2016届高三英语二轮复习高考作业卷 作业十八.docVIP

2016衡水万卷作业十八 考试时间：45分钟 姓名：__________班级：__________考号：__________ 、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The was very sad. He knew that the cats days were 1. The doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done, and that he should take the cat home and make him as 2as possible. A 3rolled down the man’s cheek and landed on the cat’s forehead. The cat gave him a slightly annoyed 4. “Why do you 5, man?” the cat asked, “Because you can’t bear the thought of 6me? Because you think you can never replace me?” The man nodded, “Yes”. “ 7up that piece of string from the floor-— there, my ‘toy’.”The man reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the cat had been able to 8himself for hours with it. “Now take 9end of the string in one hand.” the cat ordered. The man did so. “The end in your left hand is my 10and the end in your right hand is my death. Now bring the two ends together.” the cat said. The man did so. Then the cat continued, “You have made a continuous 11. Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?” The man inspected the string and then 12his head. “Close your eyes.” the cat said. “Now lick your hand.” The man 13his eyes in surprise. “Just do it,”the cat said. “Lick your hand, think of me in all my 14places, and think about all the pieces of string.” Licking his hand, he discovered 15a cat must know — that licking a paw is very calming and allows one to think more 16. He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned 17into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the cat to tell him to 18, and when he didn’t, he opened his eyes. The cat’s eyes were closed. The man 19softly the warm, brown fur with his fingers , but the cat was gone. One day, not long after, there was a new cat on his lap. She was a lovely and white one. It is very different from his earlier 20Cat and very much the same.