东山中学2013届高三下学期入学摸底考试

英语试题

I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分 45 分)

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 1 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the 2 to follow the smell of a deer track or 3 some cause known only to him.

Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 4 . He not only understands what

we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 5 back.

One morning, we took a different route, which led us to a(n) 6 trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 7 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 8 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.

Soon it became 9 that we were getting nowhere. I began to