4. A. less　　　 B. better　　 C. more　　　 D. worse

答案: C　 指导：本文介绍的是养宠物的好处，因此选more。不能说宠物做的“更好”。其他不合题意。

3. A. mind　　　 B. care　　　 C. matter　　 D. show

答案: C　 指导：此处表示养什么宠物没有关系。mind"介意”，care“关心、在乎”都不合题意，而且作主语的都是人。

2. A. dogs　　　 B. friends　　 C. hobbies　　 D. pets

答案: D　 指导：从下文看，研究的是人跟宠物之间的关系。其他选项都偏离了文章的中心。

1. A. what　　　 B. when　　　 C. why　　　　 D. how

答案: A　 指导：what引导表语从句，本身作宾语。其他选项也可以引导宾语从句，但不是作者要表达的问题。

20.A. necessary　　　　　　　　 B. important

　 　C. comfortable　　　　　　　 D. expensive

答案: B　 指导：有了卡通带来的幽默，人们可暂时忘掉生活中的烦恼、难题。

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　　 The benefits of puppy love "Have a talk with your dog and call me in the morning."

　　 That's 　1　 　doctors might say after reading the studies that have been done about people and their　 2　 The studies are showing that pets are good for your health. It doesn't seem to　 3　 whether your pet is a dog or a lizard (蜥蜴) or a gold- fish. Pets may do 　4　 　for you than you will ever do for them.

　　　 5　 you have had a long and tiring day, and feel a little anxious. The best way to　 6　 　may be to chat with your cat or hug (拥抱) your dog.

　　　 　　7　 of people and pets was done at the University of Pennsylvania. This 　8　 　was discovered: the blood pressures of some people who were studied stayed the same or 　9 　when they spoke to animals.　 10　 　blood pressure is important to good health. And, doctors say, blood pressure often goes up when people talk to　 11　 !

　　　 Animals also seem to help people who are sick or lonely.　 People in nursing homes showed great　 　12　 when pets were　 brought to them. They liked to　 　13　 the animals and talk to　 them. And they liked to talk to one another about the animals.

　　　 One man had　 　14 　a stroke (中风) and had not spoken for a long time. A puppy (小狗)was placed in his wheelchair. Suddenly the man was laughing softly. "Puppy,' he whispered.

　　 　　15 　at a mental hospital were given small animals, such as white mice, birds. Caring for the pets gave these patients a reason to talk and work together. Many became 　16　 and more helpful　　　

In France, people found that pets helped children who　 　17　 not talk to other people. The children first touched and played with pets, then began speaking with adults (成年人).

　Do animals have magic(有魔力的)　 18　 to help people? Scientists think the magic is simply love and trust. Pets are likely to　 19　 　people and show them affection (感情) . They give people something to 　20　 about. They make people feel wanted and needed.

The studies seem to show that animals are "good medicine". Maybe the animals have known that all along.

19.A. taken　　　 B. asked　　　 C. brought　　 D. done

答案: D　 指导：done此处相当于drawn，表示卡通如果画得好。

18.A. seem　　　 B. appear　　　 C. feel　　　　 D. look

答案: A　 指导：此处表示通过夸张使“问题”显得好笑。seem和appear都表示“显得”，但seem往往表示有根据的判断，而appear含有“表面上看是一回事，而实际并非如此”之意。C

17.A. much　　　 B. hard　　　　 C. late　　　　 D. little

答案: D　 指导：由后面“担心”可知，这些学生考试之前没有下工夫。

16.A. cruel　　　 B. grown　　　 C. bad　　　　 D. useless

答案: B　 指导：由后面老年人孤独、被忽略可知，孩子已长大成人。

15.A. sure　　　 B. proud　　　 C. fond　　　　 D. hopeful

答案: A　 指导：由后面“尴尬”可知，这些年轻人对自己缺乏自信。