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【題目】People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, “to lead a dog’s life”, describes a person who lives an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark at or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he apologizes. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.

Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

【1】To achieve success, you must____________.

A．work like a dog B．feel dog-tired

C．become sick as a dog D．be meaner than a junkyard dog

【2】To everyone’s surprise, Jack has been employed by a big company, about which we can say, “______”.

A．Jack works like a dog

B．Every dog has its day

C．His bark is worse than his bite

D．Jack really lives in a dog-eat-dog world

【3】If you are in the doghouse,_________.

A．you must be forgetful

B．someone is annoyed with you

C．you are living a hard life

D．you can get along with your partner

【4】What kind of people live a difficult life?

A．Those who is in the doghouse.

B．Those who have the dog’s.

C． Those who lead a dog’s life.

D．Those whose bark is worse than his bite.

【5】What does the article mainly talk about?

A．Dogs’ life in America. B．How to treat dogs well.

C．Why Americans love dogs. D．Expressions with the word “dog”.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了美國人很愛狗，而且對狗很好，然而那些沒有主人的狗就可能生活得不一樣。而有一句話“像狗一樣活著“描述了一個(gè)人生活得不開心。文章講述了現(xiàn)在因?yàn)楹芏嗳藶橄嗤�的事情競爭，他們必須工作很努力，所以他們生活在一個(gè)狗吃狗的世界。有時(shí)，人們享受人生某些成功的階段的時(shí)候，也會被成為某一只狗都會有他的一天。人們也會在一些不好的方面被比喻為狗，比如說那些不友好和不不關(guān)心他人的人，就被比喻為不善良的狗。而夫妻之間也會在對彼此生氣的時(shí)候，使用狗屋一樣的詞匯。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二自然段第三句They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog.意思是：他們說為了成功，一個(gè)人必須像狗一樣工作。故選A。

【2】推斷題。第三自然段第一句Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.意思是：仍然，人們說每一只狗都有它的一天。這意味著每一個(gè)人在他或她的一生中，享受著一個(gè)成功的階段�？芍�，讓每個(gè)人驚訝的是，Jack被一個(gè)大公司聘用，關(guān)于這我們可以說每只狗都有它的一天。故選B

【3】推斷題。第五自然段第一句Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. 意思是：丈夫和妻子會使用狗屋這樣的詞匯，當(dāng)他們對彼此生氣的時(shí)候�？墒侨绻�說你在狗屋里，說明有人對于生氣。故選B。

【4】推斷題。由第一自然段最后一句The expression, “to lead a dog’s life”, describes a person who lives an unhappy life.意思是：這句話“像狗一樣生活”，描述一個(gè)人過著不開心的生活。可知生活困難的人，生活也不開心，所以那些被稱為像狗一樣生活的人，就過著一種困難的生活。故選C。

【5】主旨推斷題。全文由美國人愛狗而介紹了幾個(gè)有關(guān)夠的詞匯�！皌o lead a dog’s life”，“l(fā)ive in a dog-eat-dog world”，“every dog has its day”，“people are compared to dogs in bad ways”，“doghouse term”這些詞匯，都有不同的含義。文章主要說明了這些詞匯的來源和含義。故選D。