Unit 3 Pets（重难词汇精练）英语牛津上海版九年级上册

Unit 3 Pets 词汇专项过关 目录 词汇基础练 词汇语境练-句子 词汇语境练-语篇 词汇基础练 单词默写 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 想法；看法；意见 ___________________ 可爱的；漂亮迷人的 ___________________ 责任 ___________________ 死；死亡 ___________________ 慎重对待；尊重 ___________________ 忠实地；忠诚地 ___________________ 杂乱；粪便 ___________________ （动物的）毛皮 ___________________ 后果；结果 ___________________ 咬 ___________________ 极其；非常 ___________________ 不快乐的；不幸福的；悲伤的 ___________________ 惊讶的 ___________________ 震惊的 ___________________ 薪金；薪水 ___________________ 一定（量）的 ___________________ 金鱼 ___________________ 道歉 ___________________ （书刊、戏剧、电影等的）评论 ___________________ 词汇语境练-句子 一、单项选择 1．— Dad, can I go for a bike ride on the street? — Sure, but always put ________ first and be careful. A．respect B．homework C．friendship D．safety 2．If you want to send a package to your relative, you must write down the correct ________. A．address B．business C．direction D．opinion 3．Doing exercise can help ________ some health problems in a way. A．result B．fix C．present D．replace 4．—Let’s go to watch the movie My People, My Country this weekend, shall we? —Great. It’s very hot according to the movie __________ on the Internet. A．theatre B．star C．poster D．review 5．—What is the ________ to your excellent English? —Practice makes perfect. A．result B．secret C．importance D．success 6．—When did your close friend go ________? —At the age of fourteen, after a fever, he couldn’t hear anything. A．deaf B．blind C．mad D．surprised 7．—Where would you like to work after graduation, Lily? —A local company is to be ________. I don’t want to work far from my family. A．promised B．preferred C．reviewed D．belonged 8．________ Jim ________ his cousins have been to America, but both of them know the city well. A．Not only; but also B．Both; and C．Neither; nor D．Either; or 9．—I have never watched a horror film. I’m not sure ________ I can watch it until the end. —Come on! Don’t miss the ________ ending. A．if; surprising B．whether; surprised C．that; amazing D．if; amazed 10．—Good news! Governments around the world are ________ an end to plastic bags. —Great. That will help reduce pollution. A．searching for B．standing for C．caring for D．pushing for 二、根据汉语提示填空 1．He makes a terrible (杂乱) in the kitchen when he’s cooking. 2． (根据) to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. 3．A lot of people like music. They think that thoughts can be (表达) by music. 4．—The plan for summer study trip may be (取消).   —Really? I’m looking forward to it. 5．The accident could be (避免) if you drove your car more carefully. 6．Anyone who cheats people through the Internet must be (惩罚). 7．Children can be easily (影响) by their peers (同龄人). 8．A good learner knows that it’s necessary to (复习) notes before doing homework. 9．In Tai’an, everyone knows that things in blue rubbish bins can be (回收利用). 10．Dogs can be (训练) to understand difficult orders. 三、根据首字母填空 1．Yuan Longping died in 2021, and his d made us very sad. 2．The bad situation should be c at once. 3．Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the $1 million prize money would be s equally between them. 4．A to the plan, we should set off in the early morning. 5．Kids should be e to follow the traffic rules at a young age. 6．Jenny r her lessons every evening, so it’s easy for her to remember what she learns every day. 7．The beauty of the West Lake can’t be e by the words. 8．Mary’s mother was angry with her because she made a m in her room. 9．All the difficulties can be o , if we face them with courage. 10．Suggestions from our parents should always be v by us because they have rich experience and know us best. 四、用单词适当形式填空 1．Doing housework can help students develop a sense of . (responsible) 2．My teacher told me many good methods my lessons.（review） 3．Sam should to she teacher for being late for class. (apology) 4．It is important to have security check before entering the underground stations. (extreme) 5．He will (certain) die if you don’t send him to hospital at once. 6．No matter how many difficulties we have, I believe all problems can .(solve) 7．Little kids should be (educate) to eat up the food in their bowls. 8．Almost all of it can be (use) or recycled. 9．No matter what difficulties we have, I believe all problems can .(solve) 10．Children can learn a lot about life and from keeping dogs and cats. (die) 词汇语境练-语篇 五、选词填空 Choose the proper words or phrases to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次） A．even   B．tradition   C． rarely   D．well-known       E. training Queen Elizabeth II had a real love for animals. Her favourite pets are corgis（柯基犬）and horses. As a 1 , corgis used to be working dogs in Wales but they became famous as The Queen’s pets. The Queen’s love for animals started at a young age when she was gifted a puppy from her father, George VI. For her 18th birthday, Princess Elizabeth was given a corgi named Susan. She is perhaps the most 2 of all the corgis The Queen owned. That is because she used to breed（养育）14 generations of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s corgis! She loved her corgis so much that they 3 had their own room at Buckingham Palace and their own cook! Lots of people helped to take care of The Queen’s corgis over the years, including an expert（专家）in animal behavior who came to help with 4 . It was reported that she once said, “My corgis are family.” A．continued   B．events   C． especially   D．supported   E. convenient Queen Elizabeth II is remembered as a faithful pet parent, 5 to her corgis. Besides pet dogs, she had always loved horses too. Once again, the love for the horses started as a child. When she was just four, she was given a Shetland pony（雪特兰马）as a gift from her grandfather, George V. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ was a keen horse rider for many years. It 6 into her nineties. At 96 years of age, she went on “a gentle ride on her pony at Windsor Castle,” according to People. In addition, she used a horse and carriage for 7 like her birthday celebrations. In her life, she always 8 the sport of horse racing. She was named British flat racing’s Champion Owner in 1954 and 1957. 六、短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 While many people keep pets for joy and companionship (陪伴), they often don’t think enough about the responsibility and emotional c 1 that arise when their pets age or pass away. A report shows that the number of aging pets in China is i 2 . Dogs over seven years old now make up 23 percent of the total, a 5 percent rise from 2023. Experts predict that over 30 million pets in China will r 3 middle or old age in the next three years. Veterinarian (兽医) He Qiming explained that as pets grow older, their physical health will be a problem, C 4 problems include dental diseases, cognitive (认知的) issues and kidney (肾脏) problems. Elderly pets need regular checkups, proper nutrition (营养) and pain management. “Taking care of an elderly pet often r 5 a lot of time and energy,” Chen Su, a 38-year-old woman working in the self-media industry, told New Weekly. Chen, who lives alone, devoted all of her time to caring for her 17-year-old paralyzed (瘫痪的) cat, Yuanbao. She cancelled business trips, stayed home every day and even lost sleep to care for her pet. “I am grateful I could spend all my time with Yuanbao. I have no regrets,” she said. H 6 , not everyone can make such sacrifices. Money is also a major concern, A Xiaohongshu user shared that she spent 270,000 yuan on her cats as they aged. Another pet owner, Luo Sen, told New Weekly that he spends thousands of yuan every month on his old dog’s t 7 . Finally, d 8 with the loss of one’s pet is extremely difficult, “I lost my soulmate dog three months ago. The physical and emotional pain is brutal. I miss him every minute,” said Conne, a pet owner, on BuzzFeed. In recent years, people have already started using the term “pet loss syndrome” to d 9 this problem. According to PetDeparted, losing a pet can influence a person’s daily life and mental well-being, resulting in symptoms (症状) such as fatigue (疲劳) changes in appetite and trouble sleeping. Caring for an aging pet is a serious responsibility and hard truth that every pet owner must face. That’s why it’s important to think all matters t 10 , and evaluate (评估) yourself and your situation before deciding to get a pet. $$Unit 3 Pets 词汇专项过关 目录 词汇基础练 词汇语境练-句子 词汇语境练-语篇 词汇基础练 单词默写 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 想法；看法；意见 ___________________ 可爱的；漂亮迷人的 ___________________ 责任 ___________________ 死；死亡 ___________________ 慎重对待；尊重 ___________________ 忠实地；忠诚地 ___________________ 杂乱；粪便 ___________________ （动物的）毛皮 ___________________ 后果；结果 ___________________ 咬 ___________________ 极其；非常 ___________________ 不快乐的；不幸福的；悲伤的 ___________________ 惊讶的 ___________________ 震惊的 ___________________ 薪金；薪水 ___________________ 一定（量）的 ___________________ 金鱼 ___________________ 道歉 ___________________ （书刊、戏剧、电影等的）评论 ___________________ 参考答案： opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ n. 想法；看法；意见 *cute /kjuːt/ adj. 可爱的；漂亮迷人的 responsibility /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ n. 责任 death /deθ/ n. 死；死亡 respect /rɪˈspekt/ v. 慎重对待；尊重 faithfully /ˈfeɪθfəli/ adv. 忠实地；忠诚地 *mess /mes/ n. 杂乱；粪便 *fur /fɜː(r)/ n. （动物的）毛皮 result /rɪˈzʌlt/ n. 后果；结果 bite /baɪt/ v. 咬 extremely /ɪkˈstriːmli/ adv. 极其；非常 unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/ adj. 不快乐的；不幸福的；悲伤的 surprised /səˈpraɪzd/ adj. 惊讶的 shocked /ʃɒkt/ adj. 震惊的 salary /ˈsæləri/ n. 薪金；薪水 certain /ˈsɜːtn/ adj. 一定（量）的 goldfish /ˈɡəʊldfɪʃ/ n. 金鱼 apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ v. 道歉 review /rɪˈvjuː/ n. （书刊、戏剧、电影等的）评论 词汇语境练-句子 一、单项选择 1．— Dad, can I go for a bike ride on the street? — Sure, but always put ________ first and be careful. A．respect B．homework C．friendship D．safety 【答案】D 【详解】句意：——爸爸，我可以骑自行车上街吗？——当然，但要始终把安全放在第一位，小心点。 考查名词辨析。respect尊重；homework家庭作业；friendship友谊；safety安全。根据“but always put… first and be careful.”和常识可知，骑自行车上街需要注意安全，所以空处应该表示“安全”的意思。故选D。 2．If you want to send a package to your relative, you must write down the correct ________. A．address B．business C．direction D．opinion 【答案】A 【详解】句意：如果你想把包裹寄给你的亲戚，你必须写下正确的地址。 考查名词辨析。address地址；business商业；direction方向；opinion观点。根据“If you want to send a package to your relative”可知，此处需要写下正确的地址。故选A。 3．Doing exercise can help ________ some health problems in a way. A．result B．fix C．present D．replace 【答案】B 【详解】句意：锻炼可以在某种程度上帮助解决一些健康问题。 考查动词辨析。result导致；fix解决；present出席；replace替换。根据“Doing exercise can help…some health problems in a way.”的语境并结合选项可知，此处指锻炼可以帮助“解决”一些健康问题，B项符合。故选B。 4．—Let’s go to watch the movie My People, My Country this weekend, shall we? —Great. It’s very hot according to the movie __________ on the Internet. A．theatre B．star C．poster D．review 【答案】D 【详解】句意：——这个周末我们去看电影《我和我的祖国》，好吗？——太棒了。根据互联网上的电影评论，这部电影很热门。 考查名词辨析。theatre剧院；star星星；poster海报；review评论。根据“It’s very hot according to the movie…on the Internet.”可知是根据网上的电影评论，这部电影很热门。故选D。 5．—What is the ________ to your excellent English? —Practice makes perfect. A．result B．secret C．importance D．success 【答案】B 【详解】句意：——你英语优秀的秘诀是什么？——熟能生巧。 考查名词辨析。result结果；secret秘诀；importance重要性；success成功。根据“to your excellent English”以及“Practice makes perfect.”可知，英语优秀的秘诀是熟能生巧。故选B。 6．—When did your close friend go ________? —At the age of fourteen, after a fever, he couldn’t hear anything. A．deaf B．blind C．mad D．surprised 【答案】A 【详解】句意：——你的好朋友什么时候失聪的？——14岁那年，他发烧了，什么也听不见。 考查形容词辨析。deaf失聪的；blind失明的；mad发疯的；surprised惊讶的。根据“he couldn’t hear anything.”可知，此处是问好朋友什么时候失聪的。故选A。 7．—Where would you like to work after graduation, Lily? —A local company is to be ________. I don’t want to work far from my family. A．promised B．preferred C．reviewed D．belonged 【答案】B 【详解】句意：——莉莉，毕业后你想去哪里工作？——最好是一家本地公司。我不想在离家很远的地方工作。 考查动词辨析。promised许诺；preferred更喜欢；reviewed复习；belonged属于。根据“I don’t want to work far from my family.”可知是更喜欢在本地公司工作，故选B。 8．________ Jim ________ his cousins have been to America, but both of them know the city well. A．Not only; but also B．Both; and C．Neither; nor D．Either; or 【答案】C 【详解】句意：吉姆和他的表兄妹都没有去过美国，但他们都很了解这座城市。 考查连词。Not only…but also不仅……而且；Both…and………和……都；Neither…nor既不……也不；Either…or要么……要么。根据“…Jim…his cousins have been to America, but both of them know the city well.”的语境可知，此处句意发生了转折，指他们都没有去过美国，但都很了解这座城市，C项符合。故选C。 9．—I have never watched a horror film. I’m not sure ________ I can watch it until the end. —Come on! Don’t miss the ________ ending. A．if; surprising B．whether; surprised C．that; amazing D．if; amazed 【答案】A 【详解】句意：——我从未看过恐怖电影。我不确定我是否能看到最后。——来吧！不要错过令人惊讶的结局。 考查连词辨析和形容词辨析。if是否；whether是否；that引导从句无意义；surprising令人惊讶的；surprised惊讶的；amazing令人惊奇的；amazed大为惊奇的。根据“I’m not sure...I can watch it until the end.”可知是不确定是否能看到最后，用if/whether引导宾语从句；第二个空修饰名词ending用surprising/amazing。故选A。 10．—Good news! Governments around the world are ________ an end to plastic bags. —Great. That will help reduce pollution. A．searching for B．standing for C．caring for D．pushing for 【答案】D 【详解】句意：——好消息！世界各地的政府正在努力争取终结塑料袋。——太棒了。这将有助于减少污染。 考查动词短语。searching for搜寻；standing for代表；caring for照料；pushing for为……奋力争取。根据“…an end to plastic bags”可知，各地政府正在努力改善环境，此处应是努力争取终结塑料袋的使用。故选D。 二、根据汉语提示填空 1．He makes a terrible (杂乱) in the kitchen when he’s cooking. 【答案】mess 【详解】句意：当他在做饭的时候把厨房弄得一团糟。根据汉语提示，考查名词mess“杂乱”，make a mess“搞得一团糟”，故填mess。 2． (根据) to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. 【答案】According 【详解】句意：根据中国历史上的记载，天灯最早是由诸葛孔明使用的。“根据……”用according to，介词短语作状语，位于句首，首字母大写。故填According。 3．A lot of people like music. They think that thoughts can be (表达) by music. 【答案】expressed 【详解】句意：很多人喜欢音乐。他们认为思想可以通过音乐来表达。express“表达”，根据“thoughts can be...(表达) by music”可知，此处是含有情态动词的被动语态“can be done”，空处应填入过去分词expressed。故填expressed。 4．—The plan for summer study trip may be (取消).   —Really? I’m looking forward to it. 【答案】canceled/cancelled 【详解】句意：——暑期游学计划可能会被取消。——真的？我很期待它呢。cancel“取消”，根据语境可知，此处应用过去分词形式，构成被动语态。故填canceled/cancelled。 5．The accident could be (避免) if you drove your car more carefully. 【答案】avoided 【详解】句意：如果你开车更小心一点，事故就可以避免。avoid“避免”；根据“The accident could be...”可知，此处为含情态动词的被动语态，表示“事故是可以避免的”，结构：情态动词+be+动词的过去分词。故填avoided。 6．Anyone who cheats people through the Internet must be (惩罚). 【答案】punished 【详解】句意：任何通过互联网欺骗他人的人都必须受到惩罚。根据汉语提示可知，动词punish“惩罚”符合句意，此处是含情态动词的被动语态，动词要用过去分词形式。故填punished。 7．Children can be easily (影响) by their peers (同龄人). 【答案】influenced 【详解】句意：孩子们很容易受同龄人的影响。结合句意和汉语提示可知，此处考查influence“影响”，动词；主语“Children”与动词“influence”为被动关系，根据空前“can be easily…”可知，这里是含情态动词can的被动语态，其结构为can be done，动词influence的过去分词为influenced。故填influenced。 8．A good learner knows that it’s necessary to (复习) notes before doing homework. 【答案】review 【详解】句意：一个好的学习者知道在做作业之前复习笔记是必要的。考查it is adj. to do sth.“做某事是怎么样的”，所以填动词原形，review“复习”符合句意。故填review。 9．In Tai’an, everyone knows that things in blue rubbish bins can be (回收利用). 【答案】reused 【详解】句意：在泰安，每个人都知道蓝色垃圾桶里的东西是可以被回收利用的。“回收利用”reuse，be后跟动词的过去分词构成含有情态动词的被动语态结构“can be done”，故填reused。 10．Dogs can be (训练) to understand difficult orders. 【答案】trained 【详解】句意：狗能被训练听懂困难的指令。根据汉语提示可知，train意为“训练”，“Dogs”与动词“train”为被动关系，使用被动语态，此处是含情态动词can的被动语态，其结构为情态动词+be done，动词用过去分词形式。故填trained。 三、根据首字母填空 1．Yuan Longping died in 2021, and his d made us very sad. 【答案】(d)eath 【详解】句意：袁隆平于2021年逝世，他的死使我们很悲伤。根据“Yuan Longping died in 2021”及首字母提示可知，空处应填名词death“死亡”，作主语。故填(d)eath。 2．The bad situation should be c at once. 【答案】(c)ontrolled 【详解】句意：糟糕的情况应该立即被控制。根据“The bad situation should be”及首字母提示可知，空处意为糟糕情况需要被“控制”，control符合；根据“should be”可知，此处需要使用被动语态，表示糟糕的情况被控制。故填(c)ontrolled。 3．Two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the $1 million prize money would be s equally between them. 【答案】(s)hared 【详解】句意：两位科学家Katalin Kariko和Drew Weissman获得了2023年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，100万美元的奖金将由他们平分。主语为“100万美元”，此处是被动语态，即“被分享”。“share”意为“分享”符合题意。故填(s)hared。 4．A to the plan, we should set off in the early morning. 【答案】(A)ccording 【详解】句意：根据计划，我们应该一大早出发。“According to”意为“根据；依照”，是介词短语，符合语境。故填(A)ccording。 5．Kids should be e to follow the traffic rules at a young age. 【答案】(e)ducated 【详解】句意：应该教育孩子从小遵守交通规则。根据“Kids should be … to follow the traffic rules at a young age.”和首字母提示可知，此处应填educate“教育”，句子的主语是“Kids”，和谓语educate是被动关系，此处应用含情态动词should的被动语态，即should+be+动词过去分词。故填(e)ducated。 6．Jenny r her lessons every evening, so it’s easy for her to remember what she learns every day. 【答案】(r)eviews 【详解】句意：珍妮每天晚上复习功课，所以她很容易记住她每天学的东西。根据“it’s easy for her to remember what she learns every day”和首字母“r”提示可知，她很容易记住每天所学的东西，说明她每天都复习；考查review“复习”，动词；再根据“every evening”可知，句子时态为一般现在时，且主语为“Jenny”，谓语动词应用三单形式reviews。故填(r)eviews。 7．The beauty of the West Lake can’t be e by the words. 【答案】(e)xpressed 【详解】句意：西湖的美无法用言语表达。根据“can’t be”可知，此处为含有情态动词的被动语态，所以填过去分词，“expressed”意为“表达”，指无法用言语描述西湖之美，符合句意。故填(e)xpressed。 8．Mary’s mother was angry with her because she made a m in her room. 【答案】(m)ess 【详解】句意：玛丽的妈妈对她很生气因为她在房间里弄得一团糟。根据“Mary’s mother was angry with her because she made a...in her room.”和首字母提示可知，此处表示玛丽把房间弄得一团糟，她妈妈对她很生气。make a mess“弄得一团糟”，固定搭配。故填(m)ess。 9．All the difficulties can be o , if we face them with courage. 【答案】(o)vercome 【详解】句意：如果我们勇敢地面对，所有的困难都可以被克服。根据“All the difficulties can be”可知所有的困难都可以被克服。overcome表示“克服”，结合空前的be，此处需用动词过去分词形式，构成被动语态。故填(o)vercome。 10．Suggestions from our parents should always be v by us because they have rich experience and know us best. 【答案】(v)alued 【详解】句意：我们应该重视父母的建议，因为他们有丰富的经验，最了解我们。根据“because they have rich experience and know us best.”结合首字母可知，我们应该重视父母的建议。value“重视”，此处是含有情态动词should的被动语态，动词用过去分词。故填(v)alued。 四、用单词适当形式填空 1．Doing housework can help students develop a sense of . (responsible) 【答案】responsibility 【详解】句意：做家务可以帮助学生培养责任感。根据“Doing housework can help students develop a sense of….”可知，这里需要一个名词，a sense of…表示 “……的意识”，responsible是形容词，表示“有责任的；负责的”，其名词形式是responsibility，表示“责任；责任感”。故填responsibility。 2．My teacher told me many good methods my lessons.（review） 【答案】to review 【详解】句意：我的老师告诉我许多好的方法来复习我的课程。tell sb to do sth“告诉某人做某事”，review“复习”，动词，因此是to review。故填to review。 3．Sam should to she teacher for being late for class. (apology) 【答案】apologize 【详解】句意：山姆应该为上课迟到向老师道歉。apology“道歉”，名词，should后应跟动词原形。apology的动词形式是apologize，故填apologize。 4．It is important to have security check before entering the underground stations. (extreme) 【答案】extremely 【详解】句意：进入地铁站前进行安检是极其重要的。这里是要修饰形容词“important”，表示“极其重要”，需要用副词形式。“extreme”是形容词，其副词形式是“extremely”，意为“极其；非常”，在句中作状语。故填extremely。 5．He will (certain) die if you don’t send him to hospital at once. 【答案】certainly 【详解】句意：如果你不马上送他去医院，他肯定会死的。空格处修饰动词“die”，应用副词，certain“肯定，确定”，形容词，其副词形式是certainly。故填certainly。 6．No matter how many difficulties we have, I believe all problems can .(solve) 【答案】be solved 【详解】句意：不管我们有多少困难，我相信所有的问题都会被解决。主语“all problems”与“solve”之间是被动关系，用被动语态be done，can后接动词原形。故填be solved。 7．Little kids should be (educate) to eat up the food in their bowls. 【答案】educated 【详解】句意：应该教育小孩子吃完碗里的食物。主语“Little kids”与动词“educate”之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，其结构为“be done”；空前为be，空处应用educate的过去分词。故填educated。 8．Almost all of it can be (use) or recycled. 【答案】reused 【详解】句意：它几乎都可以被再利用或回收。use“使用”，根据“or recycled.”可知，此处指的重复使用，reuse“重复使用”符合题意，can be后接过去分词表示被动语态。故填reused。 9．No matter what difficulties we have, I believe all problems can .(solve) 【答案】be solved 【详解】句意：不管我们遇到多少困难，我相信所有的问题都会被解决。这句话的主语“all problems”与“solve”之间是被动关系，用被动语态be done结构，can后接动词原形。故填be solved。 10．Children can learn a lot about life and from keeping dogs and cats. (die) 【答案】death 【详解】句意：孩子们可以从养狗和猫中学到很多关于生与死的知识。learn about sth“了解某物”，所以此处应是名词作宾语，die是动词，名词是death“死亡”，故填death。 词汇语境练-语篇 五、选词填空 Choose the proper words or phrases to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次） A．even   B．tradition   C． rarely   D．well-known       E. training Queen Elizabeth II had a real love for animals. Her favourite pets are corgis（柯基犬）and horses. As a 1 , corgis used to be working dogs in Wales but they became famous as The Queen’s pets. The Queen’s love for animals started at a young age when she was gifted a puppy from her father, George VI. For her 18th birthday, Princess Elizabeth was given a corgi named Susan. She is perhaps the most 2 of all the corgis The Queen owned. That is because she used to breed（养育）14 generations of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ’s corgis! She loved her corgis so much that they 3 had their own room at Buckingham Palace and their own cook! Lots of people helped to take care of The Queen’s corgis over the years, including an expert（专家）in animal behavior who came to help with 4 . It was reported that she once said, “My corgis are family.” A．continued   B．events   C． especially   D．supported   E. convenient Queen Elizabeth II is remembered as a faithful pet parent, 5 to her corgis. Besides pet dogs, she had always loved horses too. Once again, the love for the horses started as a child. When she was just four, she was given a Shetland pony（雪特兰马）as a gift from her grandfather, George V. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ was a keen horse rider for many years. It 6 into her nineties. At 96 years of age, she went on “a gentle ride on her pony at Windsor Castle,” according to People. In addition, she used a horse and carriage for 7 like her birthday celebrations. In her life, she always 8 the sport of horse racing. She was named British flat racing’s Champion Owner in 1954 and 1957. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．E 5．C 6．A 7．B 8．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了英国女王伊丽莎白二世对动物情有独钟，她最喜欢的动物是柯基犬和马。 1．句意：作为一项传统，柯基犬曾是威尔士的工作犬，但它们以女王的宠物而闻名。根据“As a...corgis used to be working dogs in Wales”以及所给词可知此处填名词形式，柯基犬是工作犬，这是一个传统，tradition“传统”符合。故选B。 2．句意：她可能是女王拥有的所有柯基犬中最有名的。根据“She is perhaps the most...of all the corgis The Queen owned”以及所给词可知她是最著名的，well-known“著名的”符合。故选D。 3．句意：她非常喜欢她的柯基犬，它们甚至在白金汉宫有自己的房间和自己的厨师！根据“had their own room”以及所给词可知它们甚至有自己的房间，even“甚至”符合。故选A。 4．句意：多年来，许多人帮助照顾女王的柯基犬，包括一位动物行为专家，他来帮助训练。根据“an expert（专家） in animal behavior who came to help with”以及所给词可知动物专家帮助训练，training“训练”符合。故选E。 5．句意：女王伊丽莎白二世被人们铭记为忠实的宠物父母，尤其是她的柯基犬。根据“Queen Elizabeth II is remembered as a faithful pet parent...to her corgis”以及所给词可知她是一个好的宠物父母，尤其是对她的柯基犬，especially“尤其”符合。故选C。 6．句意：这一直持续到她90多岁。根据“into her nineties”以及所给词可知她喜欢马，一直持续到她90多岁，continued“继续”符合。故选A。 7．句意：此外，她还用马和马车来庆祝生日等活动。根据“like her birthday celebrations”以及所给词可知此处指事件，events“事件”符合。故选B。 8．句意：在她的一生中，她一直支持赛马这项运动。根据“the sport of horse racing”以及所给词可知是支持赛马运动，supported“支持”符合。故选D。 六、短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 While many people keep pets for joy and companionship (陪伴), they often don’t think enough about the responsibility and emotional c 1 that arise when their pets age or pass away. A report shows that the number of aging pets in China is i 2 . Dogs over seven years old now make up 23 percent of the total, a 5 percent rise from 2023. Experts predict that over 30 million pets in China will r 3 middle or old age in the next three years. Veterinarian (兽医) He Qiming explained that as pets grow older, their physical health will be a problem, C 4 problems include dental diseases, cognitive (认知的) issues and kidney (肾脏) problems. Elderly pets need regular checkups, proper nutrition (营养) and pain management. “Taking care of an elderly pet often r 5 a lot of time and energy,” Chen Su, a 38-year-old woman working in the self-media industry, told New Weekly. Chen, who lives alone, devoted all of her time to caring for her 17-year-old paralyzed (瘫痪的) cat, Yuanbao. She cancelled business trips, stayed home every day and even lost sleep to care for her pet. “I am grateful I could spend all my time with Yuanbao. I have no regrets,” she said. H 6 , not everyone can make such sacrifices. Money is also a major concern, A Xiaohongshu user shared that she spent 270,000 yuan on her cats as they aged. Another pet owner, Luo Sen, told New Weekly that he spends thousands of yuan every month on his old dog’s t 7 . Finally, d 8 with the loss of one’s pet is extremely difficult, “I lost my soulmate dog three months ago. The physical and emotional pain is brutal. I miss him every minute,” said Conne, a pet owner, on BuzzFeed. In recent years, people have already started using the term “pet loss syndrome” to d 9 this problem. According to PetDeparted, losing a pet can influence a person’s daily life and mental well-being, resulting in symptoms (症状) such as fatigue (疲劳) changes in appetite and trouble sleeping. Caring for an aging pet is a serious responsibility and hard truth that every pet owner must face. That’s why it’s important to think all matters t 10 , and evaluate (评估) yourself and your situation before deciding to get a pet. 【答案】 1．(c)hallenges 2．(i)ncreasing 3．(r)each 4．(C)ommon 5．(r)equires 6．(H)owever 7．(t)reatment 8．(d)ealing 9．(d)escribe 10．(t)hrough 【分析】本文主要围绕养宠物，特别是老龄宠物所面临的挑战和责任进行了详细阐述。 1．句意：然而，他们往往没有充分考虑当宠物变老或去世时所产生的责任和情感挑战。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“挑战”符合语境，应填入challenge“挑战”，因空前有and连接的并列名词responsibility，故此处也用名词复数形式表示泛指。故填(c)hallenges。 2．句意：一份报告显示，中国老龄宠物的数量正在增加。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“增加”符合语境，应填入increase“增加”，根据“is”可知，此处用现在进行时表示“正在增加”。故填(i)ncreasing。 3．句意：专家预测，未来三年，中国将有3000多万只宠物进入中年或老年。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“到达”符合语境，应填入reach“到达”，根据“will”可知，此处用动词原形构成一般将来时。故填(r)each。 4．句意：兽医何启明解释说，随着宠物年龄的增长，它们的身体健康会成为一个问题，常见的问题包括牙科疾病、认知问题和肾脏问题。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“常见的”符合语境，应填入common“常见的”，此处用形容词作定语修饰名词problems。故填(C)ommon。 5．句意：“照顾一只年老的宠物往往需要大量的时间和精力，”在自媒体行业工作的38岁女子陈素告诉《新周刊》。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“需要”符合语境，应填入require“需要”，本句时态为一般现在时，主语为动名词短语，所以动词用三单形式。故填(r)equires。 6．句意：然而，并不是每个人都能做出这样的牺牲。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“然而”符合语境，应填入however“然而”，此处用逗号与句子隔开，表示转折关系。故填(H)owever。 7．句意：另一位宠物主人罗森告诉《新周刊》，他每个月要花几千元给他的老狗治病。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“治疗”符合语境，应填入treatment“治疗”，此处用名词作宾语。故填(t)reatment。 8．句意：最后，面对失去宠物的痛苦是极其困难的。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“处理，面对”符合语境，应填入deal“处理，面对”，此处用动名词作主语，表示“面对失去宠物的痛苦”。故填(d)ealing。 9．句意：近年来，人们已经开始使用“宠物丧失综合症”这个词来描述这个问题。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“描述”符合语境，应填入describe“描述”，此处用动词不定式表示目的。故填(d)escribe。 10．句意：这就是为什么在决定养宠物之前，仔细考虑所有问题并评估自己的情况是很重要的。根据句意及首字母可知，此处“through”符合语境，think sth. through意为“仔细考虑某事”。故填(t)hrough。 $$