先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。

（一）

The basic meaning of “pet” is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is ___1___ as a companion， and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy. ___2___ pets offer more than companionship； they invite us to love and be loved. Many ___3___ feel their pets understand them， for animals are ___4___ to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us ___5___ when human words dont help. We feel loved， too， by the way pets ___6___ us for a home， for food and drink. Dogs ___7___， look up to their owners， ___8___ makes them feel important and needed.

A pet can be something ___9___ to each member of the family， another baby to the mother， a sister or brother to a（n） ___10___ child， a grandchild to the elderly， but for all of us pets provide ___11___ and companionship. It has ___12___ been suggested that tiny pets ___13___be sent as companions to astronauts[宇航員] on space ships， to help reduce the stress[緊張] and ___14___ of space flights.

In this Plastic Age， when most of us live in large cities， pets are particularly important for ___15___. A pet in the family keeps people in ___16___ with the more natural， animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth， and seeing a pet ___17___ helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to ___18___ a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels ___19___ toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn， too， that pets are ___20___ for us human beings.

（ ）1. A. known B. looked upon C. treated D. kept

（ ）2. A. But B. However C. So D. Otherwise

（ ）3. A. masters B. owners C. bosses D. hosts

（ ）4. A. slow B. quick C. easy D. difficult

（ ）5. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at no time

（ ）6. A. depend on B. live on C. wait on D. look on

（ ）7. A. especially B. hardly C. hopefully D. entirely

（ ）8. A. it B. who C. which D. what

（ ）9. A. dangerous B. necessary C. the same D. different

（ ）10. A. single B. only C. separate D. alone

（ ）11. A. loss B. love C. trouble D. pleasure

（ ）12. A. ever B. even C. never D. probably

（ ）13. A. would B. could C. should D. must

（ ）14. A. loneliness B. distance C. darkness D. weight

（ ）15. A. housewives B. children C. grown-ups D. relatives

（ ）16. A. connection B. conversation C. touch D. love

（ ）17. A. die B. suffer C. cry D. fight

（ ）18. A. pay for B. ask for C. call for D. care for

（ ）19. A. comfortable B. suitable C. valuable D. responsible

（ ）20. A. fit B. good C. expensive D. bad

（二）

During the past hundred years， the car， the radio， the cinema， and now television， have produced great ___1___ in the amusements with which people pass their ___2___ time.

A ___3___ years ago， people were in the habit of making their own amusements. When a group of people ___4___ together， they talked， played cards， or other games， or went out riding， shooting， or walking together. Most people could sing a little， or play some musical instrument reasonably well； so at a party the guests amused each other. ___5___， conversation[聊天] was a（n） ___6___： amusing conversation could ___7___ people happy for hours.

As for games such as football and cricket[板球]， people were also in the habit of playing them themselves. Most of them did not play very well， but they ___8___ themselves and their friends.

Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players. Why listen to your friends singing when you can ___9___ the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV？ Why play football with players who ___10___ very good when you can go to __11___ some of the best players in your country.

___12___ an important match？ You may just sit comfortably ___13___ and watch the game without the ___14___ of going outside.

The art of conversation and the ___15___ of playing and singing are ___16___； people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners， and ___17___ doers and talkers. This change does people ___18___； it is ___19___ to do something than ___20___ to sit and watch others doing it.

（ ）1. A. harm B. pleasure C. changes D. danger

（ ）2. A. busy B. free C. good D. day

（ ）3. A. hundred B. thousand C. century D. few

（ ）4. A. walked B. played C. met D. gathered

（ ）5. A. First of all B. Above all C. After all D. At first

（ ）6. A. art B. interest C. fun D. importance

（ ）7. A. let B. make C. keep D. cause

（ ）8. A. enjoyed B. played C. taught D. amused

（ ）9. A. watch B. become C. hear D. admire

（ ）10. A. is B. are C. is not D. are not

（ ）11. A. join in B. play with C. see D. find

（ ）12. A. acting B. enjoying C. joining D. playing

（ ）13. A. at home B. at a cinema C. at a stadium D. at the playground

（ ）14. A. problem B. trouble C. question D. difficulty

（ ）15. A. art B. habit C. idea D. interest

（ ）16. A. growing B. developing C. dying D. disappearing

（ ）17. A. better B. worse C. more D. less

（ ）18. A. more good than harm B. either good or harm

C. more harm than good D. neither good nor harm

（ ）19. A. good B. better C. bad D. worse

（ ）20. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never

參考答案與解析

（一）

1. D。動(dòng)詞keep意為“飼養(yǎng)”。

2. A。從上文可知這里有轉(zhuǎn)折意義，故選連接詞but。C項(xiàng)是表示因果關(guān)系，D項(xiàng)表示相反意義，都不符合題意。

3. B。養(yǎng)寵物的人稱(chēng)為owner，而 master=師傅，bosse=老板，host=待客的主人，均不合句意。

4. B。寵物能理解人，所以它對(duì)別人的憤怒與悲傷的感覺(jué)很靈敏，故選quick。

5. C。首先排除A （及時(shí)）和B（準(zhǔn)時(shí)），從空格后when human words dont help 可推出答案（at times不時(shí)地）。

6. A。比較：depend on=依靠，live on=以…為食，wait on=服侍，look on=把…看作。寵物依賴(lài)人給予它的家，讓人感到被愛(ài)。所以填depend on。

7. A。寵物有很多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，尤其是對(duì)主人的忠誠(chéng)，故選especially。

8. C。用which 引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。

9. D。從下文的 another baby to the mother， a sister or brother to a（n） only child， a grandchild to the elderly 可推知，寵物在家庭中對(duì)不同的家庭成員扮演不同的角色。

10. B。an only child指“獨(dú)生子（女）”。由于獨(dú)生子女沒(méi)有兄妹，所以寵物就扮演他（她）的sister or brother角色。

11. D。寵物一般不會(huì)帶來(lái)loss and trouble，所以先排除A和C，愛(ài)與被愛(ài)都是快樂(lè)和樂(lè)趣， 故選pleasure。

12. B。even 加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣。

13. C。后接賓語(yǔ)從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用should do， 故選C。

14. A。眾所周知，太空中最難受的是寂寞。

15. B。housewives， grown-ups與children 相比，孩子更需要陪伴。

16. C。與某人聯(lián)系： keep in touch with， 是固定搭配。

17. A。與前一句里的give birth呼應(yīng)，選擇die。

18. D。學(xué)會(huì)關(guān)心愛(ài)護(hù)寵物可以幫助孩子長(zhǎng)成一個(gè)有愛(ài)心的大人。

19. D。有愛(ài)心的人應(yīng)對(duì)依賴(lài)他的人負(fù)責(zé)任。

20. B。C 和 D不符合題意，文章主題是關(guān)于寵物作為陪伴的好處，故選good。

（二）

1. C。produce great changes 意為“引起了巨大的變化”。句意為：汽車(chē)、收音機(jī)、電影和電視給人們的娛樂(lè)消遣帶來(lái)了巨大的變化。

2. B。free time 意為“空余時(shí)間”。

3. A。上文提到的是“在過(guò)去一百年期間”的情況，此段中提到的應(yīng)該是一百年之前的情況，故選 hundred。

4. D。gather together 意為“聚集在一起”。

5. B。above all 意為“首先、尤其重要的是”。句中提到聊天的意義。

6. A。art 意為“藝術(shù)”。聊天是一門(mén)藝術(shù)，而只有藝術(shù)，才能使人感到有趣，使人快樂(lè)。

7. C。keep意為“保持、維持”，是持續(xù)性動(dòng)詞，因此可以和for hours連用。make為短暫動(dòng)詞，不能和hours連用。

8. D。amuse 意為“給…娛樂(lè)”。從上下文看，主要講消遣娛樂(lè)的活動(dòng)方式，此句講有些人打球也只是給自己或別人以?shī)蕵?lè)。

9. C。hear sb 意為“聽(tīng)見(jiàn)某人的聲音”，此處表示聽(tīng)著名的歌唱家唱歌，與前面的listen to your friends singing相一致。選其他動(dòng)詞都與句意不符。

10. D。who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句代替players，是復(fù)數(shù)，又因?yàn)檫@里提到的運(yùn)動(dòng)員（players）不是正規(guī)運(yùn)動(dòng)員（與后面的the best players相對(duì)應(yīng)），要用否定式。故選are not。

11. C。see sb doing sth 意為“看某人做某事”。而find sb doing sth 意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)某人做某事”，與句意不符。

12. D。play a match 意為“比賽”。

13. A。at home（在家里）與后面的outside相對(duì)應(yīng)。

14. B。without the trouble of 意為“辛苦、煩勞”，與前面的comfortably（舒服地）相對(duì)應(yīng)。

15. B。注意前面提到過(guò)the habit of playing。

16. C。die 意為“消失”。此句意為：聊天藝術(shù)和打球唱歌的習(xí)慣即將消失。

17. D。less意為“更少、較少”。此句意為：成為看者（lookers）和聽(tīng)者（listeners）的人越來(lái)越多，而實(shí)干家（doers如players、singers等）和談話(huà)者（talker）越來(lái)越少。

18. C。do sb harm意為“對(duì)某人有害”，do sb good意為“對(duì)某人有好處”。由作者的觀(guān)點(diǎn)可知：上述變化給人們帶來(lái)的害處要比好處多，故選more harm than good。

19. B。這是作者的觀(guān)點(diǎn)：自己參與做某事要比坐在一旁看別人做某事更好一些。

20. A。選always更能起到加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣的作用。