Question

【题目】Animals are a great way to combat the struggles experienced by many people suffering from a mental illness, especially depression.

Having a pet is a big responsibility but it is_______ these responsibilities that we develop a relationship with the _______, just like children, become accustomed to routines. They become_______them and can oftentimes lose their cool if the routine is _______. Once a routine of care is established, nurturing(养育）our pet becomes second _______. In learning to care for our animals we ________routines for ourselves. It may _______deciding when the dog will be_______for a walk, but then we have to fit in shopping, getting to the gym, etc. based on the _______we have left. Having a routine gives us a sense of ________that we often feel gets lost when suffering from a mental health illness.

________we nurture and care for our pet, we simultaneously nurture and care for ourselves. ________, having a dog will get you outside, walking, running or just being ________. Exercise has time and time again been shown to help with depression and other ________ illnesses. It can be ________ to convince ourselves to get up for a walk simply to make ourselves feel better, but when we have a(n) ________to our pets we are more likely to do it.

While owning a pet is no ________task, the benefits can seriously outweigh the ________. If you are struggling with your mental illness, keeping a pet might just ________. Imagine the love when you feel when arriving home to see your dog waiting ________at the door. Not only do we love and care for our pets, they unconditionally love us as well.

【1】A. from B. under C. through D. towards

【2】A. child B. animal C. owner D. illness

【3】A. tired of B. interested in C. dependent on D. worried about

【4】A. found B. followed C. understood D. broken

【5】A. task B. nature C. life D. thought

【6】A. change B. give up C. create D. show off

【7】A. start with B. finish C. deal with D. avoid

【8】A. allowed B. carried C. asked D. taken

【9】A. time B. money C. energy D. thing

【10】A. control B. anxiety C. pride D. guilt

【11】A. Since B. Unless C. As D. Though

【12】A. As a result B. In addition C. After all D. For example

【13】A. healthy B. active C. quiet D. happy

【14】A. mental B. serious C. normal D. physical

【15】A. fun B. confusing C. hard D. reasonable

【16】A. attitude B. promise C. attention D. responsibility

【17】A. simple B. great C. usual D. important

【18】A. purpose B. effects C. costs D. results

【19】A. help B. stop C. see D. try

【20】A. nervously B. patiently C. aimlessly D. hurriedly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】A

【11】C

【12】D

【13】B

【14】A

【15】C

【16】D

【17】A

【18】C

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】本文作者主要介绍了养宠物的好处。它既可以帮我们养成好的习惯，还可以给予我们精神上的抚慰。

【1】C

考查介词。A. from从；B. under在……下边；C. through通过；D. towards朝着。养宠物也有责任，所以正是通过这种责任让我们与动物发展出良好的关系。故选C。

【2】B

考查名词。A. child孩子；B. animal动物；C. owner主人；D. illness疾病。上文提到养宠物，所以这里应该是发展与动物的关系。故选B。

【3】C

考查介词短语。A. tired of厌倦了；B. interested in对……感兴趣；C. dependent on依靠；D. worried about担心。他们会变得特别依赖。故选C。

【4】D

考查动词。A. found发现；B. followed跟随；C. understood明白；D. broken破碎。他们变得依赖于他们，如果经常被打破常规，他们会失去冷静。故选D。

【5】B

考查名词。A. task任务；B. nature自然、本性；C. life生活；D. thought思想。一旦常规的照顾被建立了，照顾宠物就成了一种习惯。固定词组second nature（第二天性，习惯），故选B。

【6】C

考查动词。A. change改变；B. give up放弃；C. create创造；D. show off炫耀。在学着照顾宠物的过程中，我们创造了一些常规。故选C。

【7】A

考查动词。A. start with开始；B. finish完成；C. deal with处理；D. avoid避免。那可能要开始决定什么时候带宠物去散步，因为这就是常规。故选A。

【8】D

考查动词。A. allowed允许；B. carried携带；C. asked要求；D. taken带走。那可能要开始决定什么时候带宠物去散步，因为这就是常规。故选D。

【9】A

考查名词。A. time时间；B. money钱；C. energy精力；D. thing事情。因为我们还有很多别的事情要做，所以这要基于我们剩下的时间。故选A。

【10】A

考查名词。A. control控制；B. anxiety焦虑；C. pride骄傲；D. guilt愧疚。按常规办事会经常给我们以约束，约束也就是控制感。故选A。

【11】C

考查连词。A. Since自从；B. Unless除非；C. As当……时候；D. Though尽管。当我们培养和照顾我们的宠物时，我们同时也在培养和照顾我们自己。故选C。

【12】D

考查介词短语。A. As a result结果；B. In addition另外；C. After all毕竟；D. For example例如。例如，有一只狗会让你出去，走路，跑步，或者只是活动一下。故选D。

【13】B

考查形容词。A. healthy健康的；B. active积极的、活跃的；C. quiet安静的；D. happy快乐的。例如，有一只狗会让你出去，走路，跑步，或者只是活动一下。故选B。

【14】A

考查形容词。A. mental精神的；B. serious严重的；C. normal正常的；D. physical身体的。锻炼也可以治疗抑郁或其它精神疾病。故选A。

【15】C

考查形容词。A. fun快乐的；B. confusing令人迷惑的；C. hard难的；D. reasonable合理的。我们很难说服自己去散步只是为了让自己感觉更好，但是当我们对我们的宠物有责任的时候，我们更有可能做到这一点。故选C。

【16】D

考查名词。A. attitude态度；B. promise许诺；C. attention注意；D. responsibility责任。我们很难说服自己去散步只是为了让自己感觉更好，但是当我们对我们的宠物有责任的时候，我们更有可能做到这一点。故选D。

【17】A

考查形容词。A. simple简单的；B. great极大的；C. usual通常的；D. important重要的。养宠物并不是简单的任务，但它的好处会严重超过成本。故选A。

【18】C

考查名词。A. purpose目的；B. effects影响；C. costs成本；D. results结果。养宠物并不是简单的任务，但它的好处会严重超过成本。故选C。

【19】A

考查动词。A. help帮助；B. stop阻止；C. see看见；D. try尝试。如果你正在遭受精神疾病的困扰，养一个宠物可能会有帮助。故选A。

【20】B

考查副词。A. nervously紧张地；B. patiently有耐心地；C. aimlessly无目的地；D. hurriedly匆忙地。设想一下你一到家时，你的宠物正在门口耐心地等着你的情景。故选B。