题目内容
【题目】
either especial keep if own person protect serve that treat well whether
Americans love pets. Many pet【1】think of their pets as a part of the family. They think of their pets as their children.
In America, there are more families with pets than 【2】with children. Forty-three percent of American homes have pets. Some of the pets, such as monkeys, snakes, butterflies and even wolves, come from other countries, 【3】China, Thailand, South Africa and so on. More common pets include fish, mice and birds.However, they like cats and dogs【4】.They sometimes have strong feelings about 【5】dogs or cats make better pets. “Dog people” and “cat people” often have friendly arguments about that.
People can get many benefits(益处)from pets. When pets stay with people, they can make people happy and help people get rid of loneliness. Therefore, most of Americans like pets. They think pets should be 【6】well. At least seventy-five animal welfare(福利)organizations have been set up in America. They provided care and good 【7】for homeless animals. Some pets can help people live a healthy life. For example, researchers(研究者) have discovered that getting on with animals can help lower a【8】blood pressure. Dogs can offer【9】from strange visitors. Cats can play games with the children. Some kinds of pets can provide love for their keepers. In fact, 【10】 a pet can help a young couple have the responsibility to raise children. Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pies. To Americans, pets are not just property(财产),but a part of the family.
【答案】
【1】owners
【2】those
【3】especially
【4】best
【5】whether
【6】treated
【7】services
【8】person’s
【9】protection
【10】to keep/ keeping
【解析】
宠物和热狗或苹果派一样是美国文化的基础,宠物是美国人家庭的一部分,他们养着各种动物作为宠物,猫和狗是美国人们的最爱。人们可以从宠物身上得到很多好处,它们让人感到幸福不孤独,狗可以保护我们的安全,猫可以和孩子玩;养宠物可以帮助年轻夫妇拥有抚养孩子的责任心。
【1】句意:许多宠物的主人把宠物看作是家庭的一部分。
空格是句子的主语,判断填名词;空格前受限定词many修饰,判断填复数名词;从文字的表层意思推断空格指“宠物的主人”;own意为“拥有”,动词,其名词形式为“owner”,意为“主人”,名词,其复数形式为规则变化,在词尾 +s;故答案为owners。
【2】句意:在美国,有宠物的家庭比有孩子的家庭多。
从文字的表层意思推断空格指“有孩子的家庭”,在than的比较结构中,比较对象相同时,用指示代词that/those代替第二个比较对象;families是复数名词,故答案为those。
【3】句意:一些宠物,如猴子、蛇、蝴蝶甚至狼,来自其他国家,特别是中国、泰国、南非等。
根据空格的上文“come from other countries” 和空格的下文“China, Thailand, South Africa and so on”,判断空格填副词,用来对前面所述的事件进行进一步的说明或补充;especial 意为“特别的”,形容词,其副词形式为especially意为“特别是”;故答案为especially。
【4】句意:不过,他们最喜欢猫和狗。
上文介绍美国人养各种动物作为宠物,由however句意转折,推断空格处指“他们最喜欢猫和狗”;well意为“好地”,副词,其最高级为不规则变化best,like sth best意为“最喜欢……”;故答案为best。
【5】句意:他们有时候很在乎,比较好的宠物是猫还是狗。“爱狗的人”和“爱猫的人”经常友好地彼此争辩。
上文陈述“美国人还是最喜欢猫和狗”;由此判断推断空格处是陈述“他们在乎作为宠物是猫更好还是狗更好”;whether意为“是…(还是)” ,表示两个可能性之间的选择;故答案为whether。
【6】句意:他们认为宠物应该受到良好的对待。
上文“most of Americans like pets”,根据文句表达的逻辑关系,推断空格处指“宠物应该受到良好的对待”;主语pets是动作的承受者(受到良好的对待),判断句子是含有情态动词的被动语态,其谓语动词的构成是“情态动词+be+过去分词”; treat意为“对待”,空格在情态动词后面,故答案为treated。
【7】句意:他们为无家可归的动物提供照料和良好的服务。
根据and并列成分要一致的原则,推断空格填名词;从文字的表层意思推断空格处指“良好的服务”;service意为“服务”,可数名词,用复数形式表泛指;故答案为services。
【8】句意:研究人员发现与动物相处有助于降低人的血压。
从文字的表层意思推断空格处指“降低人的血压”;person意为“个人”,空格在名词前,判断填名词所有格,空格在不定冠词后,判断空格用单数名词所有格;故答案为person’s。
【9】句意:狗可以保护自己不受陌生访客的伤害。
空格在动词后,判断填名词,当宾语;根据常识,狗对陌生人都有戒备之心,由此判断空格处指“保护自己不受陌生访客的伤害”;protect意为“保护”,动词,其名词形式为protection;故答案为protection。
【10】句意:事实上,养宠物可以帮助年轻夫妇拥有抚养孩子的责任心。
从文字的表层意思推断空格处指“养宠物可以帮助年轻夫妇拥有抚养孩子的责任心”;keep意为“保持”,动词,keep a pet意为“养宠物”;空格是句子的主语,由此判断空格用动名词或不定式;故答案为to keep/keeping。