Question

4．A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its
pets than on its children．Although rather shocking，it should not surprise anyone who has seen the
 doggy parlors（客廳）where loved pets rest．Are Americans unique m treating their little friends in this
way？（36）G
（37）F They certainly cost much．Last year the British public spent two hundred million
pounds on pet food alone，to say nothing of veterinary（獸醫(yī)的）  bills or animal furniture．It is
 difficult not to feel angry about this when considering what the same amount could do for victims of
 starvation and poverty．
There are a variety of reasons why I find pets-raising alarming．They cause physical problems．
An example of this is New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogs
leave on the streets．（38）A  But in a number of large cities It is a major problem．
Another problem is the carelessness of pet owners．Most little children want a dog or a cat and
they continually push their parents until they get one．But the parents don't realize how much time and
money must be spent on the little friend after it's brought home．Then they abandon it．（39）EYou must have read of children being hurt by pets on the street．
Lastly，1 would suggest something should be done about it．In my view，it's time we stopped being sentimental（傷感的）about pets．（40）C  This will lead us to discovering cures for serious human diseases．

A．Many people find this funny．
B．There's no definite answer to that question．
C．I can see no reason why we should get upset when animals are cut up for medical experiments．
D．Pet foods often contain more vitamins than human food．
E．As a result．they are allowed to run free．
F．This can be seen when we look at pet foods．
G．No．the English too，pay more attention to their pets．

Answer 1

分析 在美國和英國很多家庭在寵物飼養(yǎng)上花費很多時間和金錢，作者分析了該現(xiàn)象以及原因．

解答 G F A E C
36．G 上下文 語境．根據(jù)Are Americans unique m treating their little friends in this way？美國人對待他們的寵物這么友好嗎？這是一個問句，所以下文給出答案并非如此，英國人如此，故答案為G．
37．F  上下文語境．此處F起到承上啟下作用，前句說英國人也如此，下文提供具體的細(xì)節(jié)，從他們給寵物的食物可以看出，故答案為F．
38．A  上下文 語境．根據(jù)But in a number of large cities It is a major problem此處but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，在很多大城市你這個一個很大的問題，推出前句很多人認(rèn)為這很有 意思，故答案為A．
39．E 上下文 語境．根據(jù)Then they abandon it很多人在把寵物帶回家之后，沒有花費太多的時間和錢，結(jié)果就拋棄了，所以這些寵物就在草地上到處亂跑，故答案為E．
40．C 上下文 語境．通過前句it's time we stopped being sentimental（傷感的）about pets得出，該是我們停止對寵物傷感的時候，所以后句發(fā)表看法，不明白為什么很多人的對動物做實驗感到難過，故答案為C．

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