高一英语上学期期末模拟试题

高一英语上学期期末模拟试题说明：1．测试时间：120分钟总分：150分第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍1．What’sthewoman’sphonenumber?A．742-4245B．782-4345C．782-42452．Wheredidtheygotogether?A．Totheparty.B．Tothecinema.C．Totheconcert.3．Howlongdoesittakethemantogotoworkonfoot?A．3minutesB．AnhourC．45minutes4．Whohasn’tbeentothezooforalongtime?A．Theman.B．Thewoman.C．Eitherofthem.5．Whydoesn’tthemanfeellikegoingout?A．Hefeelssleepyandtired.B．Hewillstudyallnight.C．Hedoesn’tlikethefilm.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段独白或对话。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作题时间，每段对话或独白读2遍听第6段对话，回答6-9题6．Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Attheman’shome.B．Atthewoman’shome.C．Inthestreet.7．Whydoesthewomanhavetogonow?A．Shewantstovisitanotherfriend.B．Shehastocatchthebus.C．Shewantstoseeafilm.8．Howwillthewomangohomeatlast?A．Bytaxi.B．Bybus.C．Bycar.9．What’sthetimenowaccordingtothedialogue?A．10:15B．10:50C．10:00听第7段对话，回答10-11题10．Whatarethetwoticketsfor?A．Foravolleyballmatch.B．Forabasketballmatch.C．Forafootballmatch.11．Whydoesn’tthemanaccepttheticketatfirst?A．Becausehehasseenitalready.B．Becauseheisnotinterestedinit.C．Becauseheisverybusythatevening.听第8段对话，回答12-14题10/10\n12．Wheremighttheconversationtakeplace?A．Inthestreet.B．Athome.C．Inthecinema.13．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Fatheranddaughter.B．Motherandson.C．Husbandandwife14．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Gooutforawalk.B．Gotothecinema.C．Gotoherparent’shome.听第9段对话，回答15-17题15．Whoisgoingtohospital?A．Theman’sdaughter.B．Theman’swife.C．Themanhimself.16．Whydoesthemanspeaktothewoman?A．Hewantstotalkabouthisdaughter.B．Hewantstolookafterhiswife.C．Hewantstoaskforafewdaysoff.17．Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Friends.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Bossandworker.听第10段独白，回答第18-20题。18．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthisdialogue?A．ClockB．PaperC．TV19．Whichinventionshavechangedtheworldaccordingtothedialogue?A．Paper,printingandradio.B．Books,printingandradio.C．Pencils,paperandprinting.20．Whatcanwelearnaboutpensandpencils?A．Theywerenotinventedbyman.B．Thousandsofyearsagopeopledidn’tknowabouttheinventors.C．Theywerenotcalledpensandpencilsthousandsofyearsago.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21．IpreferaflatinInvernessto______inPerth,becauseIwanttolivenearmyschool.A．oneB．thatC．itD．this22．Theget-togetherhastobe______becauseSelinahasto_________hergrandmother’s.A．calledin,calledonB．calledoff,calledonC．calledoff,calledatD．calledup,calledat23．---ThewomanbiologiststayedinAfricastudyingwildanimalsfor13yearsbeforeshereturned!---Oh,myGod!She_______alotofdifficulties.A．mayhavegonethroughB．mightgothroughC．oughttohavegonethroughD．musthavegonethrough24．_____intouseinApril2000,thehotlinewasmeantforpeoplereportingwaterandheatingsupplybreakdowns.A．PutB．PuttingC．HavingputD．Beingput25．---Youhaven’tsaidawordaboutmynewcoat,Brenda.Doyoulikeit?---I’msorryI_____anythingaboutitsooner10/10\nA．wasn’tsayingB．don’tsayC．won’tsayD．didn’tsay26．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Shemarriedtoamanwhomshefellinlovewithmanyyearsago.B．MarywasmarriedwithTonywhowasheroldschoolfriendatlast.C．Theoldcouplegotmarriedthirtyyearsago.D．Itisalongtimesincetheyhavebeenmarried.27．Whowouldyourather_______withyou,LilyorLucy?A．havegoB．havetogoC．havegoneD．havinggone28．Singaporeisabeautifulandcleancountrywhichisworth_________.A．payingavisitB．beingvisitedC．visitingitD．avisit29．IamsureDavidwillbeabletofindthelibrary---hehasaprettygood_____ofdirection.A．ideaB．feelingC．experienceD．sense30．---HowshouldIdealwithnewwordsinreading?---Well,You’dbetternotstop_____youcometoanunknownword.A．thetimeB．everytimeC．atimeD．onetime31．PremierZhouEnlai__________tobeunforgettableintheheartsoftheChinesepeople.A．provedB．regardedC．thoughtD．considered32．Pricesofdigitalcameras_____inHongkongandJapancanbelowerthanthoseinthemainland.A．areboughtB．beenboughtC．boughtD．buying33．---IhearthesongsbyShakespearearepopularwithmanyyoungpeoplethroughouttheworld.---Iamafraidyouhavemadeamistake.Shakespeareis_____amusician______awriter.A．neither,norB．either,orC．notonly,butalsoD．not,but34．OnlywhenIgotoffthebus,__________thatmybaghadbeencutopen.A．IrealizedB．hadIrealisedC．didIrealiseD．Ihadrealized35．Davidworksveryhard,________doesmostofouremployees.A．whileB．forC．butD．as第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlist36:Iwasverythin,Iwasn'ta37student,Italkedtoomuch,Iwastoo38,andsoon.Itriedtohearallthis39Icould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfather40tearsinmyeyes.Helistenedtome41,andthenheasked."Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janet,didn'tyoueverwonder42you'rereallylike?Well,younowhavethatgirl's43.Goandmakealistof44shesaidandmarkthepointsthatare45.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid."Idid46hetoldme.Tomygreat47,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn't48(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberIcould——andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIwenttoafairlyclearpictureof49.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.He50totakeit."That'sjustforyou,"hesaid."Youknowbetterthan51thetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearnto52,notjust10/10\ncloseyourearsinanger,feeling53.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you'llfinditofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknow54affairs.Don'tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo."Daddy'sadvicehasalways55tomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I'veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.36．A．wasshownB．addedC．grewD．continued37．A．goodB．badC．prettyD．rich38．A．poorB．interestedC．boredD．proud39．A．sofarasB．asquietlyC．asD．aslongas40．A．withB．onC．withoutD．in41．A．coldlyB．quietlyC．eagerlyD．happily42．A．whoB．howC．whatD．howmuch43．A．excuseB．opinionC．talkD．advice44．A．howB．everythingC．whenD．nothing45．A．wrongB．correctC．bigD．true46．A．asB．soC．thatD．when47．A．joyB．pleasureC．surpriseD．anger48．A．sayB．likeC．doD．change49．A．herB．myselfC．myfatherD．thesociety50．A．promisedB．refusedC．dislikedD．wouldlove51．A．someoneB．nooneC．anyoneelseD．everyone52．A．listenB．standC．speakD．fightback53．A．hurtB．badlyC．shyD．excited54．A．othersB．theC．theirD．your55．A．returnedB．goneC．appearedD．happened第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。AFormoststudentsinuniversities,20,000yuanisabigsum.ButXiaoWangpaidthemoneysoonaftershelearnedthatshecouldchangetothepopularEconomicsDepartment.Bypaying20,000yuanwiththehelpofherparents,XiaoWangcanstudytheeconomicsmajorsheprefers.“Itisdifficultforgraduatesinchemistrytofindagoodjobinrecentyears.”shesaid.XiaoWangisonlyoneofthemanyfreshmenthatpaytochangetopopularmajors.ManyuniversitiesthroughoutChinaoffersimilarservices.Thechargesforchangingmajorsarefrom5,000yuanto80,000yuan,accordingtoarecentreportontheYangziEveningNews.Thefee(费用)isdecidedbyuniversityauthoritiesbasedonthepopularityofeachmajor,thereportsaid.Themostpopularmajorsincludecomputerscience,law,finance(金融),informationengineeringandforeignlanguages.Asayingpopularamongstudentsmayexplainthephenomenon(现象).Studyingagoodmajorismuchbetterthanstudyinginafamousuniversity.Someeducatorswarn（警告）studentsagainstrushingblindlytotoday’spopularmajors.Theymaynotbepopularyearslater,theChinaYouthDailysaid.Butitseemsthatmanystudentsarecareer—oriented(以职业为宗旨),insteadofbeinginterest—based.Freshmenareallowedtochangetootherdepartments.accordingtorulesoftheMinistryof10/10\nEducation.Buttherearenoofficialrulesonthecharges.Inspiteof（尽管）thehighcharges,demandstochangemajorsarestillincreasing.Thepapersaidabout100studentsintheEnglishlanguagedepartmentofaschoolinHarbinchangedfromotherdepartments.Thedepartmentplannedtoadmitonly50freshmenthisyear.Thesechargeshavebecomeabigincomeforsomeuniversities,thepapersaid.ItisexpectedanormalschoolinHarbinwillgetanincomeof30millionyuanthisyear.56．XiaoWangwouldratherpay20,000yuantochangetotheEconomicsDepartmentbecause___________.A．herparentshavepersuadedhertodosoB．shepreferstostudythemajorC．shecanhaveapromising（有前途的）futureD．changingtoanothermajorisverypopularinuniversity57．ThefollowingarethemostpopularmajorsinChinatodayexcept_________.A．law　　　B．computer　　C．English　　D．chemistry58．Thefeesthatfreshmenhandintochangetoanewmajoraredecidedby_________.A．headmastersB．theMinistryofEducation　C．universityauthorities　　　　　　　D．theChinaYouthDaily59．Thewriterwrotethepassageto__________.A．encouragestudentstochangetopopularmajorsB．expectuniversitiestochargelessmoneyforchangingmajorsC．tellusanewphenomenoninuniversitiesD．warnthestudentstobecarefuliftheywanttochangemajorsWorldofopportunityTheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever—Allthemorereasontoorderhomedeliverynow.NEW—SEPARATEsectionsforTheArts,MondaythroughThursday,andSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullout,takewithyouorpassalong.NEW—TheDiningIn,DiningOutsection,Wednesdays,abanquet(宴席)ofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourself,orderuporeatout.NEW—TheHouse&Homesection.Thursdays,filledwithuseful,interestingfeaturesandarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingspaces.NEW—Anexpanded,two-partWeekendsection.Fridays,withmoreideasaboutmovies,shows,artexhibitions,outdoorandindoorrecreation.Latestnewsandsportsresultsdaily.Andofcourse,dailyworldandnationalnews,Sunday’sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou’llcontinuetofindinTheTimes.FindoutjusthowmuchYOUcanbenefitfromTheTimeseveryday.Call1-800-331-1969orusethepostagepaidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50%OFFourregularprice.B10/10\n60．Thisisoneoftheadvertisementsputfora________.　A．bookstore　　B．newspaper　　C．magazine　　D．restaurant61．WhichsectioncanyougetonlyonWednesday?　A．TheArts　　B．TheDiningIn,Diningout　　C．TheSports　　D．TheHouse&Home62．Convenienthomedeliverycanbeorderedatareducedpriceby________.　A．goingtothebookstore　B．callingthesalesman　C．telephoneonly　D．usingtheordercard63．Themainideaofthisadvertisementis________.　A．manyopportunitieswillbeprovidedjusttothosewhoorderhomedelivery.　B．severalnewsectionshavebeenprintedseparatelyfromnowon.　C．readerscanbewellinformedofthelatestnewsandsportsresults.　D．peoplecanpickupalltheinformationtheyareinterestedin.CFormorethantwodaysinSeptember1974,thepeopleofHondurasshuttheirwindows,lockedtheirdoorsandcoveredintheirhomes.Fifiwasoutside,andtheywerefrightened.BythetimeFifihadleft,8,000peopleweredead,Fifiwasn’tapetdogasthenamesuggests.Itwasahurricane,oneofthemostdestructivenaturalphenomenaintheworld.Whydowegivehumannamestostormsandhurricanes?Wedidn’talways.Twohundredyearsago,manyhurricanesintheCaribbeanwerenamedafterthesaint’s(基督徒的)dayonwhichthestormoccurred.Later,stormswereknownbythenameofthecitywheretheycameashore.Meteorologists(气象学家)thentriednamingstormsafterthelatitude(纬度)andlongitude(经度)wheretheyoccurred.Finally,in1953,hurricanesstartedgettingpeople’snames—specifically,femalenames.Malenameswereaddedin1979.Therearesixsetsofnamesforwhattheexpertscall“Atlantictropicalcyclones”(热带风暴).Eachlistisusedeverysixyearsandconsistsof21names,startingwitheveryletterbutQ,U,X,Y,Z.thenamesalternate（交替）betweenmaleandfemale.Astormwon’tgetanameuntilitswindsreach39mphorabout62.4kph,atwhichpointitbecomesatropicalstorm.At74mphor118.4kphit’sdeclaredahurricane.The126namesonthelistareusedonlyforstormsthatformofftheAtlanticcoastoftheUS.ThereareseparatelistsforthePacific.SowhathappensifahurricaneshouldcrossfromtheAtlantictothePacific?It’shappenedbefore.Thestormjustgetsanewnameandsometimesanewsex.MaxMayfieldisthedirectoroftheNationalHurricaneCentre,headquarteredinMiami,Florida.HeisinchargeofpickingnewnamesforstormsofftheAtlanticcoast.Hedoesn’tdoitalone,though.HiscounterpartsintwodozenothercountriesintheCaribbean,CentralAmericaandNorthAmericavoteonwhatnameswillreplaceretirednames.64．Fromthefirstparagraphwecanfindthat___.A．HondurasisacountrywhichwasdestroyedbyFifiB．HondurasisacountrywhichhasnomountainsC．Hondurasisacountrywhichfacestheocean.D．Hondurasisacountrywhichliesathighlatitude10/10\n65．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Therewerenohurricanestwocenturiesago.B．TheCaribbeanisastateoftheUnitedStates.C．TheCaribbeanisaplacewherehurricanesoccuroften.D．FifiwasformedoffthePacific.66．Thenamesforstormsandhurricanes,asthispassageshows,___.A．aresetforuse.B．areallfromAmericanEnglishC．aredifficulttospellD．areeasytofix67．Theunderlinedword“counterparts”inthelastparagraphmeans___.A．citizensholdingthesameopinionB．peoplewithasimilarpositionorfunctionC．passengerstravelingbyseaD．assistantsworkingabroad68．WhichlistcouldbeusedtonamethefivestormsfromtheAtlanticinayear?A．David,Helen,Jack,Mike,LucyB．Lucy,Mary,Owen,Nina,PeterC．Sam,Tina,Victor,Wanda,YeatsD．Peter,Rose,Sam,Tereasa,VictorDLosAngeles’ShoppingMallsLet’stakealookaroundthemall.YouwillfindvariousmallsinLosAngeles.Storesvarybymall.Tobetterunderstandshoppingatthemall,let’stakealookatthebasicstructureofmalls.BasicStructureMostofthemallsaretwoorthreelayer（层）buildingsincludingtheirparkinglots.It’snotthenorm(标准),butsomemallslikeBeverlyHillsCenterarelocatedontopoftheparkinglot.Mostofthemallshavepathwaysbetweenthedepartmentstoresandafoodcourt,acentralplacefordining.Youcanalsofindtheatersinmalls.ServicesofthemallIt’seasytofindtheplacesyouwanttogofromthedirectoriesineachmall.Usuallythedirectoryislocatedinseveralplacesthroughoutthemall.Youcanalsocarryprintoutsofthedirectorywhileshopping.Ifyouhavequestions,askemployeesformoredetails.Mostshopsdonotwrapgiftssoyouwillhavetousethedepartmentgiftservicecenterforwrapping.Makesureyouhaveyourreceipts(收据)whenyougotohavethegiftswrapped.Eachmallhasavarietyofservicefacilitiesincludingrestrooms.publicphones,diaper(尿布)changingrooms.ATMmachines,stampmachinesandvending(贩卖)machines.69．Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tmakeupthebasicstructureofashoppingmall?A．SupermarketB．TheaterC．ParkinglotD．Foodcourt70．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．Theparkinglotisusuallylocatedonthetopofthemall.B．Theparkinglotisusuallylocatedunderthemall.C．OnlytheparkingofBeverleyHillsCenterisunderthemall.D．Theparkinglotcanbelocatedonanyfloorofthemall.71．What’stheuseofthemall’sdirectory?A．Ittellsyouwheretofindsomecertaingoods.B．ItshowsyouthebestandcheapestgoodsofthemallC．Itshowsyoualltheplacesinthemall.D．Itgivesallthenamesoftheshopsinthemall.10/10\n72．WhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?A．Afoodcourtinthemallisabigdiningplace.B．Youneedtobringreceiptswhenhavinggiftswrapped.C．Youcanhaveyourgiftswrappedatanyshopinamallwithareceipt.D．Youcantakeyouryoungbabywithyouwhenshoppinginthemall.EAmericansoftensaythatthereareonlytwothingsapersoncanbesureof:deathandtaxes.ManypeoplefeelthattheUnitedStateshastheworsttaxesintheworld.Taxesarethemoneythatpeoplepaytosupporttheirgovernment.TherearegenerallythreelevelsofgovernmentintheUnitedStates:federal(联邦的),state,andcity;therefore,therearethreetypesoftaxes.Salariedpeoplewhocanearnmorethanfourtofivethousanddollarsperyearmustpayacertainpartoftheirsalariestothefederalgovernment.Thepercentagevariesfordifferentpeople.Itdependsontheirsalaries.Thefederalgovernmenthasatwolevelincometax:thatis,15or28percent.17,850isthecutoff.Thetaxrateis15percentbelow17,850and28percentabove.Thesecondtaxisforthestategovernment:NewYork,California,oranyoftheotherforty-eightstates.Somestateshaveanincometaxsimilartothatofthefederalgovernment.Ofcourse,thepercentageforthestatetaxislower.Otherstateshaveasalestax,whichisapercentagechargedtoanyitemwhichpeoplebuyinthestate.Somestatesuseincometaxandsalestaxtoraisetheirrevenues(税收).Thethirdtaxisforthecity.Thistaxcomesintwoforms:propertytax(peoplewhoownahomehaveapaytaxesonit)andexcisetax(物品税),whichiscollectedonvehicles(车辆)inacity.Thecitiesusethismoneyforeducation,police,publicworks,etc.SinceAmericanspaysuchhightaxes,theyoftenfeelthattheyareworkingonedayeachweekjusttopaytheirtaxes.Peoplealwayscomplainabouttaxes.Theyoftensaythatthegovernmentmisusestheirtaxdollars.Theyallbelievethattaxesaretoohighinthiscountry.73．Whatdoestheword“cutoff”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．应交纳的税B．最多纳的税C．最低纳的税D．纳税的分界线74．HowmuchmoneydoesanAmericanearning40,000peryearpaytothefederalgovernmentasincometaxaccordingtothepassage?A．28%ofhisincomeB．15%ofhisincomeC．17,870D．5,000.75．WhattaxdoesanAmericanhavetopaytothecityifheownsacar?A．Propertytax.B．Excisetax.C．Incometax.D．Salestax.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）TheHuaiheRiverhasbeenseriouspolluted.Dayandnightmillions76．________oftonsofwastewaterisbeingpoureddowntoitfromhundreds77．________offactories.Thewastewaterisharmful.Atpresentthere78．________isnofishinit.Theriverwatercannotbedrunk.Peopleineither79．________bankhavetodigwellstotakedrinkingwater.TheHuaiheRiver80．________issuchdirtyandpoisonousthatpeopledon'tdaretoswiminit.81．________Somethingmustbedonetostoppingthepollution.Thegovernment82．________10/10\naswellasthepeopleneartherivermusttrytoclearwater83．________assoonaspossible.Nowspecialattentionhaspaidtothe84．________pollutionbythegovernmentandmorescientists.Thepollution85．________willbepreventedinthenearfuture.第二节单词拼写（共10分）86．Thisdiamondbrooch(胸针)ismymostvaluablepieceofj_________.87．Thehousewastooexpensiveandtoobig.B_______,I'dgrownfondofourlittlerentedhouse.88．Thetownhaschangedsomuchthatyouwouldn’tr___________it.89．ItisagoodstoryandIfindsomeofthe____________（人物）ratherfunny.90．Wealsomakechoicesb_________onhowtheproductsaregrownormade.91．Othernutrients,suchasfiberandminerals,helpkeepourbodyf________well.92．Thisway,peoplewhocelebrateKwanzaacanenjoythespiritoftheholidayswithoutallthec___________activitiesofChristmas.93．Itisnotasadday,butratheratimetocelebratethe_________(周期)oflife.94．Itwasagreath_________tobeaskedtospeakattheconference.95．WhenIplayacomputergame,Iactasoneofthe__________(主角)inthegame.第三节书面表达（共1题，满分25分）二十一世纪英文报正就“城市养狗”进行辩论。有的人认为应禁止在城市里养狗，并历数养狗给城市带来的危害。作为合法养狗人，你持反对意见。现在你准备用英语写一封信给报纸的编辑，说明你的观点，并希望报纸能予以发表。写信时请注意包括以下内容：你的观点：法律规定，人人有权养狗养狗的好处：安全，解除孤独感，狗忠实、有智力，不会给人带来麻烦，对儿童无害养狗人应注意：不要让狗乱跑，要保持街道清洁【注意】①词数100左右。②开头和结尾已为你写好。Deareditor,Manypeoplearespeakingoutagainstkeepingdogsinthecitythesedays.Thisisnotfairbecausedogscan'tspeakforthemselves.Theyareman'sbestfriend;therefore,Iwillspeakfordogs._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________BobSmith,owner答案1-5CBCCA6-10ABCAA11-15BBCCB16-20CCCAB21-25ACDAD26-30CADDB31-35ACDCD36-40CADDA41-45BCBBD46-50ACDBB51-55CAADA56-60CDCCB61-65BDBCC65-70ABDAB71-75CCDAB76．serious—seriously77．To—into78．正确79．In—on80．Take—get81．Such—so82．Stopping—stop83．water前加the84．paid前加been85．more去掉86．Jewellery87．Besides88．recognize89．characters90．based91．functioning92．commercial93．cycle94．honour/honor95．heroesDeareditor,Manypeoplearespeakingoutagainstkeepingdogsinthecitythesedays.Thisisnotfairbecause10/10\ndoescan'tspeakforthemselves.Theyareman'sbestfriend;therefore,Iwillspeakfordogs.Accordingtothelaw,everyoneisfreetohaveadog.Thereisnolawagainstowningadog,unlessthedoghurtssomebody.Inmyopinion,peopleshouldhavedogsiftheywantthem.Citylifecanbeverylonelyforolderpeople.However,dogsaregoodfriends.Moreover,dogsmakelifesafer.Eventhoughttheyareanimalstheyshowloyaltyandintelligence.Wetrainourdogstobegentle;asaresult,theyareverypatientandgoodwithchildren.Mydogsitsoutsideourhousealldayanddon'tmakeanytrouble.Ofcoursedogownersshouldbethoughtful.Theymustnotlettheirdogrunloose;in,additiontheymustkeepthestreetsclean.Thankyouforprintingmyletter.BobSmith,owner10/10