Most children，even the youngest of children，are delighted to be around cats and dogs．But these  pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(過敏原)，prompting researchers to ask：Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

    A study finds that，contrary to many parents’ fears，owning cats or dog8 does not in crease a child’s risk of developing allergies，and in fact，may actually protect them．The study’s lead author，Dr-Dennis Own by of the Medical College of Georgia，says that even he was “Very surprised”by the results．Own by and colleagues followed more than 470 children form birth to age 6 Or 7，comparing those exposed to cats and dog8 during their first year of life to those who Were not

    By using skin―prick tests for detecting common allergies，the researches found that  contrary  to  what many doctors had been taught for years，children wh0 had lived with a pet were not  at greater risk.

    Even more remarkable，children who had two or more dogs or cats had even  great diction ,up to77 percent，in risk of allergies．Researchers suggest this protective effect  may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats．Exposing  young children  to  these bacteria helps“exercise”their immune systems early in life  so that they're better able to resist allergic disease8 later．

    There’s something  Very important in that first year of life when the immune system developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response，”said Dr．William Davis．

    And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs 0r cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk，they say if a family already has one or more animals，there’s no need to get rid of them．

61．Why do the researchers feel“very surprised”by the results of the study?

  A．Because the results are contrary to their expectation．

  B．Because 80 many children are playing with eats and dogs．

  C．Because parents are so much worried about their children．

  D．Bee-use children with animals may develop allergies easily．

62．Compared with children who have pets，those who haven't

  A．will lose the chance to develop immune system

  B．may suffer allergic diseases more often

  C．will reduce the harm from bacteria

  D．can keep doctors away   

63．It Can be inferred from the passage that

  A．pets are ill-treated by their owners

  B．less families would like to own eats and dogs

  C．keeping pets is a good  way to keep children healthy

  D．the results of the study Call make families with pets feel at ease

64．The underlined word“it”in the fifth paragraph refers to

  A．the early life                             B．a(chǎn)n allergic disease

  C．immune system                        D．something important

65．What may be the best title of the passage？

  A．How to protect your kids from allergies

  B．Your pets may be helping your kids

  C．Bacteria do good to your kids   

  D．Advantages of owning pets   

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens（過敏原）,prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children？

A study finds that, contrary to many parents' fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child's risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study's lead author, Dr. Dennic Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, says that even he was "very surprised" by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first year of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps" exercise" their immune systems early in life so that they're better able to resist allergic diseases later.

There's something very important in that first year of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response, said Dr. William Davis.

    And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child's allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there's no need to get rid of them.

1.Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A．Because the results are contrary to their expectation．

B．Because so many children are playing with cats and dogs．

C．Because parents are so much worried about their children．

D．Because children with animals may develop allergies easily．

2.Compared with children who have pets，those who haven’t  ______.

A．will lose the chance to develop immune system

B．may suffer allergic diseases more often

C．will reduce the harm from bacteria

D．can keep doctors away

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

A．pets are ill-treated by their owners

B．less families would like to own cats and dogs

C．keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D．the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

4.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to________.

A．the early life                      

B．a(chǎn)n allergic disease

C．immune system                   

D．something important

5.What may be the best title of the passage?

A．How to protect your kids from allergies

B．Your pets may be helping your kids

C．Bacteria do good to your kids

D．Advantages of owning pets

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(過敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.

“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.

And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.

56. Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.

B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.

C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.

D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.

57. Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.

A. will lose the chance to develop immune system

B. may suffer allergic diseases more often

C. will reduce the harm from bacteria

D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases

58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. pets are ill-treated by their owners

B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs

C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

59.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

A. the early life                       B. an allergic disease

C. immune system                    D. something important

60. What may be the best title of the passage?

A. How to protect your kids from allergies. B. Your pets may be helping your kids.

C. Bacteria do good to your kids.         D. Advantages of owning pets.

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(過敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.

“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.

And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.

56. Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.

B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.

C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.

D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.

57. Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.

A. will lose the chance to develop immune system

B. may suffer allergic diseases more often

C. will reduce the harm from bacteria

D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases

58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. pets are ill-treated by their owners

B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs

C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

59.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

A. the early life                       B. an allergic disease

C. immune system                    D. something important

60. What may be the best title of the passage?

A. How to protect your kids from allergies. B. Your pets may be helping your kids.

C. Bacteria do good to your kids.         D. Advantages of owning pets.

 Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs（細(xì)菌） and allergens（過敏原）, prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children？

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennic Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, says that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first year of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps" exercise" their immune systems early in life so that they're better able to resist allergic diseases later.

There's something very important in that first year of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response（過敏反應(yīng)）, said Dr. William Davis.

    And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there's no need to get rid of them.

66.Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A．Because the results are contrary to their expectation．

B．Because so many children are playing with cats and dogs．

C．Because parents are so much worried about their children．

D．Because children with animals may develop allergies easily．

67.Compared with children who have pets，those who haven’t  ______.

A．will lose the chance to develop immune system    

B．may suffer allergic diseases more often

C．will reduce the harm from bacteria     D．can keep doctors away

68.It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

A．pets are ill-treated by their owners  

B．less families would like to own cats and dogs

C．keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D．the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

69.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to________.

A．the early life       B．a(chǎn)n allergic disease

C．immune system        D．something important

70.What may be the best title of the passage?

A．How to protect your kids from allergies B．Your pets may be helping your kids

C．Bacteria do good to your kids           D．Advantages of owning pets

III 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(過敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.

“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.

And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.

41. Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

    A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.

B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.

C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.

D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.

42. Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.

    A. will lose the chance to develop immune system

B. may suffer allergic diseases more often

C. will reduce the harm from bacteria

D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases

43. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

    A. pets are ill-treated by their owners

B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs

C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

44. The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

    A. the early life                      B. an allergic disease

C. immune system                    D. something important

45. What may be the best title of the passage?

A. How to protect your kids from allergies.

B. Your pets may be helping your kids.

    C. Bacteria do good to your kids.        

    D. Advantages of owning pets.

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens（過敏原）, prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children？
A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennic Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, says that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first year of life to those who were not.
By using skin-prick(刺) tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.
Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps" exercise" their immune systems early in life so that they're better able to resist allergic diseases later.
There's something very important in that first year of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response, said Dr. William Davis.
And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there's no need to get rid of them

1. 1.

   Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

   1. A.
      Because the results are contrary to their expectation．
   2. B.
      Because so many children are playing with cats and dogs．
   3. C.
      Because parents are so much worried about their children．
   4. D.
      Because children with animals may develop allergies easily．
2. 2.

   Compared with children who have pets，those who haven’t  ______

   1. A.
      will lose the chance to develop immune system
   2. B.
      may suffer allergic diseases more often
   3. C.
      will reduce the harm from bacteria
   4. D.
      can keep doctors away
3. 3.

   It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

   1. A.
      pets are ill-treated by their owners
   2. B.
      less families would like to own cats and dogs
   3. C.
      keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy
   4. D.
      the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease
4. 4.

   The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to________

   1. A.
      the early life
   2. B.
      an allergic disease
   3. C.
      immune system
   4. D.
      something important
5. 5.

   What may be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      How to protect your kids from allergies
   2. B.
      Your pets may be helping your kids
   3. C.
      Bacteria do good to your kids
   4. D.
      Advantages of owning pets

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens（過敏原）,prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children？
A study finds that, contrary to many parents' fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child's risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study's lead author, Dr. Dennic Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, says that even he was "very surprised" by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first year of life to those who were not.
By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.
Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps" exercise" their immune systems early in life so that they're better able to resist allergic diseases later.
There's something very important in that first year of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response, said Dr. William Davis.
And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child's allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there's no need to get rid of them.
【小題1】Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens（過敏原）, prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children？

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennic Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, says that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first year of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick(刺) tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps" exercise" their immune systems early in life so that they're better able to resist allergic diseases later.

There's something very important in that first year of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response, said Dr. William Davis.

    And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there's no need to get rid of them.

1.Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A．Because the results are contrary to their expectation．

B．Because so many children are playing with cats and dogs．

C．Because parents are so much worried about their children．

D．Because children with animals may develop allergies easily．

2.Compared with children who have pets，those who haven’t  ______.

A．will lose the chance to develop immune system

B．may suffer allergic diseases more often

C．will reduce the harm from bacteria   

D．can keep doctors away

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

A．pets are ill-treated by their owners  

B．less families would like to own cats and dogs

C．keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D．the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

4.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to________.

A．the early life                                         B．a(chǎn)n allergic disease

C．immune system                            D．something important

5.What may be the best title of the passage?

A．How to protect your kids from allergies     

B．Your pets may be helping your kids

C．Bacteria do good to your kids             

D．Advantages of owning pets