2020年高考英语外刊时事命题阅读理解：我最爱的汪星人,我最爱的狗狗 Man’s best friend

Man’s best friend

我最爱的汪星人，我最爱的狗狗

I woke up with drool(口水)on my pillow this morning.I wouldn’t have minded except it wasn’t mine.The alarm clock rang,and I reached over to turn it off.As I laid my face back down on the pillow,I felt the wet,slimy(黏滑的)drool on my pillow case.I opened my eyes and saw a smiling,panting(喘气的),furry face gazing down at me.I tried to get up,but she was too fast.My face was suddenly covered in kisses with one going straight up my nose and another right in my ear.I laughed,reached out and picked up the eight-pound love machine and held her away from my dripping(湿透的)face.It was just another morning in a life with dogs.

Why do we welcome them into our homes and our hearts?We know that we are most likely going to outlive them and have our hearts broken when they age quickly and pass away after ten to fifteen years.We know that there will be vet(兽医)bills, flea baths and enough fur to make a vacuum cleaner cry.We know that our ears will ring from the barking,that we will be picking up poop(大便)every single day and

that we will never get to finish a full sandwich again.

Yet,when we are feeling down or blue,there will always be a soft head on our lap needing to be pet.When we get home after a long day’s work,there will be a happy face at the door waiting for us.Our lives will be full of balls to throw,bellies (腹部)to scratch,and love and loyalty that will warm our hearts and uplift our souls.

For thousands of years,dogs have been our best friends.They remain one of the greatest gifts life has ever given us.Even if they can’t love us for the rest of our lives, they will always love us for all of theirs.

（选自Reader’s digest）

1.How does the author probably feel about his dog every morning?

A.Awful.

B.Impatient.

C.Delighted.

D.Thrilled.

2.What figure of speech(修辞手法)is used for the underlined sentence in Paragraph2?

A.Irony.

B.Contrast.

C.Repetition.

D.Personification.

3.The purpose of Paragraph2is to______.

A.explore why we adore dogs

B.show the burden dogs can bring

C.give examples of dogs’bad behavior

D.list reasons why some people avoid dogs

4.What does the last sentence of this article mean?

A.Dogs are devoted to their owners.

B.Dogs’owners outlive them.

C.Life is never perfect.

D.Dogs are beneficial.

5.The writer wrote this article mainly to______.

A.give the advantages and disadvantages of raising dogs

B.share how much love his dog has brought him

C.say that keeping a dog is worth all the trouble

D.analyze the impact of a dog’s company

译文：

今天早上闹钟响了，我伸手把它关了。当我将脸朝下放在枕头上时，我感到枕头套上湿滑的黏糊糊的流口水。我睁开眼睛，看到微笑，喘着气，毛茸茸的脸凝视着我。我试图起床，但是她太快了。我的脸突然被亲吻蒙住了，一个人笔直地伸向我的鼻子，另一个人就在我的耳边。我笑了起来，伸出手拿起那只重8磅的爱心机器，将她从湿透的脸上移开。这只是与狗生活中的另一个早晨。

我们为什么欢迎他们进入我们的家园和我们的内心？我们知道，当他们迅速衰老并在十到十五年后去世时，我们很可能会长寿，并使我们的心碎。我们知道会有兽医帐单，跳蚤浴和足够多的毛皮使吸尘器哭泣。我们知道，我们的耳朵会因为吠叫而响，我们每天都会捡大便，而且再也吃不完完整的三明治了。

但是，当我们感到沮丧或忧郁时，我们的膝盖上总会有柔软的头需要养宠物。经过一整天的工作，当我们回到家时，门口会有一张幸福的脸在等着我们。我们