江苏省2021届高三上学期9-10月英语试卷精选汇编：阅读理解专题

阅读理解专题
如皋市第一次月考
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
Take a high quality helicopter tour
from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon West Rim(边缘）！
Highlights
★A great Grand Canyon West Rim helicopter tour with an optional Skywalk
★Eagle Point
★Guano Point
★Hualapai Ranch
What You Can Expect
Your journey from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon begins with a scenic helicopter flight over Lake Mead,Hoover Dam,Fortification Hill and Temple Rock.Upon landing,you will have approximately 3.5 hours to explore.Enjoy a meal at the viewpoint of your choice.
You'll visit Eagle Point,home to the Skywalk, a glass-bottom walking surface that suspended （悬浮）more than 4,000 feet above the Grand Canyon.
At Guano Point,you can visit Highpoint Hike,where you'll see breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River.Also visit Hualapai Ranch where you can go horseback riding.
Also at the ranch there is cowboy entertainment,wagon rides,and more.
Finally,if you select the helicopter upgrade option,you'll fly down to a private bluff(悬崖）at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.Enjoy this breathtaking setting and make sure to bring your camera for unique photo opportunities.The activity lasts approximately 40 minutes and features 20 minutes at the bottom of the canyon.
Additional Information
★The listed price does not include a US$15 fuel surcharge(附加费）per person,payable at the time of check-in.According to FAA regulations,all passengers 18 years and older will be required to show photo ID such as a driver's license or passport at the time of check-in.
★All loose objects including cameras are NOT allowed on the Skywalk.Personal belongings will need to be stored in a locker for free.Photos can be purchased at the gift shop.
★Due to comfort and weight/balance of the aircraft,passengers weighing over 136kg will be required to purchase an additional seat.This is payable directly to the tour operator on the day of the tour. Departure Points
From selected Las Vegas hotels
Departure Time
★8 am or 9 am
★Departure time is subject to change due to weather conditions and weight restrictions.
Duration
7 hours
Return Details
Return to original departure points
21.Where is a visitor most likely to see cowboys on his journey?
A.At Hoover Dam.
B.At Hualapai Ranch.
C.At Eagle Point.
D.At Guano Point.
22.If possible,how long can a visitor stay at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
A.For about 20 minutes.
B.For about 40 minutes.
C.For about 1 hour.
D.For about 3.5 hours.
23.When a passenger takes the helicopter tour,he
A.must arrive at a Las Vegas strip hotel before 9
B.can take pictures on the Skywalk
C.must be 18 years and older
D.can have a packed lunch
A篇是一篇关于直升机观光的旅游介绍。

题目定位清晰，难度不高。

A篇
第21题B 由题目中的cowboy可以定位回原文第二个小标题第三段，由“Also at the ranch there is cowboy entertainment, wagon rides an d more”可知可以在Hualapai Ranch看到牛仔，故选B。

第22题A 由Grand Canyon可以定位回原文第二个小标题最后一段，由“The activity lasts approximately 40 minutes and features 20 minutes at the bottom of the canyon.”可知在峡谷底能呆20分钟，故选A。

第23题D 由Departure time可知离开时间为八点或九点，故A错误。

根据“All loose objects incl uding cameras are NOT allowed on the Skywalk”可知B错误；原文只表示18岁及以上的人需要展示照片id，并未说明18岁以下不能乘坐，故C错误；D可见原文第二个小标题第一段的最后一句“enjoy a meal at the viewpoint of your choice”，可知旅程需要自备一份午餐。

故选D。

B
It is the golden decade,the time in your life when you are carefree and at your happiest.Never again will you enjoy the freedom and thrills of your 20s.A new study has now confirmed the fears of anyone approaching middle-age-people's 20s are their happiest years.
But,while researchers warn of lower life satisfaction for 40 years,there is hope.Their findings show that life does get better at 65,with happiness levels rising.Dr Ioana Ramia,from the University of New South Wales in Australia,said,"Satisfaction over life decreases from the early
20s,plateaus for about 40 years and then increases from about 65 up."
The aim of the research was to help develop policy to target specific age groups.Dr Ramia and her team found that happiness follows a U-curve with the highest levels experienced by those aged 15 to 24 and over 75.
Dr Ramia said,couples reported greatest satisfaction at life just before having their first child and a decrease from the child's first year of life through to when the child reaches six years old and starts school.She said,"It then stays low,but increases slightly,and is the highest around the age of 80.So that's something to look forward to."Her team's research shows a strong connection between the middle-age happiness state and employment opportunities and financial situations,when"money and...jobs matter most".
There was a greater emphasis on the quality of housing itself into middle age and beyond,along with neighborhood and community."At this time happiness is at its lowest and it only starts to increase when people start focusing on other things,like their free time,"said Dr Ramia.Safety was an important aspect of life satisfaction in every age group,while health appeared twice-in the mid-30s with the first awareness of physical fallibility or illness,and again later in life,she said.
Though her research had shed some light onto the drivers of happiness,Dr Ramia said the peak at young and old age remained poorly understood,with question marks around how satisfaction could remain constant across the major parameters described yet manage to increase with age overall. Defining what"satisfaction"was and how it was rated by subjects was also a challenge for future research,she said.
24.The early 20s are thought to be the happiest years possibly because people
A.enjoy their school life very much then
B.can enjoy more freedom during that period
ually have lots of friends in those years.
D.are going to have their own family in their life
25.The underlined word"plateaus"in Paragraph 2 probably means"_
A.keeps a relatively stable level
B.keeps changing
C.reaches a very low level
D.turns more complex
26.Paragraphs 4-5 mainly focus on
A.the factors influencing people's satisfaction at life
B.the differences between the young and the old
C.the reasons why happiness follows a U-curve
D.the matters concerning the middle-aged group
27.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.We still have a poor understanding on the old.
B.The drivers of happiness need further research.
C.It's still a challenge to remain happy in our life.
D.People are hard to be satisfied because of their age.
B篇介绍了一个对于人们满意度的研究，阐述了不同年龄段的人们满意度的高低、发展趋势及影响因素。

题目较易，需要一定的总结归纳能力。

第24题B 由第一段第二句“Never again will you enjoy the freedom and thrills of your 20s”可知二十多岁是最自由激动的时候，故选B。

第25题A 由划线词所在句子可知，满意度从二十岁早期开始下降，到65岁后开始上升，可知生活满意度在四十年左右的时间里保持稳定水平，故选A。

由于满意度无法在四十年的时间里都处于低谷，故C错误。

第26题C 第三段最后一句提到了幸福度呈U型曲线，最高处在15-24岁之间及75岁之后，前文已经阐述了为什么这两个年龄段会处于满意度高峰，第4-5段也说明了中年人满意度的影响因素，故4-5段主要讲述了为什么幸福度呈U型曲线，故C正确。

第27题B 最后一段表示人们对年轻人和老年人的幸福高峰仍知之甚少，同时说明了未来研究中的挑战，故B项“幸福的驱动因素需要进一步的研究”正确。

A项应为对于老年幸福度高峰的了解很少；C, D文中均未提到。

故选B。

C
California has been facing a drought for many years now,with certain areas even having to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system.The problem is growing as the population of the state continues to expand.New research has found deep water reserves under the state which could help solve their drought crisis.Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet,but due to new pumping practices,water deeper than this can now be extracted(抽取）。

The team at Stanford investigated the aquifers(地下蓄水层）below this depth and found that reserves may be triple(三倍的）what was previously thought.
It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas extraction,but only recently in California has it become profitable to pump water from this depth.The aquifers range from 1,000 to 3,000 feet below the ground,which means that pumping will be expensive and there are other concerns.The biggest concern of pumping out water from this deep is the gradual setting down of the
land surface.As the water is pumped out,the vacant space left is compacted(压缩）by the weight of the earth above.
Even though pumping from these depths is expensive,it is still cheaper than desalinating(脱盐）the ocean water in the largely coastal state.Some desalination plants exist where practical,but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs.Wells are much more reliable sources of freshwater,and California is hoping that these deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage.
One problem with these sources is that the deep water also has a higher level of salt than shallower aquifers.This means that some wells may even need to undergo desalination after extraction,thus increasing the cost.Research from the exhaustive study of groundwater from over
950 drilling logs has just been published.New estimates of the water reserves now go up to 2,700 billion cubic meters of freshwater.
28.How could California's drought crisis be solved according to some researchers?
A. By building more reserves of groundwater.
B.By drawing water from the depths of the earth.
C.By developing more advanced drilling devices.
D.By improving its water distribution system.
29.What can be inferred about extracting water from deep aquifers?
A.It was considered vital to solving the water problem.
B.It is bound to gain support from the local people.
C.It was not considered worth the expense.
D.It may not provide qualified freshwater.
30.What is mentioned as a consequence of extracting water from deep underground?
A.The sinking of land surface.
B.The harm to the ecosystem.
C.The damage to aquifers.
D.The change of the climate.
31.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To encourage people to save water.
B.To promote the seawater desalination.
C.To introduce a new way of extracting freshwater.
D.To draw people's attention to the droughts in California.
C篇介绍了一种解决干旱问题的地下水提取法。

考察定位能力和对语篇的整体理解和把握，篇幅不长，难度较简单。

第28题 B 第一段第一段第四、五行...deep water reserves under the state which could help solve their drought crisis.更深层的地下水需要输送到地面，解决干旱问题。

故选B。

第29题C 第二段第三行...which means pumping will be expensive and ....输送地下水代价很昂贵。

故选C。

第30题A 第二段倒数第二句...is the gradual setting down of land surface.输送地下水至地面可能导致地表的沉降。

故选A。

第31题C 文章主旨题。

结合全文来看都围绕着一种提取水源的方式论述，并不是呼吁人们节约用水、关注加州的干旱问题、海水提取法（这个方法在第三段被否定，因为成本更高）。

故选C。

D
I saw my first total solar eclipse(日全食）in 1999 on the coast of France.Little did I know that
the experience would change my life and determine the course of my career.
＂Eclipse-chasers"aim to put themselves in what's called the path of totality,the thin region where the sun is completely blocked out.While partial eclipses are interesting,total eclipses are breathtaking.Full darkness descends(降临）as the moon blocks the sun and its shadow covers the Earth.Viewers can remove protective glasses and stare at the black circle with their naked eyes(肉眼）。

Since 1999,I have travelled around the globe to witness 10 total solar eclipses.I have carried out a research program to document and analyze the experiences of eclipse-chasers,publishing my findings in the books Total Addiction and Being in the Shadow.
My survey data was interesting because it showed me that,again and again,the eclipse-chasers were saying the same things.It was so amazing.There is something about this experience that is so profound and really life-changing.I basically teased out the common elements of it,and it creates an
acronym(首字母缩拼词），SPACED.
What happens is that we're standing there waiting for it to happen,and there's this"sense of wrongness"-that's the S.We're picking up that there's something in the environment that really is not right.This is the element that's very hard to describe to people who haven't seen it,because they just imagine that it goes from day to night,and we all experience that every day.But there's something otherworldly that happens;we just cannot communicate to other people how weird(奇异的）the environment gets.
And then that leads to a primal fear.The hair on the back of our neck stands up and we get goosebumps(鸡皮疙瘩），and this is the moment where the shadow comes towards us.We're looking at the sky and there's this creeping darkness;it's so ominous and really wrong and we just think,"What is going on?"So,that's the P,the"primal fear."
And then as totality comes above us and the darkness descends,and we're standing there in the shadow of the moon and seeing the eclipsed sun,it's just the most spectacular(壮观的）thing we've seen.That's when we get that sense of complete"awe"-that's the A.We know the emotion of awe involves vastness:We get a sense of the significance of something and how powerful it is in relation to us,and so we feel insignificant ourselves. We have to actually change our mental structures to help us understand what we're seeing because it's just so vast.
So,we feel insignificant,but we also then feel"connected"to something greater-and that's the C in SPACED.I myself feel connected to humanity and nature,so I just have this sense of how we are all one.It doesn't matter what color,religion,background,culture you come from,regardless of how you make sense of it;we all experience this.We are human beings standing there at that moment at that point in time,all connected with our experience.
And then afterwards is the"euphoria(欣快感）”－that's the E.There's such a range of intense emotion over a very,very short period of time,like a rollercoaster that happens within minutes.We have the most intense highs and it's incredible.
And then the total eclipse is over and then we are just left with this "desire to repeat,"and that's the D.It's so strong.If you're in a group of people who have seen their first total eclipse,the next question is"When's the next one?"People just can't fully understand the idea that that's all it is; they
have to see it again.
32.What can we find in the books Total Addiction and Being in the Shadow?
A.The path of totality in life.
B.The reason for solar eclipse.
C.The difference among eclipses.
D.The experiences of seeing eclipses.
33.Why do people get the"sense of wrongness"?
A.Because they cannot explain the sudden change from day to night.
B.Because they cannot find the right words to express their feelings.
C.Because they cannot see solar eclipses with their naked eyes.
D.Because they cannot have much time to see solar eclipses.
34.Why may people feel insignificant when seeing solar eclipses?
A.Because they all have nothing to share.
B.Because they are scared by solar eclipses.
C.Because they are shocked by the universe.
D.Because they are misunderstood by others.
35.What can we infer from Paragraph 7?
A.Different people have different feelings when seeing solar eclipses.
B.Different cultures have different explanations for solar eclipses.
C.People connected with each other can have same feelings.
D.People have the same experience when seeing solar eclipses.
D篇介绍了关于日食的一些研究，文章篇幅较长，但是较容易定位，考察也以语篇理解为主，第32题D 根据书名定位到第二段最后一句...analyze the experiences of eclipse-chasers, publishing my findings in the books...。

故选D。

第33题A 根据sense of wrongness 定位到第四段第三行...very hard to describe to people who haven't seen it，because they just imagine that it goes from day to night...他们无法解释这种突然的变化。

故选A。

第34题C 第六段倒数第三行...a sense of significance of something and how powerful it is in relation to us, and so we feel insignificant ourselves.人们观看日食的时候会感受到宇宙的力量，就会觉得自我是渺小的，而不是没有东西分享、害怕、被误解。

故选C。

第35题D 第七段倒数第二句It doesn’t matter what color, religion, background, culture you c ome from, regardless of how you make sense of it; we all experience it.人们在观看日食的时候产生的感受是一样的，不会因为肤色种族文化背景的不同而不同。

故选D。

难度中等。

常熟市上学期阶段性抽测一
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
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Las Caletas Beach Hideaway
Spend a relaxing day at Las Caletas Beach.The use of diving gear,canoe,and stand-up paddle boards is all available,as well as a scenic nature walk and admission to Kids Adventure Park for the young ones.Away from the beach,you can seek out plenty of other fun activities including cooking classes and jungle walks.
Jungle Zipline(索道）Tour
Cheer and scream as you zip across the Rio Cuale and above the jungle along 11 lines that run
from treetop to treetop.The ziplines get progressively longer and allow plenty of time to take in the tropical scenery from the air.When you reach the Tom and Jerry lines,prepare to race against a friend as you will be able to fly at speeds up to 60 miles per hour.
Rhythms of the Night-Sunset Cruise(游船）
As a blanket of stars covers the sky,enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine by candlelight.The buffet-style menu offers a wide variety of items such as freshly grilled steak,tender chicken, grilled fish,pasta salad,and a mixture of fresh fruit and vegetables.And more importantly, watch the lively performance of ancient ceremony and learn historical and religious stories. Book a place in advance and enjoy your night.
21.In which tour can the tourists experience a sense of flying?
A.Signature Taco Day Tour.
s Caletas Beach Hideaway.
C.Jungle Zipline Tour.
D.Rhythms of the Night-Sunset Cruise.
22.What is the feature of Signature Taco Day Tour?
A.Serving large groups.
B.Enjoying Mexican food.
C. Visiting the industry area.
D.Learning rural Mexican culture.
23.How does Rhythms of the Night-Sunset Cruise differ from the other tours?
A. It needs reservation.
B.It provides Mexican food.
C.It offers some history classes.
D.It allows visitors to take part in the play.
B
I visited Elba last June,joining Mary and John on a bicycling vacation.They made the arrangements for the car,hotel and bicycles.I studied the history of the island,which of course particularly features Napoleon.
Napoleon(now I know)picked Elba as a place for peace when he was forced to give up the
throne(王权）as Emperor of France in 1814.Far from being a prison island,Elba is beautiful with towering mountains,thick forests and sweeping bays and beaches.
It is also an island filled with treasure.Very early on this island,the locals discovered rich deposits of iron.Soon outsiders,too,discovered the iron and 150 other valuable minerals on this little piece of land.Long before Etruscans and other Greeks set foot on it,Dorians had moved in by the tenth century B.C.and were mining the island.The Romans ruled next,obtaining the minerals and building grand houses overlooking the sea.From the twelfth century until the nineteenth,the island was traded back and forth and was passed to France in 1802.Then came Napoleon,the new ruler of Elba.
I was eager to visit his house in Portoferraio.The Emperor lived with his court and his mother,but his wife,Marie Louise had ensconced herself in the splendid Viennese palace of her father,Emperor of Austria.She lived safely there and showed little interest in visiting her husband in his mini-kingdom.Apparently,Napoleon wasn't troubled much by this.He was too busy riding everywhere on horseback,building roads,modernizing agriculture and,above all, sharpening his tiny army and navy into readiness for his escape.
In the formal gardens behind the house,it seemed to me that I could imagine the exiled(流亡的）conqueror's anxious thoughts.He might gaze over where I stood now,toward the lighthouse of the Stella fort,the sandy bay,and across it,the green mountains of the Tuscan coast.Napoleon spent only ten months here before making his victorious return to France and the throne.
24.What did the author do for the visit to Elba?
A.He did research on its past.
B.He arranged transportation.
C.He planned bicycling routes.
D.He booked accommodation.
25.Who might be the earliest outsiders to Elba according to the text?
A.Napoleon and his army.
B.Etruscans and other Greeks.
C.Dorians.
D.Romans.
26.What does the underlined word"ensconced"probably mean?
A.Settled.
B.Locked.
C.Cured.
D.Controlled.
27.What came to the author's mind during his visit to Napoleon's gardens?
A.Beautiful views on Elba.
B.Terrible living conditions on Elba.
C.Napoleon's ambition to regain power.
D.Hardship of Napoleon's return to France.
C
I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting.But where are we doing all of this waiting,and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours?To understand the issue, let's take a look at three types of"waits".
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait.It is without doubt the most annoying of all.Take filling up the kitchen sink as an example.There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's full.During these waits,the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks.This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.
A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait.This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait.Directions are very specific. ＂Bring three cups of water to boil,add mix,simmer(炖）three minutes,remove from heat,let stand five minutes."I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all,Forced Waiting requires patience.
Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait.This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary.Unlike the Forced Wait,which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.
Turning one's life into a waiting game requires faith and hope,and is strictly for the optimists among us.On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes,but the
Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it.As long as one doesn't come to rely on it,wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.
We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting.The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky,don't be desperate.You're probably just as busy as the next guy.
28.While doing a Watched-Pot Wait,we tend to
A.keep ourselves busy
B.get absent-minded
C.grow anxious
D.stay focused
29.What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?
A.The Forced Wait requires some self-control.
B.The Forced Wait makes people passive.
C.The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions.
D.The Watched-Pot Wait engages body and brain.
30.What can we learn about the Lucky-Break Wait?
A.It is less voluntary than the Forced Wait.
B.It doesn't always bring the desired result.
C.It is more fruitful than the Forced Wait.
D. It doesn't give people faith and hope.
31.The author supports his view by.
A.exploring various causes of"waits"
B.describing detailed processes of"waits"
C.analyzing different categories of"waits"
D.revealing frustrating consequences of"waits"
D
After years of observing human nature,I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance:curiosity and discontent.I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either.And I have never known an average man who
had both.The two belong together.
Together,these deep human urges(驱策力）count for much more than ambition.Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground.Like Galileo,all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent,"Why?Why?Why?"
Fortunately,curiosity and discontent don't have to be learned.We are born with them and need only recapture them.
＂The great man,"said Mencius(孟子），＂is he who does not lose his child's heart."Yet most of us do lose it.We stop asking questions.We stop challenging custom.We just follow the crowd. And the crowd desires only the calm and restful average.It encourages us to occupy our own little corner,to avoid foolish leaps into the dark,to be satisfied.
Most of us meet new people,and new ideas,with hesitation.But once having met and liked them,we think how terrible it would have been,had we missed the chance.We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.
How should you start so as not to become discouraged?I think of one friend who couldn't arrange flowers to satisfy herself.She was curious about how the experts did it.Now she is one of the experts,writing books on flower arrangement.
One way to begin is to answer your own excuses.You haven't any special ability?Most people don't;there are only a few geniuses.You haven't any time?That's good,because it's always the people with no time who get things done.Harriet Stowe,mother of six,wrote parts of Uncle Tom's Cabin while cooking.You're too old?Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel,and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.
However you start,remember there is no better time to start than right now,for you'll never be more alive than you are at this moment.
32.In writing Paragraph 1,the author aims to
A.propose a definition
B.make a comparison
C. reach a conclusion
D.present an argument
33.What does the example of Galileo tell us?
A.Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.
B.Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.
C.Creativity results from challenging authority.
D.Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.
34.What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7?
A.Gaining success helps you become an expert.
B.The genius tends to get things done creatively.
ck of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.
D.You should remain modest when approaching perfection.
35.What could be the best title of the passage?
A.Curious Minds Never Feel Contented.
B.Reflections on Human Nature.
C.The keys to Achievement.
D. Never too Late to Learn.
淮安市涟水县第一中学10月月考
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项, 请将答案按题号涂到对应的答题卡的题号上。

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The local dog park might be getting busier and cat cafés might be opening in every neighborhood, but do you know which traditional pet is the most popular around the world?
United States
The United States is home to the highest number of domestic (驯养的) dogs, cats, and fish, and
Americans are more likely to treat their friends like humans. U.S. pet owners spend $50 billion a year on their animal companions, and 36% of dog owners have used some of that money to buy their pet a birthday present.
Russia
According to Russian tradition, keeping a cat as a pet is good fortunate, so it's no surprise the cat is Russia's most popular pet. In 2016, 57% of Russian households contained a cat, compared to the 29% that had dogs. On March 1, Russia celebrates National Cat Day as part of celebrations for World Cat Day.
Brazil
Brazils domestic bird population was about 19 million in 2013, while dogs held top rank at just over 37 million. Brazil has the highest number of small dogs per capital city in the world. The nearly 20 million small dogs are attributed to (归因于) a rapidly-growing middle class living in small urban apartments.
United Kingdom
Dogs and cats rank second and third in Britain, while fishes hold the top spot. It has been linked not only to the low maintenance (维护), but also to the fact that many other pets like dogs or cats are not allowed in some places.
21. Why are the figures mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. To show how Americans love their animal friends .
B. To show Americans growing wealth.
C. To explain why Americans have pets.
D. To explain the importance of pets.
22. Where are cats regarded as the symbol of good luck?
A. In Brazil.
B. In the United States.
C. In Russia.
D. In the United Kingdom.
23. What are the most popular pets in the United Kingdom?
A. Dogs.
B. Fishes.
C. Birds.
D. Cats.。