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解析】本文是一篇议论文。作者从养宠物这一现象入手,揭示了养宠物造成的花费大、容易携带病毒及造成流浪宠物等弊端,呼吁人们把一些钱用于其他方面。
616.考查动词词义。句意:虽然相当令人震惊,看到宠物在客厅里休息并不应该使人们感到惊讶。A. alert警觉,警告;B. surprise使惊奇;C. disappoint使失望;D. interest使感兴趣。根据空后的“anyone who has seen the doggy parlors where loved pets rest.”可知,看到宠物在客厅里休息并不会使人们感到惊讶(surprise)。故选B。
617.考查形容词词义。句意:美国人对待宠物的方式很独特,但我们掌握的信息表明英国人对宠物也很好。A. kind和蔼的;B. polite礼貌的;C. subject受……支配的;D. available可获得的。根据本空前的“Americans are unique in treating their little friends in this way, but the information we have suggests that the English, too”可知,美国人对待宠物的方式很独特,英国人对宠物也很好。故选A。
618.考查副词词义。句意:当我们看宠物食品时,我们可以清楚地看到这一点,宠物食品通常比人类食品含有更多的维生素,或者至少不缺乏营养。A. seldom很少;B. far遥远地;C. frequently经常地;D. totally完全地。根据本空前的“This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food or at least”可知,宠物的饮食很少(seldom)缺少营养。故选A。
619.考查短语词义。句意:去年英国公众仅在宠物的食物上就花费了两亿英镑,更别提兽医账单和宠物家具了。A. in spite of尽管;B. regardless of不顾,不管;C. not to mention更不必说;D. rather than而不是。此处表示更别提(not to mention)兽医账单和宠物家具了。故选C。
620.考查形容词词义。句意:当考虑到同样的数量可以为饥饿和贫困的受害者做些什么时,很容易让人感到高兴。A. delighted高兴的;B. patient耐心的;C. mention提到;D. unsatisfied不满意的。根据空后的“with this when considering what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty”可知,此处是说如果把这些钱用于为饥饿和贫穷的受害者做些什么会让人感到很高兴(delighted)。故选A。
621.考查形容词词义。句意:所以当我读到一个老人把钱留给宠物而不是他的子女时我通常会很生气。A. usual通常的;B. natural自然的;C. concerned关心的;D. essential基本的。根据空后的“for me to get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog instead of his children.”可知,当我读到一个老人把钱留给宠物而不是他的子女时我通常(usual)会很生气。故选A。
622.考查形容词词义。句意:让我认为英国人如此热衷于养宠物的行为可笑有许多原因。A. inevitable必然的;B. understandable可以理解的;C. ridiculous可笑的,荒谬的;D. common共同的,普通的。根据空后的“They cause physical problems.”等理由可知,我感到英国人如此热衷于养宠物的行为是可笑的(ridiculous)。故选C。
623.考查名词词义。句意:宠物病菌对儿童的威胁使英国政府对宠物实行严格的限制。A. orders顺序,订单;B. punishments惩罚;C. unacceptable不能接受的;D. restriction限制,约束。根据本空前的“It is the threat of rabies—a disease with no known cure”可知,狂犬病危害极大,对儿童的威胁使英国政府对宠物实行严格的限制(restriction)。故选D。
624.考查动词词义。句意:当西班牙政府近期消灭大量的流浪狗以解决同样的威胁时,英国游客马上给报社写信抱怨这场大屠杀。A. cured治愈,矫正;B. destroyed毁灭;C. treatments治疗;D. drove驾驶。根据空后的“a number of stray dogs as protection against the same threat”可知,西班牙政府为了解决同样的威胁,近期消灭(destroyed)了大量的流浪狗。故选B。
625.考查动词词义。A. inquiring询问;B. caring关心;C. enclosed围绕;D. complaining抱怨。结合上文英国人热衷于宠物可知,英国游客马上给报社写信抱怨(complaining)这场大屠杀。故选D。
626.考查名词词义。句意:另一个问题是主人欠考虑。A. thoughtlessness欠考虑;B. hesitation犹豫;C. worrying担心;D. kindness仁慈,好意。根据空后的“Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually push their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the "sweet little thing" has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on "Rover" or "Bonzo".”可知,主人养宠物前没有考虑要花费的时间和金钱。故选A。
627.考查动词词义。句意:主人开始遗弃宠物。A. isolate隔离;B. scold责备;C. abandon遗弃,放弃;D. bind捆绑,约束。根据本空后的“It is only when the "sweet little thing" has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on "Rover" or "Bonzo".”可知,由于花费太大,主人开始遗弃(abandon)宠物。故选C。
628.考查形容词词义。句意:宠物狗自由自在地跑这并不有趣。A. funny有趣的;B. sweet甜的;C. desert荒凉的;D. loving钟情的。根据本空后的“English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someone's pet”可知,因为一年之中有很多羊都被宠物狗咬死了。故选A。
629.考查副词词义。A. Nevertheless然而;B. Moreover而且,此外;C. Therefore因此,所以;D. Meanwhile同时。根据本空后的“I would only suggest that…”可知,此处与前面是因果关系,此处表示“所以”。故选C。
630.考查名词词义。句意:我只是建议,我们把我们的优先次序搞错了,应该采取一些措施。A. mind理智,精神;B. behavior行为,举止;C. love爱;D. priority优先权。根据本空后的“wrong and that something should be done about it. In my view, it's time we stopped being sentimental about pets.”可知,此处是说我们把重点(priority)搞错了,我们是时候停止对宠物的爱了。故选D。
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