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【題目】Americans love pets. Many pet owners treat their pets as a part of the family. They treat their pets as their children—sometimes even better.

In America, there are more families with pets than those with children. 43 percent of U.S. homes have pets. Some of the pets are exotic, such as monkeys, snakes, butterflies and even wolves. Those animals come from other countries, especially China, Thailand, South Africa and so on. More common pets include fish, mice and birds. However, their favorites are cats and dogs. They sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or eats make better pets. “Dog people” and “cat people” often have friendly arguments about that.

People can get many benefits from pets. Pets stay with people, make people happy and help people get rid of loneliness. Therefore, most of Americans like pets. They think pets should be treated well. At least 75 animal welfare(福利) organizations have been set up in America. They provide care and good services for homeless animals. Some pets can help people live a better life. For example, researchers(研究者) have discovered that getting on with animals can help lower(降低) a person’s blood pressure. Dogs can offer protection from strange visitors. Cats can play games with the children. Some kinds of pets can provide love for their owners. In fact, to keep a pet can help a young couple have the responsibility to raise children. Pets are as basic to U.S. culture as hot dogs or apple pies. To Americans, pets are not just property(財產(chǎn)), but a part of the family.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】The underlined word “exotic” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.

A. 本國的B. 異國的C. 當?shù)氐?/span>

【2】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. 57% of U.S. homes don’t have pet.

B. In the U. S. , the families with children are fewer than those with pets.

C. Fish, mice and birds are the most popular pets in the U.S.

【3】Most Americans like keeping pets because ________.

A. they treat their pets even better than their children

B. there are at least 75 animal welfare organizations in the U.S.

C. pets can bring many benefits to people

【4】How can some pets help people live a better life?

A. Getting on with animals can help lower animals’ blood pressure.

B. Dogs can protect their owners from strange visitors.

C. Hot dogs and apple pies are a part of the family in the U.S.

【5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Americans like keeping pets.

B. “Dog people” often argue with “cat people”

C. Young couples should keep pets in the U.S.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文講的是美國人對寵物的喜愛。

【1】詞意猜測題。劃線的詞是exotic，根據(jù)下文的句子Those animals come from other countries, especially China, Thailand, South Africa and so on. 可知，這些動物來自其他國家，特別是中國、泰國、南非等。由此可知，一些動物是來自于異國的。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。由句子43 percent of U.S. homes have pets. 43%的美國家庭有寵物。可知，美國57%的家庭沒有寵物。因此A正確；由句子In America, there are more families with pets than those with children.可知，在美國，有寵物的家庭比有孩子的家庭多。故B正確；根據(jù)More common pets include fish, mice and birds. However, their favorites are cats and dogs. 更常見的寵物包括魚、老鼠和鳥。然而，他們最喜歡的是貓和狗。可知，魚、老鼠和鳥不是美國人最受歡迎的寵物�？傊�，說法不正確的是選項C。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)People can get many benefits from pets. Pets stay with people, make people happy and help people get rid of loneliness. Therefore, most of Americans like pets. 人們可以從寵物身上得到很多好處。寵物和人呆在一起，讓人快樂，幫助人們擺脫孤獨。因此，大多數(shù)美國人喜歡寵物。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由句子Dogs can offer protection from strange visitors.狗可以保護自己不受陌生訪客的傷害。故選B。

【5】主旨大意題。A. Americans like keeping pets. 美國人喜歡養(yǎng)寵物。B. “Dog people”often argue with“cat people”“養(yǎng)狗的人”經(jīng)常和“養(yǎng)貓的人”爭論。C. Young couples should keep pets in the U.S. 年輕夫婦應(yīng)該在美國養(yǎng)寵物。通讀全文可知，本文的主旨是“美國人喜歡養(yǎng)寵物”，故選A。