Question

【题目】 Americans use many expressions with the word dog. Dogs without owners to care for them lead to a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. ___________ Only those who are capable will have the chance to work in the best company. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard to meet the standards of your strict boss. Such hard work can make people dog-tired, which means no matter how noisy it is, tired people can enjoy a sound sleep like a sleepy dog. ________ If so, they will have no energy to work at all.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. ___________ So never try to teach your grandfather at the age of 90 to use a smart phone.

Sometimes, people say love me, love my dog. It means if you love anyone, you will like all that belongs to him, including his weakness and mistakes.

___________ For example, a woman might get mad at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he says sorry.

___________ The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs. Because we are going to get soaked in the heavy rain.

A. They believe old people aren’t willing to learn new things and change their ways.

B. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

C. They take their dogs for a walk on sunny days and dress them beautifully.

D. Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other.

E. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

F. So when the dog gets sick, take him to the hospital at once!

G. Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather.

【1】____

【2】____

【3】____

【4】____

【5】____

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】G

【解析】

本文主要介绍美国人使用许多带有“狗”字的英语习惯表达。

【1】句意：那意味着许多人为同样的事物在竞争，比如好的工作。

根据后文“Only those who are capable will have the chance to work in the best company”，可知此处表示竞争状态，故选E。

【2】句意：但是，如果他们像狗一样虚弱，形势甚至会变得更糟。

根据后文“If so, they will have no energy to work at all”，可知此处表示形势更糟糕，故选B。

【3】句意：他们相信老人不情愿学新东西、改变他们的方式。

根据后文“So never try to teach your grandfather at the age of 90 to use a smart phone”，可知此处是说老人不愿意学新东西，故选A。

【4】句意：丈夫和妻子们对彼此生气时会使用“狗房子”这个表述。

根据后文“For example, a woman might get mad at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse”，可知此处在解释doghouse的表述与夫妻生气有关，故选D。

【5】句意：“狗”的表述也同样被用来描述天气。

根据后文“The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year”，可知此处是表示dog被用来描述天气，故选G。