Question

完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AMERICA’S first daughters, Malia and Sasha, are excited about getting a pet dog. But their father, President Obama, has told the girls they have to pick up the poop(狗粪) ________  the grass. It's true. Keeping a dog  ___________ lots of other work besides(除…之外) picking up the poop. For example, you’d better know ________  the dog goes to bed and how it lives happily. It means you have to know the animals' ________ and be ready.

Li Hui, 15, of Beijing, once kept a rabbit and some goldfish. __________ all of them died. "My rabbit ate the wrong food," said Li. "My________  died because they ate too much!"

Xiao Ting, 15, of Shanghai, wanted to keep a dog a year ago. She got food and a new doghouse ready to ________  the dog, but she only kept the dog for one day. "I ________ thought a dog could be so active. It wouldn't stop barking(吠). My father had to walk ________ at 3 o'clock in the morning!"

"You’d better think it is like your ________ . " said Liu Yining, a________ Beijinger. She is a (an) ________ pet keeper. Her family has kept a dog named Pipi for three years. ________ Pipi first came to Liu's home, it made her house dirty everywhere. It took a long time to teach Pipi to go to the toilet. She talks and plays with Pipi a lot. She really ________Pipi.

_________ a pet means you have to be patient and caring.

1.A. under   B. with     C. of         D. from

2.A. asks B. needs    C. tells     D. says

3.A. what     B. why       C. when       D. how

4.A. habits   B. food     C. home        D. health

5.A. Because  B. And       C. So          D. But

6.A. rabbit   B. goldfish  C. dog         D. cat

7.A. know     B. wait      C. welcome    D. choose

8.A. already  B. always  C. ever        D. never

9.A. me       B. it        C. you         D. her

10.A. dog     B. toy       C. friend      D. student

11.A.14 years old B. 14-years-old C. 14-year-old  D. 14 years-old

12.A. dangerous  B. interesting  C. successful  D. friendly

13.A. when   B. before   C. if         D. so

14.A. cares about B. worries about C. talks about  D. thinks about

15.A. Keep   B. Keeping C. To keep    D. Kept

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过对一些人养宠物的经历的介绍，告诉人们养宠物也不是一件容易的事。需要知道宠物的生活习性，吃什么，吃多少，是否影响人的正常生活，要有耐心和爱心等等。

1.D考查介词及语境理解。句意：但是她们的父亲，总统奥巴马告诉女儿们必须打扫草坪上的狗粪。A. under在……下面；B. with 带有；C. of……的；D. from从……。从……捡走……：pick up sth. from…。故选D。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：养宠物除了捡狗粪之后，还需要许多其它工作。A. asks问，询问；B. needs需要；C. tells告诉；D. says说，讲。养宠物需要做许多事，故选B。

3.C考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：你最好知道狗什么时候睡觉。A. what什么，询问事物；B. why为什么，询问原因；C. when什么时候，询问时间；D. how怎样，询问方式。需要了解狗睡觉的时间，故选C。

4.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：意思是你必须知道动物们的习惯并作好准备。A. habits习惯；B. food食物；C. home家；D . health健康。根据上文可知，需要了解动物睡觉的时间及怎样快乐的习性，故选A。

5.D考查连词及语境理解。句意：但是所有的动物都死了。A. Because因为，表示原因；B. And并且，表示并列关系；C. So因此，表示结果；D. But但是，表示转折。根据语境可知本句表示语义转折，用连词but，故选D。

6.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：我的金鱼因为吃得太多而死了。A. rabbit兔子；B. goldfish金鱼；C. dog狗；D. cat猫。根据上文，林会养了兔子和金鱼，前句讲了兔子的死因，由此可以推测出本句描述金鱼的死因，故选B。

7.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：她准备了食物和一个新的狗窝来欢迎狗。A. know知道，了解；B. wait等待；C. welcome欢迎；D. choose选择。对新的宠物表示欢迎，准备好了一切。故选C。

8.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：我从不以为狗会那么活跃。A. already已经；B. always总是；C. ever曾经；D. never从不。根据语境，肖婷在养狗前认为狗不会那么活跃，故选D。

9.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：我父亲不得不在凌晨三点带它散步。A. me我；B. it它；C. you你；D. her她。由于狗不停地叫，父亲凌晨三点要去遛狗。故选B。

10.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：你最好把它看成你的朋友。A. dog狗；B. toy 玩具；C. friend朋友；D. student学生。把狗当成朋友。故选C。

11.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：一个十四岁的北京人。A.14 years old十四岁；B. 14-years-old十四岁的；C. 14-year-old十四岁的；D. 14 years-old十四岁的。形容词“十四岁的”，各单词用连字符连接，并且其中的名词用单数，即：14-year-old，故选C。

12.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：她是一位成功的宠物饲养员。A. dangerous危险的；B. interesting有趣的；C. successful成功的；D. friendly友好的。根据下文可知她擅长养宠物，是一位成功的宠物饲养者。故选C。

13.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：当Pipi第一次来到刘的家时，它使得她的家到处脏乱。A. when当……时，表示时间；B. before 在……之前，表示时间；C. if如果，表示条件；D. so因此，表示结果。本名表示狗Pipi刚到她家来的时间，用when表示时间。故选A。

14.A考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：她真的关心Pipi。A. cares about关心；B. worries about担忧； C. talks about谈论；D. thinks about考虑。由上句：She talks and plays with Pipi a lot.她经常和狗说话、玩耍。可知她很关爱狗狗。故选A。

15.

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。