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【題目】The Most Popular Pets in the world

What are the most popular pets in the world? Cats and dogs! 【1】___.This is around half of the country’s population(人口).About 60% of American families celebrate（慶祝） their pets’ birthday.

Cats and dogs are also good topics for small talks---“ What a lovely dog! What's his name?” 【2】___

People think dogs are loyal（忠誠的）animals. They help do lots of jobs like hunting(打獵 ) and guarding(守衛(wèi) ). 【3】_. In 1957, Russia put a dog called Laika into space.

Cats catch mice. They are not as loyal as dogs, but they can make people happy.

Today, cats and dogs are both people’s good friends. 【4】_. The most famous ones are Garfield and Snoopy. Garfield is a lazy fat cat. He likes eating and sleeping all the time. He is smart, too. He can write some letters and tell time sometimes, although he often repeats that he can’t. He is often mad at his master who can understand him well. Snoopy is a kind small dog. ___【5】____ . He likes to write stories and make his friends feel better.

A. They are really tiring. B. They are in the most popular cartoons C. He is quiet and he has many good friends. D. People easily become friends because of pets E. They even went into space earlier than people F. Also, there are many other different types of pets. G. In the USA, there are more than 100 million cats and dogs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】E

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：在世界上最受歡迎的寵物是貓和狗。人們認為狗是忠實的動物。貓捉老鼠。他們不如狗忠實，但他們可以讓人快樂。大約有60%的美國家庭要慶祝寵物的生日。

【1】G上句的含義為在世界上最受歡迎的寵物是貓和狗，所以本句的含義為在美國有一百多萬貓和狗，故本句空格處選G。

【2】D前句的含義為貓和狗是對話的好話題，所以本句的含義為由于寵物人們很容易成為好朋友，故本句空格處選D。

【3】E后句的含義為1957年，俄國把狗送入太空，所以本句的含義為寵物甚至比人還要早進入太空，故本句空格處選E。

【4】B后句的含義為最著名的卡通片是加菲貓，所以本句的含義為寵物是最受歡迎的卡通片，故本句空格處選B。

【5】C后句的含義為他喜歡寫故事并且使他的朋友感覺更好，所以snoopy是文靜的并且有許多好朋友，故本句空格處選C。