题目内容
15.The slogan (口号)"a dog is for life,not just for Christmas"has been going strong for 27years now.Dogs and cats have been popular Christmas gifts in the UK and Europe for many years.But some people still haven't quite got the message.The slogan still holds good.Some 105,000dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned (遗弃),many of them shortly after the festival season.
The main reason given by owners for handing their dogs over to the Dogs Trust is that the dogs need more attention than they can give; behavioral problems and moving home are also reasons given.
But Eleanor Silk,the Trust's communications director,says,"It's often four or five months after Christmas,in early summer,when owners find that the dog has got too big and too active,or it hasn't been trained properly and has caused damage around the home."
In any case,some organizations that help pets are quick to point out that if you are serious about getting a puppy (小狗) as a pet,Christmas is not the time to do it.Puppies need to get used to their new surroundings,to be introduced to a routine (惯例),and to be looked after like small children.It's hard to meet any of these needs at Christmas.What's more,pulling a puppy out of a Christmas stocking in itself sends the wrong message to children:it encourages children to think of the puppy as a toy,rather than a responsibility.
Appreciating what you're taking on with a dog can be a sobering (清醒的) realization."For life"means thinking about the effect they will have on your life.It also infers you will need to care for the dog for its entire life.
43.What would be the best title for the passage?D
A.Dogs and cats--the most popular Christmas gifts.
B.A pet is for life,not just for Christmas.
C.How to take care of your pets over Christmas.
D.Let's help those abandoned pets.
44.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT a reason for pets to be abandoned?A
A.Pets spread some diseases.
B.Pets damage some things in the house.
C.The owners can't take good cam of the pets.
D.The owners have to move to other places.
45.The underlined words"rounded up"in Paragraph 2mean"D"
A.given out as gifts
B.thrown away
C.raised to make money
D.gathered into one place
46.The fifth paragraph mainly tells usC.
A.bow to take best care of Christmas'pets
B.the right time to have a puppy as a pet
C.the reasons why Christmas is not the time to get a pet
D.the worries about Christmas pets from organizations that help pets.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们说明了在英国以及欧洲,狗和猫已经成为广受欢迎的圣诞礼物,但事实上圣诞节并不适合收到宠物,因为宠物需要时间来适应新环境,但是人们在圣诞节是没有多余的时间来照顾宠物的,并且由于多种原因导致现在的流浪宠物越来越多,作者呼吁人们正确的看待宠物.
解答 43.D 主旨大意题,通读全文可知作者在这篇文章中主要向我们说明了如今流浪的动物越来越多,呼吁我们帮助那些被遗弃的宠物,故选D.
44.A 细节理解题,根据第三段the dogs need more attention than they can give;behavioral problems and moving home are also reasons given;第四段or it hasn't been trained properly and has caused damage around the home;可知宠物被遗弃是因为主人不能很好的照顾他们,他们会破坏房子里的一些东西以及他们的主人必须搬家等,而文章中没有提到他们因为传播疾病而被抛弃,故选A.
45.D 词义猜测题,根据第二段The slogan still holds good.Some 105,000dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned (遗弃),many of them shortly after the festival season.可知十万零五千只狗被政府围捕,因为他们已经被人们遗弃了,故选D.
46.C 细节理解题,根据第五段In any case,some organizations that help pets are quick to point out that if you are serious about getting a puppy (小狗) as a pet,Christmas is not the time to do it.可知一些组织指出如果你想要帮助一些流浪狗,那么在圣诞节那是没有时间的,因为狗狗需要时间适应新的环境,由此可知本段讲述了为什么圣诞节不适合得到宠物,故选C.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.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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Candice Accola: The Power Of Friendship. | Lauren Toyota: MuchMusic Led Me On My Way. |
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E. | F. |
Carlton Vanessa: Sing My Life Forever. | Michelle Branch: Work Comes First. |
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