If you are in a town in a western country, you'll often see people walking with

If you are in a town in a western country, you'll often see peoplewalking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animalin the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed Once upon a time,a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals,and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to. Laterpeople used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didn't eat whatthey got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep andguarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs tofight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the mostimportant reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog ishis best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog isher child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a childwhen their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to usea dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.

1._______are more useful than a dog in theworld.

   A. No other animals  B. Some animals  C. Manyanimals  D. A few animals

2.In the past people kept dogs because dogs_________.

   A. could fight against other animals   B. met the people

   C. did not eat other animals           D.helped and listened to people

3.Now people keep dogs in the cities becausedogs_____.

   A. fight otheranimals             B. are lonely

   C. are like theirfriends            D. are afraid of the thieves

4.A dog can be _____.

   A. a child's friendonly             B.a young woman's son

   C. old people's real child            D.everybody's friend

5.So a dog will __ in a family.

   A. always beused                B. not be useful 

C. still fight                      D.always be a good friend

试题答案

【答案】

1.A2.D3.C4.D5.D

【解析】略