Question

閱讀理解 　　Cats are the most popular pets among Ameri-cans．So it is not surprising there are many expres-sions about cats．Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you． 　　Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries．If someone looks very proud or satisfied with him-self, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary． 　　Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches．So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person．For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when he reaches for it． 　　A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner．The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in” describes something in bad condi-tion． 　　A fat cat is a person with a lot of money． 　　There are many other expressions about cats in America．How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be? (1) Americans like ________ best as pets． [　　] A． dogs B． pigs C． cats D． mice (2) The canary is a kind of ________． [　　] A． dog B． cat C． bird D． fish (3) If you have much money, we can call you ________． [　　] A． a fat cat B． a happy cat C． a thin cat D． a sad cat (4) If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say ________． [　　] A． he plays cat and mouse with someone B． he looks like the cat that ate the canary C． he is a lazy cat D． he has dragged in something (5) The passage introduces us ________ expression(s) about cats． [　　] A． one B． two C． three D． four

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．A;4．B;5．D;
解析：

(1)	由第一段的第一句“Cats are the most popular pets among Americans．”可知，美國人最喜歡養(yǎng)貓作為寵物。
(2)	由第二段的第一句“Some cats like to catch small birds．like canaries．”可知，canary 是一種鳥。
(3)	由第五段“A fat cat is a person with a lot of money．”可知，如果你有許多錢，我們稱你為“一只肥貓”。
(4)	由第二段的第二句“If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary．”可知，如果某人認(rèn)為自己了不起，可以說他看起來像吃了金絲雀的貓。
(5)	通讀全文可知，本文向我們介紹了關(guān)于貓的4個語句表達(dá)。