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）AArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlours(客厅)wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlit

2、tlefriendsinthisway?No,theEnglish,too,paymoreattentiontotheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods，whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,tosaynothin

3、gofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soit’snotunusualformetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.There

4、areavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpets-raisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscanc

5、ausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofbabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat，andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe＂sweetlittlething＂hasbeenbroughthomet

6、hattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton＂Rover＂or＂Bonzo＂.Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresult,theyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone’spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.Lastly,I

7、wouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyview,it’stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserio

8、ushumandiseases,thenIsay,＂keepcutting!＂1.Thedoggyparloursarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow________.A.whatcostlylivesthepetsarelivingB.whereAmericanskeeptheirpetsC.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuchD.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters2.Inthesecondparagraph