Question

【题目】

Brendan’s best friend is Tip. They teach each other things and they look after each other. Tip has helped Brendan become more______and more caring. Brendan is a nine-year-old boy, and Tip is a ten-year-old dog. Brendan and Tip are an example of how owning a dog can have a good______on a child’s development.

Having a dog helps a child learn how to act responsibly. As a dog owner, the child must take care of the animal’s daily needs. The dog must be _____and exercised every day. A dog is completely ______ on its owner for all its needs, including the need for good health and a safe environment. Furthermore, the owner must take responsibility for the safety of the people it comes into contact with. If the child forgets any of these duties and responsibilities, or _____ a blind eye to any of the dog’s needs, the dog will suffer (遭罪). This teaches the child that his responsibility to the dog is more important than his desire (欲望) to play with his toys, talk on the phone, on watch TV. This is true not only for the care of a dog, but also for the care of oneself, another person, or one’s job.

Another lesson that a child can _____ from having a dog is empathy(同情), the ability to put oneself in another person’s, or in this case another creature’s______ and imagine that person’s or creature’s feelings or problems. A dog cannot express itself with speech, so its owner must learn how to interpret its behavior. The child must learn to understand what the dog’s behavior means. Is the dog frightened, hungry or sick? The child needs to understand what is going on in the dog’s mind. Understanding a situation from the dog’s point of view helps the child understand why the dog is behaving in a certain way and what the dog needs. The result of learning to read a dog’s behavior is that the child develops empathy. This ______ to the child becoming a more considerate and caring person.

【1】A. responsible B. valuable C. reasonable D. lovable

【2】A. effort B. effect C. difference D. experience

【3】A. taught B. trained C. fed D. controlled

【4】A. dependent B. confident C. different D. pleasant

【5】A. look B. watch C. change D. turn

【6】A. study B. learn C. give D. teach

【7】A. condition B. relation C. situation D. location

【8】A. comes B. points C. holds D. leads

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 C

【4】 A

【5】 D

【6】 B

【7】 C

【8】 D

【解析】

短文大意：本文是议论文，作者以Brendan and Tip的关系为例，论证了养狗对儿童的良好影响：一是有助于孩子学会如何负责任地行动，二是学会换位思考使孩子成为一个更体贴和关心他人的人。

【1】句意：蒂普帮助布兰登变得更有责任感和爱心。考查形容词辨析题。A. responsible负责任的；B. valuable有价值的；C. reasonable合理的；D. lovable可爱的。and连接并列结构，caring 有同情心的；根据and more caring，可知responsible符合句意，故选A。

【2】句意：布莱登和蒂普就是一个例子，说明养狗对孩子的成长有何好处。考查名词辨析题。A. effort努力；B. effect效果；C. difference差异；D. experience经验。根据下文Having a dog helps a child learn how to act responsibly. 养狗有助于孩子学会如何负责任地行动，可知是养狗的好处，故选B。

【3】句意：狗必须每天喂食和锻炼。考查动词辨析题。A. taught教授；B. trained训练；C. fed喂养；D. controlled控制。daily needs日常需要；根据上文As a dog owner, the child must take care of the animal’s daily needs.，可知feed（喂养）符合句意，故选C。

【4】句意：狗完全依赖于它的主人来满足它的所有需要，包括对健康和安全环境的需要。考查形容词辨析题。A. dependent依赖的；B. confident有信心的；C. different不同的；D. pleasant可爱的。be dependent on依赖于，固定搭配；根据句意语境，可知选A。

【5】句意：如果孩子忘记了这些义务和责任，或者对狗的任何需要视而不见，狗就会受苦。考查动词辨析题。turn a blind eye to睁一只眼闭一只眼/熟视无睹，固定短语；根据句意语境，可知选D。

【6】句意：孩子们可以从养狗中学到的另一课是换位思考。考查动词辨析题。A. study学习，偏重于钻研；B. learn学习，偏重于了解；C. give给；D. teach教。根据句意语境，可知learn符合句意，故选B。

【7】句意：孩子们可以从养狗中学到的另一课是换位思考，即把自己放在另一个人的角度，或者在这个例子中是另一个动物的角度，想象那个人或动物的感受或问题。考查名词辨析题。A. condition条件；B. relation关系，联系；C. situation（人的）情况/形势；D. location位置，偏重于某个场所。根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。

【8】句意：这使孩子成为一个更体贴和关心他人的人。考查动词辨析题。lead to导致，把…带到；根据句意语境，可知选D。