【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在作者感到孤独的时候,一只狗的陪伴让作者倍感幸福与被爱。
1.A.For example B.As a result
C.In fact D.At the beginning
B 解析:由上下文的描述可知,此处表示因果关系,故用"因此(As a result)"。
2.A.discuss B.fight
C.play D.work
C 解析:由下文中的More often than not I found myself outside playing...and feeling forgotten.可知,当哥哥们的朋友来"玩(play)"时,"我"总感到被冷落了。
3.A.young B.quick
C.nervous D.noisy
A 解析:由上文中的I was five years younger than...可知,"我"太"小(young)",不适合加入他们的活动。
4.A.excitedly B.alone
C.secretly D.hard
B 解析:由上文中的I often felt left out和该空后的feeling forgotten以及下文的描述可知,很多时候"我"都是"独自(alone)"一人玩,有一种被遗忘的感觉。
5.A.relaxed B.anxious
C.strange D.lonely
D 解析:由下文中的I...my brothers laughing...felt a single tear coming down my face.可知,"我"感到特别"孤独(lonely)"。
6.A.regularly B.even
C.hardly D.always
C 解析:由该空前的We lived miles from town可知,放学后"我""几乎不能(hardly)"看到自己的朋友。
7.A.heard B.found
C.made D.imagined
A 解析:由该空后的my brothers laughing可知,"我""听到(heard)"哥哥们的笑声。
8.A.behind B.over
C.outside D.inside
D 解析:由上文中的More often than not I found myself outside和I sat in the yard behind our house以及下文中的I went back inside feeling happy可知,哥哥和他的朋友们在家"里(inside)"玩,而"我"躲到后院去玩。
9.A.walking to B.barking at