Question

【题目】语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West，you often see a lot of people __1__(walk) with dogs. It is still true that the dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world. But the reasons why people keep a dog __2__(change)．In the old days，people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks __3__other beasts. And later they came __4__ (realize) that the dog was not only useful __5__willing to obey its master. For example，when people used dogs for hunting，the dogs would not eat what they caught without __6__(permit)．But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs，then？Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery，but the __7__(important) reason is for companionship. For a child，__8__ dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young couple，a dog is__9__(they) child when they have no children; for old couples，a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people 10 dogs has changed from protection to friendship.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】walking

【2】have changed

【3】by/from/of

【4】to realize

【5】but(also)

【6】permission

【7】most important

【8】a

【9】their

【10】keep

【解析】

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了人类养狗的原因及变化。

【1】考查非谓语动词。see sb.doing sth.意为“看到某人正在做某事”，故本题填walking。

【2】考查时态。人们养狗的原因已经变了，此处用现在完成时表示结果。

【3】考查介词。句意：过去，人们常常训练狗，以保护他们自己免受其他野兽的袭击。

【4】考查非谓语动词。句意：后来他们逐渐认识到……。

【5】考查固定搭配。not only...but( also)．..“不仅……而且……”，此处表示“狗不仅有用而且 愿意服从主人的命令”。

【6】考查词性转换。without permission意为“未经允许”。此处需填permit的名词形式 permission。

【7】考查形容词最高级。此处讲述养狗的原因，其中最重要的原因是狗可以陪伴主人。

【8】考查不定冠词。此处用不定冠词表示泛指，意为“对于孩子来说，当他没有朋友一起玩时狗是 他最好的朋友”。

【9】考查词性转换。此处名词前缺少限定词，由前面的a young couple可知，此处应用they的 形容词性物主代词their。

【10】考查动词。本文主要介绍了人们养狗的原因及其变化，故用keep。由上文中keep a dog 也可得出答案。