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I just realized that while children are dogs-loyal and affectionate-teenagers arecats. 36 You feed it, train it, and boss it around. It puts its head on your knee andgazes at you as if you were a Rembrandt painting. It bounds indoors with enthusiasmwhen you call it. However, around age 13, your adoring little puppy(child) turns into abig old cat(teenager). Then when you tell it to come inside, it looks amazed, as if

wondering who died. Instead of following your doorsteps, it disappears. 37 Not realizing that the dog is now a cat, you think something must be desperatelywrong within. Since you're the one who raised it, you assume that you did somethingwrong. Now you're dealing with a cat. Filled with guilt and fear, you redouble yourefforts to make your pet behave. 38 Call it, and it runs way. Tell it to sit, and it jumps on the counter.

Instead of continuing to act like a dog owner, you can learn to behave like a catowner. Put a dish of food near the door, and let it come to you. 39 You sit still,and it will come, seeking that warm, comforting lap it has not entirely forgotten. Bethere to open the door for it. One day your grown-up child will walk into the kitchen,

give you a big kiss and say, \"You've been working hard all day. Let me get those dishesfor you.\"_40

A. It's so easy to be a dog owner.

B. Children as cats can turn to their parents. C. You won't see it again until it gets hungry. D. Then you'll realize your cat is a dog again.

E. Teenagers can understand and appreciate their parents' love. F. But remember that a cat needs your help and your affection, too.

G. However, all the efforts made before now produce the opposite of the desired result.

【答案】 36. A 37. C 38. G 39. F 40. D

38. G 前面句子Filled with guilt and fear, you redouble your efforts to make your pet behave.你内心充满自责和害怕，加倍努力来管教自己的孩子，后面句子Call it, and it runs way. Tell it to sit, and it jumps on the counter.你叫他他跑了，你让他坐他跳到柜台上，说明你所做的一切没有达到预期效果，即G项。

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将所选项放入空白处，看看是否与上下文构成语义及逻辑上的直接关系，是否符合该处语境。能否承接前后的写作线索。使文章无论内容还是衔接上都能做到通顺。以为例，第一段中的“However.......”即为关键词，建议我们从细节逻辑“转折关系”上判断。

转折关系主要指英语行文中后句对前句构成逆转逻辑关系。如果空格前后两句话之间是逻辑上的逆转，则空格处很有可能是个转折逻辑的句子。表示转折关系的连接词有：However然而, nevertheless仍然，然而，不过, nonetheless尽管如此，依然，然而, still还；然而, though可是，不过，然而, yet然而, in spite of不顾，不管, at any rate无论如何，至少, in any case无论如何，不管怎样, whoever无论是谁, whatever无论什么，on the contrary正相反, in contrast与此相反, 相比之下, by contrast相反, 相比之下, in comparison比较起来，比较地, by comparison相比之下, conversely相反(地), otherwise否则；除此以外，not---but不是-----而是，as well也等。 考点：考查教育类阅读