Question

11．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 parlours （客厅 ） where loved pets rest．Are Americans unique in treating their little friends in this way？No，the English，too，pay more attention to their pets．
    This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods，which often contain more vitamins than hu-man food．They certainly cost much．Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone，to say nothing of veterinary 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，so it is not unusual for me to get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog in-stead of his children．
      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．Many people find this funny，but in a number of large cities it is a major problem．Ani-mals can cause disease，too．It is the threat of rabies-a disease with no known cure．
     Another problem is the carelessness of pet owners．Most little children want a dog or a cat，and they continually push their mothers and fathers until they get one．It is only when the"sweet little thing"has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on"Rover"or"Bonzo"．Then they just abandon it．As a result，they are allowed to run free．English farm-
 ers lose hundreds of sheep a year，killed by someone's pet and you must have read of children being  hurt by some pets of their own．
       Lastly，I would only suggest that we have got our priorities wrong and that something should be  done about it．In my view，it's time we stopped being sentimental about pets．I can see no reason why we should get upset when animals are cut up for medical experiments．This will lead us to discovering  cures for serious human diseases，then I say，"keep cutting!"
29．The doggy parlours are mentioned in the 1st paragraph to showB．
A．what costly lives the pets are living                
B．where Americans keep their pets
C．why children love their pets so much              
D．how much pets depend on their masters
30．In the second paragraph"to get hot under the collar"probably meansC．
A．getting quite hot                                   
B．becoming excited
C．feeling extremely angry                             
D．receiving a fashionable shirt
31．According to the author，in which field can animals be most useful？C
A．Food．B．Sports．C．Entertainment．D．Medicine．
32．What is the author's attitude towards pets-raising？B
A．Sympathetic．B．Opposed．C．Pitiful．D．Supportive．

Answer 1

分析 作者从现如今人们大量养宠物的社会现象入手，叙述了养宠物的缺点，比如花费大、容易带来疾病、被抛弃后易造成他人损失等等．

解答 29．B．细节理解题．根据第一段the average family spent more money on its pets than on its children 对doggy parlors的介绍也是为了介绍养宠物的花费有多大，故选B
30．C．词义猜测题．通过句意可知作者无法理解去世的老人把遗产留给狗而不是孩子，故to get hot under the collar应该是生气的意思，feeling extremely angry感到无比愤怒，符合语境，故选C．
31．C．推理判断题．根据 I can see no reason why we should get upset when animals are cut up for medical experiments．作者认为没有任何理由应该为医疗实验而导致动物被削减而感到不安，因此可知在医疗实验中动物是最有用的．故选C．
40．B．推理判断题．从全文可知作者对养宠物的态度是反对的．作者认为宠物会花费很多的钱，会带来疾病，会造成损失．故选B．

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