完形填空

先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

（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[宇航员] on space ships， to help reduce the stress[紧张] 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

参考答案与解析

（一）

1. D。動词keep意为“饲养”。

2. A。从上文可知这里有转折意义，故选连接词but。C项是表示因果关系，D项表示相反意义，都不符合题意。

3. B。养宠物的人称为owner，而 master=师傅，bosse=老板，host=待客的主人，均不合句意。

4. B。宠物能理解人，所以它对别人的愤怒与悲伤的感觉很灵敏，故选quick。

5. C。首先排除A （及时）和B（准时），从空格后when human words dont help 可推出答案（at times不时地）。

6. A。比较：depend on=依靠，live on=以…为食，wait on=服侍，look on=把…看作。宠物依赖人给予它的家，让人感到被爱。所以填depend on。

7. A。宠物有很多优点，尤其是对主人的忠诚，故选especially。

8. C。用which 引导的非限制性定语从句。

9. D。从下文的 another baby to the mother， a sister or brother to a（n） only child， a grandchild to the elderly 可推知，宠物在家庭中对不同的家庭成员扮演不同的角色。

10. B。an only child指“独生子（女）”。由于独生子女没有兄妹，所以宠物就扮演他（她）的sister or brother角色。

11. D。宠物一般不会带来loss and trouble，所以先排除A和C，爱与被爱都是快乐和乐趣， 故选pleasure。

12. B。even 加强语气。

13. C。后接宾语从句谓语动词用should do， 故选C。

14. A。众所周知，太空中最难受的是寂寞。

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

16. C。与某人联系： keep in touch with， 是固定搭配。

17. A。与前一句里的give birth呼应，选择die。

18. D。学会关心爱护宠物可以帮助孩子长成一个有爱心的大人。

19. D。有爱心的人应对依赖他的人负责任。

20. B。C 和 D不符合题意，文章主题是关于宠物作为陪伴的好处，故选good。

（二）

1. C。produce great changes 意为“引起了巨大的变化”。句意为：汽车、收音机、电影和电视给人们的娱乐消遣带来了巨大的变化。

2. B。free time 意为“空余时间”。

3. A。上文提到的是“在过去一百年期间”的情况，此段中提到的应该是一百年之前的情况，故选 hundred。

4. D。gather together 意为“聚集在一起”。

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

6. A。art 意为“艺术”。聊天是一门艺术，而只有艺术，才能使人感到有趣，使人快乐。

7. C。keep意为“保持、维持”，是持续性动词，因此可以和for hours连用。make为短暂动词，不能和hours连用。

8. D。amuse 意为“给…娱乐”。从上下文看，主要讲消遣娱乐的活动方式，此句讲有些人打球也只是给自己或别人以娱乐。

9. C。hear sb 意为“听见某人的声音”，此处表示听著名的歌唱家唱歌，与前面的listen to your friends singing相一致。选其他动词都与句意不符。

10. D。who引导定语从句代替players，是复数，又因为这里提到的运动员（players）不是正规运动员（与后面的the best players相对应），要用否定式。故选are not。

11. C。see sb doing sth 意为“看某人做某事”。而find sb doing sth 意为“发现某人做某事”，与句意不符。

12. D。play a match 意为“比赛”。

13. A。at home（在家里）与后面的outside相对应。

14. B。without the trouble of 意为“辛苦、烦劳”，与前面的comfortably（舒服地）相对应。

15. B。注意前面提到过the habit of playing。

16. C。die 意为“消失”。此句意为：聊天艺术和打球唱歌的习惯即将消失。

17. D。less意为“更少、较少”。此句意为：成为看者（lookers）和听者（listeners）的人越来越多，而实干家（doers如players、singers等）和谈话者（talker）越来越少。

18. C。do sb harm意为“对某人有害”，do sb good意为“对某人有好处”。由作者的观点可知：上述变化给人们带来的害处要比好处多，故选more harm than good。

19. B。这是作者的观点：自己参与做某事要比坐在一旁看别人做某事更好一些。

20. A。选always更能起到加强语气的作用。