Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?
Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.
As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.
This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.
China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”
However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.
Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.
小題1:According to the passage, experts think _______.
A．it is good for students to have animal friends at home
B．only-children families in China will be fewer and fewer
C．small animals at home are bad for students
D．parents should buy more pet animals for their children
小題2:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Zhang Luwen’s parents bath every week.
B．Zhou Xia thinks a pet animal can solve the problem that children feel lonely.
C．Chen Qi of Chongqing has got a pet animal.
D．Qin Yixing’s parents don’t want her to have a pet.

小題1:A
小題2:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要談?wù)摿撕⒆觽凁B(yǎng)寵物的問題.
小題1:根據(jù)第二段xperts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.可知專家認為養(yǎng)寵物對于孩子們有好處,故選A.
小題2:根據(jù)第五段said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”描述,可知周霞認為養(yǎng)寵物能解決孩子們的孤獨問題,選B.
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)，完成較易。
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