2. C
考点：这是一道细节题，可用排除法。
解析：文章建议在挑选狗时，应该考虑狗的大小，性格，是否能适应主人提供的环境，而并未提到A：狗的颜色，B：狗的性格，D：是否可以与家里其他宠物融洽相处。所以D正确。
3. C
考点：这是一道理解题。
解析：从这句话：a dog is loyal to master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. 我们可知，狗比猫更需用爱护和照顾。所以，C是正确答案。
4. D
考点：这是一道理解题。
解析：本题问的是为什么建议在狗小于三个月时购买?原文说“狗在6周到8周大的时候，可以将它的感情从它母亲转到主人身上。如果狗在三个多月大时还不能与人产生感情，那么，他们的感情将永远是与狗一起了。他们很可能过于害羞而不能成为好的宠物。”所以：D这样更容易使狗与它的主人建立感情，是答案。
5. A
考点：这是一道词汇题。
解析：affection在这里是喜爱的意思。所以A是正确的答案。 (二)
The young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are talking nothing but nonsense， as in their hearts they must surely know. No， the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that “village life” is dead. Gone for ever. It began to decline about a hundred years ago. When many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away， and men also left home in increasing numbers in search of work， and home was where work was. There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what “village life” meant in the early years of the present century. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp-oil and coal. Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war， new ideas， new attitudes， new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers. The long-established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make “village life” and “town life” almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high-level social welfare for all， there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life.” It is just life， and a better life. Finally， if we have any doubts about the future， or about the many changes which we have seen in our lives， we have only to look in at the school playground any mid-morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously there children are better fed， better clothed， better educated， healthier， prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street.
1. By saying that village is not dead， but “village life” is dead， the writer suggests that _____.
A. those young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are wrong
B. the two statements are against each other
C. “village life” today is rather uninteresting
D. “village life” today is no longer like what it used to be
2. It was _____ that “village life” began to take a sharp turn.
A. about a century ago
B. during the two world wars
C. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the village
D. only recently
3. As is suggested in paragraph 2， villagers in the past _____.
A. lived a simpler life than villagers today
B. knew fewer people than villagers today
C. found it difficult to enjoy themselves
D. liked to wash themselves with cold water
4. The expression “…… there is no point whatever in talking about ……” in paragraph 3 means that _____.
A. there is no end to the talking about ……
B. it is harmful to talk about ……
C. it is not meaningless to talk about ……
D. there is no reason for talking about ……
5. From the passage we can see that the writer‘s attitude toward “village life” is ____
A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. unclear
「难点」
1. nothing but ……： 除了， 仅仅
2. the present century： 本世纪
3. tied to the home： 被束缚在家
4. reveal： 展现，显露
5. take sth. For granted： 认为某事当然， 如，We mist not take it for granted that ……： 我们决不可想当然地认为 ……
6. social welfare： 社会福利