单选题 Humans not only love eating ice cream, they enjoy (21) it to their pets. Market studies show that two thirds of all dog owners give ice cream to the dogs. (22) , says William Tyznik, an expert in animal nutrition at Ohio State University, "ice cream is not good for dogs. It has milk sugar in it," he says, "which dogs cannot (23) very well."
(24) by that knowledge but aware of the desire of dog owners to (25) their companions, Tyznik invented a new frozen treat for dogs that, he says, is more nutritious than ice cream-and as much (26) to eat. The product, called Frosty Paws, is made of a liquid by-product of cheese and milk with the sugar (27) . Frosty Paws also contains refined soy flour, water, vegetable oil, vitamins and minerals. It (28) Tyznik, who has also invented a horse feed (called Tizwhiz) and (29) dog food (named Tizbits), three years to (30) the Frosty Paws formulas, and two (31) to commercialize it. After losing $25,000 trying to market the invention himself, Tyznik sold the rights to Associated Ice Cream of Westerville, Ohio, which makes the product and (32) it in cups.
Tyznik claims that Frosty Paws has been tested (33) and that "dogs love it". Of 1,400 dogs that have been (34) the product, he says, 89 percent took it on the first (35) . Three out of four (36) it to Milk-Bone or sausages. The product, which will be (37) in the ice-cream section of supermarkets, comes in (38) of three or four cups, costing about $1.79.
What would happen (39) a human should mistake Frosty Paws for real ice cream? "Nothing," says Tyznik. "It's (40) , but frankly, it won't taste very good. /

单选题 A. giving B. feeding C. sharing D. buying
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 一般来说,人类是把食物喂给动物的,所以feeding“喂”符合题意。且 feed应与to搭配。
单选题 A. Surprisingly B. Unfortunately C. Therefore D. Initially
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 前文说人们喂狗冰淇淋,后文指出冰淇淋对狗没好处,四个选项中只有unfortunately“不幸的是”表示这种转折关系。
单选题 A. swallow B. consume C. digest D. exude
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 结合上文内容,可知此句句意为“狗很难消化冰淇淋里的奶糖”,因此选 digest“消化”。
单选题 A. Bothered B. Impelled C. Annoyed D. Stimulated
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 由第1段可知,冰淇淋对狗并无益处,因为不易消化,空格后but引导转折关系,提到Tyznik意识到狗主人想要使其同伴高兴,因此,Tyznik对那种知识应该是感到困扰。因此,bothered符合题意。
单选题 A. please B. raise C. train D. comfort
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 结合上文狗的主人给狗冰淇淋吃,可知此句意为“狗的主人有一种让狗高兴的愿望”。因此,please“使高兴”符合文意。
单选题 A. contentment B. satisfaction C. fun D. luxury
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“这种食品和冰淇淋一样,吃起来是一种享受”。因此,fun“享受,有趣”符合文意。contentment满足;satisfaction满意;luxury奢侈品,虽然也可用在本句,但意思不是最合适。
单选题 A. included B. including C. removed D. removing
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 上文提到糖分不易消化,那么这种食品应该不含糖,所以空格处的词应含有“去除”的意思;另外,“糖”和“去除”的关系应为被动。因此,选removed。
单选题 A. cost B. spent C. needed D. took
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查句型结构it took sb. some time to do sth.“某人花费时间做某事”。其余三项都不能以it做形式主语。
单选题 A. one B. other C. a D. another
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 由前文可知,Tyznik发明了一种叫做FrostyPaws的狗食,Tizbits应为他发明的另一种狗食,所以应选another“另一的,别的”。
单选题 A. perfect B. superb C. excellent D. top
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项中只有perfect可以做动词用,意为“使……完美”。故选A。
单选题 A. temptations B. attempts C. temperance D. temps
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 结合上下文,本句句意应为“做了两次努力,试图把这一发明推向市场”。因此,应选attempts。
单选题 A. assembles B. attaches C. packages D. labels
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据空格前后的词“生产产品”和“用杯子”可判断空格处应填packages“包装”。
单选题 A. extensively B. faithfully C. delicately D. intensively
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从后文提到的1400只狗试用此食物的事实可以看出,这一实验是很广泛的,故选extensively。
单选题 A. received B. accepted C. treated D. offered
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项中,只有offer符合文意;offer sb. sth.=offer sth. to sb.。received和accepted“接受”在这里不能用被动语态;treated“款待”应该与to连用。
单选题 A. trial B. try C. test D. practice
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定搭配on the first try,意思为“第一次试用”。
单选题 A. preferred B. compared C. attributed D. related
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 该段第1句提到Tyznik称FrostyPaws已广泛进行了试验,并且狗喜欢它,由此可推知此处应表示相对于其他产品而言,四只狗里有三只更喜欢FrostyPaws,所以应选preferred…to…。
单选题 A. bargained B. negotiable C. available D. displayed
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句是要说明某物在商店可买得到,所以选available。bargain“讨价还价”, negotiable“可经谈判解决的”,display“陈列”都不符合文意。
单选题 A. bundles B. parcels C. packets D. packs
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这里表达的意思是“产品是以三至四杯的包装上市的”,所以packs“包装”符合文意。
单选题 A. provided B. when C. though D. if
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上文表达可知这里表示的是一种假设,所以D“如果”符合文意。
单选题 A. harmful B. harmless C. effective D. ineffective
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 通过上句中的Nothing一词可知,人吃了它什么事也没有,所以应该是无害的,故选harmless。