Question

【題目】任務(wù)型閱讀從方框中所給的A---E 五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇正確的選項(xiàng)，填入31-35題的空格上。

Having a cheetah （獵豹）as a pet in the house? Does it sound scary to you? But for a family in South Africa， one cheetah is treated as a VIP (Very Important Person) in the house. The big cheetah is named Jolie, after the film star Angelina Jolie.【1】. She can often be found eating from the kitchen table, taking a short sleep on the sofa, or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeff's bed. The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns' other pet, the more usual one--- a sheepdog. 【2】

Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. Atfirst，Mrs.Brown wasn't willing to keep a cheetah as a pet. She said,' 【3】. But we are now happy that we did it--- she is part of the family.'

Just like her name, four-year-old Jolie has achieved a celebrity(名人) status（地位）in the Browns' hometown. Fans often come to take pictures of her.【4】.

However, a cheetah is always a cheetah.【5】. ' She makes a lot of mess in the house, urinating （小便）everywhere and chewing everything. It's her wild instincts (天性), said Mrs. Brown. There must be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house, but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.

A. Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.

B. An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.

C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, she still has some wild habits.

D. She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home.

E. I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】試題這篇短文主要介紹了南非的一個(gè)家庭（布朗先生家）把獵豹當(dāng)做寵物飼養(yǎng)的故事。

【1】根據(jù)上下文，可知都是介紹這只獵豹在布朗先生家的生活情況。備選句子She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home.符合句意，故選D。

【2】根據(jù)上文The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns’ other pet, the more usual one — a sheepdog，可知兩只動(dòng)物間存在不可能的友誼。備選句子中，An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.符合句意，故選B。

【3】根據(jù)下文But we are now happy that we did it — she is part of the family.，可知作者不情愿反對(duì)養(yǎng)一只獵豹作為寵物。備選句子中，I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.符合句意，故選E。

【4】根據(jù)前兩節(jié)描述，可知這只獵豹在家里深受歡迎。備選句子中，Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.符合句意，故選A。

【5】根據(jù)下文She makes a lot of mess in the house, urinating everywhere and chewing everything. It's her wild instincts,，可知獵豹還是表現(xiàn)出她的野性本能。備選句子中，Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, she still has some wild habits.符合句意，故選C。