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11．What is the number one favourite pet in the UK？If you think the answer is"dog"-you are wrong．There are 8.6million cats and 8.3million dogs in Britain according to recent figures．But experts predict （预测） that there will be more dogs than cats next year as dogs become more and more popular．Dogs as accessories （配饰）
We like to spend time with our pets．The Queen is famous for her corgis （威尔士矮脚狗） and is often photographed with them．Nowadays some dog owners are more extreme-a few TV celebrities even take their dogs shopping or to restaurants．Chihuahuas （吉娃娃犬） are especially popular as"handbag dogs"because they are so small．
Dog holidays
People are also giving their pets holidays．Many UK hotels and holiday parks now welcome dogs as guests．What about owners who go abroad？They can leave their pets at a dog hotel or dog spa while they are away．Some even provide their canine （犬） guests with a TV．
Dogs are for life
The British charity，Dogs Trust，finds homes for thousands of lost and homeless dogs every year．Their famous slogan"A dog is for life and not just for Christmas"was created in the 1970s to teach people about the responsibility of owning a dog．Dogs Trust told British people not to give dogs as gifts or treat them like toys．
Dogs on TV
Victoria Sitwell is the host of the popular TV programme called"It's me or the dog"．In the show Victoria helps dog owners with their pets'bad behavior．She tries to find solutions to problems such as a Dalmatian who thinks he owns the house and won't let the family sit on the sofa，dogs that will only eat ice cream and biscuits and even a bulldog who uses the owner's bed as a toilet．Yuck!
Fashion for dogs
You can shop online or on the high street for the latest in dog clothes and accessories．Specialist shops sell items such as dog boots，dog fancy dress costumes，dog coats，dog dresses and dog pants．
56．What does the article mainly talk about？B
A．Cats as number one favorite pet in the UK．
B．A culture of dogs as a pet in the UK．
C．Small dogs like Chihuahuas becoming more and more popular．
D．Dogs equally treated as human beings．
57．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4？A
A．Dog owners should show respect for dogs'lives．
B．Dog owners should not use dogs as Christmas gifts．
C．Dog owners should care for the dogs more than anything else．
D．Dog owners should devote all their lives to treating their dogs well．
58．From the text we can know thatB．
A．dogs will become the number one pet in the UK in the years to come
B．some dogs are treated as human beings
C．Victoria Sitwell host a programme to help dog owners to treat sick dogs
D．fashion for dogs causes the economy of the UK to develop quickly．
分析 主要介绍了介绍了英国人饲养宠物狗的文化现象．
解答 BAB
56．B 主旨大意题．根据第一段的介绍以及全文内容可知，主要介绍了介绍了英国人饲养宠物狗的文化现象，故选B．
57．A 细节理解题．根据该句下文提到的to teach people about the responsibility of owning a dog以及Dogs Trust told British people not to give dogs as gifts or treat them like toys．可知，该口号是要求宠物狗的主人对他们的生命尊重，故选A．
58．B 细节理解题．根据文章大意，C/D选项均未提及，A里提到的是in the years to come即未来几年，而第一段提到的next year，所有A错误；而通过整篇文章的介绍可知，英语人将宠物狗饲养的像人一样对待，故选B．
点评 本文是广告布告类阅读，主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题．在做细节理解题时，首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语．认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
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Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
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So far，96 countries，accounting for just over two-thirds of the world's greenhouse gas emissions，have formally joined the agreement，which （42）A to limit global warming this century to 2 degrees Celsius （3.6 degrees Fahrenheit） above what it was before machines and （43）D appeared in the late 1700s．The United States （44）A entered into the agreement in September，and more countries are expected to come aboard in the coming weeks and months．
United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon celebrated the event，talking with nongovernmental groups at U．N．headquarters in New York to hear their concerns and （45）C for the future．
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He praised the （47）B for getting hundreds of millions of people to back fighting climate change but （48）C the outcome remained uncertain．
"We are still in a race （49）A time．We need to move on to a low-emission and climate-sustainable future，"Ban added．
Scientists praised the speed at which the agreement，signed by 192 parties last December in Paris，has come into force，saying it shows a new commitment by the international community to （50）C a problem that is melting polar ice caps，sending sea levels （51）Band transforming vast areas into desert．
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The Paris agreement to fight climate change became international law Friday．The landmark deal aims to deal with global warming among growing （41）B that the world is becoming hotter even faster than scientists expected．
So far，96 countries，accounting for just over two-thirds of the world's greenhouse gas emissions，have formally joined the agreement，which （42）A to limit global warming this century to 2 degrees Celsius （3.6 degrees Fahrenheit） above what it was before machines and （43）D appeared in the late 1700s．The United States （44）A entered into the agreement in September，and more countries are expected to come aboard in the coming weeks and months．
United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon celebrated the event，talking with nongovernmental groups at U．N．headquarters in New York to hear their concerns and （45）C for the future．
"This is an emotional moment for me．It is a credit to all of you．And it is （46）B for the world，"Ban said in his opening remarks．
He praised the （47）B for getting hundreds of millions of people to back fighting climate change but （48）C the outcome remained uncertain．
"We are still in a race （49）A time．We need to move on to a low-emission and climate-sustainable future，"Ban added．
Scientists praised the speed at which the agreement，signed by 192 parties last December in Paris，has come into force，saying it shows a new commitment by the international community to （50）C a problem that is melting polar ice caps，sending sea levels （51）Band transforming vast areas into desert．
"（52）D the real effect of the agreement after it goes into effect is still uncertain，it is a simple sign that the international society is much more open to alter economic and political behavior to control climate change，which is （53）D positive，"said Feng Qi，executive director of the School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences at Kean University in New Jersey．
Scientists and （54）B say the agreement is the first step of a much longer and complicated process of reducing the use of fossil fuels，which currently （55）C the majority of the planet's energy needs and also are the primary drivers of global warming．
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| 42．A．seeks | B．allows | C．assumes | D．seizes |
| 43．A．institutions | B．laboratories | C．committees | D．factories |
| 44．A．formally | B．instantly | C．particularly | D．generally |
| 45．A．prejudices | B．approaches | C．visions | D．concepts |
| 46．A．spiritual | B．historic | C．appropriate | D．valueless |
| 47．A．agreements | B．groups | C．headquarters | D．emissions |
| 48．A．apologized | B．denied | C．warned | D．overlooked |
| 49．A．against | B．on | C．for | D．without |
| 50．A．avoid | B．find | C．address | D．ignore |
| 51．A．falling | B．rising | C．disappearing | D．remaining |
| 52．A．Until | B．Since | C．If | D．While |
| 53．A．under no circumstances | B．on the contrary | C．in no case | D．by all means |
| 54．A．officers | B．policymakers | C．employers | D．technicians |
| 55．A．remove | B．preserve | C．supply | D．restore |