备战2022年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练
热点72 认识宠物饲养的利与弊
一、阅读理解
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Which pet is the best pet for you? Different pets are good for different people. People who live in the country can have almost any pet. Dogs need a lot space(空间) to run, so the country is a good place for them. The country is a good place for cats, rabbits, horses, and birds, too. People who live in the city can also have pets. Cats are happy inside flat. Birds, fish, and lizards can live in flat . Dogs can be very happy in apartments if they get lots of exercise and clean air. Dogs need to be walked every day. A runner would make a good pet owner(主人). Then the dog could run with its owner.
Cat and dog owners must train their pets. Training takes time. Birds, fish, and lizards are better pets for people who are very busy.
Cats and dogs both need soft beds to sleep on. Birds sleep on a perch in their cages. Lizards and fish need tanks to live in. one thing all animals need is lots of love.
1. Peter is busy with his work in the city every day, so he may keep the pets like____.
A. cats and birds    B. dogs and fish
C. horses and lizards    D. birds and lizards
2. Which sentence is true according to (根据) the passage?
A. People in the country can have almost any pet.
B. People in the city can only have cats or dogs.
C. People who own cats can’t only have other pets.
D. All the pets need soft beds and lots of love.
3. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How to keep a pet in your house.
B. How many kinds of pet there areC. What’s the difference between cats and birds
D. How to choose(选择) your best pet.
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What are blind boxes? The blind boxes don’t allow buyers to see what’s inside.
In this way, blind boxes become popular all around the world.
But is it right to buy the “pet blind boxes”? The answer may be no. Recently, volunteers from an animal centre in Chengdu found about 160 pet packages(包裹) on May 3. A volunteer said four dogs and cats were found dead, and more than twelve were sick with diseases(疾病) including distemper and cat plague. For the pet blind boxes, people only need to pay about 10 yuan to buy a dog or a cat. So a lot of people especially the students choose to buy the pet blind boxes because of the low price. However, shipping process makes the animals die easily.
If you really want to buy a pet, you’d better:
First, buy a pet at a pet store. Make sure it is healthy. If not, take it to the doctor for a treatment.
Second, share enough time, care and love with your pet. Because it’s one of your family members.
Third, never hurt your pet. Always remember it is a gift for your own life.
4. What is a blind box?
A. A box for free.    B. A box at a low price.
C. A box with nothing inside.    D. A box with unknown things inside.
5. What happened to the pets in the packages?
A. They ran away.    B. They bit each other.
C. Some of them were dead.    D. Most of them enjoyed staying inside.
6. Which of the following advice is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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A. No hurting the pet.    B. Selling the pet for money.
C. Buying a pet from a pet store.    D. Treating the pet as a family member.
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Owning a lovely pet can certainly make one’s family life better and it can make a difference to a pet owner’s career（职业）life, too. In fact, according to a new research, a person who owns a pet may be more successful in his or her career than those who don’t. This is good news for people who want to keep pets.
The researchers collected information from 857 adults in the United States with all kinds of jobs. Among the successful people in their careers, 93 percent grew up with a pet in their home. 78 percent said that growing up with a pet helped their career success as an adult.
So, how can owning pets exactly lead to career success? Well, according to the research, successful people said that their pets not only helped to teach them to be responsible, be creative and follow the rules, but also made them develop the abilities to understand others’ feelings and organize activities. They are both important and necessary in the business world.
According to the research, 86 percent of present pet parents said owning pets helped them do things on time, better manage their time and put more efforts into work. In fact, 80 percent of present pet parents said they felt more connected with those who were pet owners, and they believed that their workers who had pets were hard workers.
7. A pet owner may ________ than those who don’t keep pets.
A. spend more money    B. do better in the job
C. be much happier    D. be healthier
8. Among the successful people surveyed, ________ grew up without a pet in their home.
A. 93%    B. 78%    C. 86%    D. 7%
9. What advantage does pet owners have by keeping pets?
A. It can help people obey the rules.
B. It can make people become good followers.
C. It can help people become brave.
D. It can make people experience others’ feelings.
10. Most pet parents believe workers owning pets ________.
A. are difficult to get along with    B. are easy to find
C. are stronger than others    D. are hard-working
11. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. it is very important to keep a pet
B. keeping a pet can only help its owner succeed
C. keeping a pet can influence its owner both in life and career

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