Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling
alone at home? How are you dealing with it?
Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old
“brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I
go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister.
Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he
is hairy — he is a dog.
As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more,
Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small
animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and
generosity.
This month, the first study on the influence of pets
on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school
students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.
China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006,
according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely.
They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for
others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the
problem.”
However, some students complain that their parents
don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,”
said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.
Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of
Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made
the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.
1.According to the passage, experts think _______.
A．it is good
for students to have animal friends at home
B．only-children
families in China will be fewer and fewer
C．small animals
at home are bad for students
D．parents
should buy more pet animals for their children
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A．Zhang Luwen’s parents bath every week.
B．Zhou Xia
thinks a pet animal can solve the problem that children feel lonely.
C．Chen Qi of
Chongqing has got a pet animal.
D．Qin Yixing’s parents don’t want her to
have a pet.
