Dogs are very sociable(合群的) animals. When owners go out and leave their dogs alone, the dogs get worried and upset. Dogs should be trained to be their own while still young instead of when they are older and set in their ways. When owners are not around, they should provide some toys for their dogs to play with. Leaving the radio or television turned on might also provide relaxing background noise.
Howling(嚎叫) is a form of communication. Dogs do it to tell one another where they are. Some dogs howl when they are lonely, while others do it when greeting strangers whom they are seeing for the first time. Some even howl to music and do this because it is fun.
When it comes to training dogs, giving rewards(奖赏) is a far better way than using punishment. Food makes an excellent reward, and if they do not respond(反应) to this, owners should try touching. Dogs like being touched by owners very much. Words of praise work well too, but not as well as food or touch. It helps if owners spend more time with their dogs.
1. When should dogs be trained to be on their own?
A. When they are born. B. When they are young.
C. When they are worried. D. When they are older.
2. Why should the owners leave the television turned on when they are not at home?
A. Because they think their dogs like watching TV.
B. Because they think watching TV he
lps to train dogs.
C. Because they want to make their dogs feel less worried.
D. Because they want their dogs to learn some skill from TV programs.
3. What is the second paragraph of the passage mainly about?
A. Dogs howl to music. B. Dogs howl to tell where they are.
C. Dogs howl to communicate. D. Dogs howl to show they are lonely.
4. According to this passage, which of the following isn’t a good way to train dogs?
A. Punishing the dogs. B. Spending more time with the dogs.
C. Giving rewards to the dogs. D. Giving words of praise to the dogs.
答案
文中主要提到的是狗狗的事情．要想训练一个狗，应该从狗还小的时候开始进行，并且应该尽可能的用奖励的方法，而不是惩罚．同时，抚摸也是一种和狗狗交流情感的重要的方式．但是，有一点要记住，狗狗很害怕孤单，应该尽量避免让狗狗独自长时间生活在一个安静的环境中．
1．B，细节理解题，文中提到"Dogs should be trained to be their own while still young"狗应该从小时候就开始接受训练，由此推测选择B．
2．C，细节理解题，文中提到"Leaving the radio or television turned on might also provide relaxing background noise"当主人不在家时，可以开着收音机或者电视机，这样会营造一个嘈杂的环境，狗狗就不会感觉孤单了，由此推测选择C．
3．C，推理判断题，文中提到"Howling（嚎叫） is a form of communication"嚎叫是够够的一种交流方式，后文又提到了对着音乐嚎叫，对着陌生人嚎叫等，其实都是在说明狗狗通过嚎叫交流，由此确定选择C．
4．A，细节理解题，文中提到"giving rewards（奖赏） is a far better way than using punishment"在训练狗狗的时候，惩罚所起的作用远远比不上奖励，由此推测选择A．
【点评】对于阅读表达题，一定要记得首先通读全文，了解文章大意，然后再根据文章关键词，关键句，掌握细节问题，并进行推理判断，再去回答具体的问题．
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