《2025年点津英语天天练英语时文阅读八年级》

We like dogs
我们喜欢狗
January was National Walk Your Dog Month in the West. We all like to 1 the year in a good and healthy way, and that idea is true of our pets, too! Just 2 us, they need regular(定期的) exercise and to get out in the 3 air.
"In the UK, we're a nation of dog 4", says History Workshop. It points out that the first dog shows 5 in the mid-19th century Britain. And The Kennel Club was set up in 1873 to help 6 the improvement of dog breeds(品种). Just as the late Queen Elizabeth II loved her corgis(柯基犬), many people in the UK love to 7 a dog or several. My mum always had chihuahuas. We gave them silly names like Cherub and Daisy. They all had 8: sweet, caring, funny, and naughty(淘气的).
At one time we had six chihuahuas! We took them out for walks every day. But they were not very 9. If anyone came near, they'd all bark. This was their way of being protective. Our dogs were 10 of our family. Even when my mum wrote birthday cards for us, she'd sign them 11 the dogs, too. My dad would even give them 12 of his tea!

It takes responsibility(责任) to 13 dogs. But they can be caring companions(伙伴). When my elder brother, sister and I 14 left home, the dogs were there to keep my mum company. Just as she looked after them, they looked after her. A dog 15 is a man's best friend. We all love our dogs.
( B ) 1. A. bring B. begin C. end D. take
( D ) 2. A. as B. with C. of D. like
( A ) 3. A. fresh B. delicious C. new D. clear
( A ) 4. A. lovers B. heroes C. doctors D. feeders
( C ) 5. A. took in B. took care C. took place D. took up
( B ) 6. A. on B. with C. of D. in
( B ) 7. A. take B. own C. hate D. look
( A ) 8. A. personalities B. hobbies C. habits D. skills
( B ) 9. A. honest B. friendly C. careful D. helpful
( C ) 10. A. friends B. strangers C. members D. relatives
( D ) 11. A. of B. with C. by D. from
( B ) 12. A. many B. some C. one D. any
( A ) 13. A. look after B. look at C. look up D. look for
( C ) 14. A. both B. either C. all D. neither
( A ) 15. A. truly B. mostly C. usually D. suddenly

答案： 1. B 空格上文讲到，一月是西方国家遛狗月，而一月是一年开始的月份。因此此处是说，我们都喜欢以一种良好的和健康的方式开始新的一年。begin 意为“开始”，故选 B。
2. D 句意：像人类一样，它们需要定期锻炼和呼吸新鲜空气。like 意为“像”，故选 D。
3. A 见第 2 题句意。fresh 意为“新鲜的”，故选 A。
4. A 根据空格下文中的 many people in the UK love to 7 a dog 可知，许多英国人都爱狗。由此推知，英国是一个爱狗的国家。lover 意为“爱好者”，故选 A。
5. C 根据空格上文中的 the first dog shows 可知，此处是说第一场狗展在英国举行。take in 意为“吸收”；take care 意为“保重”；take place 意为“举行”；take up 意为“占用”。故选 C。
6. B 此处是说，英国养犬协会旨在帮助改善犬种。help with...意为“在……方面帮助”，故选 B。
7. B 根据空格下文中的“My mum always had chihuahuas.”可知，此处是说，许多英国人也喜欢拥有自己的狗。own 意为“拥有”，故选 B。
8. A 根据空格下文中的举例 sweet、caring、funny 和 naughty 可知，此处是说它们都有这些性格。personality 意为“性格”，故选 A。
9. B 根据空格下文中的“If anyone came near, they'd all bark.”可知，有人靠近它们就会叫。由此推知，它们不是很友好。friendly 意为“友好的”，故选 B。
10. C 根据空格下文的描述可知，作者家人把狗狗当作是家庭成员。member 意为“成员”，故选 C。
11. D 此处是说，当作者的妈妈写生日贺卡时，她也会签上狗的名字。因此推知，这些贺卡来自狗。from 意为“来自”，故选 D。
12. B 空格上文提到，作者一家把狗狗看作是家庭成员。由此推知，作者爸爸甚至会把一些茶给狗喝。some 意为“一些”，故选 B。
13. A 句意：照顾狗需要负责任。look after 意为“照顾”；look at 意为“看”；look up 意为“向上看”；look for 意为“寻找”。故选 A。
14. C 根据空格下文中的“...the dogs were there to keep my mum company.”可推知，空格所在句是说，作者和哥哥、姐姐都离开家的情况。该句是肯定句，表示三者及三者以上用 all。故选 C。
15. A 句意：狗真的是人类最好的朋友。truly 意为“真正的”，故选 A。