题目内容
【题目】 It’s great fun with your favorite four-legged friend outdoors. But unfortunately for humans and pets alike, spending an abundance of time outdoors can have a troublesome downside: tick (扁虱) bites. “Tick season” actually takes up most of the year. 【1】 The following safety tips may help you protect your pet from harmful tick bites.
Lessen Your Pets Exposure to Ticks
【2】 Usually they are particularly fond of tall grasses and brush. If possible, clear your yard regularly to create a safer environment for your pet to play in. If you think that your pet may be exposed to ticks, speak to your vet to discuss safe, effective products that may be able to prevent the attachment of ticks.
Check Your Pet for Signs of Ticks
Check your pet for ticks daily, especially if he or she has been playing outside or in a wooded or grassy area.【3】 Run your hands along your pets body, feeling for small bumps (肿块) and looking for dark spots. Ticks can be black, brown, and can range in size.
Know How to Safely Remove a Tick from Your Pet
Removing a tick from your pet can be a terrible task, but it’s important to act quickly if you find evidence of a tick on it, as diseases can be spread from the creatures within a few short hours. 【4】 Among them using the tick remover is the most commonly used one.
【5】
A single bite from a disease-carrying tick can spread disease to your unsuspecting pet. Symptoms of diseases include fever, loss of appetite and reduced energy. If your pet shows any of these signs, seek veterinary (兽医的) help as soon as possible.
A. Know the Symptoms
B. Ticks can live in all types of environments.
C. Wash away the ticks you’ve removed in the toilet
D. Areas to check include most parts of the body.
E. And summer months tend to see an increase in bites.
F. After removing a tick from your pet, always clean the wound.
G. There are varieties of removal methods that can be found online.
【答案】
【1】E
【2】B
【3】D
【4】G
【5】A
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文,介绍了几个可以帮助保护宠物免受蜱虫的叮咬的安全提示。
【1】根据前文. “Tick season” actually takes up most of the year. _可知实际上一年的大部分时间都是“蜱虫季节”。根据后文The following safety tips may help you protect your pet from harmful tick bites.可知以下的安全提示可以帮助你保护你的宠物免受蜱虫的叮咬。承上启下,E项(而在夏季,(蜱虫的)叮咬次数往往会增加。)切题,故选E项。
【2】根据后文Usually they are particularly fond of tall grasses and brush. If possible, clear your yard regularly to create a safer environment for your pet to play in.可知通常他们特别喜欢高的草和灌木。如果可能的话,经常清理你的院子,为你的宠物创造一个更安全的环境。承接下文,B项(蜱虫可以生活在所有类型的环境中。)切题,后文中的they指代的就是B项中的ticks。
【3】根据上文Check your pet for ticks daily, especially if he or she has been playing outside or in a wooded or grassy area.可知每天检查你的宠物是否有蜱虫,特别是当他或她一直在户外或树木繁茂的地方玩耍时。D项 (要检查的地方包括身体的大部分。)能够连接上文,跟本段标题(检查你的宠物是否有蜱虫的迹象)相呼应,故选D项。
【4】根据上文Removing a tick from your pet can be a terrible task, but it’s important to act quickly if you find evidence of a tick on it, as diseases can be spread from the creatures within a few short hours.可知清除宠物身上的蜱虫是一项艰巨的任务,但如果你发现了蜱虫存在的证据,就必须迅速采取行动,因为疾病可以在短短几小时内从动物身上传播。根据下文Among them using the tick remover is the most commonly used one.可知其中,使用蜱虫去除剂是最常用的一种。连接上下文,G项(网上可以找到各种各样的清除方法。)切题,后文中的them指的G项的varieties of removal methods,故选G项。
【5】根据最后一段内容可知这一段主要是关于宠物被蜱虫叮咬之后的症状,A项(了解症状)能够概括这一段,故选A项。
七选五题型要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系,理解句子之间、段落之间的关系,对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的把握。所以懂得整篇文章的基本结构或段落的语篇结构对解题很有用。
分析本文的语篇结构,可以知道第一段是文章的主题句,然后接下来各段的语篇结构都是主题句(总)+支撑句(分)(分述主题的具体内容/说明原因/举例证明等)。所以第3小题本段的主题句是Check Your Pet for Signs of Ticks,而空格前文Check your pet for ticks daily, especially if he or she has been playing outside or in a wooded or grassy area和后文Run your hands along your pets body, feeling for small bumps (肿块) and looking for dark spots.都是讲检查宠物身体的,D项跟检查动物身体有关,故选D项。