2.(2018-2019·全国·单元测试)完形填空

The day we brought Julie home I knew that we were in quite a ride. She was more than just a（1）______. Though the smallest one in the house，she didn't let that（2）

______her from trying to show off. It made me（3）______that she would walk up to the bowl of dog food and bark away a dog ten times her（4）______. She never once begged，but she wasn't afraid to ask for（5）______either. Too many times I found my toes being tickled（使发痒）by her tongue until I（6）______ moved her up to my lap.

Julie didn't mind being petted but wouldn't（7）______being carried around like a doll. The kids soon learned just how to（8）______ her：with both love and respect. Julie loved a good dog treat and a（9）______touch. When it came to haircuts and baths. however. she wasn't afraid to show her（10）______about them with a gentle growl（怒吼声）.

Julie lived on and on while some of my younger dogs had（11）______over the years，but her（12）______slowly got worse and worse. She lost weight and had trouble （13）______. She became both blind and deaf and we had to（14）______ her carefully when we were walking her. Sometimes, she slept so （15）______ that I was afraid that she had finally passed away. Yet，she always（56）______her head when I gently touched her old body. That was（57）______ last night.

I buried Julie in the woods behind my home with（58）______eyes and a hurting heart. I asked myself why I had taken so many dogs into my life over the years when the（59）

______ of losing them was so great. As I was walking home remembering Julie，I came to （60）______ the answer：the love was always far greater than the pain.

（1）

A.girl

B.sister

C.member

D. pet

（2）

A. save

B.stop

C.move

D.protect

（3）

ugh

B.shout

C.change

D. leave

（4）

A.weight

B.height

C.length

D.Size

（5）

A.food

B.award

C. attention

D.pay

（6）

A.gradually

B.finally

C.hardly

D.luckily

（7）

A.mind

B.regret

C.hate

D.stand

（8）

A.treat

B. feed

C.help

D.raise

（9）

A. loose

B.polite

C. kind

D.good

（10）

A.unfairness

B.tiredness

C.dishonesty

D.displeasure

（11）

e

B.died

C.lived

D.grown

（12）

A.teeth

B.legs

C.heart

D. health

（13）

A.barking

B.playing

C.walking

D. sleeping

（14）

A.care about

B. look for

C. Join in

D. listen to

（15）

A.badly

B.easily

C.deeply

D. slowy

（16）

A.nodded

B. lifted

C. lowered

D.shook

（17）

A.through

B. after

C.before

D.until