Question

    A new study shows that, of all the pet owners (宠物主人), almost 77% of them keep dogs as pets, 21% cats, and only 2% rabbits (兔子). It is not difficult to find out that in the world of pets, dogs are the most popular ones.

What’s more, the study says, over 50% of the dog owners describe themselves with the word “hard-working”, and about 30% of them say they are “sunny”, 20% of them “clean”.

How about the cat? Almost 21% of the cat owners use the word “shy” to describe themselves, 20% of them “unclean”, and13% of them “lazy”. They are really different from dog owners, but they are still cute.

And 56% of the rabbit owners describe themselves “full of new ideas”. And 28% of them “long for being free”. However, 16% of them are easier to lose their eyes for things.

What’s more, rabbit and dog owners say they can get up early, but most cat lovers like to stay up late. And as for the girls or women, the dog owners in the countryside are more likely (可能) to have husband (丈夫), but the cat owners in their twenties are more likely to be single women.

1.We can use the words “________” to describe cat owner.

A.sunny but lazy B.hard-working and clean

C.unclean but hard-working D.shy and lazy

2.What can we know about dogs from the passage?

A.Almost 77% of the world animals are dogs.

B.As pets, dogs are the most welcomed.

C.Dogs can work hard for their owners.

D.Dogs always live in the countryside.

3.What does the underlined word “single” mean in the last paragraph?

A.单身的 B.干练的 C.时尚的 D.大胆的

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.People should have dogs as pets not cats.

B.There’s no difference between cats and dogs.

C.It’s difficult for the rabbit owners to keep their eyes on one thing.

D.Both the cat owners and the rabbit owners like staying up late.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Study About What Pets to Keep

B.Words to Describe Three Pets

C.The Most Popular Pets in the World

D.The Owners of Dogs, Cats and Rabbits

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

不同的人喜欢养不同的宠物，比较常见的宠物有狗、猫和兔子。这篇短文中分析了养不同宠物的人的性格特点。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第三段“How about the cat? Almost 21% of the cat owners use the word “shy” to describe themselves, 20% of them “unclean”, and 13% of them “lazy”.”可知，养猫的人常可以用“害羞的”、“不干净的”、“懒的”来形容自己。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段“It is not difficult to find out that in the world of pets, dogs are the most popular ones.”可知，在宠物世界里，狗是最受欢迎的。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据语境“And as for the girls or women, the dog owners in the countryside are more likely (可能) to have husband (丈夫), but the cat owners in their twenties are more likely to be single women.”可知，“农村里养狗的女性更可能是有丈夫的，但是二十多岁养猫的主人更可能是……的女士”，but表示意思与前面相反，因此与已婚相反的是单身，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据第四段“However, 16% of them are easier to lose their eyes for things.”可知，16%的养兔子的人不会把注意力放在一件事上，C选项符合文意，故选C。A选项在短文中没有提到；根据第二段和第三段的内容可知B不对；根据最后一段“What’s more, rabbit and dog owners say they can get up early, but most cat lovers like to stay up late.”可知D不对。

5.主旨大意题。A“关于养什么宠物的研究”；B“描述三种宠物的词”；C“世界上最受欢迎的宠物”；D“狗、猫和兔子的主人们”。根据文意可知，这篇短文分析了养狗、猫和兔子做宠物的主人们性格特点上的差异，D选项符合文意，故选D。