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Today, there are more than 100 kinds of dogs in the world. Many people like to have dogs as their pets. Dogs are friends of man because they are lovely and they are faithful to their masters.Dogs can do a lot of work for man. They play with us. They hunt with us. They also keep door for us. But long ago, dogs all over the world were wild(野生的).

All dogs have the same ancestor（祖先）. People believe that a dog’s ancestor may be a wolf. Other animals, such as the fox, came from this ancestor, too. Millions of years ago, man began to feed and train wild dogs. The strong dogs became working animals. Working dogs had many kinds of jobs. They could help people to pull heavy things. They learned to keep an eye on the sheep and other small animals. They could help people in the war(战争). Some dogs were not strong. But they could help man hunt for game. Other dogs were the best as pets.

1.How many kinds of dogs are there in the word?______________________________

2.Why do people like dogs ?____________________________________________

3.Whose ancestor may a wolf be according to the passage?______________________________

4.When did dogs appear(出现) on Earth?___________________________________________

5.What kind of dogs can be working dogs ?_______________________________________

Answer

1. More than 100 kinds.

2. Because they are lovely and faithful.

3. Dogs’ and foxes’./A dog’s and a fox’s.

4. Millions of years ago.

5. Strong dogs.

【解析】

文章大意：今天，世界上有100多种狗。许多人喜欢养狗作为他们的的宠物，但是很久以前，世界各地的狗都是野生的。所有的狗都有相同的祖先，数百万年前，人类开始喂养和训练野狗，强壮的狗可以帮助人们做许多的工作，不强壮的狗可以帮助人类寻找猎物。其他的狗是最好的宠物。

1.根据文中的句子Today, there are more than 100 kinds of dogs in the world.可知，世界上有100多种狗，故答案为：More than 100 kinds.

2.根据文中的句子Dogs are friends of man because they are lovely and they are faithful to their masters.可知，人们喜欢狗的原因是因为它们可爱和忠诚，故答案为：Because they are lovely and faithful.

3.根据文中的句子People believe that a dog’s ancestor may be a wolf. Other animals, such as the fox, came from this ancestor, too.可知，狼可能是狗和狐狸的祖先，故答案为：Dogs’ and foxes’./A dog’s and a fox’s.

4.根据文中的句子Millions of years ago, man began to feed and train wild dogs.可知，数百万年前狗就出现在了地球上，故答案为：Millions of years ago.

5.根据文中的句子The strong dogs became working animals.可知，强壮的狗才可以成为工作犬，故答案为：Strong dogs.