东山中学2013届高三下学期入学摸底考试
英语试题
I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分 45 分)
第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 1 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the 2 to follow the smell of a deer track or 3 some cause known only to him.
Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 4 . He not only understands what
we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 5 back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to a(n) 6 trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 7 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 8 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became 9 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 10 , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 11 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
文章大意：我的狗Beans领着我沿着一条不熟悉的小路散步而迷路了，结果好不容易才回到家。但从冒险经历来看，我断定Beans可能一直知道回家的路，他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。
1.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. deer 鹿；B. dog狗； C. lady女士； D. man男士。根据第二段第一句 “Beans is a white dog”可判断故选B。
2.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. route路线； B. road路； C. trail小径，踪迹； D. way方法。通常小狗Beans沿着这条小径跟随小鹿的踪迹，故选C。
3.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. imagine 想象； B. consider考虑； C. explore 探险； D. present提出。根据全文最后一句 “He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.”可判断故选C。
4.【答案】A
