Question

Adopting(領(lǐng)養(yǎng)) a pet can be a lot of work, but it is also great fun. Mollie Lesser, 18, of Chicago, US, recently adopted a little dog named Cookie. Cookie is not Mollie’s first dog. The family had another dog that passed away over the summer. They were very s __1.__, so they adopted Cookie last autumn. It was only six m__2.__ old. “My parents compare it to having a baby,” Mollie said. “It can take a lot of time.”

Cookie needs to be w__3.__ or let into the backyard several times a day. His trainer, Lisa Collins, says a young dog actually needs to be let outdoors every two hours.

Owning a dog is not just about playing with it. O__4.__ also want their dogs to do something helpful. Collins says that, t__5.__ proper training, animals can learn to listen to orders from b__6.__ adults and kids. Having a dog not only means providing it with fresh food and clean water every day, it also needs special care and a_7.__. And patience and training are also necessary. Mollie said her dog has already chewed(咀嚼) up a pair of leather shoes. Her parents have been working with Collins to stop its bad behaviour l__8.__ chewing or jumping on people. Having a pet takes a lot of time, but Mollie doesn’t m__9.__.

“Falling in love with a pet is easy, but adopting a pet is a big decision,” said Lesser. “Think it over b__10.__ you adopt a pet."

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.sad

2.months

3.walked

4.Owners

5.through

6.both

7.attention

8.like

9.mind

10.before 

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了如何養(yǎng)寵物狗的知識(shí)。

1.聯(lián)系前一句描述，可知此處指的是他們非常傷心。結(jié)合語境及首字母可知填形容詞sad，傷心的，作表語。

2.結(jié)合語境及首字母可知它只有六個(gè)月大，結(jié)合前文數(shù)詞，可知填復(fù)數(shù)名詞months，月。

3.聯(lián)系下文let into the backyard several times a day.描述，可知此處指的是Cookie 需要去后院散步。結(jié)合前文be動(dòng)詞，可知填過去分詞walked，散步。Walk在本句中是遛狗的意思。

4.聯(lián)系下文描述,可知此處指的是主人也想讓他們作業(yè)寫有幫助行的事情.結(jié)合語境及首字母可知填復(fù)數(shù)名詞Owners,主人們.

5.結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是通過適當(dāng)?shù)挠?xùn)練,結(jié)合首字母可知填介詞through,通過.

6.聯(lián)系下文adults and kids ,可知此處指的是既能從大人那里,又能從孩子那里聽從命令,結(jié)合首字母可知填both,兩者都.

7.聯(lián)系前文it also needs special care 描述,可知此處指的是它也需要特殊的照顧和注意.結(jié)合首字母可知填名詞attention注意力,關(guān)心.

8.聯(lián)系下文chewing or jumping on people.,可知此處指的是像咬人和往人身上竄的行為,根據(jù)首字母可知填介詞like,像……一樣的。

9.聯(lián)系前一句描述，可知此處指的是但是茉莉不在乎，結(jié)合前文助動(dòng)詞does’t及首字母可知填原形動(dòng)詞mind，介意，在乎。

10.結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是在領(lǐng)養(yǎng)寵物時(shí),要三思而后行.結(jié)合語境及首字母可知填連詞before,在……之前。

考點(diǎn)：短文中詞匯短語的運(yùn)用能力

點(diǎn)評(píng)：首字母一直是英語考試中的難點(diǎn)，得分率比較低。解答此類題型的方法一般就是根據(jù)文章前后句子之間意思推斷出詞義，并結(jié)合首字母推斷出所缺單詞，然后根據(jù)該單詞在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，確定單詞詞形，進(jìn)行適當(dāng)詞形變化。