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 616 anyone who has seen the doggy parlors(客厅) where loved pets rest. It is possible that: Americans are unique in treating their little friends in this way, but the information we have suggests that the English, too, are 617 to their pets.
This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food or at least, are 618 less nutrition. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone, 619 veterinary(兽医的) bills or animal furniture. It is difficult not to feel 620 with this when considering what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty, so it is 621 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 the popularity of British pets 622 . 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 rabies—a disease with no known cure—that has made the English government impose strict 623 on animals coming into the United Kingdom. When the Spanish government recently 624 a number of stray dogs as protection against the same threat, English tourists immediately wrote letters to the newspapers 625 about 'mass murder'.
Another problem is the 626 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 627 it. This brings me to my last point. Pets, which run free, are often not 628 at all. 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.
629 , I would only suggest that we have got our 630 wrong and that something should be done about it. In my view, it’s time we stopped being sentimental about pets.
616．A．alert B．surprise C．disappoint D．interest
617．A．kind B．polite C．subject D．available
618．A．seldom B．far C．frequently D．totally
619．A．in spite of B．regardless of C．not to mention D．rather than
620．A．delighted B．patient C．mention D．unsatisfied
621．A．usual B．natural C．concerned D．essential
622．A．inevitable B．understandable C．ridiculous D．common
623．A．orders B．punishments C．unacceptable D．restriction
624．A．cured B．destroyed C．treatments D．drove
625．A．inquiring B．caring C．enclosed D．complaining
626．A．thoughtlessness B．hesitation C．worrying D．kindness
627．A．isolate B．scold C．abandon D．bind
628．A．funny B．sweet C．desert D．loving
629．A．Nevertheless B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
630．A．mind B．behavior C．love D．priority
【答案】616~620.BAACA 621~625.ACDBD 626~630.ACACD
This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food or at least, are 618 less nutrition. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone, 619 veterinary(兽医的) bills or animal furniture. It is difficult not to feel 620 with this when considering what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty, so it is 621 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 the popularity of British pets 622 . 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 rabies—a disease with no known cure—that has made the English government impose strict 623 on animals coming into the United Kingdom. When the Spanish government recently 624 a number of stray dogs as protection against the same threat, English tourists immediately wrote letters to the newspapers 625 about 'mass murder'.
Another problem is the 626 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 627 it. This brings me to my last point. Pets, which run free, are often not 628 at all. 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.
629 , I would only suggest that we have got our 630 wrong and that something should be done about it. In my view, it’s time we stopped being sentimental about pets.
616．A．alert B．surprise C．disappoint D．interest
617．A．kind B．polite C．subject D．available
618．A．seldom B．far C．frequently D．totally
619．A．in spite of B．regardless of C．not to mention D．rather than
620．A．delighted B．patient C．mention D．unsatisfied
621．A．usual B．natural C．concerned D．essential
622．A．inevitable B．understandable C．ridiculous D．common
623．A．orders B．punishments C．unacceptable D．restriction
624．A．cured B．destroyed C．treatments D．drove
625．A．inquiring B．caring C．enclosed D．complaining
626．A．thoughtlessness B．hesitation C．worrying D．kindness
627．A．isolate B．scold C．abandon D．bind
628．A．funny B．sweet C．desert D．loving
629．A．Nevertheless B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
630．A．mind B．behavior C．love D．priority
【答案】616~620.BAACA 621~625.ACDBD 626~630.ACACD
