阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Yocan tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.For many years, Ienjoyed living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their ___21___ was nearly enoughto keep my loneliness at bay. Nearly. Last year, I started dating, but with___22___ . When I first dated Steve, I ___23___ he had a dog, Molly, and a cat,Flora. While I was ___24___ that he was an animal lover, I ___25___ that threedogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack ___26___ , the cat.The nextweek we ___27___ our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we paused to catchour ___28___ , Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)? I liked himtoo, but so ___29___ ? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and offeredit to my dogs. _____30_____ , I began to fall for him.We _____31_____ to date,though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly hadan operation on her _____32_____ . I took the dogs out four times a day, and Iworried that Tilly _____33_____ climbing the stairs could reopen the wound. ThenSteve _____34_____ his house. All worked _____35_____ . The three dogs formed apack that, with coaching, _____36_____ Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a goodteam _____37_____ for Tilly. We made good housemates.A year later, much to my_____38_____ , this man produced a little box with a ring and proposed to me. Hedid not kneel (跪) down, nor did I _____39_____ him to. That’s only for giving_____40_____ to the dogs that brought us together.

21.A.ownership B.membership

C.companionship D.leadership

22.A.reservations B.expectations

C.confidence D.prejudice

23.A.feared B.doubted C.hoped D.learned

24.A.unsatisfied B.amused

C.terrified D.thrilled

25.A.predicted B.worried

C.regretted D.insisted

26.A.Flora B.Chance C.Molly D.Tilly

27.A.tied B.walked C.bathed D.fed

28.A.breath B.balance

C.attention D.imagination

29.A.calm B.sure C.soon D.real

30.A.By the way

B.In that case

C.By all means

D.In that moment

31.A.continued B.decided

C.intended D.pretended

32.A.eye B.tail C.ear D.leg

33.A.secretly B.constantly

C.eventually D.unwillingly

34.A.left B.sold C.suggested D.searched

35.A.late B.hard C.fine D.free

36.A.emptied B.respected

C.occupied D.discovered

37.A.looking B.caring

C.waiting D.calling

38.A.delight B.credit

C.interest D.disadvantage

39.A.beg B.trust C.need D.aid

40.A.toys B.awards C.food D.water

【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. D33. B 34. A 35. C 36. B 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D

【解析】

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者认为你可以从一个男人对待他的狗的方式来了解他很多，作者多年和两只爱犬生活在一起，去年开始和拥有猫狗的史蒂夫约会，但有所保留，因为一次遛狗时史蒂夫把水给自己的爱犬喝，作者渐渐对史蒂夫产生好感，在之后的接触中，史蒂夫和作者一起照顾作者的爱犬，一年后史蒂夫向作者求婚。

【21题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们的陪伴几乎足以让我远离孤独。A. ownership所有权;B. membership会员;C.companionship陪伴;D. leadership领导。由上文的“For many years, I enjoyed living with mydogs, Tilly and Chance.(多年来，我喜欢和我的狗Tilly和Chance生活在一起)”可知，作者多年和狗狗生活在一起，可得出狗狗陪伴着作者，让作者远离孤独。故选C项。