Question

【題目】任務(wù)型閱讀

Many kinds of birds live in the USA, but the number of them is becoming smaller every year. It is mainly because of pet cats.

Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two-thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill millions of birds each year, as well as other animals. They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people’s garden, further weakening the health of the natural populations. Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife, it is also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks(襲擊) from other animals. In fact, outdoor cats usually don’t live past the age of five, while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.

Keep your pet cat inside! If you raise a young cat, it’s your duty to let it play inside.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下面表格。（每空一詞）

Problems	The number of the birds is becoming 【1】 .
	Many pet cats are in 【2】 from traffic and attacks from other animals.
Reason	Pet cats are allowed to go 【3】 .
What to do	People want to/span> 【4】 young cats.
	They have the duties to 【5】 the cats inside.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】smaller

【2】danger

【3】outside

【4】raise

【5】keep

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了美國(guó)的鳥的數(shù)量變少了是因?yàn)楸粚櫸镓埑缘袅�。在美�?guó)許多寵物貓被允許出去，這就不僅導(dǎo)致了每年好幾百萬的鳥被殺死，還對(duì)貓自己有危險(xiǎn)，它們會(huì)受來自車輛和其他動(dòng)物的危害。因此養(yǎng)貓的人有責(zé)任讓貓?jiān)诩依锿妗?/span>

【1】根據(jù)Many kinds of birds live in the USA, but the number of them is becoming smaller every year.可知在美國(guó)鳥的數(shù)量更少了，故此處為smaller。

【2】根據(jù)They are in danger from traffic and attacks(襲擊) from other animals.可知許多寵物貓受來自車輛的危險(xiǎn)，以及來自其他動(dòng)物的襲擊，故此處為danger。

【3】根據(jù)Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two-thirds are allowed to go outside.可知寵物貓被允許出去，故此處為outside。

【4】根據(jù)If you raise a young cat, it’s your duty to let it play inside.可知人們想要飼養(yǎng)小貓，故此處為

raise。

【5】根據(jù)If you raise a young cat, it’s your duty to let it play inside.可知人們有責(zé)任把貓養(yǎng)在家里，故此處為keep。