Question

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you can see a lot of people 1.________(walk) with dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog 2._______(change). In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And 3._______(late) they came 4.________(realize) that a dog was not only useful for protection, 5.________ also willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without 6.____(permit). But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the 7.__________(important) reason is for companionship. For a child, 8.__________dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is 9.________child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection 10._______ friendship.

Answer

1.walking

2.have changed

3.later

4.to realize

5.but

6.permission

7.most important

8.a

9.their

10.to

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了人们从古至今养狗原因的变化。

1.walking 考查非谓语动词。句意：当你在西方任何一个城市散步的时候，你可以看到许多人正在遛狗。see sb doing sth看见某人正在做某事，故此空填walking。

2.have changed 考查时态。句意：但是人们养狗的原因已经发生改变。故此空填have changed。

3.later 句意：过后人们开始意识到狗不仅仅是可以保护人类。故此空填later。

4.to realize 考查固定搭配。come to realize开始意识到.句意：过后人们开始意识到狗不仅仅是可以保护人类。故此空填to realize。

5.but 考查固定搭配。句意：过后人们开始意识到狗不仅仅是可以保护人类的，还愿意顺从他们的主人。not only...but also...不仅……而且……，故此空填but。

6.permission 考查词性。句意：例如：当你用狗来打猎的时候，狗不会在没有允许的情况下吃掉猎物。前面有介词without，故空格处填名词permission。

7.most important 考查最高级。句意：最重要的原因是陪伴。故此空填most important。

8.a 考查冠词。句意：对于一个小孩来说，当他没有朋友跟他玩的时候，一条狗就是他的朋友。故此空填a。

9.their 考查代词。句意：对于年轻的情侣来说，当他们没有孩子的时候，一条狗就是他们的孩子。故此空填their。

10.to 考查固定搭配。句意：因此人们养狗的主要原因已经从保护变成了友谊。change from...to...从……变成……，故此空填to。

考点：考查词汇以及语法运用能力。