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【題目】Answer the questions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題）

Tigers as Pets

Having a pet tiger would be great，wouldn't it？It seems that many people agree，at least in the United States．The US Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that there are 12，000privately owned pet tigers in the U．S．A．

12，000is a very large number of tigers．It is much more than the number of tigers living in the wild．Scientists think that there are only 2，000or 3，000wild tigers left．Why are there so many pet tigers？One reason is that the price of a baby tiger is quite low，sometimes just 500dollars．

Unfortunately，tigers don't make very good pets．Caring for a big cat is very expensive，difficult and dangerous．As baby tigers，they may live inside with their owner，play safely and look very cute．However，when they grow up they cannot be trusted．They still want to attack and bite like a wild tiger．According to big cat trainers，only 1in 8big cats can be trained sufficiently to have contact with humans．That's after training by a professional!For this reason，nearly all pet tigers llive in a cage．

Because they must always live in a cage，the life of a pet tiger is sometimes unhappy．They must be locked away so their owner can clean the cage and feed them．It is not safe to touch the tiger．Pet tigers are most often kept for show rather than for companionship（陪伴）．Is that the kind of pet you would want？

【1】There are more pet tigers than wild tigers in the U．S．A，aren't there？

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【2】How many wild tigers are there in the U．S．A？

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【3】What might be the reason that there are so many pet tigers？

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【4】If you have a pet tiger，what should you do to stay safe？

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【5】Why do most people keep pet tigers？

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【6】Would you like to keep a pet tiger？Why or why not？（Give at least 2reasons．）

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes，there are．

【2】There are only 2，000 or 3，000 wild animals left．

【3】That the price of a baby tiger is quite low，sometimes just 500 dollars．

【4】I should keep the pet tiger in the cage．

【5】Because they often kept the pet tigers for show．

【6】No， I wouldn't．Because it's dangerous．

【解析】

文章介紹了現(xiàn)在美國寵物老虎的數(shù)量比野生老虎多，并解釋了人們養(yǎng)寵物老虎的原因。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)It is much more than the number of tigers living in the wild，可知寵物老虎比野生老虎數(shù)量要多，故得出答案：Yes，there are。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Scientists think that there are only 2，000or 3，000wild tigers left，可知野生老虎的數(shù)量只有2000到3000只，故得出答案：There are only 2，000 or 3，000 wild animals left。

【3】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)One reason is that the price of a baby tiger is quite low，sometimes just 500dollars．可知，寵物老虎很多的原因是小老虎價格很低，有時僅為500美元，故得出答案：That the price of a baby tiger is quite low，sometimes just 500 dollars。

【4】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Caring for a big cat is very expensive，difficult and dangerous，以及nearly all pet tigers llive in a cage．可知，老虎長大后很危險，幾乎所有的寵物老虎都關(guān)在籠子里，故得出答案：I should keep the pet tiger in the cage。

【5】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Pet tigers are most often kept for show rather than for companionship（陪伴）．可知，寵物老虎最常被用來表演，而非陪伴．這是大部分人把老虎當寵物的原因，故得出答案：Because they often kept the pet tigers for show。

【6】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)Caring for a big cat is very expensive，difficult and dangerous．可知養(yǎng)老虎是危險的，故得出答案：No， I wouldn't．Because it's dangerous。