Question

完形填空。通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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】

1.考查介词及语境的理解。A. under 在……之下；B. with和；C. of……的；D. from从……。但是他们的父亲，奥巴马告诉这些女孩，他们不得不从草地上捡起狗粪。结合句意，故选D。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. asks 问；B. needs需要；C. tells告诉；D. says说。除了捡狗粪，养狗需要许多其他的工作。根据句意，故选B。

3.考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. what什么；B. why为什么；C. when何时；D. how怎么样。你最好知道狗什么时间睡觉，怎么过的愉快。结合句意，故选C。

4.考查名词及语境的理解。A. habits习惯；B. food食物；C. home 家；D. health健康。意思就是说，你不得不知道动物的习惯并准备好。根据上文，故选A。

5.考查连词及语境的理解。A. Because因为；B. And和；C. So所以；D. But但是。根据上文及后文可知他们都死了是转折句。故选D。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。A. rabbit 兔子；B. goldfish 金鱼；C. dog狗；D. cat猫。根据上文可知这里是指金鱼死于吃的太多。故选B。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. know 知道；B. wait 等候；C. welcome欢迎；D. choose选择。她准备好了事物和一栋狗房子以欢迎这只狗。根据句意，故选C。

8.考查副词及语境的理解。A. already 已经；B. always总是；C. ever 曾经；D. never从不。我从来不认为一只狗是那么的积极。根据句意，故选D。

9.考查代词及语境的理解。A. me我；B. it它；C. you 你；D. her她的。我的父亲不得不在凌晨三点去遛它。根据句意，故选B。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。A. dog狗；B. toy 玩具；C. friend朋友；D. student学生。你最好把它想成你的朋友。故选C。

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12.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. dangerous危险的； B. interesting有趣的；C. successful成功的；D. friendly友好的。她是一个成功的宠物饲养者。根据句意，故选C。

13.考查连词及语境的理解。A. when 当；B. before 在……之前；C. if如果；D. so所以。当Pipi刚来刘家时，它弄得她的房子到处都脏了。根据句意，故选A。

14.考查动词及语境的理解。A. cares about关心；B. worries about 担心；C. talks about谈论；D. thinks about考虑。根据上文可知她真的关心Pipi。结合句意，故选A。

15.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：养宠物就意味着你不得不有耐心并且是关心人的。动名词做主语，故选B。