2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解一轮练(8)(含解析)

2019年高考英语阅读理解一轮练（8）

李仕才

A

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 human 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’s not unusual for me to get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog instead 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. Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of babies — 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 farmers 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!＂

1. The doggy parlours are mentioned in the 1st paragraph to show ________.

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

2. In the second paragraph ＂to get hot under the collar＂ probably means ________.

A. getting quite hot

B. becoming excited

C. feeling extremely angry

D. receiving a fashionable shirt

3. According to the author, in which field can animals be most useful?

A. Food.

B. Sports.

C. Entertainment.

D. Medicine.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards pets-raising?

A. Sympathetic.

B. Opposed.

C. Pitiful.

D. Supportive.

【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。作者通过介绍饲养宠物存在的种种问题(譬如饲养成本昂贵、宠物致人受伤、传染疾病等)，表达了自己反对饲养宠物，而是应当将宠物用于贡献人类医学实验的观点。

1. A 【解析】推理判断题。＂the doggy parlours＂所在的句子就是为了进一步阐释第一句＂A recent survey

in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its pets than on its children.＂，即如今人们在饲养宠物上花销巨大的现状。故答案为A。

3. D 【解析】推理判断题。从本文的最后两句＂I can see no reason why we should get upset...This will

lead us to discovering cures for serious human diseases...＂可知作者认为宠物在人类医学领域可以起着有益的作用。因此答案为D。

4. B 【解析】观点态度题。文章前面介绍了成本昂贵、传染疾病等饲养宠物的危害，后面又提到应把宠物用于

贡献人类医学领域中去，故而可以看出作者对于饲养宠物的做法持反对态度。因此答案为B。

B

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