What kind of pets do people have in your country? Dogs? Cats? How about a duck, hippo(河馬) or lion? Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.
Barrie Hayman has a pet duck called Star. Barrie adopted(領(lǐng)養(yǎng)) him after his brothers and sisters stayed away from him at birth. Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention. So he began taking Star with him everywhere he went. “I would put him in my pocket while I did my shopping,” said Barrie. Now, at five months, Star is too big for Barrie’s pocket, but the two are still inseparable. They watch sports, together and even share a drink together. Barrie said, “He is a fantastic duck. I’ve never known any like him.” Star even has his own Facebook page, with more than 2,000 Face book friends.
Then there is the case of Tonie and Shirley Joubert in South Africa. They live with their hippo, Jessica. Tonie saved Jessica from floodwaters when she was only a day old. Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack. Tonie recently said, “I don’t know whether Jessica sees me as a hippo or whether she sees herself as a human.” Shirley is more certain, “Jessica sees herself as our child and I see Jessica as my daughter. I can’t imagine my life without Jessica.” Jessica is free to leave, and often visits wild hippos that live nearby. But she always returns home at night. Jessica’s website notes that she has three hippo boyfriends, but one in particular,Fred, is her favorite. They often go grazing(吃青草) together and Fred has recently moved onto the Joubert’s house as well.
小題1:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Some websites are set up to protect pets.
B．Some unusual pets are adopted by people
C．People should take good care of their pets
D．Pets sometimes can be very interesting
小題2:What does the underlined word “inseparable” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Always togetherB．Always separated
C．Always friendlyD．Always healthy
小題3:Barrie took Star everywhere he went because______.
A．he had never seen a duck like Star
B．he set up a Facebook page for Star
C．he wanted care more about Star
D．he needed Star to drink with him
小題4:We can learn from the passage that Jessica ______
A．came to Joubert’s home when she was 5 months old
B．loves eating in the Joubert’s kitchen
C．doesn’t see herself as a human being
D．has more than three boyfriends

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：
小題1:根據(jù)Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.可知本篇短文主要是介紹有些人飼養(yǎng)不同尋常的寵物，故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)短文They watch sports, together and even share a drink together.，可知他們經(jīng)常在一起，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention.故選C。
小題4:通過(guò)Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack.可以看出選B，其它選項(xiàng)或是錯(cuò)誤或是文章中沒(méi)有提到。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文中通過(guò)介紹兩個(gè)例子，給我們介紹關(guān)于飼養(yǎng)不同尋常的寵物，閱讀中要注意這些要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問(wèn)題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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