Question

    Holly's New Friend

Dogs are so cute. And cats are so sweet. People think they make really great gifts at Christmas. But a few weeks later, they get bored with their new pets. They don't want to take their dogs for a walk. Cats can scratch the furniture. And every pet takes a lot of their time.

They're expensive, too. Not just for food, but think of all those vet's bills! So what happens? Every year, people put their pets in their cars, drive for kilometers, then leave these poor animals at the side of the road.

They abandon them!

One month earlier...

Holly is reading a magazine.

1.What magazine was Holly reading?

A.Animal World. B.Pets Food. C.Christmas Gifts. D.My New Friday.

2.How did Holly feel after reading the magazine?

A.She's happy. B.She's tired. C.She's excited. D.She's sad.

3.Why do people get bored with their pets according to Pets are for life?

A.Because they think pets are too noisy. B.Because dogs scratch the furniture.

C.Because pets cost much money and time. D.Because pets make rooms dirty.

4.The underlined words "abandon them" can be taken the place of by ________.

A."leave them behind" B."give them out"

C."put them away" D." help them out"

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Pets are great gift at Christmas.

B.Pets are for life is on Page 14 in the magazine.

C.People need to pay for the pet food and vet's bills.

D.Holly read the magazine a month ago.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

Holly正在读一本杂志，她看到了一篇文章，说的是很多人觉得小猫、小狗很可爱，把它们当作圣诞礼物买下来，但很快就厌烦了它们，遗弃了它们。Holly觉得很伤心。

1.

细节理解题。根据图片中Holly拿的杂志封面可知，这个杂志的名字是Animal World。故选A。

2.

推理判断题。根据文中“But a few weeks later, they get bored with their new pets…. Every year, people put their pets in their cars, drive for kilometers, then leave these poor animals at the side of the road.”可知，人们在养了宠物后不久，就厌烦了它们，甚至遗弃了它们。Holly知道这个后，应感到很伤心。故选D。

3.

细节理解题。根据短文中“And every pet takes a lot of their time. They're expensive, too.”可知，人们觉得宠物占用了他们很多时间，而且需要花费很多钱来养它们，所以对宠物感到厌烦。故选C。

4.

词义猜测题。根据语境可知，这里的abandon them指的是上句话“Every year, people put their pets in their cars, drive for kilometers, then leave these poor animals at the side of the road.”，人们把宠物扔到了几公里之外的地方，也就是遗弃了它们。A选项leave…behind“遗留，留下”，符合语境，故选A。

5.

推理判断题。短文中并没有提到Pets are for life在第14页，B选项不符合文意，故选B。根据“People think they make really great gifts at Christmas.”可知A符合文意；根据“They're expensive, too. Not just for food, but think of all those vet's bills!”可知C符合文意；根据“One month earlier...Holly is reading a magazine.”可知D符合文意。故选B。