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 munications 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.
【小题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【小题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.【小题3】The underlined words “rounded up” in Paragraph 2 mean “ ”.A．given out as giftsB．thrown awayC．gathered into one placeD．raised to make money【小题4】The fifth paragraph mainly tells us .A．how to take best care of Christmas petsB．the right time to have a puppy as a petC．the reasons why Christmas is not the time to get a petD．the worries about Christmas pets from organizations that help pets【小题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.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文主要讲述了在西方很多人习惯于咋圣诞节送狗给朋友作为礼物，但是很多人在圣诞节以后就把狗抛弃了，文章分析了这种行为的错误和不好的地方。
【小题1】B 主旨大意题。根据文章的主题段第一段说明本文是关于很多人把狗作为圣诞节的礼物送给了别人，却没有意识到狗实际上是我们一生的朋友。要好好的照顾。故B正确。
【小题2】A 细节题。根据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.” 说明BCD三项都是人们抛弃够的理由，只有A项不是。故A符合要求。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据本句The slogan still holds good. Some 105,000 dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned说明很多人在圣诞节以后就把狗都扔掉了，政府把这些被抛弃的狗收集到一起。故C项正确。
【小题4】C 段落大意题。根据本段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.说明本段主要讲述的就是圣诞节不要抛弃狗的理由，故C正确。
【小题5】B 推理题。根据倒数第二段最后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.说明人们在圣诞节送狗给别人，会让孩子认为狗是一个可以送来送去的东西，缺乏了对狗的责任心。故B正确。