5.A couple who thought they had a fashionable micropig were surprised when their pet grew into a 47-stone monster.
The pig Esther heavier than a fully grown polar bear lives in their house along with two dogs and a cat.But owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter thought she would stay a cute small piggy,never weighing more than five stone.The two-year-old pig is an Internet superstar and even has her own Facebook page.Esther the Wonder Pig has an amazing 235,000 followers.
Her owner,Steve,from Ontario,Canada,said,"Friends would come over and say'she's getting bigger'and Derek and I would say'no,she's not'.Bur soon she was standing to steal things off the kitchen counters,the sofa became smaller,and of course there was the weight gain.We just adapted and loved her more.What else could we do?It wasn't her fault and we would never give up a pet.At night,when we lived in Georgetown she had a mattress(床墊)in the living room,but since we moved to the farm she has decided she needs to be close to us and now sleeps beside our bed with her mattress on the floor.She still on occasion climbs up onto our bed for a nap during the day."
Esther is now almost ten times her expected size.She also enjoys fresh fruit and vegetables like ripe bananas.The cute pink animal spends her days rooting in the gardens,eating,sleeping and playing with her other friends.
"People's reaction to meeting Esther still amazes us,it's like they're meeting a movie star.Even now people are amazed by her size and her awareness.It is as if she knows she is famous and that is her role,that she is changing the world's view of her kind and their amazing abilities to think,feel and be loved."

32.When the couple saw their pet pig grow into a monster,how did they feel?D
A.Frightened.
B.Calm.
C.Nervous.
D.Astonished.
33.Which of the following statements about the pet pig is NOT right?A
A.She is only living with her owners now.
B.She can steal things off the kitchen counters.
C.She has her own Facebook page now.
D.She likes to eat fruit and vegetables.
34.What does the pet pig Esther do every day?B
A.She does nothing but eat and lie on the sofa sleeping.
B.She spends time in the garden playing with her friends.
C.She performs programs for the owner's friends.
D.She goes for walks with her owner.
35.What does the author want to tell us?C
A.Pigs are as clever as human beings.
B.People can feel the love of the animals.
C.Pigs actually need to be loved like human beings.
D.Pigs are more likely to he famous than human beings.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了寵物豬突然長大變成了怪物,但主人并沒有放棄,可見寵物需要真正愛他的人.

解答 32.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段A couple who thought they had a fashionable micropig were surprised when their pet grew into a 47-stone monster.可知當(dāng)夫婦看到他們的寵物豬變成一個(gè)怪物,他們是驚訝的;故選D.
33.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段The pig Esther heavier than a fully grown polar bear lives in their house along with two dogs and a cat.But owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter thought she would stay a cute small piggy可知寵物豬會和狗和貓等動物一起生活;故選A.
34.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段Friends would come over and say'she's getting bigger'and Derek and I would say'no,she's not'可知花時(shí)間在花園里和她的朋友們一起玩是寵物豬埃絲特每天要做的;故選B.
35.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段It is as if she knows she is famous and that is her role,that she is changing the world's view of her kind and their amazing abilities to think,feel and be loved可知作者想告訴我們豬需要真的愛它的人;故選C.

點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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