知诸英语原创完形填空训练（5）

文本来源：  USA Today

知诸出题人：李卡斯

文章词数：  264words

文章体裁：  记叙文（narrative）

选项词性：  动词6题、名词5题、形容词3题、副词1题

Peanut the Squirrel: A Tale of Rescue, Love, and Legacy

Peanut the Squirrel’s story began on a bustling Manhattan street, where a 1.______ squirrel lay helpless, his tiny body at the mercy of the chaos around him. That’s when Mark Longo found him, picked him up, and brought him home, beginning a 2.______ that neither could have anticipated.

Peanut was 3._____ back to health with patience and love, spending eight months in rehabilitation (康复). When the time came to return him to the 4.______, Longo watched him scamper off (蹦蹦跳跳地离开), 5.______that the little squirrel could thrive on his own. But Peanut had other plans. A day and a half later, he returned, injured and 6.______, his tail permanently 7.______from an attack. It was clear: Peanut had chosen a different life—a life indoors, a life with Longo. From that moment, he wasn’t just a squirrel; he was 8.______.

One day, Peanut leaped into the spotlight—quite literally. A video of him jumping into Longo’s arms 9.______ hearts across social media, going viral in an instant. Fans from around the world 10._____the tiny squirrel with the big personality. Peanut 11.______ became “the world’s most famous squirrel,” and his fame did more than just entertain. It inspired the Longos to create something bigger: P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary (庇护所), a 200-acre haven in Pine City for hundreds of 12._____animals.

Though Peanut’s life was tragically cut short in November 2024, his legacy 13.______. The sanctuary he helped build continues to provide love and care to animals 14._____—a testament to the extraordinary 15._____ between a man and his squirrel, and the unexpected ways love can change the world.

1. A. male B. female C. baby D. mature

2. A. joke B. journey C. game D. race

3. A. nursed B. played C. kept D. excluded

4. A. unknown B. dark C. deep D. wild

5. A. hopeful B. wonderful C. careful D. grateful

6. A. delighted B. thrilled C. scared D. ashamed

7. A. healed B. damaged C. named D. contacted

8. A. family B. community C. tribe D. union

9. A. broke B. repaired C. captured D. shook

10. A. adored B. hated C. missed D. ignored

11. A. slowly B. quickly C. carefully D. steadily

12. A. valued B. wanted C. disliked D. rescued

13. A. gives up B. lives on C. ends up D. goes by

14. A. in need B. in progress C. in charge D. in doubt

15. A. conflict B. isolation C. bond D. prejudice 

Peanut是一只小松鼠，在曼哈顿街头被Mark Longo救下，当时的他虚弱无助，处于危险之中。Longo将Peanut带回家，耐心照料，让他康复并重获健康。原计划将其放归野外，但Peanut因受伤自己返回家Longo中，选择与Longo共同生活，成为家庭的一员。一段Peanut跳进Longo怀里的视频意外走红，吸引了全球粉丝的喜爱和关注。

这份人与松鼠的特殊情谊促使Longo创建了P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary，一个位于Pine City的200英亩动物保护区，救助了数百只动物。尽管Peanut于2024年11月去世，但他通过保护区留下的爱与关怀将永远传递下去。

1. C. baby。

根据词语复现线索，文章开头提到Peanut是一只小松鼠，"a bustling Manhattan street"和"his tiny body"都暗示了Peanut的幼小和无助，因此"baby"是合适的选择。

2. B. journey。

根据语义复现线索，后文提到"beginning a... that neither could have anticipated"，表明这是一个开始，且充满未知的旅程，"journey"与此语境相匹配。

3. A. nursed。

根据语义复现线索，"back to health"与"nursed"形成语义复现，都涉及到恢复健康的过程，因此"nursed"是正确的答案。

4. D. wild。

根据逻辑关系线索，考虑到Peanut是一只松鼠，且前文提到"return him to the…"，结合常识，松鼠属于野外环境，因此"wild"是合适的选择。

5. A. hopeful。

根据逻辑关系线索，Longo观察Peanut离开时，"hopeful"表明他希望Peanut能在野外生存，符合人物的情感和期望。

6. C. scared。

根据词语复现线索，"injured"与"damaged"形成同义词复现"scared"与此情境相符合，表明他因为害怕而返回。

7. B. damaged。

根据逻辑关系线索，"permanently"暗示了尾巴的伤害是不可逆的，"damaged"与此情境相符合，表明尾巴受到了永久性的伤害。

8. A. family。

根据代词的代指线索，"he wasn’t just a squirrel; he was"中的"he"指代Peanut，而"family"表明Peanut成为了Longo家庭的一部分，符合上下文逻辑。

9. C. captured。

根据词语复现线索，"A video of him jumping into Longo’s arms"与"captured"形成动作的复现，都涉及到记录或捕捉某个瞬间，"captured heart"在这里表示"捕获人心"。

10. A. adored。

根据语义复现线索，"the tiny squirrel with the big personality"暗示了人们对Peanut的喜爱，"adored"与此情感相呼应。

11. B. quickly。

根据语义复现线索，"going viral in an instant"表明视频迅速走红，"quickly"与此速度相匹配。

12. D. rescued。

根据词语复现线索，"P’Nuts Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary"是一个庇护所，"rescued"与庇护所的功能形成同义词复现，表明这些动物被救助。

13. B. lives on。

根据逻辑关系线索，前文有"Though"，表示尽管Peanut去世，但他的"legacy"继续存在，"lives on"表明他的影响持续存在。

14．A. in need。

根据逻辑关系线索，结合"provide love and care to animals"及前文中对于动物们的救助，"in need"可以表示帮助有需要的动物。

15.   C. bond。

根据逻辑关系线索，"extraordinary... between a man and his squirrel"表明了人与动物之间的特殊联系，"bond"是这种联系的恰当表达。

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