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【题目】 Lots of people love to keep pets, but they don’t know how to communicate with their pets. Are you one of the pet keepers? If your answer is “yes”, here are some suggestions for you.

1.Talk with your pet.

Although your pet may not exactly understand your words, he can at least pick up on the tone of your words and your body language when you talk to him. For example, if you speak with him in a stern voice, he might pick up on the fact that you are unhappy with his behavior.

2.Use non-verbal(非语言的) communication.

Your non-verbal communication is just as important as verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is often used in training your pet to do a certain activity. For example, if you are sitting on your horse, you would use your legs and hands to command your horse to turn around. When you teach your dog to sit, you would actually combine verbal and non-verbal communication (hand signals) to give him the ‘sit’ command.

3.Avoid punishing your pet.

Punishing your pet is never a good idea. Punishment can make your pet fearful of you and possibly lose trust and respect that he has for you. What’s more, some pets, like cats, do not necessarily make the connection between your punishment and the behavior you are punishing them for.

【1】The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “stern” in this passage is probably“________”.

A.和善的B.严厉的C.柔和的D.耐心的

【2】You can use your________to command your horse to turn around.

A.legs and handsB.arms and feetC.leg and feetD.arms and hands

【3】What can we know from the passage?

A.The writer tells us four suggestions in the passage.

B.The writer doesn’t mention “horse” in the passage.

C.The writer thinks it necessary to punish pets.

D.Your pet cat doesn’t understand why you punish him.

【4】In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A.Animal World.B.Animal Stories.C.Body Languages.D.Body Parts.

【5】The best title of the passage may be “________”.

A.How to Talk with PetsB.How to Take Care of Pets

C.How to Communicate with PetsD.How to Train Dogs and Cats

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文是篇说明文，主要介绍如何和宠物交流。文章提出了三方面建议：和宠物说话、使用非语言交流方式以及不要惩罚宠物。

【1】词义猜测题。根据“1.Talk with your pet”中的最后一句“he might pick up on the fact that you are unhappy with his behavior”它或许会注意到你对它的行为不满意，可推断你用严厉的声音对宠物说话。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据“2.Use non-verbal(非语言的) communication”中“you would use your legs and hands to command your horse to turn around”，可知你是用腿和手来命令你的马改变方向。故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“What’s more, some pets, like cats, do not necessarily make the connection between your punishment and the behavior you are punishing them for”你的猫不会把你的惩罚和你惩罚它的原因联系起来，可推断你的猫并不理解你为什么惩罚它。故选D。

【4】推理判断题。通读全文，可知文章主要介绍和动物交流时的一些建议，由此可推断合适的杂志版块应该是“动物世界”。故选A。

【5】最佳标题题。根据全文内容，可知本文主要内容是就如何和宠物交流提三点建议，与之最符合的选项应是C。故选C。