2012年高考英语完形填空模拟题(附详解)The basic meaning of “pet” is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is ___1___ as a companion, and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy. ___2___ pets offer more than companionship; they invite us to love and be loved. Many ___3___ feel their pets understand them, for animals are ___4___ to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us ___5___ when human words don’t help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets ___6___ us for a home, for food and drink. Dogs ___7___, look up to their owners, ___8___ makes them feel important and needed.A pet can be something ___9___ to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) ___10___ child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide ___11___ and companionship. It has ___12___ been suggested that tiny pets ___13___be sent as companions to astronauts(宇航员) on space ships, to help reduce the stress(紧张) and ___14___ of space flights.In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for ___15___. A pet in the family keeps people in ___16___ with the more natural, animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet ___17___ helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to ___18___ a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels ___19___ toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are ___20___ for us human beings.1. A. known B. looked upon C. treated D. kept2. A. But B. However C. So D. Otherwise3. A. masters B. owners C. bosses D. hosts4. A. slow B. quick C. easy D. difficult5. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at no time6. A. depend on B. live on C. wait on D. look on7. A. especially B. hardly C. hopefully D. entirely8. A. it B. who C. which D. what9. A. dangerous B. necessary C. the same D. different10. A. single B. only C. separate D. alone11. A. loss B. love C. trouble D. pleasure12. A. ever B. even C. never D. probably13. A. would B. could C. should D. must14. A. lonelinessB. distanceC. darkness D. weight15. A. housewivesB. childrenC. grown-ups D. relatives16. A. connectionB. conversationC. touch D. love17. A. die B. suffer C. cry D. fight18. A. pay for B. ask for C. call for D. care for19. A. comfortable B. suitable C. valuable D. responsible20. A. fit B. good C. expensive D. bad[1][2]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~【答案与解析】1. D。动词keep意为“饲养”。2. A。从上文可知这里有转折意义，故选连接词but。C项是表示因果关系，D项表示相反意义，都不符合题意。3. B。养宠物的人称为owner，而 master=师傅，bosse=老板，host=待客的主人，均不合句意。4. B。宠物能理解人，所以它对别人的愤怒与悲伤的感觉很灵敏，故选quick。5. C。首先排除A (及时)和B(准时)，从空格后when human words don’t help 可推出答案(at times不时地)。6. A。比较：depend on=依靠，live on=以…为食，wait on=服侍，look on=把…看作。宠物依赖人给予它的家，让人感到被爱。所以填depend on。7. A。宠物有很多优点，尤其是对主人的忠诚，故选especially。8. C。用which 引导的非限制性定语从句。9. D。从下文的 another baby to the mother, a sister or brother t