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One day I took an orange-and-white cat home, which I called Splash. However, I had one concern with introducing her to my dog, Bee, which had a distinct 1_____ for cats. My own cats were wise enough to hide themselves in the barn and fields. I was 2_____  that Splash didn'tunderstand this and would be a victim.

I took Splash to the barn, but soon she noticed the house and was curious about it. Shemade a straight line for the door. Bee enjoyed the 3_____  at the door, so when Splash showed up, Bee came up in 4_____  . But Splash faced her threatener fearlessly and swiped at(猛击)the approaching dog. Then something 5_____  happened: Bee pulled to a sudden stop. He turned and went back to the back door slowly.

Every day for the next few weeks, Splash would walk to the 6_____  in the morning, and Bee would come and try to drive her away, only to find a stubborn enemy. Over the next few months, I watched an aggressive dislike turn into a playful 7_____  between the two. They began to share the back-door space and sometimes the treats especially for the faithful dog.

One day, seeing the two companions playing together,I 8_____  this dog and cat were almost the same as the nations of this world. Actually, some of us are like Bee, who started a fight withthe intention of dealing with an unwanted invasion, and some of us are like Splash, just wanting someone to 19_____  life with. Bee and Splash are two different animals with the natural tendency that should put them in conflict. Yet they've come to a place where all the 10 _____ are set aside,and they enjoy each other fully. Why can't we?


单选题 (    )
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查名词及语境理解。dislike意为“不喜欢”;sympathy意为“同情";preference意为“偏爱";wish意为"希望"。根据下文My own catswere wise enough to hide themselves in the barnand fields(我自己的猫很聪明，躲在谷仓和田野里)和第三段中的Over the next few months, Iwatched an aggressive dislike turn into…可知，Bee不喜欢猫。故选A。
单选题 (   )
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查形容词及语境理解。grateful意为“感激的”;glad意为"高兴的";worried意为“担心的”;relieved意为"放心的”。根据Splash didn'tunderstand this and would be a victim(Splash不明白这一点，将会成为受害者)可知，“我”感到担心。故选C。
单选题 (    )
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查名词及语境理解。celebration意为“庆祝";freedom意为“自由”;darkness意为“黑暗”;noise意为“噪音”。句意：Bee在门口享受着自由。故选B。
单选题 (    )
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查名词及语境理解。horror意为“恐怖”;sadness意为“悲伤”;anger意为“生气”;excitement意为“兴奋”。根据上文“Bee不喜欢猫”可知当Splash出现的时候，Bee很生气。故选C。
单选题 选C。(   )
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查形容词及语境理解。attractive意为“吸引人的";thrilling意为“令人兴奋的”;dangerous意为“危险的”;unexpected意为“出乎意料的”。根据Bee pulled to a sudden stop(Bee突然停了下来)可知，发生了出乎意料的事情。故选D。
单选题 (   ) 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查名词及语境理解。cage意为“笼子”;door意为“门";field意为“田野";zoo意为“动物园”。根据上文“Bee和Splash第一次相遇是在门口”和下文They began to share the back-doorspace可知，接下来的几个星期日，每天早上，Splash都会走到这个门口。故选B。
单选题 (   ) 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查名词及语境理解。graduation意为“毕业";friendship意为"友谊";discussion意为“讨论";examination意为“考试”。根据下句They began to share the back-door space可知，Bee和Splash由厌恶转变成了友谊。故选B。
单选题 (   )
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查动词及语境理解。heard意为“听见”;announced意为“宣布”;realized意为“认识到”;doubted意为“怀疑”。根据this dog and cat were almost the same as the nations of thisworld(这只狗和猫几乎和这个世界上的国家一样)可知，看到两个同伴在一起玩的画面，“我”认识到一个道理。故选C。
单选题 (    )
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查动词及语境理解。share意为“分享”;change意为“改变”;improve意为“改进”;abandon意为“抛弃”。句意：事实上，我们中的一些人像Bee一样，为了应对一场不必要的入侵而发动战斗，而有些人像Splash,只想与人一起分享生活。故选A。
单选题 (   )
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查名词及语境理解。connections意为“连接";conversations意为“对话";comments意为"评论";differences意为"差别"。根据theyenjoy each other fully(他们彼此欣赏)可知，他们达到了抛开分歧的境地。故选D。