Question

    Lots of people love to keep pets, but they don’t know how to communicate(交流) with their pets. Are you one of the _______? If your answer is “yes”, here are some _______ for you.

Chat with your pet. Your pet may not _______ understand our words, but he can at least pick up on the tone of your words and your body language when you _______ him. For example, if you speak with him in a _______ and hard voice, he might pick up on the fact that you are unhappy with his behavior(行为).

Use non-verbal communication. Your non-verbal communication is just as _______ as verbal communication.

Non-verbal communication is often used in _______ your pet to do a certain activity. _______, if you are sitting on your horse, you would use your legs and hands to tell your horse to turn on the forehead. When you teach your dog to sit, you would actually use both verbal and non-verbal communication(hand signals) to give him the “sit” order.

Don’t punish(惩罚) your pet. Punishing your pet is never a good idea. Punishment can make your pet afraid of you and you will possibly _______ the trust and respect that he has for you. __________ some pets, like cats, do not necessarily make the connection between your punishment and the behavior you are punishing them for. They don’t understand why you do that at all.

1.A.keepers B.teachers C.doctors D.pets

2.A.reasons B.topics C.tips D.results

3.A.nearly B.exactly C.mainly D.certainly

4.A.lead to B.come to C.add to D.talk to

5.A.sweet B.smiling C.cold D.strange

6.A.important B.slight C.possible D.correct

7.A.making B.teaching C.inviting D.advising

8.A.For example B.At first C.As a result D.Instead of

9.A.accept B.win C.lose D.miss

10.A.Suddenly B.However C.Otherwise D.Moreover

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章讲的是如何与宠物交流，并且提出了三个建议：和你的宠物说话，使用非语言的交流方式和不要惩罚你的宠物。

1.句意：你是饲养者吗？

keepers饲养者；teachers老师；doctors医生；pets宠物。根据句意及前句but they don’t know how to communicate（交流）with their pets.可知，这里表达的是“你是否是饲养者”，故选A。

2.句意：这里有一些建议给你。

reasons原因；topics主题；tips贴士，建议；results结果。根据句意及后句Chat with your pet.，Use non-verbal communication以及Don’t punish（惩罚）your pet可知，这里指的是提出建议，故选C。

3.句意：你的宠物可能不能准确地理解我们的话。

nearly几乎；exactly准确地，精确地；mainly主要地；certainly确定地。根据句意及后句but he can at least但是他至少能够……可知这里表达的是“不能准确地理解你的话”，故选B。

4.句意：你和他说话的时候，……。

lead to导致；come to来；add to添加；talk to与……谈论。根据前句but he can at least pick up on the tone of your words and your body language可知，这里表达的是与狗狗说话的时候，故选D。

5.句意：你用冷硬的声音和他说话。

sweet甜的；smiling微笑；cold冷的；strange奇怪的。根据后句he might pick up on the fact that you are unhappy with his behavior他可能会发现你对他的行为不满意。可知这里表达的是一种不客气的语言，故选C。

6.句意：你的非语言交流和语言交流一样重要。

important重要的；slight微小的；possible可能的；correct正确的。根据句意可知，这里表达的是“和……一样重要”，英语结构是as important as，故选A。

7.句意：非言语交流通常用于教你的宠物做某项活动。

making制作；teaching教；inviting邀请；advising建议。根据句意及后句if you are sitting on your horse, you would use your legs and hands to tell your horse to turn on the forehead.如果你坐在马上，你会用你的腿和手告诉你的马转动前额。可知，这里表达的是“教”，故选B。

8.句意：例如，……。

For example例如；At first首先；As a result结果；Instead of代替。根据后句 if you are sitting on your horse, you would use your legs and hands to tell your horse to turn on the forehead.可知，这里是举例说明，故选A。

9.句意：你可能会失去他对你的信任和尊重。

accept接受；win获胜；lose失去；miss错过。根据句意及前句Punishment can make your pet afraid of you可知。这里表达的是“失去信任”，故选C。

10.句意：此外，一些宠物，如猫……。

Suddenly突然；However可是；Otherwise否则；Moreover此外。根据句意及后句like cats, do not necessarily make the connection between your punishment and the behavior可知，这里表达的是“此外”的意思，故选D。