Passage 37【2020 •山东省滨州市中考】
Animals are our friends. Sometimes they make trouble, but sometimes they can help us. And they hope to live a happy life, too. Here are two real stories from our readers.
The first story is from Ray. "My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him. One year, I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours. During this time, I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed. 'What's he up to?' I wondered. To my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy. Thanks to Tiger, I was able to communicate with my friend, Becky, who then told my doctor."
The second story is from Colin. "Years ago, my friend Julius saved a bird-a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉）from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage(笼子). It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild. Soon, two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage. The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting. But as she couldn't fly, 'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree, keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo. 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad, leaving his mom behind. She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon. The family stayed together happily."
After reading the stories, don’t you think we should get along well with animals? No matter they are our pets or live in the wild, they have their feelings. We should respect every life in the world.
26. ________ is the owner of the cat.
A. Becky B. Julius C. Colin D. Ray
27. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the________.
A. phone B. cat C. iPad D. bed
28. "Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ________.
A. Julius caught it as a pet B. she was badly hurt and couldn't fly
C. she preferred the life in the cage D. "Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree
29. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. Ray, Becky and Colin are animal lovers B. we shouldn't use iPad too much
C. friends should help each other D. we should respect every life in the world
30. In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage?
A. Sports news. B. People and animals. C. Health. D. Travel.
【文章大意】动物是人类的朋友，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命。
26.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“The first story is from Ray. ‘My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him…’”可知，Ray是猫的主人。故选D。
27.C【解析】词句猜测题。A：电话；B：猫；C：平板电脑；D：床。分析“It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy.”可知，是我的平板电脑，我没有意识到它从床上掉到了地板上，他可能不知道那是什么，但他知道那让我很开心。所以推测此处it指的是平板电脑。故选C。
28.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild.”可知，因失去了一只翅膀，受伤而不能飞，所以她无法回到野外。结合选项，故选B。
29.D【解析】主旨大意题。A：雷、贝基和科林都是动物爱好者；B：我们不应该过多地使用平板电脑；C：朋友应该互相帮助；D：我们应该尊重世界上的每一个生命。分析全文内容可知，动物是人类的朋友，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命。故选D。
30.B【解析】推理判断题。A：体育新闻；B：人与动物；C：健康；D：旅行。根据文章内容可知，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命，所以内容和人与动物相关。故选B。
Animals are our friends. Sometimes they make trouble, but sometimes they can help us. And they hope to live a happy life, too. Here are two real stories from our readers.
The first story is from Ray. "My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him. One year, I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours. During this time, I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed. 'What's he up to?' I wondered. To my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy. Thanks to Tiger, I was able to communicate with my friend, Becky, who then told my doctor."
The second story is from Colin. "Years ago, my friend Julius saved a bird-a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉）from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage(笼子). It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild. Soon, two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage. The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting. But as she couldn't fly, 'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree, keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo. 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad, leaving his mom behind. She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon. The family stayed together happily."
After reading the stories, don’t you think we should get along well with animals? No matter they are our pets or live in the wild, they have their feelings. We should respect every life in the world.
26. ________ is the owner of the cat.
A. Becky B. Julius C. Colin D. Ray
27. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the________.
A. phone B. cat C. iPad D. bed
28. "Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ________.
A. Julius caught it as a pet B. she was badly hurt and couldn't fly
C. she preferred the life in the cage D. "Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree
29. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. Ray, Becky and Colin are animal lovers B. we shouldn't use iPad too much
C. friends should help each other D. we should respect every life in the world
30. In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage?
A. Sports news. B. People and animals. C. Health. D. Travel.
【文章大意】动物是人类的朋友，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命。
26.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“The first story is from Ray. ‘My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him…’”可知，Ray是猫的主人。故选D。
27.C【解析】词句猜测题。A：电话；B：猫；C：平板电脑；D：床。分析“It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy.”可知，是我的平板电脑，我没有意识到它从床上掉到了地板上，他可能不知道那是什么，但他知道那让我很开心。所以推测此处it指的是平板电脑。故选C。
28.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild.”可知，因失去了一只翅膀，受伤而不能飞，所以她无法回到野外。结合选项，故选B。
29.D【解析】主旨大意题。A：雷、贝基和科林都是动物爱好者；B：我们不应该过多地使用平板电脑；C：朋友应该互相帮助；D：我们应该尊重世界上的每一个生命。分析全文内容可知，动物是人类的朋友，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命。故选D。
30.B【解析】推理判断题。A：体育新闻；B：人与动物；C：健康；D：旅行。根据文章内容可知，本文讲述了两个有关动物的故事，告诉我们要和动物和平相处，尊重每一个生命，所以内容和人与动物相关。故选B。
