Question

The basic meaning of“pet”is an animal we keep for emotional (情感的) rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is __1__ as a companion, and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy.__2__ pets offer more than mere(only) companionship: they invite us to love and be loved. Many __3__ feel their pets understand them, for animals are __4__  to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us __5__ when human words don't help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets __6__ us for a home, for food and drink. Dogs __7__， look up to their owners,  __8__ makes them feel important and needed.

A pet can be something __9__ to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) __10__ child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide __11__ and companionship. It has __12__ been suggested that tiny pets __13__  be sent as companions to astronauts  on space ships, to help reduce the stress (紧张) and __14__ of space flights.

In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for __15__. A pet in the family keeps people in __16__ with the more natural，animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet __17__ helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to __18__ a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels __19__ toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are __20__ for us human beings.

1. A. known  B. looked upon  C. treated  D. kept

2. A. But     B. However  C. So  D. Otherwise

3. A. masters  B. owners  C. bosses  D. hosts

4. A. slow    B. quick  C. easy  D. difficult

5. A. in time  B. on time  C. at times  D. at no time

6. A. depend on  B. live on  C. wait on  D. look on

7. A. especially  B. hardly  C. hopefully  D. entirely

8. A. it  B. who  C. which  D. what

9. A. dangerous  B. necessary  C. the same  D. different

10. A. single    B. only  C. separate  D. alone

11. A. loss     B. love  C. trouble  D. pleasure

12. A. ever      B. even  C. never  D. probably

13. A. would   B. could  C. should  D. must

14. A. loneliness  B. distance  C. darkness  D. weight

15. A. housewives      B. children

C. grown－ups     D. relatives

16. A. connection  B. conversation

C. touch  D. love

17. A. die  B. suffer  C. cry  D. fight

18. A. pay for  B. ask for  C. call for  D. care for

19. A. comfortable     B. suitable

C. valuable        D. responsible

20. A. fit  B. good  C. expensive  D. bad

Answer 1

1. 解析：选D。由空后的“...and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy”可知，作者认为人们是把宠物作为伴侣来养，而不是把它看作伴侣。

2. 解析：选A。由空后的“more than mere (only) companionship”可知，本句与上句为转折关系。

3. 解析：选B。由空后的“their pets”可知，这里表示的是宠物的拥有者。host是相对客人而言；master是相对仆人(servant)而言；boss是相对雇用者而言；owner指某物的所有者。

4. 解析：选B。quick在这里意为“反应灵敏”。

5. 解析：选C。at times在句中相当于 sometimes。

6. 解析：选A。句意为：通过宠物依赖于我们给它们一个家、食物、饮水的同时我们也感受到爱。depend on sb. for sth.意为“依靠某人获得某物”。

7. 解析：选A。作者认为在这一点上狗的表现最突出，因此用especially表示。

8. 解析：选C。which引导非限制性定语从句，在这里指代“Dogs __7__， look up to their owners”。look up to 在这里意为“尊敬，尊重”。

9. 解析：选D。从空后的“another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) __10__ child, a grandchild to the elderly”可知，宠物对于不同的家庭成员其角色是不一样的。

10. 解析：选B。single意为“单身的”，指没有结婚；alone不可作定语，因此A、D两项不符合句意，故选B。

11. 解析：选D。句意为：宠物给我们带来欢乐和陪伴。从空后的“and companionship”可知，应选D。

12. 解析：选B。句意为：甚至有人建议小宠物应该带到宇宙飞船上给宇航员做伴。even意为“甚至”，用在这里加强语气。

13. 解析：选C。suggest后的宾语从句用的是虚拟语气，其谓语是“should＋动词原形”。

14. 解析：选A。宠物用来减轻宇航员飞行中的紧张与孤独。

15. 解析：选B。最后一段论述了宠物对孩子性格培养方面的重要作用。所以这里应该是针对孩子而言的。

16. 解析：选C。句意为：宠物使得(家庭中的)人们与更多的自然界动物保持接触。keep in touch with 与……保持联系。

17. 解析：选A。die 在此与give birth 相对，从空后的“with sorrow”也可以得到此答案的提示。

18. 解析：选D。care for 意为“关心，照顾”，符合语境。

19. 解析：选D。句意为：学会关心宠物有助于将孩子培养成有爱心的成年人，他们会对需要自己的人“负责”。

20. 解析：选B。句意为：他们也会知道宠物对我们人类有益处。be good for对……有好处。