Question

    What did you do to celebrate the new year? For many, there's no better way than watching _______ with heart-warming holiday vibes (气氛). Adoring, a comedy-drama released on Dec 31, is such a film.

The movie tells a story through the eyes of the _______ center owner Vivan, who _______ medical care for all pets in her community. She witnesses (见证) six heart- warming stories among the pets and their owners. In one moving scene, an old dog is _______ but wants to see its beloved owner for the last time.

The film's producer, Xu Zheng, said that Adoring is a movie that "explores different relationships", brings the warmth of love" and _______ attracts young people. Indeed, pets are becoming popular among young Chinese people. According to a report on the 2019 Singles' Day shopping festival, _______ food is the most popular, even surpassing (超过) milk for babies. The total sales reached 18,000 tons of cat food and 14,000 tons of dog food.

Besides food and daily necessities, young pet owners also buy _______ products, like automatic feeders and high-tech pet monitors to take care of the pets while they are not at home. Other pet _______ include training, grooming, medical treatment and funerals for pets passing away.

The increase is partly because of people's attitudes towards pets, as more and more youth treat pets _______: companions or family members. It is natural to spend money on their family members," Liu Bo, a professor at China Agricultural University told Xinhua News Agency. This pattern of behavior ________ people's need for a better spiritual life."

1.A.movies B.TV C.concerts

2.A.teaching B.babysitting C.pet

3.A.provides B.offers C.gives

4.A.dead B.dying C.death

5.A.accidentally B.especially C.never

6.A.baby B.plant C.animal

7.A.normal B.traditional C.smart

8.A.presents B.jobs C.services

9.A.as B.with C.in

10.A.drives B.meets C.requires

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文通过一部电影来引出人们和宠物之间的关系变化，现在越来越多的年轻人把宠物当成伴侣或家庭成员，所以在宠物身上花更多的钱给他们购买食物，高科技产品或各种服务，通过这个来满足对更好的精神生活的需求。

1.

句意：对许多人来说，没有比观看温暖的假期电影更好的方式了。

movies电影；TV电视；concerts音乐会。根据Adoring, a comedy-drama released on Dec 31, is such a film，可知，此处通过描述庆祝新年最好的方式是看电影，而引出《宠爱》这部电影，所以空格处填movies。故选A。

2.

句意：这部电影通过宠物中心的主人薇薇安的眼睛讲述了一个故事，她在她的社区里为所有的宠物提供医疗服务。

teaching教；babysitting临时保姆；pet宠物。根据She witnesses (见证) six heart- warming stories among the pets and their owners，可知，她能见证到宠物和主人之间的故事，那么她应该是宠物中心的主人，所以空格处填pet。故选C。

3.

句意：这部电影通过宠物中心的主人薇薇安的眼睛讲述了一个故事，她在她的社区里为所有的宠物提供医疗服务。

provides提供；offers提供；gives提供。根据句子结构，此句是个定语从句，先行词Vivian在从句中作主语，固定搭配：provide sth for sb，offer sth to sb，give sth to sb“给某人提供某物”，空格后接for all pets，所以空格处填动词三单形式provides。故选A。

4.

句意：在一部电影的场景里，一个年迈的狗奄奄一息，但是想要最后一次见它心爱的主人。

dead死亡的，形容词；dying奄奄一息的，形容词；death死亡，名词。is是系动词，后接形容词作表语，排除C选项。根据but wants to see its beloved owner for the last time，可知，狗奄奄一息，想死之前见到主人，所以空格处填dying。故选B。

5.

句意：这部电影的制片人，徐峥，说《宠爱》是一部探索不同关系的电影，带来了爱的温暖，尤其吸引了年轻人。

accidentally意外地；especially尤其；never从不。根据Indeed, pets are becoming popular among young Chinese people，可知，宠物在年轻人中越来越受欢迎，所以这部电影尤其吸引了年轻人，所以空格处填especially。故选B。

6.

句意：根据2019年双十一购物节的一份报告，动物食品是最受欢迎的，甚至超过了婴儿牛奶。

baby婴儿；plant植物；animal动物。根据The total sales reached 18,000 tons of cat food and 14,000 tons of dog food，可知，猫粮达到了18000吨，狗粮达到了14000吨，说明动物食品是最受欢迎的，所以空格处填animal。故选C。

7.

句意：除了食物和日常必需品，年轻宠物主人也购买智能产品，像自动喂食器和高科技宠物监视器，以便在他们不在家时照顾宠物。

normal正常的；traditional传统的；smart智能的。根据like automatic feeders and high-tech pet monitors，可知，自动喂食器和高科技宠物监控器都属于智能产品，所以空格处填smart。故选C。

8.

句意：其他的宠物服务包括训练，美容，医疗和为死去的宠物举行葬礼。

presents礼物；jobs工作；services服务。根据include training, grooming, medical treatment and funerals for pets passing away，可知，训练，美容，医疗和为死去的宠物举行葬礼，这些都属于提供给宠物的服务，所以空格处填services。故选C。

9.

句意：这种增长的部分原因是人们对宠物的态度，越来越多的年轻人把宠物当作伴侣或家庭成员。

as作为；with伴随；in在……里。根据The increase is partly because of people's attitudes towards pets，可知，增长的部分原因是人们把宠物当作伴侣或家庭成员，固定搭配：treat as“把……看作为”，所以空格处填as。故选A。

10.

句意：这种行为模式满足了人们对更好的精神生活的需求。

drives开车，驱使；meets满足；requires需要。根据It is natural to spend money on their family members，可知，这种在宠物身上花费更多钱的行为满足了人们对更好的精神生活的需求，behavior是不可数名词，所以空格处填三单形式meets。故选B。