2019译林牛津高考英语一轮优练题：模块5U2及答案一、阅读理解。ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlours(客厅)wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway?No,theEnglish,too,paymoreattentiontotheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods，whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,tosaynothingofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soit'snotunusualformetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpets-raisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofbabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat，andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe＂sweetlittlething＂hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton＂Rover＂or＂Bonzo＂.Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresult,theyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone'spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.Lastly,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyview,it'stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseases,thenIsay,＂keepcutting!＂1.Thedoggyparloursarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow________.页1第A.whatcostlylivesthepetsarelivingB.whereAmericanskeeptheirpetsC.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuchD.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters2.Inthesecondparagraph＂togethotunderthecollar＂probablymeans________.A.gettingquitehotB.becomingexcitedC.feelingextremelyangryD.receivingafashionableshirt3.Accordingtotheauthor,inwhichfieldcananimalsbemostuseful?A.Food.B.Sports.D.Medicine.C.Entertainment.4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspets-raising?A.Sympathetic.B.Opposed.D.Supportive.C.Pitiful.(譬如饲养成本昂【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。作者通过介绍饲养宠物存在的种种问题)，表达了自己反对饲养宠物，而是应当将宠物用于贡献人类贵、宠物致人受伤、传染疾病等医学实验的观点。1.AthedoggyparloursA＂所在的句子就是为了进一步阐释第一句＂【解析】推理判断题。＂recentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.A。＂，即如今人们在饲养宠物上花销巨大的现状。故答案为3.DIcanseenoreasonwhyweshouldget【解析】推理判断题。从本文的最后两句＂upset...Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseases...＂可知作者认为D。宠物在人类医学领域可以起着有益的作用。因此答案为页2第4.B【解析】观点态度题。文章前面介绍了成本昂贵、传染疾病等饲养宠物的危害，后面又提到应把宠物用于贡献人类医学领域中去，故而可以看出作者对于饲养宠物的做法持反B。对态度。因此答案为二、单项选择。1.Foranartistwhohasnolackofpassionandgreatcouragetoovercomeanydifficulty，inspirationsofhisartwillnever_______.A.breakoutB.runoutC.workoutD.pullou...