2019年高考英语阅读理解一轮练（8）含解析

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1、2019年高考英语阅读理解一轮练（8）李仕才AArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlours(客厅)wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway?No,theEnglish,too,p

2、aymoreattentiontotheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods，whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,tosaynothingofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsi

3、deringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soit’snotunusualformetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpets-raisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdiffic

4、ultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofbabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat，andtheycontinuallypushtheir

5、mothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe＂sweetlittlething＂hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton＂Rover＂or＂Bonzo＂.Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresult,theyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone’spetandyoumusthavereadofchi

6、ldrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.Lastly,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyview,it’stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforseri

7、oushumandiseases,thenIsay,＂keepcutting!＂1.Thedoggyparloursarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow________.A.whatcostlylivesthepetsarelivingB.whereAmericanskeeptheirpetsC.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuchD.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters2.Inthesecondparagr