四、阅读短文，从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项
When people say “man's best friend”, sometimes they don't mean another person. _______ These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. _______ They even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people too. Dogs can be trained to be the “eyes” for a person who can't see or “ears” for a person who can't hear. _______ They make people happier too. Because of that, animals are sometimes brought into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you can still do this. How? _______ If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. _______ If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As humans, we must protect animals who can't speak for themselves.
A. They cheer up people who are sad.
B. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog!
C. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer!
D. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it.
E. First think about how animals make your life happier.
F. Some people think of their pets as their children.
G. Let's protect animals from now on.
32. _______ 33. _______ 34. _______ 35. _______ 36. _______
When people say “man's best friend”, sometimes they don't mean another person. _______ These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. _______ They even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people too. Dogs can be trained to be the “eyes” for a person who can't see or “ears” for a person who can't hear. _______ They make people happier too. Because of that, animals are sometimes brought into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you can still do this. How? _______ If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. _______ If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As humans, we must protect animals who can't speak for themselves.
A. They cheer up people who are sad.
B. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog!
C. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer!
D. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it.
E. First think about how animals make your life happier.
F. Some people think of their pets as their children.
G. Let's protect animals from now on.
32. _______ 33. _______ 34. _______ 35. _______ 36. _______
答案：32 - 36 BFCED
解析：
【解析】
32空：前文提到“man's best friend”有时并非指人，后文引出人与动物的友谊，B选项“Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog!”能够承接上文，说明此处指代的是狗，符合语境。
33空：后文提到人们甚至会在去世后把钱留给宠物，F选项“Some people think of their pets as their children.”表明人们将宠物视作孩子，与后文内容形成递进，逻辑连贯。
34空：前文介绍动物对人的帮助，后文提及动物能让人更开心，C选项“Scientists have found that pets help people live longer!”补充了宠物对人的另一益处，衔接上下文。
35空：前文以“How?”提问具体做法，E选项“First think about how animals make your life happier.”给出行动的第一步，回应了前文的提问。
36空：前文提出要善待身边的动物，D选项“For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it.”通过举例说明具体的友善行为，符合语境。
【答案】
BFCED
【知识点】
语篇衔接、语境推理、信息匹配
【点评】
本题考查学生在阅读理解中结合上下文语境进行逻辑推理和信息匹配的能力，要求学生准确把握段落间的语义关联，有助于提升学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
32空：前文提到“man's best friend”有时并非指人，后文引出人与动物的友谊，B选项“Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog!”能够承接上文，说明此处指代的是狗，符合语境。
33空：后文提到人们甚至会在去世后把钱留给宠物，F选项“Some people think of their pets as their children.”表明人们将宠物视作孩子，与后文内容形成递进，逻辑连贯。
34空：前文介绍动物对人的帮助，后文提及动物能让人更开心，C选项“Scientists have found that pets help people live longer!”补充了宠物对人的另一益处，衔接上下文。
35空：前文以“How?”提问具体做法，E选项“First think about how animals make your life happier.”给出行动的第一步，回应了前文的提问。
36空：前文提出要善待身边的动物，D选项“For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it.”通过举例说明具体的友善行为，符合语境。
【答案】
BFCED
【知识点】
语篇衔接、语境推理、信息匹配
【点评】
本题考查学生在阅读理解中结合上下文语境进行逻辑推理和信息匹配的能力，要求学生准确把握段落间的语义关联，有助于提升学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6