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The mothers met while walking their beloved dogs in the local park, the Donald McDonald Reserve, several years ago and developed a friendship that began with small talk about their pets. This quickly turned to afternoon get – togethers where kids, dogs and grown – ups formed firm friendships.

Now the pair and their pets meet several times a week on the grass near Sandringham College, a place for a huge network of dog owners who have formed all kinds of friendships and a good old – fashioned sense of community. Dogs, as it seems, are good for your social life.

The combination of excited kids and dogs could be a recipe(处方) for disaster and the atmosphere on communal (群体的) walks is surprisingly harmonious. “There are some other people who don’t have kids who have started to meet us quite regularly,” Miller, a dog – owner, says. “The other day, there were seven dogs, five adults and six children all walking around the park together.”

Friendships formed through pets seem to cross cultural and age barriers and often involve helping when someone is sick or needs help caring for a pet. A woman says she’s answered several SOS calls from elderly people who have become ill suddenly and need a hand. “The friendships are such that you see these people every day and you get to know them… and they trust you with their pets and know they          at the last minute,” she says.

The dog – owner says that, even as a child, she noticed how dogs could act as conversational ice – breakers for adults. Like people, dogs are also born social creatures. “Dogs need to get into the game and be dogs – they are pack animals,” she says.

1．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                                 

                                                                                

2．Which sentence in the passage can replaced by the following one?

    Because dogs have the nature of living in groups, they need to be given the chances to get together and act like dogs.

                                                                                 

                                                                                

3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                                 

4．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                                 

                                                                                

5．According to the passage, what functions do dogs have in people’s social life? (Please answer within 30 words.)

                                                                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                 

                                                                                

Answer 1

1．Firm friendship formed through walking dogs / Dogs (Pets) help form firm friendship

2．Dogs need to get into the game and be dogs – they are pack animals.

3．can call you/ can rely no you / can ask you for help / can get help from you

4．兴奋的孩子们与狗一起玩耍可以消灾避难，大家在一起散步可营造非常和谐的气氛。

5．They can help people begin communicating with each other more easily, form firm friendship, act as conversational ice – breakers for adults, help keep closer relationships between people （说明：本题能答出两条即可得满分）