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【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. 【1】 However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 【2】 They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

【3】 This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

【4】 People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summe are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. 【5】

A. Still, people say every dog has its day.

B. Dogs are human’s best friends.

C. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.

D. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

E. There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.

F. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

G. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】F

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：主要介绍美国人使用许多带有狗字的表达方式，并加以例子来解释。

【1】G考查上下文和句意理解，根据上文：People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.可知：他们带狗散步，让他们在外面玩，给他们食物和医疗护理，答案是：G

【2】F考查上下文和句意理解，根据上文：Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.可知：这意味着很多人在为同样的事情竞争，象工作，答案是：F

【3】A考查上下文和句意理解，根据上文：This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.可知：然而，人们会说：every dog has its day.答案是：A

【4】C考查上下文和句意理解，根据下文都是一些不好的含义：可知：一些人被恶意的比喻成狗，答案是：C

【5】D考查上下文和句意理解，根据上文：. But we do not want it to rain too hard.可知：我们不想rain cats and dogs.答案是： B

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