挑戰(zhàn)練05 七選五(記敘文)(解析版)-2020-2021學(xué)年下學(xué)期高一英語(yǔ)期末題型挑戰(zhàn)練(全國(guó)通用)

2020~2021學(xué)年下學(xué)期高一英語(yǔ)期末題型挑戰(zhàn)練(全國(guó)通用)05七選五(記敘文)1Itwasalittlebeforenineo'clockonTuesdaynight.1.“Doyouneedasecondhelpingofpudding?"awaitressasked.Antonio,whohadalreadyfinishedaplateofpasta,aFishStewandasliceofcake,couldn'tansweritrightaway.Thequestionmightbecommonformostdiners,butforhim,itwasentirelynovelbecausehewashomelessandwashavingthemealforfree.2..Hehadnopreparationforit.3.Butatnight,ittransformsitselfintoapioneeringplacewherehomelesspeoplesuchasAntoniocandinefreeofcharge,attablessetwithflowers,metalcutlery（餐具）andproperglasses.Therestaurantisthelatestinitiative（初步行動(dòng)）fromthecharityMensajerosdelaPaz.Itwasfounded54yearsagobyFatherAngelGarciaRodriguez.Itsbusinessmodel–usingbreakfastandlunchtakingsfrompayingcustomerstofundfreeeveningmealsforthehomeless-issimpleenough.4.“TheinspirationcamefromPopeFrancis,who'sspokenagainandagainabouttheimportanceofgivingpeopledignity,whetherit'sthroughbreadorthroughwork,"saidFatherAngel.“5.Peoplewithnothingcancomeandeatintherestaurantandgetthesametreatmentaseveryoneelse.It'sjustcommonsense."A.Byday,theRobinHoodrestaurant,whichsitsonasidestreetnearthecenterofMadrid,isatypicalSpanishbar.B.Sowethought,whynotopenarestaurantwithtablecloths,propercutleryandwaiters?C.Theyplantoextendtheschemeandhopesitwillattractfamouschefstocometocook.D.Itwasthefirsttimethathehadbeenaskedsuchaquestion.E.Thehomelessaretreatedwithrespectattherestaurant.F.Antoniofoundhimselffacingawelcomedilemma.G.Itsaim,however,isalittleambitious.【答案】1.F2.D3.A4.G5.B【解析】本文為一篇記敘文。文章記敘了安東尼奧在一家利用付費(fèi)客戶的早餐和午餐收入為無(wú)家可歸者提供免費(fèi)晚餐的慈善餐廳用餐的故事。1.結(jié)合后文Antonio,whohadalreadyfinishedaplateofpasta,aFishStewandasliceofcake,couldn'tansweritrightaway.Thequestionmightbecommonformostdiners,butforhim,itwasentirelynovelbecausehewashomelessandwashavingthemealforfree.安東尼奧已經(jīng)吃完一盤(pán)意大利面、一份燉魚(yú)和一塊蛋糕，他不能馬上回答。這個(gè)問(wèn)題對(duì)大多數(shù)用餐者來(lái)說(shuō)可能很常見(jiàn)，但對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)，這完全是個(gè)新奇的問(wèn)題，因?yàn)樗麩o(wú)家可歸，而且是免費(fèi)用餐。安東尼奧正在面臨著已經(jīng)吃飽了，可是如果走了又無(wú)家可歸的兩難境地。F.Antoniofoundhimselffacingawelcomedilemma.安東尼奧發(fā)現(xiàn)自己面臨一個(gè)受歡迎的兩難境地。符合此處語(yǔ)境。故選F項(xiàng)。2.結(jié)合前文“Doyouneedasecondhelpingofpudding?"awaitressasked.“你需要再來(lái)一份布丁嗎？”一位女服務(wù)員問(wèn)道。及后文Hehadnopreparationforit.他沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備。D.Itwasthefirsttimethathehadbeenaskedsuchaquestion.這是第一次有人問(wèn)他這樣的問(wèn)題。與前文問(wèn)題相照應(yīng)，也與后文“沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好回答”相對(duì)應(yīng)。故選D項(xiàng)。3.結(jié)合后文Butatnight,ittransformsitselfintoapioneeringplacewherehomelesspeoplesuchasAntoniocandinefreeofcharge,attablessetwithflowers,metalcutlery（餐具）andproperglasses.但到了晚上，它就變成了一個(gè)開(kāi)拓性的地方，像安東尼奧這樣的無(wú)家可歸者可以在擺滿鮮花、金屬餐具和玻璃杯的桌子上免費(fèi)用餐。結(jié)合連詞but可知，此處應(yīng)該為描述與后文晚上相反的白天的酒店?duì)顟B(tài)。A.Byday,theRobinHoodrestaurant,whichsitsonasidestreetnearthecenterofMadrid,isatypicalSpanishbar.白天，羅賓漢餐廳坐落在馬德里市中心附近的一條小街上，是一家典型的西班牙酒吧。與后文形成轉(zhuǎn)折。故選A項(xiàng)。4.結(jié)合前文Itsbusinessmodel–usingbreakfastandlunchtakingsfrompayingcustomerstofundfreeeveningmealsforthehomeless-issimpleenough.它的商業(yè)模式非常簡(jiǎn)單，利用付費(fèi)客戶的早餐和午餐收入為無(wú)家可歸者提供免費(fèi)晚餐。G.Itsaim,however,isalittleambitious.它的目標(biāo)有些雄心勃勃。早餐和午餐收入是遠(yuǎn)不及晚餐的，因此用早餐和午餐的收入為無(wú)家可歸者提供免費(fèi)晚餐有些雄心勃勃。故選G項(xiàng)。5.結(jié)合后文Peoplewithnothingcancomeandeatintherestaurantandgetthesametreatmentaseveryoneelse.沒(méi)有任何東西的人可以來(lái)餐館吃飯，得到和其他人一樣的待遇。B.Sowethought,whynotopenarestaurantwithtablecloths,propercutleryandwaiters?所以我們想，為什么不開(kāi)一家有桌布、餐具和服務(wù)員的餐廳呢？此處的開(kāi)餐館與后文的來(lái)餐館吃飯相對(duì)應(yīng)。故選B項(xiàng)。2My70-year-oldgrandpahasalwaysbeenmyhero.Afterhisparentsdied,grandpalivedaveryhardlifewithfiveyoungerbrothersandsisters.6.Whenhewas17,hedecidedtojointhearmytofightintheVietnamWar.Andsinceheretired,hehasbeenlivinginthecountryside.HestudiedhighschooltextbooksbyhimselfandpassedtheNationalExaminationwithahighscore.Hishardlifehasshapedhimintoatoughguy.Yearslater,hebecameagrandfather.7.Whenheadvisedmetoreadnewspapersandwatchnewsreportsmore,ItoldhimIfoundthesethingsboring,butheexplainedthatbywatchingnewsoneisabletounderstandhowtheworldworks.SoItriedtofollownewsupdatesasmuchasIcould,andIsoonbecameinterested.WhenIhadahardtimepracticingtheviolin,grandpaencouragedme,“8.It’sasimportantassuccess.”SoIkeptonpracticingeventhoughIoftenthoughtaboutgivingup.Inanopenclasstheotherday,Iwasselectedbymyteachertopresentmyprogressinfrontofthewholeclass.ItwasthenthatIknewmygrandfather’sencouragementhadpaidoff.9.Oneday,Ireallywantedtoeatthecherriesfromourbackyardeventhoughtheywerenotyetripe.Ipickedonefromthetree,andittastedhardandsour.“Youneedtowait,”Grandpatoldme.“Ittakestimeforplantstogrow,andsodoyou.Beingslowisnotalwaysabadthing.”Mygrandpatrulyismyhero.10.He’sbeentheretoguidemeeachstepofthewayinmylife.A.Failureissomethingnoonecanavoid.B.Heissuchacheerfulandwiseman.C.IalsolearnedaboutpatiencefromGrandpa.D.Heturnedintoonewholovesmeandteachesmelifelessons.E.Therefore,hehadtoworkveryhardtryingtosupportthewholefamily.【答案】6.E7.D8.A9.C10.B【解析】這是一篇記敘文。主要講述了作者的祖父是作者心目中的英雄和人生導(dǎo)師，教導(dǎo)和影響著作者的為人處世。6.根據(jù)Afterhisparentsdied,grandpalivedaveryhardlifewithfiveyoungerbrothersandsisters.可知當(dāng)時(shí)祖父的生活很艱難并且還有五個(gè)弟弟妹妹，所以他要努力工作支撐整個(gè)家庭，故選E。7.根據(jù)Yearslater,hebecameagrandfather.他成為了一個(gè)祖父的身份，故選D。8.根據(jù)WhenIhadahardtimepracticingtheviolin,grandpaencouragedme可知祖父在我困難的生活鼓勵(lì)我，所以我才沒(méi)有放棄彈小提琴，他認(rèn)為失敗無(wú)法避免，它和成功一樣重要，故選A。9.根據(jù)“Youneedtowait,”Grandpatoldme.“Ittakestimeforplantstogrow,andsodoyou.Beingslowisnotalwaysabadthing.”可知祖父告訴他要等待，要耐心，故選C。10.根據(jù)最后一段作者對(duì)祖父的夸贊，可知祖父是他英雄和人生每一步的導(dǎo)師，故選B。3InAmericancountryside,themessagewehearisthis:Goandgetaneducation.Leaveyoursmalltownandmakesomethingofyourself11..Leave.Go.AftergraduatingfromahighschoolinHelena,Arkansas,Ididgo.IwenttoColbyCollegeinMaine.Ihadvisitedtheschoolaheadoftime,soIknewwhatIwasgettingmyselfinto.Iknewaboutthedifferenceinweather.12..ButIwantedtochallengeandgetoutofmycomfortzone.Andyounowwhat?13..Onlyonethingtookmebysurprise—fewstudentswerefromthecountryside.MostoftheotherstudentsatColbywerefrombigcities:NewYork,Boston,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco...AndwhenIhadconversationswiththesestudents—inoroutsideofclass—wealmostalwaysfocusedontopicsfacinglargeAmericancities.Inmyeducationclasses,itwasalways“urbanthis”and“urbanthat”.14..Andthisurbaninterestdoesn’tjusthappenincollege.Iwenttoaneducationmeetingacoupleofyearsago,andaprofessor,anexpertineducation,wastheretogiveaspeech.Iwaschosentobepartofasmallgroupthatgottomeetwithhim.Sotherewewere,fiveorsixofussittinginaroom,andIaskedhim,“Whatareyourthoughtsonthestateofeducationinthecountryside?”Andthismanwasspeechless.I’llneverforgetthatmoment.Itspeakstoalargertruth.Townslikemineareforgotten.Moreandmoreyoungpeopleareheadingforourbigcities,leavingsmalltownsandnevercomingback.ButIdon’twanttoaddtothatmovement.15..Nowit’smyturntohelppeopleyoungerthanme.Andyouknowwhat?I’masixthgradeteacherinHelenanow.A.IwanttodotheoppositeB.Understoodthedifferenceinsocialatmosphere.C.Getwellpreparedforyourfuture.D.Ididlovemytimethere.E.Youngpeoplecan’tgobacktotheirtowns.F.ItwaslikesmalltownAmericadidn’texist.G.Successandopportunityarefoundelsewhere.【答案】11.G12.B13.D14.F15.A【解析】這是一篇記敘文。記敘了作者體會(huì)到的美國(guó)人對(duì)于小城鎮(zhèn)和城市態(tài)度的不同。11.根據(jù)上文Leaveyoursmalltownandmakesomethingofyourself（離開(kāi)你的小鎮(zhèn)，做點(diǎn)自己的事）可推測(cè)下文繼續(xù)描述這么做的原因是：成功和機(jī)遇在別處都能找到。故G選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。12.根據(jù)上文Iknewaboutthedifferenceinweather.（我知道天氣的不同。）中difference可對(duì)應(yīng)到B選項(xiàng)中thedifference，表示“了解社會(huì)氛圍的差異?！狈仙舷挛恼Z(yǔ)境。故選B。13.根據(jù)下文Onlyonethingtookmebysurprise—fewstudentswerefromthecountryside.（只有一件事讓我吃驚——幾乎沒(méi)有學(xué)生來(lái)自農(nóng)村。）可知描述的是作者在大學(xué)時(shí)期的事情，故D選項(xiàng)表示“我很喜歡在那里的時(shí)光。”符合語(yǔ)境。故選D。14.根據(jù)上文Inmyeducationclasses,itwasalways“urbanthis”and“urbanthat”.（在我的課堂上，總是“城市這個(gè)”和“城市那個(gè)”。）可知課堂上過(guò)分強(qiáng)調(diào)城市，就好像美國(guó)的小城鎮(zhèn)不存在一樣。故F選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。15.根據(jù)上文ButIdon’twanttoaddtothatmovement.（但我不想加入這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)。）可知作者想做與之相反的事情，不參加這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)。故選A選項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。4Whentheworldwasnew，allthepeopleoftheworldspokeonetongue.Therewasnohungerandpeoplewereneversick.Theheatofthedaybroughtnoinsectsandnowilddogscameinthedarknight.16..InthelandofthetwogreatriversthereweremanygodsbutEnkiwasamongthegreatest.17..Hewaswiseandpowerful.ThekingofthecityofUrukwasbuildingagreattempletoEnki，higherandmorebeautifulthananytempleeverbuilt.18.，butitwasnotcomplete.Thekingcametoseethebuildingandhewasn'tsatisfied."Thistemplemustbethemostbeautifulintheworld，"hecried.“Imusthavemoregoldanddiamonds.”19.，sothekingofUruksentamessagetodemandtheybesenttohim.ThekingofArattarefusedangrily，saying，"Youwillneverhavethetreasureofmypeople.Youmustsendyourarmiesandwewillmakewar."Enkisawthatthousandsofpeoplewoulddie,sohespokehisnam-shub,wordsofmagicintheoriginallanguageoftheworld.Themindsofpeoplebecameconfused.20..ThekingsofArattaandUruk,thesoldiersandallthepeoplefoundthattheycouldnotunderstandeachother.Thustheytravelledacrosstheworldtobuildnewcitiesforthemselves.ThekingsofArattaandUrukcouldn'tstartawaranylonger.A.SkilledworkersfromacrossthelandhadbeenworkingformanyyearsB.AllthepeoplehadbreadandfishtoeatC.ThelandofArattahadmountainsfullofgoldanddiamondsD.ThetonguesoftheworldwouldbeunitedagainE.OnelanguagesbecamemanylanguagesF.WorkersfromUruksufferedalotG.ItwasEnkiwhohadbroughtwatertotheland【答案】16.B17.G18.A19.C20.E【解析】這是一篇記敘文。世界最初，所有世界人民說(shuō)一種語(yǔ)言。沒(méi)有饑餓，也沒(méi)有人生病。文章講述了最偉大的神Enki是如何讓阿拉塔和烏魯克的國(guó)王再也不能發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)了。16.上文提示“炎熱的白天沒(méi)有昆蟲(chóng)，黑夜也沒(méi)有野狗。”承接上文，B項(xiàng)Allthepeoplehadbreadandfishtoeat（所有的人都有面包和魚(yú)吃）切題。故選B。17.上文提示“在兩條大河的土地上有許多神，但Enki是其中最偉大的神之一?！毕挛奶崾尽八嚷斆饔謴?qiáng)大?！背薪由舷挛?，G項(xiàng)ItwasEnkiwhohadbroughtwatertotheland（是Enki把水帶到這片土地上來(lái)的）切題。18.根據(jù)后半句和下一句“但它并不完整。國(guó)王來(lái)看這座建筑，他不滿意。”后半句中的but表示一種轉(zhuǎn)折，承接下文，A項(xiàng)Skilledworkersfromacrossthelandhadbeenworkingformanyyears（來(lái)自全國(guó)各地的熟練工人多年來(lái)一直在工作）切題。故選A。19.根據(jù)后半句提示“于是Uruk差遣人去請(qǐng)他們來(lái)見(jiàn)他?！背薪雍蟀刖?，C項(xiàng)ThelandofArattahadmountainsfullofgoldanddiamonds（Aratta的土地上有滿山的黃金和鉆石）切題。根據(jù)后半句的so可知前后是一種因果關(guān)系，故選C。20.下文提示“阿拉塔和烏魯克的國(guó)王、士兵和所有的人都發(fā)現(xiàn)彼此無(wú)法理解。”承接下文，E項(xiàng)Onelanguagesbecamemanylanguages（一種語(yǔ)言變成了多種語(yǔ)言）切題。故選E。5Whenandwhydidyoustartrunning?ItwasMarch2017.Myfamilyhadgonethroughaterribleexperience.MynephewPeterhadhisarmsandlegscuttosavehislifefromtheafter-effectsofmeningitis(腦膜炎).21..Ineededtogetfitandhealthyformyfamily,tobecomearolemodelforthem.Peterinspiresmetolivelifetothefull:hedoesn’tlethisdisabilitygetinhisway!Whatraceresultareyoumostpleasedwith?I'mproudofalltheracesI’vedone.IneverthoughtI'dbeabletocallmyselfarunner.Inowregularlyraceandlovebringinghomemedalsformydaughterstobeinspiredby.22.!What'snext?23..WestartedacampaigncalledHope4Peterandsupporthasbeenamazing:ourlocalcommunityhelpedraise?240kforprostheticlegs(假肢)andphysiotherapy.We’vehadhugesupportfromMeningitisNowandTimeisPrecioustoo,andI’llberaisingmoneyforthem,butalsopushingPeteraroundthefullcourse.24..Whatdoesrunningmeantoyou?I’vesufferedwithmentalhealthproblemsandrunninggivesmeaclearheadandremovesnegative(消極的)thoughtsandstress.25..Weshouldbesogratefulforourbodiesandwhatamazingthingstheycando!A.ItwasquiteashocktomeB.TheLondonHalfMarathonC.ThatmakesmekeeprunningD.MyfavoritethingtodoisrunamarathonE.IlovethefreedomofitandIlovethefactIcanrunF.NochildhasevertakenpartinthefullhalfmarathonG.Idolovetohaveacoolchocolate,bananaandapplepieafterrunning【答案】21.A22.C23.B24.F25.E【解析】這是一篇記敘文。作者的侄兒Peter由于腦膜炎被截肢，這個(gè)事件以及Peter的精神使得作者決心變得健康成為全家人的榜樣。于是他從自己擅長(zhǎng)的長(zhǎng)跑開(kāi)始，帶Peter一起長(zhǎng)跑參加馬拉松，籌集捐款，一邊努力克服著困難，一邊追求健康的生活。21.空格位于段中?？崭袂耙痪湓捑湟鉃椋何业闹秲篜eter由于腦膜炎后遺癥雙手和雙腿都被截肢了。選項(xiàng)A中的It可以用來(lái)指代這個(gè)事件，并且選項(xiàng)A中的me與下句中的I也是呼應(yīng)關(guān)系。這樣選項(xiàng)A就在上下句之間起到了承上啟下的作用。故選A。22.空格位于段尾?？崭裎挥诘谝粋€(gè)小標(biāo)題下段落內(nèi)，第一個(gè)小標(biāo)題意思為：你最滿意的比賽結(jié)果是什么呢？空格前一句話意思為：我現(xiàn)在常常跑步并且喜歡把獎(jiǎng)牌帶回家鼓舞女兒。選項(xiàng)C中的That可以指代這句話，且keeprunning與上句中的“regularlyrace”呼應(yīng)。故選C。23.空格位于段首。由于空格所在段落標(biāo)題為問(wèn)句“下一步是什么呢？”，所以段首開(kāi)始應(yīng)該是一個(gè)答句。選項(xiàng)B（倫敦半程馬拉松）可以作為答句，且與上段中的regularlyrace呼應(yīng)，說(shuō)明倫敦馬拉松是下一次race的項(xiàng)目。故選B。24.空格位于段尾?？崭裆弦痪湓捯鉃椋何覀円驳玫搅薓eningitis和TimeisPrecious的大力支持，并且我將為它們籌錢(qián)，而且我推著Peter跑完了全程。選項(xiàng)F中的Child與Peter呼應(yīng)，其中的thefullhalfmarathon與上一個(gè)空格處單詞呼應(yīng)。故選F。25.空格位于段中?？崭裆弦痪湟鉃椋何以馐苓^(guò)精神健康的問(wèn)題，跑步讓我頭腦清醒，讓我遠(yuǎn)離消極的情緒和壓力。選項(xiàng)E中的thefreedomofit與這句話中描述的跑步的好處相呼應(yīng)，且it與running是指代關(guān)系。故選E。6LizzyGreene’sofficialwebsitesaysitall:"Actress,Artist&AnimalLover."At13,Lizzyhasperformedinchildren’stheater,andsheisatrainedgymnast.SheismostknownforherroleasDawnHarperonNickelodeonsNicky,Ricky,Dicky&Dawn.NowLizzyistakingonanotherrole—asavoiceforanimals.26.Shegrewupwithdogs,andherfamily’spetisa110-poundGermanshepherd(牧羊犬)namedJett.Ontheshow,Lizzysharesthescreenwithalovable20-pounddognamedSquishyPaws.Insecondgrade,shestationedherselfoutsideherschooltoaskfordonations(捐款)toalocalanimalshelter.27.NowLizzyisalsospeakingoutforfarmanimals.She’srecentlyjoinedTheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStates,MeatlessMondaymovement.SheencouragesyoungpeopletotakeabreakfromeatingmeatonMondays.28.Andshe’sencouragingtheunder-20crowdtotakepart.Lizzyknowsthatraisinganimalsformeatcausespollution,usesalotofnaturalresources(資源)likewaterandalsoharmsanimals.29.Choosingmeat-freemealsonedayaweekisalsoagreatwaytofeelhealthy.ManyK-12schools,universitiesandhospitalsnationwidehavestartedMeatlessMondayprograms.“It’ssoeasytoloveanimals.”Lizzysays.30.Forsomekid-and-animal-friendlymeatlessrecipes(食譜),visithumonesociety.org/kindnezws.A.It’seasytoeatanimal-friendlyfoods,too.B.Lizzyhasonlyjustbegunherbrightcareer.C.AnimalshavealwaysbeenabigpartofLizzy'slife.D.AndLizzysaysshehasalwayswantedtohelpanimals.E.Cuttingmeatfromourdietonceaweekhelpstheenvironmentandanimals.F.Kids'breakfastcanbeassimpleastryingavegetableburgerinsteadofahamburger.G.Afterthemovement,Lizzysaysshewantstosaveafewmorelivesandforcehumanstoeathealthier.【答案】26.C27.D28.G29.E30.A【解析】這是一篇記敘文。Lizzy是一名訓(xùn)練有素的體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員，她最近加入了美國(guó)人道協(xié)會(huì)的無(wú)肉星期一運(yùn)動(dòng)。文章主要是介紹了Lizzy盡力保護(hù)動(dòng)物的情況。26.根據(jù)下文"Shegrewupwithdogs,andherfamily'spetisa110-poundGermanshepherd（牧羊犬）namedJett（她和狗一起長(zhǎng)大，家里的寵物是一只110磅重的德國(guó)牧羊犬，名叫杰特）"可知，此處應(yīng)填“動(dòng)物一直是Lizzy生活中很重要的一部分”。故選C。27.根據(jù)前文“shestationedherselfoutsideherschooltoaskfordonations（捐款）toalocalanimalshelter（她駐扎在學(xué)校外面，向當(dāng)?shù)匾患覄?dòng)物收容所募捐）”可知，此處應(yīng)填“Lizzy說(shuō)她一直想幫助動(dòng)物”。故選D。28.根據(jù)前文“SheencouragesyoungpeopletotakeabreakfromeatingmeatonMondays（她鼓勵(lì)年輕人周一不要吃肉）”可知，此處應(yīng)填“Lizzy說(shuō)，她想挽救更多的生命，迫使人們吃得更健康”。故選G。29.根據(jù)下文Choosingmeat-freemealsonedayaweekisalsoagreatwaytofeelhealthy（每周選擇一天不吃肉的飲食也是保持健康的好方法）可知，此處應(yīng)填“每周一次從我們的飲食中減少肉類有利于環(huán)境和動(dòng)物）”。故選E。30.根據(jù)前文It’ssoeasytoloveanimals（愛(ài)動(dòng)物很容易）可知，此處應(yīng)填“也很容易吃友好型的食物”。故選A。7Therearemanyexpressionswiththeword“dog”.31.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,givethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,leadadog’slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappyexistence.Whenwesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.32.Apersonhastoworkhardlikeadogtobesuccessful.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.33.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewskillsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasjunkyarddogslivinginplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Junkyarddogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.34.Dogexpressionsarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.35.Bu