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【题目】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（庆祝） 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（忠诚的）animals. They help do lots of jobs like hunting(打猎 ) and guarding(守卫 ). 【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】

试题分析：短文大意：在世界上最受欢迎的宠物是猫和狗。人们认为狗是忠实的动物。猫捉老鼠。他们不如狗忠实，但他们可以让人快乐。大约有60%的美国家庭要庆祝宠物的生日。

【1】G上句的含义为在世界上最受欢迎的宠物是猫和狗，所以本句的含义为在美国有一百多万猫和狗，故本句空格处选G。

【2】D前句的含义为猫和狗是对话的好话题，所以本句的含义为由于宠物人们很容易成为好朋友，故本句空格处选D。

【3】E后句的含义为1957年，俄国把狗送入太空，所以本句的含义为宠物甚至比人还要早进入太空，故本句空格处选E。

【4】B后句的含义为最著名的卡通片是加菲猫，所以本句的含义为宠物是最受欢迎的卡通片，故本句空格处选B。

【5】C后句的含义为他喜欢写故事并且使他的朋友感觉更好，所以snoopy是文静的并且有许多好朋友，故本句空格处选C。