Question

    Have you ever noticed how the way you feel about yourself sometimes depends on whether or not you get confirmation of your value from others?

I have______a lot about nurturing a positive identity of love and appreciation from the man who taught me to train dogs.

First, he started out by ______his dogs with love and respect, and by showing them an infinite amount of______as they were learning.

Then, the______thing he did was a true stroke of genius. He would cut a small piece of______for each dog. He would place it in the dog's sleeping area, for him to______each night. He would also take this carpet during the______and set it down in various locations, and sit the dog on the carpet, as he______the dog for being good.

Next, Frank would teach the dog to______the carpet himself, and carry it to_____ they were going. The dog would then set the carpet down when they______, with Frank all of the time praising him. Now Frank said, "The dog begins to feel that he truly______in every place he travels to, and no matter where he goes, he______my love and appreciation. "

If this strategy______so brilliantly with dogs, would it not work just______with human beings?

1.A.learned B.accumulated C.improved D.distinguished

2.A.pleasing B.treating C.surrounding D.chasing

3.A.sympathy B.comfort C.patience D.honor

4.A.first B.last C.next D.least

5.A.cloth B.meat C.area D.carpet

6.A.lie on B.hide in C.stand beside D.play with

7.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.day

8.A.blamed B.encouraged C.praised D.accompanied

9.A.carry with B.care for C.cut up D.pick up

10.A.wherever B.whenever C.however D.whatever

11.A.ran B.stopped C.stood D.turned

12.A.participated B.breaks C.belongs D.corresponds

13.A.receives B.expects C.ignores D.takes

14.A.works B.goes C.agrees D.applies

15.A.as possible B.as well C.better than D.still less

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。本文主要介绍弗兰克对狗的训练策略，以及将这些策略运用到生活中，对生活有很多的帮助。首先，弗兰克以爱和尊重对待他的狗；其次，弗兰克将教狗自己捡起毯子，并把它带到它们想去的任何地方。如果这一策略在狗身上如此奏效，那对人类也同样起作用。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那个教我训练狗的人那里，我学到了很多关于培养爱和欣赏的积极认同感的知识。A. learned学习；B. accumulated积累；C. improved改善；D. distinguished区别。结合句意可知，此处是指作者从别人那儿学到了知识，故选A项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：首先，他以爱和尊重对待他的狗，在它们学习的过程中向它们展示无限的耐心。A. pleasing使高兴；B. treating对待；C. surrounding包围；D. chasing追。结合句意可知，此处用“以爱和尊重对待狗”符合语境，故选B项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. sympathy同情；B. comfort安慰；C. patience耐心；D. honor尊重。结合常识可知，训练狗需要耐心，故选C项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：接下来他做的事是一个真正的天才之举。A. first 首先的；B. last最后的；C. next接下来的；D. least最少的。根据上文的First可知此处用“接下来”符合语境，故选C项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他将为每只狗剪一块小毯子。A. cloth布料；B. meat肉；C. area区域；D. carpet毯子。根据下文的sit the dog on the carpet可知此处用“毯子”符合文意，故选D项。

6.考查动词短语辨析。句意：他会把它放在狗的睡觉区域，每晚让狗躺在上面。A. lie on躺在……上；B. hide in隐藏在……里；C. stand beside站在……旁；D. play with和……一起玩。结合上下文可知，此处是指让狗躺在毯子上睡觉，故选A项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在白天期间他也会把毯子放在不同的地方，让狗坐在毯子上，做得好他会表扬它。A. morning早上；B. afternoon下午；C. evening傍晚；D. day白天。根据上文的for him to___6___each night.可知狗晚上睡在毯子上，故推测白天他会把毯子放在不同的地方，故选D项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. blamed责备；B. encouraged鼓励；C. praised表扬；D. accompanied陪伴。根据下文的for being good可知此处用“表扬”符合语境，故选C项。

9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：接下来，弗兰克将教狗自己捡起毯子，并把它带到它们想去的任何地方。A. carry with带着；B. care for关心；C. cut up切碎；D. pick up捡起。根据下文的and carry it to___10___ they were going.可知，要先捡起毯子才能把它带到其他地方去，故选D项。

10.考查宾语从句连接词。句意：同上。A. wherever任何地方；B. whenever任何时间；C. however无论如何；D. whatever任何东西。根据下文的and no matter where he goes可知此处用“任何地方”符合语境，故选A项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后狗在他们停下时把毯子放下来，弗兰克会一直表扬它。A. ran跑；B. stopped停下；C. stood站；D. turned转。根据上文的set the carpet down可推测这是在狗停下时发生的动作，故选B项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在弗兰克说：“狗开始觉得自己真正属于每个地方，无论它去哪里，它都能收到我的爱和欣赏。”A. participated参与；B. breaks打破；C. belongs属于；D. corresponds符合，一致。结合句意可知，此处是指在弗兰克的表扬下狗有了归属感，故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. receives收到；B. expects期待；C. ignores忽略；D. takes拿。结合句意可知，此处是狗在任何地方都可以被弗兰克表扬，收到他的爱和欣赏，故选A项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果这一策略在狗身上如此奏效，那难道不会对人类也同样起作用吗？A. works凑效；B. goes去；C. agrees同意；D. applies申请。根据下文的would it not work just___15___with human beings?可知此处用“凑效”符合语境，work是原词复现，故选A项。

15.考查副词短语辨析。句意：同上。A. as possible尽可能；B. as well也；C. better than比……更好；D. still less更不用说。结合上下文可知，此处是指狗通过主人对它的表扬可以找到归属感，那么人可能也会如此，用“也”符合语境，故选B项。