先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(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項是表示因果關(guān)系，D項表示相反意義，都不符合題意。

3. B。養(yǎng)寵物的人稱為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，所以它對別人的憤怒與悲傷的感覺很靈敏，故選quick。

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

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

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

8. C。用which 引導的非限制性定語從句。

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，寵物在家庭中對不同的家庭成員扮演不同的角色。

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

11. D。寵物一般不會帶來loss and trouble，所以先排除A和C，愛與被愛都是快樂和樂趣， 故選pleasure。

12. B。even 加強語氣。

13. C。后接賓語從句謂語動詞用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。學會關(guān)心愛護寵物可以幫助孩子長成一個有愛心的大人。

19. D。有愛心的人應(yīng)對依賴他的人負責任。

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、收音機、電影和電視給人們的娛樂消遣帶來了巨大的變化。

2. B。free time 意為“空余時間”。

3. A。上文提到的是“在過去一百年期間”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)”。聊天是一門藝術(shù)，而只有藝術(shù)，才能使人感到有趣，使人快樂。

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

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

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

10. D。who引導定語從句代替players，是復數(shù)，又因為這里提到的運動員（players）不是正規(guī)運動員（與后面的the best players相對應(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相對應(yīng)。

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

15. B。注意前面提到過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）和聽者（listeners）的人越來越多，而實干家（doers如players、singers等）和談話者（talker）越來越少。

18. C。do sb harm意為“對某人有害”，do sb good意為“對某人有好處”。由作者的觀點可知：上述變化給人們帶來的害處要比好處多，故選more harm than good。

19. B。這是作者的觀點：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更能起到加強語氣的作用。