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One thing we know for sure is that dogs are our oldest animal friends. They were pets before horses, cows, pigs, sheep—and long before cats. For example, dogs became pets in Egypt about 5,500 years ago. They have been part of human history for a long time.
So where did dogs come from? DNA studies say dogs are from the grey wolf. But how could a wild(野生的) wolf become a pet dog? Around 12,000 to 40,000 years ago, early humans and wolves both lived in groups and hunted animals to eat. After living close by for a long time, some wolves were not so wild. They went with nomadic(游牧的) humans freely. Humans also took care of wolf babies and made the kind ones into hunting friends and pets.
When people learnt to breed(培育) dogs for a reason, they began to make different kinds of dogs do many jobs. Hunting was an important job. Dogs helped do different hunting things, such as following smells and hunting fast animals.
Today, some dogs are trained(训练) to help people, like guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for the deaf and police dogs for the police. But most dogs don't work—they're just friends. Unlike wolves, they can't live in the wild alone. Dogs see their human family as their pack. They need us for food, home, and love, and look to us as leaders. Anyway, they've come far from wolves, and won our hearts.
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A.Cows. B.Cats. C.Dogs. D.Pigs.
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A.By giving food to wolves. B.By looking after wolf babies.
C.By keeping them at home. D.By letting them live in the wild.
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A.族群 B.敌人 C.包裹 D.孩子
(
A.The History of All Pets
B.How to Train Your Dog
C.Why Dogs Are Better Than Wolves
D.From Wild Wolves to Friends: The Story of Dogs
One thing we know for sure is that dogs are our oldest animal friends. They were pets before horses, cows, pigs, sheep—and long before cats. For example, dogs became pets in Egypt about 5,500 years ago. They have been part of human history for a long time.
So where did dogs come from? DNA studies say dogs are from the grey wolf. But how could a wild(野生的) wolf become a pet dog? Around 12,000 to 40,000 years ago, early humans and wolves both lived in groups and hunted animals to eat. After living close by for a long time, some wolves were not so wild. They went with nomadic(游牧的) humans freely. Humans also took care of wolf babies and made the kind ones into hunting friends and pets.
When people learnt to breed(培育) dogs for a reason, they began to make different kinds of dogs do many jobs. Hunting was an important job. Dogs helped do different hunting things, such as following smells and hunting fast animals.
Today, some dogs are trained(训练) to help people, like guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for the deaf and police dogs for the police. But most dogs don't work—they're just friends. Unlike wolves, they can't live in the wild alone. Dogs see their human family as their pack. They need us for food, home, and love, and look to us as leaders. Anyway, they've come far from wolves, and won our hearts.
(
C
)23.Which of the following animals were the oldest pets?A.Cows. B.Cats. C.Dogs. D.Pigs.
(
B
)24.How did early humans make wolves into friends and pets?A.By giving food to wolves. B.By looking after wolf babies.
C.By keeping them at home. D.By letting them live in the wild.
(
A
)25.What does the underlined word "pack" probably mean in Chinese?A.族群 B.敌人 C.包裹 D.孩子
(
D
)26.Which is the best title for the passage?A.The History of All Pets
B.How to Train Your Dog
C.Why Dogs Are Better Than Wolves
D.From Wild Wolves to Friends: The Story of Dogs
答案
23.C 24.B 25.A 26.D
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，结合语境、主旨逐一解题：
1. 第23题：题干询问最古老的宠物，需定位原文关于宠物时间顺序的表述；
2. 第24题：题干询问早期人类将狼变为朋友/宠物的方式，需定位原文对应人类与狼互动的具体行为；
3. 第25题：题干询问划线词“pack”的词义，需结合上下文语境及狗的属性推断；
4. 第26题：题干询问最佳标题，需归纳全文核心主旨。
【解析】
23题：根据第一段“dogs are our oldest animal friends. They were pets before horses, cows, pigs, sheep—and long before cats.”可知，狗是最古老的宠物，故选C。
24题：根据第二段最后一句“Humans also took care of wolf babies and made the kind ones into hunting friends and pets.”可知，人类通过照顾狼崽将狼变为朋友和宠物，故选B。
25题：划线词所在句意为“狗把人类家庭看作它们的______”，结合后文“它们需要我们提供食物、家与爱，视我们为领导者”，以及狼的群居特性，可推断“pack”意为“族群”，故选A。
26题：全文围绕狗从野生狼逐渐演变为人类朋友的过程展开：A选项“所有宠物的历史”范围过大，B选项“如何训练你的狗”未提及，C选项“为什么狗比狼好”与主旨不符，D选项“从野狼到朋友：狗的故事”贴合核心内容，故选D。
【答案】
23.C 24.B 25.A 26.D
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】
本题文本贴近生活，考查学生定位原文信息、推断词义、归纳主旨的基础阅读能力，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，结合语境、主旨逐一解题：
1. 第23题：题干询问最古老的宠物，需定位原文关于宠物时间顺序的表述；
2. 第24题：题干询问早期人类将狼变为朋友/宠物的方式，需定位原文对应人类与狼互动的具体行为；
3. 第25题：题干询问划线词“pack”的词义，需结合上下文语境及狗的属性推断；
4. 第26题：题干询问最佳标题，需归纳全文核心主旨。
【解析】
23题：根据第一段“dogs are our oldest animal friends. They were pets before horses, cows, pigs, sheep—and long before cats.”可知，狗是最古老的宠物，故选C。
24题：根据第二段最后一句“Humans also took care of wolf babies and made the kind ones into hunting friends and pets.”可知，人类通过照顾狼崽将狼变为朋友和宠物，故选B。
25题：划线词所在句意为“狗把人类家庭看作它们的______”，结合后文“它们需要我们提供食物、家与爱，视我们为领导者”，以及狼的群居特性，可推断“pack”意为“族群”，故选A。
26题：全文围绕狗从野生狼逐渐演变为人类朋友的过程展开：A选项“所有宠物的历史”范围过大，B选项“如何训练你的狗”未提及，C选项“为什么狗比狼好”与主旨不符，D选项“从野狼到朋友：狗的故事”贴合核心内容，故选D。
【答案】
23.C 24.B 25.A 26.D
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】
本题文本贴近生活，考查学生定位原文信息、推断词义、归纳主旨的基础阅读能力，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
