Americans love dogs, all types of dogs: small dogs, big dogs, lapdogs (供玩賞的小狗). Each year, people spend billions of dollars on their four-legged pals, making sure the lovable dogs have enough food to eat and lots of toys to play with.
Dogs love people, too. They lick their faces, protect their homes. Where did these four-legged companions come from? Some scientists believe that they have found the answer.
Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from（演化） wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery.
Some said dogs evolved as a separate species 135,000 years ago in two parts of the world. One group of dogs developed in Europe and Asia from Asian wolves. The other group evolved in North, Central, and South America from American wolves.
Now researchers say those theories are wrong. New studies suggest that domesticated dogs first appeared 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Scientists also say that every modern dog descended from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs.
Scientists suspect dogs first set paws in North America by following settlers across a land bridge that once linked northern Asia and North America.
小題1:According to recent studies, all modern dogs came from female wolves in ______.
A．AsiaB．Africa
C．EuropeD．South America
小題2:From this story, we can conclude that _______.
A．dogs are scientists’ best friends
B．dogs are more like wolves than they are like any other animal
C．most dogs are from Africa
D．scientists have no idea how dogs evolved
小題3:The underlined word “domesticated” means “_______”.
A．tamedB．indoorC．intelligentD．friendly
小題4:The best title for this story might be ______.
A．Why Cats Don’t Like Dogs
B．Barking up the Wrong Tree
C．Love Me, Love My Dog
D．Going from Wolf to Dog

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A

小題1:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合Scientists also say that every modern dog descended from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs可知答案。
小題2:B推理判斷題。結(jié)合Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from（演化） wolves可知答案。
小題3:A詞義理解題。domesticated (指動(dòng)物)被馴養(yǎng)了的
小題4:D文章標(biāo)題題。結(jié)合Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from（演化） wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery可知文章揭示了從狼到狗的演變。
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