The slogan “a dog is for life, not just for Christmas” has been going strong for 27 years now. Dogs and cats have been popular Christmas gifts in the gifts in the UK and Europe for many years. But some people still haven’t quite got the message.
The slogan still holds good. Some 105,000 dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned, many of them shortly after the festival season.
The main reason given by owners for handing their dogs over to the Dogs Trust is that the dogs need more attention than they can give; behavioral problems and moving home are also reasons given.
But Eleanor Silk, the Trust’s communications director, says, “It’s often four or five months after Christmas, in early summer, when owners find that the dog has got too big and too active, or it hasn’t been trained properly and has caused damage around the home.”
In any case, some organizations that help pets are quick to point out that if you are serious about getting a puppy(小狗) as a pet, Christmas is not the time to do it. Puppies need to get used to their new surroundings, to be introduced to a routine, and to be looked after like small children. It’s hard to meet any of these needs at Christmas. What’s more, pulling a puppy out of a Christmas stocking in itself sends the wrong message to children. It encourages children to think of the puppy as a toy, rather than a responsibility.
Appreciating what you’re taking on with a dog can be a sobering (清醒的) realization. “For life” means thinking about the effect they’ll have on your life. It also infers you will need to care for the dog for its whole life.
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Dogs and Cats—the Most Popular Christmas Gifts.
B．A pet is for Life, Not just for Christmas.
C．How to Take Care of Your Pets over Christmas.
D．Let’s Help Those Abandoned Pets
小題2:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason for pets to be abandoned?
A．Pets spread some diseases.
B．Pets damage some things in the house.
C．The owners can’t take good care of the pets.
D．The owners have to move to other places.
小題3:The underlined words “rounded up” in Paragraph 2 mean “________”.
A．given out as gifts
B．thrown away
C．gathered into one place
D．raised to make money
小題4:The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.
A．how to take best care of Christmas pets
B．the right time to have a puppy as a pet
C．the reasons why Christmas is not the time to get a pet
D．the worries about Christmas pets from organizations that help pets
小題5:Why is the author against the idea of putting a dog in the Christmas stocking as a Christmas gift?
A．Because these dogs can still cause damage.
B．Because children will not take dogs seriously.
C．Because children don’t like to have dogs as Christmas gifts.
D．Because a Christmas stocking is not big enough to put a dog in.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文主要講述了在西方很多人習(xí)慣于咋圣誕節(jié)送狗給朋友作為禮物，但是很多人在圣誕節(jié)以后就把狗拋棄了，文章分析了這種行為的錯(cuò)誤和不好的地方。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主題段第一段說明本文是關(guān)于很多人把狗作為圣誕節(jié)的禮物送給了別人，卻沒有意識(shí)到狗實(shí)際上是我們一生的朋友。要好好的照顧。故B正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)2，3段The main reason given by owners for handing their dogs over to the Dogs Trust is that the dogs need more attention than they can give; behavioral problems and moving home are also reasons given.和it hasn’t been trained properly and has caused damage around the home.” 說明BCD三項(xiàng)都是人們拋棄夠的理由，只有A項(xiàng)不是。故A符合要求。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句The slogan still holds good. Some 105,000 dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned說明很多人在圣誕節(jié)以后就把狗都扔掉了，政府把這些被拋棄的狗收集到一起。故C項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:C 段落大意題。根據(jù)本段1,2行In any case, some organizations that help pets are quick to point out that if you are serious about getting a puppy(小狗) as a pet, Christmas is not the time to do it.說明本段主要講述的就是圣誕節(jié)不要拋棄狗的理由，故C正確。
小題5:B 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后3行What’s more, pulling a puppy out of a Christmas stocking in itself sends the wrong message to children. It encourages children to think of the puppy as a toy, rather than a responsibility.說明人們?cè)谑フQ節(jié)送狗給別人，會(huì)讓孩子認(rèn)為狗是一個(gè)可以送來送去的東西，缺乏了對(duì)狗的責(zé)任心。故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述了在西方很多人習(xí)慣于咋圣誕節(jié)送狗給朋友作為禮物，但是很多人在圣誕節(jié)以后就把狗拋棄了，文章分析了這種行為的錯(cuò)誤和不好的地方。測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對(duì)未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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