A 结合后面的“to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had__4__”可知，本来Ehlers试图(try)把那条狗哄到身边来，希望帮助它。但是却没有成功，狗因为受到惊吓跑掉了。
4．A.calmed down B．stood up
C．rolled over D．run off
答案：D 虽然Ehlers想把狗哄到身边来，帮助它，但是狗由于害怕，跑掉了(run off)，此处也与下文的lost呼应。
5．A.injured B．stolen
C．lost D．rescued
答案：C 根据上文的“but, frightened, it had run off”可知，那条狗跑掉了，因此Ehlers被那条走失的(lost)狗弄得心烦意乱。
6．A.home B．past
C．back D．on
答案：C 根据本段第一句可知，Ehlers回家了，但是他被那条走失的狗弄得心烦意乱，所以，四天后， 他叫上他的朋友Greg，开车回去(back)寻找那条狗。
7．A.preparation B．explanation
C．test D．search
答案：D 结合前面的“After a long and careful”和后面的“Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving__8__away”可知，经过长时间的仔细搜索(search)，Greg看见了那条狗。
8．A.cautiously B．casually
C．skillfully D．angrily
答案：A 根据第一段最后一句中的“frightened”和下文的“nervousness and fear”可知，那条狗受到惊吓，感到紧张不安和恐惧，因此当Greg看见它的时候，它正小心谨慎地(cautiously)移动。
9．A.surprise B．joy
C．hesitation D．anxiety
答案：B 根据空格前面的“nervousness and fear were replaced”以及后面的“It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.”可知，它的不安和恐惧被快乐(joy)取代。
10．A.predicted B．advertised
C．believed D．recorded
答案：B 结合后面的“as lost in the local paper”及“the ad”可知，一位当地的农场主告诉他们这条狗好像是在当地报纸上登了广告的(advertise)走失的狗。
11．A.house B．phone
C．street D．car
答案：B 根据后面的“number for a town in southern Michigan”和“the number of Jeff and Lisa”以及生活常识可知，寻狗启事上应该有电话(phone)号码。
12．A.called B．copied
C．counted D．remembered
答案：A 根据后面的“the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog”可知，Ehlers打电话 (call)告诉Jeff和Lisa，即狗的主人，他发现了他们的狗。
13．A.fed B．adopted
C．found D．cured
答案：C 根据前面的“Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them”并结合生活常识可知，Ehlers当然是打电话告诉狗的主人，他发现(find)了他们的狗。
14．A.hunted B．skied
C．lived D．worked
答案：A 根据后面的“in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off”可知，Jeff带着他的狗Rosie在Iowa打猎(hunt)，但是枪声把狗吓跑了。
15．A.on purpose B．on time
C．in turn D．in vain
答案：D 结合上文Ehlers发现了Rosie和本句“Jeff searched__15__ for Rosie in the next four days.”可知，Jeff找了四天，也没有找到他的狗，即徒劳无功(in vain)。
16．A.cares B．sees
C．suffers D．learns
答案：A 分析本句中的“says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue”可知，这句是狗的女主人Lisa赞美Ehlers的话。她认为有人能够关心(care)一条狗，真是一件好事。
17．A.place B．trouble
C．waste D．extreme
答案：B 结合上文Ehlers邀请朋友Greg帮助寻找那条狗，并且根据本段第一句可知，他还回到Minnesota，又开车100英里到了Minneapolis，在那里让Rosie登上了飞往Michigan的航班，这都说明他为那条狗大费周折(trouble)。
18．A.service B．plan
C．effort D．team
答案：C 上文提及Ehlers邀请朋友Greg一同寻找那条狗，他还回到Minnesota，又驱车100英里到了Minneapolis，在那里让Rosie登上了飞往Michigan的航班，这都说明Ehlers为了Rosie做出了很多努力(effort)。
19．A.equal B．allergic
C．grateful D．close
答案：D Ehlers认为无论是谁丢失了狗，都很可能像他对待自己的狗一样亲近(be close to)它。
20．A.suitable B．proud
C．wise D．willing
答案：D 分析本句可知，Ehlers认为，如果他的狗走丢了，他希望有人愿意(willing)不怕麻烦地去帮助寻找他的狗。
