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Question

The first wild animals taoled （驯服） by humans were dogs ． This （ A ） ________ in Europe about 10 000 years ago.

    The first “dogs” were like the ones we have now ． Maybe they were small wolves （ 狼 ） or a type of dog like the Australian dingo （ 澳洲野狗 ）．

    These dogs probably came near humans to get some food ． Some of their puppies （ 幼犬 ） were caught by people and grew up with （ B ） them ． These puppies were quite tame as they grew up. （ C ） They thought humans were part of their group!

    Humans realized the dogs were very （ D ） helpful to them in （ E ） a number of ways ． The dogs helped people hunt （ 打猎 ）． They could smell and hear danger before people could ． They helped keep people （ F ） ________on cold rights ． It was fun to have them!

    Over a long time people were able to keep the dogs for different purposes ． Some were for hunting ； some for herding （ 放牧 ） ; and some just for pets ． These dogs looked quite different from each other ． For example ， a German Shepherd looks a lot different from a Yorkshire terrier!

  （ G ） It is said that 世界上有 400 多种犬 ． Today ． dogs depend on human more than any other animals ．

1 ．在文中（ A ）和（ F ）的空白处分别填入一个适当的词语： ________ ； ________

2 ．在文中（ B ）和（ C ）处分别指代： ________ ； ________

3 ．写出划线部分（ D ）和（ E ）的同义词或近义词： ________ ； ________

4 ．将文中（ G ）处划线部分句子译成英语： ________________________

5 ．从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的句子： ________________________

Answer 1

1 ． took place ／ happened ， warm

2 ． people ； Puppies

3 ． useful ； some ／ many

4 ． there are more than/over 400 kinds ／ types of dogs in the world ．

5 ． The first wild animals tamed by humans were dogs ．