Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work, a move that scientists say can be good for productivity, workplace morale(士氣), and the well being of animals.

    A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet. Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets. “On the pets’ side, they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy, ”she said. A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial(有益的), while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism(缺勤).

    Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington. “My customers love them. They are their favorites, ”she said. “They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun. ”

    Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain. Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years. “BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass, ”he said.

    Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation. But she said owners had to make sure both their coworkers and the cats were comfortable.

56. The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is _______ .

A. 73%                        B. 27%                         C. 25%                        D. 15%

57. We know from the text that “BJ” _______.

A. works in the Global Hair Salon

B. often greets the passers-by

C. likes to sleep in the sun

D. is a two-year-old cat

58. The best title for this text would be _______ .

A. Pets Help Attract Customers

B. Your Favorite Office Pets

C. Pets Join the Workforce

D. Busy Life for Pets

56.解析：選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句可知，73%的美國公司認(rèn)為辦公室寵物有益。B、D項(xiàng)明顯不對，C項(xiàng)是說明澳大利亞的情況。

57.解析：選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從倒數(shù)第二段可以看出，BJ是一只貓，又根據(jù)spent nearly all his two years “working”看出，它一生只活了兩歲。

58.解析：選C。主旨大意題�？v觀全文，所講述的中心是：寵物參與到工作中去，不同的人有不同的看法。A項(xiàng)語意為“寵物幫助吸引顧客”，這僅是其中的一個(gè)方面的作用；B項(xiàng)語意為“你最喜歡的辦公室寵物”，這是持贊成觀點(diǎn)的人的看法；C項(xiàng)語意為“寵物參與了勞動(dòng)”，這是文章敘述的主要內(nèi)容；D項(xiàng)語意為“寵物的繁忙生活”。

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