On a freezing March night in 2026, a drone operator on Changchun’s Changshuang Expressway spotted seven dogs walking in single file along the emergency lane. A driver filmed them, and the video quickly spread online, ____1____ millions of views.

The seven dogs came from the same ____2____ and had grown up together. But one night in mid-March, dog thieves ____3____ them and locked them in a cage on a truck. When the truck ____4____ the expressway, something unexpected occurred.

The dogs escaped from the moving vehicle, only to find ____5____ on a busy highway heavy with traffic. Instead of scattering in all directions, they stayed together. ____6____ by an older dog, they began walking along the roadside toward their home village.

The journey covered about 17 kilometers. When one dog struggled to ____7____, the pack adjusted their formation: the larger dogs moved to the outside, ____8____ a shield around the weaker one, while the smaller dogs stayed close. When they grew tired, they rested together; when they felt cold, they huddled for ____9____.

The video spread ____10____, and local volunteers used drones to search the highway. On March 18, they found the seven ____11____ dogs resting near the expressway. Soon after, the ____12____ arrived to pick them up. When they called their names, the tired dogs ran toward them, tails wagging.

But ____13____ more information was revealed, the story turned out to be slightly different. The dogs were all from the same village and knew each other well. One of them, a female German shepherd, had come into season, and the others ____14____ her. They had wandered away from home together. A clever corgi took the lead and ____15____ the group back. Their anxious owners had been searching for them and eventually brought all the dogs home safely.

1.1.

A avoiding

B costing

C losing

D attracting

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。前文说视频在网上迅速传播，后文提到数百万的观看量，两者是因果关系。attracting“吸引”符合语境，指视频吸引了数百万的观看量。A项avoiding“避免”、B项costing“花费”、C项losing“失去”均不符合视频传播带来的结果。故选D。

2.2.

A village

B city

C family

D shelter

解析：选A。A 考查名词辨析。后文第6题空后的“their home village”和第13题空后的“the same village”提示，这些狗来自同一个村庄。village“村庄”正确。B项city“城市”、C项family“家庭”、D项shelter“收容所”均与后文信息不符。故选A。

3.3.

A fed

B captured

C followed

D released

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。前文说这些狗一起长大“had grown up together”，后文说它们被锁在卡车上的笼子里“locked them in a cage on a truck”，因此被盗狗贼“捕捉”更符合语境。captured“捕获”正确。A项fed“喂养”、C项followed“跟随”、D项released“释放”均不符合被关进笼子的情节。故选B。

4.4.

A drove past

B parked near

C pulled onto

D turned off

解析：选C。C 考查动词短语辨析。前文说狗被锁在卡车上，后文说它们从行驶的车辆中逃脱“escaped from the moving vehicle”，因此是卡车“驶上”高速公路时，在高速公路上发生了意外。pulled onto“驶上”正确。A项drove past“驶过”、B项parked near“停在附近”、D项turned off“关闭；拐离”均不符合卡车在高速上行驶时发生意外的语境。故选C。

5.5.

A himself

B itself

C yourselves

D themselves

解析：选D。D 考查反身代词辨析。主语是They，指代七只狗，它们逃出来后发现自己身处车来车往的高速公路上。themselves“它们自己”正确。A项himself“他自己”、B项itself“它自己”、C项yourselves“你们自己”均与主语They不一致。故选D。

6.6.

A Pushed

B Driven

C Led

D Dragged

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。前文说它们聚在一起没有四散逃跑“Instead of scattering in all directions, they stayed together.”，后文说它们开始沿着路边往家走“walking along the roadside toward their home village”，因此是由一只年长的狗“带领”。Led“带领”正确。A项Pushed“推”、B项Driven“驱动；驾驶”、D项Dragged“拖”均不符合带路的意思。故选C。

7.7.

A keep up

B give up

C stand up

D step back

解析：选A。A 考查动词短语辨析。前文说旅程约17公里“about 17 kilometers”，后文说队伍调整了队形“adjusted their formation”，说明当一只狗难以“跟上”时，其他狗会调整队形照顾它。keep up“跟上”正确。B项give up“放弃”、C项stand up“站起来”、D项step back“后退”均不符合语境。故选A。

8.8.

A lowering

B breaking

C forming

D entering

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。前文说较大的狗移到外侧“the larger dogs moved to the outside”，后文说在较弱的狗周围……一个屏障，因此是“形成”保护圈。forming“形成”正确。A项lowering“降低”、B项breaking“打破”、D项entering“进入”均不符合形成屏障的意思。故选C。

9.9.

A safety

B warmth

C courage

D rescue

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。前文说它们感到冷时挤在一起，由此可知目的是为了取暖。warmth“温暖”正确。A项safety“安全”、C项courage“勇气”、D项rescue“救援”均不符合寒冷时挤在一起的目的。故选B。

10.10.

A rapidly

B secretly

C smoothly

D publicly

解析：选A。A 考查副词辨析。前文说视频迅速在网上传播，后文说当地志愿者用无人机搜索高速公路，说明视频传播速度很快。rapidly“迅速地”正确。B项secretly“秘密地”、C项smoothly“顺利地”、D项publicly“公开地”均未强调传播的速度。故选A。

11.11.

A frightened

B excited

C exhausted

D satisfied

解析：选C。C 考查形容词辨析。前文说它们走了约17公里，后文说它们在高速公路附近休息，因此被找到时应该是“疲惫的”。exhausted“筋疲力尽的”正确。A项frightened“受惊的”、B项excited“兴奋的”、D项satisfied“满意的”均不符合长途跋涉后的状态。故选C。

12.12.

A rescuers

B owners

C villagers

D drivers

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。后文说当他们叫狗的名字时，疲惫的狗跑向他们，因此来接狗的是“主人”。owners“主人”正确。A项rescuers“救援者”、C项villagers“村民”、D项drivers“司机”均与后文叫名字的情节不符。故选B。

13.13.

A as

B because

C though

D before

解析：选A。A 考查连词辨析。前文说主人来接走了狗，后文说更多信息揭示后故事略有不同，两句之间是时间伴随关系。as“随着”正确，引导时间状语从句。B项because“因为”表因果、C项though“虽然”表让步、D项before“在……之前”表时间先后，但此处强调信息逐渐揭示的过程，故选A。

14.14.

A watched

B left

C cared

D followed

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。前文说一只雌性德牧进入了发情期“had come into season”，后文说它们一起离家出走，因此其他狗是“跟随”了它。followed“跟随”正确。A项watched“观看”、B项left“离开”、C项cared“关心”均不符合发情期其他狗跟随的生物学常识。故选D。

15.15.

A forced

B guided

C carried

D hurried

解析：选B。B 考查动词辨析。前文说一只聪明的柯基犬领头，后文说它带领队伍回家，因此是“引导”了队伍。guided“引导”正确。A项forced“强迫”、C项carried“搬运”、D项hurried“匆忙”均不符合领路的意思。故选B。