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1、2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練 熱點72認識寵物飼養(yǎng)的利與弊 一、閱讀理解1 Whichpetisthebestpetforyou?Differentpetsaregoodfordifferentpeople.Peoplewholiveinthecountrycanhavealmostanypct.Dogsneedalotspace（空間）torun,sothecountryisagoodplaceforthem.Thecountryisagoodplaceforcats,rabbits,horses,andbirds,too.Peoplewholiveinthecitycanals

2、ohavepets.Catsarehappyinsideflat.Birds,fish,andlizardscanliveinflat.Dogscanbeveryhappyinapartmentsiftheygetlotsofexerciseandcleanair.Dogsneedtobewalkedeveryday.Arunnerwouldmakeagoodpetowner（主人）.Thenthedogcouldrunwithitsowner. Catanddogownersmusttraintheirpets.Traininglakestime.Birds,fish,andliz

3、ardsarebelterpetsforpeoplewhoareverybusy. Catsanddogsbothneedsoftbedstosleepon.Birdssleeponaperchintheircages.Lizardsandfishneedtankstolivein.onethingallanimalsneedislotsoflove. 1. Peterisbusywithhisworkinthecityeveryday,sohemaykeepthepetslike. A. catsandbirdsB.dogsandfishC.horsesandlizardsD.bird

4、sandlizards 2. Whichsentenceistrueaccordingto（根據(jù)）thepassage? A. Peopleinthecountrycanhavealmostanypet. B. Peopleinthecitycanonlyhavecatsordogs. C. Peoplewhoowncatscan'tonlyhaveotherpets. D. Allthepetsneedsoftbedsandlotsoflove. 3. What'sthepassagemainlyabout? A. Howtokeepapctinyourhouse. B. H

5、owmanykindsofpetthereare【答案】DCB 【解析】本文講述了什么叫盲盒，特別講述了寵物盲盒缺點，并就對想買寵物的朋友給出了三點建議：首先，在寵物店買一只寵物。第二，與你的寵物分享足夠的時間、關(guān)心和愛。第三，永遠不要傷害你的寵物。 4. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Whatareblindboxes?Theblindboxesdon'tallowbuyerstoseewhat'sinside."可知，“盲盒''是里面裝著未知東西的盒子。故選D。 5. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Recently,volunteersfromananimalcentreinChengdufoundabo

6、ut160pctpackages（包裹）onMay3.Avolunteersaidfourdogsandcatswerefounddead,...”可知，包襄里的寵物中有些死了。故選C。 6. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"First,buyapetatapetstore...Second,shareenoughtime,careandlovewithyourpet...Third,neverhurtyourpet..nJ'知，選項B“為了錢而賣寵物?！睕]有提到，故選B。 3 Owningalovelypetcancertainlymakeone'sfamilylifebetteranditcanm

7、akeadifferencetoapetowner'scareer（職業(yè)）life,too.Infact,accordingtoanewresearch,apersonwhoownsapetmaybemoresuccessfulinhisorhercareerthanthosewhodon't.Thisisgoodnewsfbrpeoplewhowanttokeeppets. Theresearcherscollectedinformationfrom857adultsintheUnitedSlateswithallkindsofjobs.Amongthesuccessfulpeoplein

8、theircareers,93percentgrewupwithapelin（heirhome.78percentsaidthatgrowingupwithapethelpedtheircareersuccessasanadult. So,howcanowningpetsexactlyleadtocareersuccess?Well,accordingtotheresearch,successfulpeoplesaidthattheirpetsnotonlyhelpedtoteachthemtoberesponsible,becreativeandfollowtherules,butalso

9、madethemdeveloptheabilitiestounderstandothers'feelingsandorganizeactivities.Theyarcbothimportantandnecessaryinthebusinessworld. Accordingtotheresearch,86percentofpresentpetparentssaidowningpetshelpedthemdothingsontime,bettermanagetheirtimeandputmoreeffortsintowork.Infact,80percentofpresentpetparent

10、ssaidtheyfellmoreconnectedwith（hosewhowerepelowners,and（heybelievedthattheirworkerswhohadpetswerehardworkers. 7. Apctownermaythanthosewhodon'tkeeppets. A. spendmoremoneyB.dobetterinthejobbemuchhappierD.behealthier 8. Amongthesuccessfulpeoplesurveyed.grewupwithoutapetintheirhome. A.93% B.78% C.

11、86% D.7% Whatadvantagedoespetownershavebykeepingpets? A. Itcanhelppeopleobeytherules. B. Itcanmakepeoplebecomegoodfollowers. C. Itcanhelppeoplebecomebrave. D. Itcanmakepeopleexperienceothers'feelings. 9. Mostpetparentsbelieveworkersowningpets. A. aredifficulttogetalongwithB.areeasytofindC.ar

12、estrongerthanothersD.arehard-working 10. Thepassagemainlytellsus. A. itisveryimportanttokeepapetkeepingapetcanonlyhelpitsownersucceed B. keepingapetcaninfluenceitsownerbothinlifeandcareerhowtobecomeasuccessfulperson 【答案】BDADC【解析】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了養(yǎng)寵物給主人帶來的好處。養(yǎng)一只可愛的寵物無疑會讓家庭生活更美好，并且根據(jù)研究它還能影響到寵物主人的職業(yè)生涯

13、。 7. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Infact,accordingtoanewresearch,apersonwhoownsapetmaybemoresuccessfulinhisorhercareerthanthosewhodon't可知，養(yǎng)寵物的人比不養(yǎng)寵物的人在事業(yè)上更可能成功。故選B。 8. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句Amongthesuccessfulpeoplein(heircareers,93percentgrewupwithapetintheirhome可知,93%的成功人士家里養(yǎng)寵物，即7%的成功人士家里沒有養(yǎng)寵物。故選D。 9. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句..

14、.no【onlyhelpedtoteachthemtoberesponsible,becreativeandfollowtherules,butalso...可知,養(yǎng)寵物的人能夠遵守規(guī)則,A選項符合題意。故選A。 10. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)owningpetshelpedthemdothingsontime,bettermanagetheirtimeandputmoreeffortsintowork.Infact,8()percentofpresentpetparentssaidtheyfeltmoreconnectedwith(hosewhowerepetowners,andtheybeli

15、evedthattheirworkerswhohadpetswerehardworkers"養(yǎng)寵物能幫助他們按時做事，更好地管理時間，更努力地工作。事實上，目前80%的寵物父母表示，他們覺得自己與寵物主人的關(guān)系更密切，而且他們認為養(yǎng)寵物的員工工作更努力"可知，養(yǎng)寵物的員工工作很努力。故選D。 11. 主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段第—句Owningalovelypetcancertainlymakeone'sfamilylifebetteranditcanmakeadifferencetoapetowner'scareer（職業(yè)）life,too“擁有一只可愛的寵物當(dāng)然可以使一個人的家庭生活更好，也

16、可以對寵物主人的職業(yè)生涯有影響"可知，本文主要告訴我們養(yǎng)寵物可以影響主人的生活和事業(yè)。故選C。 4 Formanydogowners,walkingtheirpetmaybeoneofthehappiestmomentsinaday.Itisatimetorelaxthemselvesandtheirpets. However,fordogownersinWenshancityinYunnanprovince,walkingtheircloghasjustbecomemoreinconvenient. Thecityannouncedthatdogownersmustn'twalkth

17、eirpetsinurban（城市的）areasfrom7a.m.to10p.m. Somepeopleagreewiththerule,sayingitmakespeoplefeelsafer. “Itisfrom7a.m.to10p.m.（hatpeopleareveryactive,andtherulecouldhelpavoidconflicts（沖突）betweendogsandpeople/'reporterGongDazhongwrotefbrthenewspaper. Otherssaytheruleisinconvenientforpetownersandtheirpe

18、ts. "Everybody'ssituationisdifferent,buttheruleistoostrict,”aWenshanpetownertoldTheBeijingNews. Therulewasintroducedbecauseofthegrowingnumberofconflictsbetweendogownersandpeoplewalkingonthestreet.Earlythismonth,adogownerinHangzhoushoutedatawomanwhotriedtodriveanunleashcdC未栓繩的）dogawayasitstartedbar

19、kingatherson.Afightfollowed. WangYukai,aprofessorinBeijing,saidthatnotallowingpctownerstowalktheirdogsfrom7amto10pmisabadidea,althoughWenshan'sruleiswell-intentioned（好意的）.Effortstopreventconflictsshouldpayattentiontomakingsurethatdogownersraisetheirdogsproperly,WangtoldTheBeijingNews. 12. Whencand

20、ogownersinWenshanwalktheirdogs? A.Al6a.m.B.At9a.m.C.At4a.m.D.At9p.m. 13. What'sthepurposeofWenshan'snewrule? A. Tohelpdogownersfeelsafer. B. lbmakewalkingdogsmoreconvenient. C. lbmakethenumberofdogssmallerinurbanareas. D. Topreventconflictsbetweendogsandhumans. 14. What'sWangYukai'sopinionabo

21、uttherule? A.It'snotstrictenough. B. Itseemstobeagoodway. C. Ithelpsdogownersraisetheirdogsproperly. D. Itisnottherightwaytosolvetheproblem. 【答案】ADD【解析】本文是一篇新聞報道。文章主要講述了云南省文山市規(guī)定從早上7點到晚上1（）點禁止遛狗，以及一些人對于這個規(guī)定的看法。 1.細節(jié)理解題由短文第段ownersmustn'twalktheirpetsinurban（城市的）areasfrom7a.m.to10p.m.,早晨7點至晚上10點禁

22、止在城區(qū)遛狗。 故選Ao細節(jié)理解題由短文第五段andtherulecouldhelpavoidconOicts（沖突）betweendogsandpeople禁止那段時間遛狗有助于避免狗與路人之間的沖突；第八段Therulewasintroducedbecauseofthegrowingnumberofconflictsbetweendogownersandpeoplewalkingonthestreet.這一規(guī)定的出臺源于狗主人與行人之間的沖突不斷增加。可知D項正確。 2. 推理判斷題由短文最后一段WangYukai,aprofessorinBeijing,saidthatnotallo

23、wingpctownerstowalktheirdogsfrom7amto10pmisabadidea,althoughWcnshan'sruleiswcll-intcntioncd（好意的）.北京教授汪玉凱認為，盡管文山新規(guī)是出于好意，但早上7點到晚上10點之間禁止遛狗并不妥當(dāng)?？芍狣項正確。 5 WhenZhangYusiboughtherdogsfiveyearsago,sheneverthoughtthatshewouldspendnearlyhalfofthemoneyshemadeeachmonthraisingdogs.①Everymonth,shespendsnearly7

24、.000yuanonpetfoodandsnacks,petclothingandtakingherseven-year-oldpoodle（窖毛狗）andfive-year-oldYorkshireterrier（約克郡犬）onholidays.takethemoutonroadtripstwiceamonth,andduringeachSpringFestivalIwouldtakethemtoShanghai,''saidZhang.Shealsopayssomephotographers（攝影師）totakephotosofherpets.Thiscostsher3,000yuanea

25、chtime.② PeoplelikeZhangaredriving（hegrowthofthepetmarket.Petshopsnownotonlysellthingslikefoodandwaterbowls,butalsolifestyleitemssuchaspetwine,petmilkteaandpelquilt.Thereareevensomesmartrobotsfordogsandcats.③Oneofthemainreasonsbehindisthechangeinpeople'sideasaboutpets.Mostpeoplefromthepost-90sgener

26、ationarcfromsingle-childfamilies,sotheyfeellonelysometimes.Forthisreason,theirpetsarclike（heirfamilymembersandmake（hemfeelwarm.④HuangLanxi,whohadadogwhileshewasstudyingabroadinAustralia,said,“Thefirstgroupofpet-owners,includingourparents,keptdogstowatchandprotecttheirhomes.Buttoday,dogsnolongerplays

27、ucharole.Theyareourfriendsandfamily.Someevensleepinthesamebedastheirowners.IbuydifferentkindsofitemsformydogbecauseIwanttoenrich（豐富）hisdiet.IthinkTaffcc'slifeshouldbeascolorfulasminc.,,DuringeachSpringFestival,ZhangYusiwouldtakeherdogsto. A.ShanghaiB.NanjingC.BeijingD.TianjinFromthearticle,weknowZh

28、angYusispendsalotofmoney. A.takingphotosofherselfB.takingherdogsoutforholidaysC.buyingsmartrobotsforherhousesD.buyingherpoodleandYorkshireterrier 15. Thesentence“Thisiswhypeopleliketospendmoremoneyontheirpetstoday."shouldbeputat. A.①B.②C.③D.④Fromthearticle,weknow. A. ZhangYusicanmake7,000yuaneve

29、rymonthpetownerscannotbuypetmilkteaatpetshopsnow B. ZhangYusigoesonroadtripswithherdogsonceamonththefirstgroupofpetownerskeptdogstowatchandprotecttheirhomes 16. Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle? A.NotjustapetB.NewitemsforpetsC.ChangesinpetshopsD.Storiesoftwopetowners【答案】ABDDA 【解析】本文是-篇說明文。主要是介紹人們

30、現(xiàn)在對寵物觀念的改變，并通過兩個例子來舉例說明。 15. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)t4Itakethemoutonroadtripstwiceamonth,andduringeachSpringFestivalIwouldlakethemtoShanghai”可知，每年春節(jié)，Zhang都會帶她的寵物去上海。故選A。 16. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Everymonth,shespendsnearly7,000yuanonpctfoodandsnacks,pctclothingandtakingherscvcn-ycar-oldpoodle（卷毛狗）andfivc-ycar-oldYorkshireter

31、rier（約克郡犬）onholidays."可知，每個月，她在寵物食品、零食、寵物服裝上花費近7000元，還帶著7歲的輯毛狗和5歲的約克郡犬去度假。故選B。 17. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Buttoday,dogsnolongerplaysucharole.Theyareourfriendsandfamily.Someevensleepinthesamebedastheirowners.IbuydifferentkindsofitemsformydogbecauseIwant（oenrich（豐富）hisdiet.IthinkTaffee'slifeshouldbeascolorfulasmin

32、e."可知今天，他們是我們的朋友和家人。給我的狗買不同種類的東西，因為我想豐富它的飲食。我認為塔菲的生活應(yīng)該和我一樣豐富多彩。這是現(xiàn)在人們會在動物身上花更多錢的原因。故選D。 18. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"④Thefirstgroupofpet-owners,includingourparents,keptdogstowatchandprotecttheirhomes.”可知，第一批寵物主人，包括我們的父母，養(yǎng)狗是為了守護和保護他們的家園。故選D。 19. 標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)"Oneofthemainreasonsbehindisthechangeinpeople'sideasaboutpets

33、.Mostpeoplefromthepost-90sgenerationarefromsingle-childfamilies,sotheyfeellonelysometimes.Forthisreason,theirpetsarcliketheirfamilymembersandmakethemfeelwarm."可知，其中一個主要原因是人們對寵物的看法發(fā)生了變化。大多數(shù)90后來自獨生子女家庭，所以他們有時會感到孤獨。因為這個原因，他們的寵物就像他們的家庭成員，讓他們感到溫暖。因此A“不只是寵物”符合。故選A。 二、完型填空 Lotsofpeoplelovetokeeppets,butt

34、heydon'tknowhowtocommunicate（交流）withtheirpets.Areyouoneofthe20?Ifyouransweris"yes",herearcsonic21foryou. Chatwithyourpet.Yourpetmaynot22understandourwords,buthecanatleastpickuponthetoneofyourwordsandyourbodylanguagewhenyou23him.Forexample,ifyouspeakwithhimina24andhardvoice,hemightpickuponthefacttha

35、tyouareunhappywithhisbehavior（彳亍為）. Usenon-verbalcommunication.Yournon-verbalcommunicationisjustas25asverbalcommunication. Non-verbalcommunicationisoftenusedin26yourpettodoacertainactivity.27,ifyouaresittingonyourhorse,youwoulduseyourlegsandhandstotellyourhorsetoturnontheforehead.Whenyouteachyourd

36、ogtosit,youwouldactuallyusebothverbalandnon-verbalcommunication（handsignals）togivehimthe"sit"order. Don'tpunish（懲罰）yourpel.Punishingyourpetisneveragoodidea.Punishmentcanmakeyourpelafraidofyouandyouwillpossibly28thetrustandrespectthathehasforyou.29somepets,likecats,donotnecessarilymaketheconnectionb

37、etweenyourpunishmentandthebehavioryouarepunishingthemfor.Theydon'tunderstandwhyyoudothatatall. 20.A.keepers B.teachers C.doctors D.pets 21.A.reasons B.topics C.tips D.results 22.A.nearly B.exactly C.mainly D.certainly 23.A.leadto B.cometo C.addto D.talkto 24.A.sweet B.smiling C.co

38、ld D.strange 25.A.importantB.slight C.possibleD.correct 26.A.makingB.teaching C.invitingD.advising 27.A.ForexampleB.Atfirst C.AsaresultD.Insteadof 28.A.acceptB.win C.loseD.miss 29.A.SuddenlyB.However 【答案】ACBDCABACD C.OtherwiseD.Moreover 【解析】文章講的是如何與寵物交流，并且提出了三個建議：和你的寵物說話，使用非語言的交流方式和不要

39、懲罰你的寵物。 20. 句意：你是飼養(yǎng)者嗎？ keepers飼養(yǎng)者:teachers老師:doctors醫(yī)生；pels寵物。根據(jù)句意及前句buttheydon'tknowhowtocommunicate（交流）withlheirpels.可知，這里表達的是"你是否是飼養(yǎng)者”，故選A。 21. 句意：這里有一些建議給你。 reasons原因;topics主題；tips貼士，建議:results結(jié)果。根據(jù)句意及后句Chatwithyourpet.,Usenon-verbalcommunication以及Don'tpunish（懲罰）yourpct可知，這里指的是提出建議，故選C。 22.

40、 句意：你的寵物可能不能準(zhǔn)確地理解我們的話。 nearly兒乎；exactly準(zhǔn)確地，精確地；mainly主要地；certainly確定地。根據(jù)句意及后句buthecanatleast但是他至少能夠......可知這里表達的是''不能準(zhǔn)確地理解你的話"，故選B。 23. 句意：你和他說話的時候，......。 leadto導(dǎo)致：cometo來;addto添加；talkto與談?wù)?。根?jù)前句buthecanatleastpickuponthetoneofyourwordsandyourbodylanguage可知，這里表達的是與狗狗說話的時候，故選D。 24. 句意：你用冷硬的聲音和他說話

41、。 sweet甜的；smiling微笑；cold冷的；strange奇怪的。根據(jù)后句hemightpickuponthefactthatyouarcunhappywithhisbehavior他可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)你對他的行為不滿意?？芍@里表達的是一種不客氣的語言，故選C。 25. 句意：你的非語言交流和語言交流一樣重要。 important重要的：slight微小的；possiblenf能的：correct正確的。根據(jù)句意可知，這里表達的是"和一樣重要”，英語結(jié)構(gòu)是asimportantas,故選A。 26. 句意：非言語交流通常用于教你的寵物做某項活動。 making制作:teachin

42、g教；inviting邀請：advising建議。根據(jù)句意及后句ifyouaresillingonyourhorse,youwoulduseyourlegsandhandstotellyourhorse（oturnontheforehead.如果你坐在馬上，你會用你的腿和手告訴你的馬轉(zhuǎn)動前額?？芍@里表達的是“教"，故選B。 27. 句意：例如Forexample例如：Atfirst首先：Asaresult結(jié)果；Insteadof代替。根據(jù)后句ifyouaresittingonyourhorse,youwoulduseyourlegsandhandstotellyourhorsetotur

43、nontheforehead.可知，這里是舉例說明，故選A。 28. 句意：你可能會失去他對你的信任和尊重。 accept接受；win獲勝；lose失去；miss錯過。根據(jù)句意及前句Punishmentcanmakeyourpctafraidofyou可知。這里表達的是"失去信任"，故選C。 29. 句意：此外，一些寵物，如貓......°Suddenly突然；However可是;Otherwise否則；Moreover此外。根據(jù)句意及后句likecats,donotnecessarilymaketheconnectionbetweenyourpunishmentandthebehavi

44、or可知，這里表達的是“此外"的意思，故選D。 三、短文漢語提示填空PetcatswinmoreheartsinChina Whatisa"catcoffeeshop,,?Well,itisacafethathascats.Youcan3（）.（撫摸）andplaywiththecatswhile（喝）coffee. Itseemsthattherearcmorepctcatsaroundustoday.Andthat'stnic.Therearc58.132.（百萬）pctcatsinourcountiyaccordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics（

45、國家統(tǒng)計局）. Thenumberofcat33.（主人）inChinaisthesecondlargestintheworldaftertheinUnitedStates.Oneimportant34.（原因）isthatmoreyoungpeoplearetakingcatsaspets.Maybethat'sbecausecatsarecleanpetsandyoudon'thavetowalkthem. Morecatsbringmorejobs.Manypeoplenowworkatpetshopsandhospitals. Butcatscanbeproblems,loo.S

46、omepeople35.（丟棄）（heirpetcatsaway.Thecats36.（變成）homeless. Theycan37.（傳遞）ondiseases.Theyevenhuntandkillotheranimalslikebirdsandfrogs. SoinJapanandAustralia,the38.（政府）takehomelesscatstoanimalhospitals.Doctors39.（做手術(shù)）onthem.Sothecatscan'lhavebabies.Inthisway,thenumberofcatswillnotgoup. 【答案】touch 30.

47、 drinkingmillion 31. ownersreason 32. throwbecome 33. passgovernments 34. operate【解析】這篇短文主要介紹了現(xiàn)在貓越來越受歡迎，他們給人們帶來了許多快樂，但也帶來很多問題。 30. 句意：你可以在喝咖啡的時候摸貓，和貓玩耍。“撫摸''譯為touch,情態(tài)動詞后接動詞原形。故填toucho句意：你町以在喝咖啡的時候摸貓，和貓玩耍?！昂取弊g為drink,while后接現(xiàn)在分詞，表示正在做某事的時候。故填drinkingo 31. 句意：根據(jù)國家統(tǒng)計局的數(shù)據(jù)，我國有5810萬只寵物貓?！鞍偃f”譯為millio

48、n,基數(shù)詞后接其原形。故填million。 32. 句意：中國養(yǎng)貓的人數(shù)僅次于美國，居世界第二?！爸魅恕弊g為owner,可數(shù)名詞；根據(jù)“Thenumberof，可知要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填owners<,句意：一個重要的原因是，越來越多的年輕人把貓當(dāng)作寵物?！霸颉弊g為reason,“One”后用名詞單數(shù)。故填reason<> 33. 句意：有些人把他們的寵物貓扔掉?！皝G棄”譯為throw。陳述一般事實用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語“Somepeople”后謂語用動詞原形。故填throwo句意：貓無家可歸?！白兂伞弊g為become。陳述一般毋實用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語“Thecats"后謂語用動詞原形。故填bec

49、omeo 34. 句意：它們會傳播疾病。“傳遞”洋為pass,情態(tài)動詞后接動詞原形。故填pass。 35. 句意：所以在日本和澳大利亞，政府把無家可歸的貓送到動物醫(yī)院?！?政府”譯為government。再由“SoinJapanandAustralia,,及"take"可知此處表示日本和澳大利亞兩國的政府，用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填governments,, 36. 句意：醫(yī)生給它們做手術(shù)?！白鍪中g(shù)”譯為operate,operateon為......做手術(shù)。陳述一般事實用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語“Doctors”后謂語用動詞原形。故填operateo C. What'sthedifferencebet

50、AveencatsandbirdsHowtochoose（選擇）yourbestpet. 2 Whatareblindboxes?Theblindboxesdon'tallowbuyerstoseewhat'sinside. Inthisway,blindboxesbecomepopularallaroundtheworld. Butisitrighttobuythe“petblindboxes"?Theanswermaybeno.Recently,volunteersfromananimalcentreinChengdufoundabout160pctpackages（包裹）onMa

51、y3.Avolunteersaidfourdogsandcatswerefounddead,andmorethantwelveweresickwithdiseases（疾?。﹊ncludingdistemperandcatplague.Forthepetblindboxes,peopleonlyneedtopayabout10yuantobuyadogoracat.Soalotofpeopleespeciallythestudentschoosetobuythepctblindboxesbecauseofthelowprice.However,shippingprocessmakesthean

52、imalsdieeasily. Ifyoureallywanttobuyapet,you'dbetter: First,buyapetatapetstore.Makesureitishealthy.Ifnot,takeittothedoctorforatreatment. Second,shareenoughtime,careandlovewithyourpet.Becauseit'soneofyourfamilymembers. Third,neverhurtyourpet.Alwaysrememberi（isagiftforyourownlife. 3. Whatisablind

53、box? A. Aboxforfree.B.Aboxatalowprice. C.Aboxwithnothinginside.D.Aboxwithunknownthingsinside. 4. Whathappenedtothepetsinthepackages? A. Theyranaway.B.Theybiteachother. C.Someofthemweredead.D.Mostofthemenjoyedstayinginside. 5. WhichofthefollowingadviceisNOTmentionedinthepassage? A. Nohurtingth

54、epet.B.Sellingthepetformoney. C.Buyingapetfromapetstore.D.Treatingthepetasafamilymember. 3 Owningalovelypetcancertainlymakeone'sfamilylifebetteranditcanmakeadifferencetoapctowner'scareer（職業(yè)）life,too.Infact,accordingtoanewresearch,apersonwhoownsapetmaybemoresuccessfulinhisorhercareerthanthosewhodo

55、n't.Thisisgoodnewsfbrpeoplewhowanttokeeppets. Theresearcherscollectedinformationfrom857adultsintheUnitedStateswithallkindsofjobs.Amongthesuccessfulpeopleintheircareers,93percentgrewupwithapetintheirhome.78percentsaidthatgrowingupwithapethelpedtheircareersuccessasanadult. So,howcanowningpetsexactly

56、leadtocareersuccess?Well,accordingtotheresearch,successfulpeoplesaidthattheirpetsnotonlyhelpedtoteachthemtoberesponsible,becreativeandfollowtherules,butalsomadethemdeveloptheabilitiestounderstandothers'feelingsandorganizeactivities.Theyarebothimportantandnecessaryinthebusinessworld. Accordingtother

57、esearch,86percentofpresentpelparentssaidowningpetshelpedthemdothingsonlime,bettermanagetheirtimeandputmoreeffortsintowork.Infact,80percentofpresentpetparentssaidtheyfeltmoreconnectedwiththosewhowerepetowners,and(heybelievedthattheirworkerswhohadpetswerehardworkers. 6. Apctownermaythanthosewhodon'tk

58、eeppets. A. spendmoremoneyB.dobetterinthejobC.bemuchhappierD.behealthier 7. Amongthesuccessfulpeoplesurveyed,grewupwithoutapetintheirhome. A. 93%B.78%C.86%D.7%Whatadvantagedoespetownershavebykeepingpets? A. Itcanhelppeopleobeytherules. B. Itcanmakepeoplebecomegoodfollowers. C. Itcanhelppeopleb

59、ecomebrave. D. Itcanmakepeopleexperienceothers'feelings. 8. Mostpetparentsbelieveworkersowningpets. A.aredifficulttogetalongwithB.areeasytofindC.arestrongerthanothersD.arehard-working 9. Thepassagemainly(ellsus. A. itisveryimportant(okeepapelkeepingapetcanonlyhelpitsownersucceed B. keepingapct

60、caninfluenceitsownerbothinlifeandcareerhowtobecomeasuccessfulperson 4 Formanydogowners,walkingtheirpetmaybeoneofthehappiestmomentsinaday.Itisatimetorelaxthemselvesandtheirpets. However,fordogownersinWcnshancityinYunnanprovince,walkingtheirdoghasjustbecomemoreinconvenient. Thecityannouncedthatdog

61、ownersmustn'twalktheirpetsinurban（城市的）areasfrom7a.m.to10p.m. Somepeopleagreewiththerule,sayingitmakespeoplefeelsafer. Ttisfrom7a.m.to10p.m.thatpeoplearcveryactive,andtherulecouldhelpavoidconflicts（沖突）betweendogsandpeople/'reporterGongDazhongwrotefbrthenewspaper. Otherssaytheruleisinconvenientforp

62、etownersandtheirpets. “Everybody'ssituationisdifferent,buttheruleistoostrict,vaWcnshanpctownertoldTheBeijingNews. Therulewasintroducedbecauseofthegrowingnumberofconflictsbetweendogownersandpeoplewalkingonthestreet.Earlythismonth,adogownerinHangzhoushoutedatawomanwhotried（odriveanunleashedC未栓繩的）dog

63、awayasitstartedbarkingatherson.Afightfollowed. WangYukai,aprofessorinBeijing,saidthatnotallowingpetownerstowalktheirdogsfrom7amto10pmisabadidea,althoughWcnshan，sruleiswcll-intcntioncd（好意白勺）.Effortstopreventconflictsshouldpayattentiontomakingsurethatdogownersraisetheirdogsproperly,WangtoldTheBeijing

64、News. 10. WhencandogownersinWenshanwalktheirdogs? A. At6a.m.B.At9a.m.C.At4a.m.D.At9p.m. 11. What'sthepurposeofWcnshan'snewrule? A. Tohelpdogownersfeelsafer. B. Tomakewalkingdogsmoreconvenient. C. Tomakethenumberofdogssmallerinurbanareas. D. Topreventconflictsbetweendogsandhumans. 12. What'sW

65、angYukai'sopinionabouttherule? A. It'snotstrictenough. B. Itseemstobeagoodway. C. Ithelpsdogownersraisetheirdogsproperly. D. Itisnottherightwaytosolvetheproblem. 5 WhenZhangYusiboughtherdogsfiveyearsago,sheneverthoughtthatshewouldspendnearlyhalfofthemoneyshemadeeachmonthraisingdogs.①Everymonth

66、,shespendsnearly7,（X）0yuanonpetfoodandsnacks,petclothingandtakingherseven-year-oldpoodle（翳毛狗）andfive-year-oldYorkshireterrier（約克郡犬）onholidays.4titakethemoutonroadtripstwiceamonth,andduringeachSpringFestivalIwouldtakethemtoShanghai,"saidZhang.Shealsopayssomephotographers（攝影師）totakephotosofherpets.Thiscostsher3,000yuaneachtime.② PeoplelikeZhangaredrivingthegrowthofthepetmarket.Petshopsnownotonlysellthingslikefoodandwaterbowls,butalsolifestyleitemssuchaspetwine,petinilkteaandpetquill.Thereareevens