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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. 【1】 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 has an unhappy existence.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 【2】 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.

【3】 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.

【4】 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 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.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summe are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. 【5】

A. Still, people say every dog has its day.

B. Dogs are human’s best friends.

C. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.

D. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

E. There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.

F. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.

G. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】F

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：主要介紹美國人使用許多帶有狗字的表達方式，并加以例子來解釋。

【1】G考查上下文和句意理解，根據(jù)上文：People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.可知：他們帶狗散步，讓他們在外面玩，給他們食物和醫(yī)療護理，答案是：G

【2】F考查上下文和句意理解，根據(jù)上文：Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.可知：這意味著很多人在為同樣的事情競爭，象工作，答案是：F

【3】A考查上下文和句意理解，根據(jù)上文：This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.可知：然而，人們會說：every dog has its day.答案是：A

【4】C考查上下文和句意理解，根據(jù)下文都是一些不好的含義：可知：一些人被惡意的比喻成狗，答案是：C

【5】D考查上下文和句意理解，根據(jù)上文：. But we do not want it to rain too hard.可知：我們不想rain cats and dogs.答案是： B

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