Question

Owning a lovely pet can certainly make one’s family life better and it can make a difference to a pet owner’s career（职业）life, too. In fact, according to a new research, a person who owns a pet may be more successful in his or her career than those who don’t. This is good news for people who want to keep pets.

The researchers collected information from 857 adults in the United States with all kinds of jobs. Among the successful people in their careers, 93 percent grew up with a pet in their home. 78 percent said that growing up with a pet helped their career success as an adult.

So, how can owning pets exactly lead to career success? Well, according to the research, successful people said that their pets not only helped to teach them to be responsible, be creative and follow the rules, but also made them develop the abilities to understand others’ feelings and organize activities. They are both important and necessary in the business world.

According to the research, 86 percent of present pet parents said owning pets helped them do things on time, better manage their time and put more efforts into work. In fact, 80 percent of present pet parents said they felt more connected with those who were pet owners, and they believed that their workers who had pets were hard workers.

1.A pet owner may ________ than those who don’t keep pets.

A.spend more money B.do better in the job

C.be much happier D.be healthier

2.Among the successful people surveyed, ________ grew up without a pet in their home.

A.93% B.78% C.86% D.7%

3.What advantage does pet owners have by keeping pets?

A.It can help people obey the rules.

B.It can make people become good followers.

C.It can help people become brave.

D.It can make people experience others’ feelings.

4.Most pet parents believe workers owning pets ________.

A.are difficult to get along with B.are easy to find

C.are stronger than others D.are hard-working

5.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A.it is very important to keep a pet

B.keeping a pet can only help its owner succeed

C.keeping a pet can influence its owner both in life and career

D.how to become a successful person

Answer 1