Question

In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won’t carry disease．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people’s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal，you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it．

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．

1.The passage mainly talks about _________．    

A．how to keep disease from pets

B．pets in Canada

C．how to take good care of pets

D．life of the old in Canada

2.In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because _______．

A．they don’t love their parents any more

B．they can only find jobs far from their parents

C．their parents’ houses are too small

D．they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more

3.Which of the following is TRUE？

A．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.

B．Pets eat better than people．

C．Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．

D．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了加拿大人对动物的热爱，并分析了具体的原因，是因为加拿大人很独立，他们需要宠物的陪伴。

1.B 主旨大意题。根据文章1,2行In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．说明本文主要讲述的就是加拿大人饲养宠物的话题，故B正确。

2.D 推理题。根据最后一段2,3行．When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life．说明孩子们在长大以后离开了家人是因为他们很独立，不依靠任何人。故D正确。

3.D 细节题。根据第一段8,9行You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal说明D正确。

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