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20．Allen goes everywhere with Brigitta Anderson，a 54year-old secretary．He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her．"Most people don't mind Allen，"says Brigitta，who thinks  he  is wonderful．"He is my fourth child，"she says．She may think of him and treat him that way，buying him delicious food，paying his health bills and his taxes，but in fact Allen is only a dog．
Brigitta and Allen live in Sweden，a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to the rules laid down by the government，which also provides a high level of care for its people．Yet，this level of care costs a lot of money．
People in Sweden pay taxes （税） on everything，so they aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means some more taxes．Some people are paying as much as 500Sweden kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dogs．Money from dog taxes is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill．However，such a treatment is expensive，so dog owners often decide to pay health insurance （保险） and some even buy life insurance for their dogs．
In Sweden，dog owners must pay for any damage their dogs do．A Swedish kennel （养狗场） club official explains what this means：if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car，you，as the owner，have to pay for any damage done to the car，even if your dog has been killed in the accident．

21．What is the passage about？B
A．Owning dogs is not allowed in Sweden．
B．Owning dogs costs a lot more in Sweden．
C．You are required to pay life insurance for your dog by law if you own one in Sweden．
D．Allen is a good dog．
22．The money paid as dog taxes is used toC．
A．keep a high level of care for people  
B．pay for any damage done by dogs
C．provide medical care for dogs  
D．buy insurance for dog owners
23．From the text it can be inferred that in SwedenA．
A．people care much about dogs
B．dogs are not allowed to go out without their owners
C．many car accidents are caused by dogs
D．dogs are not welcome in public places
24．If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed，who should pay for the damage done to the car？B
A．The owner of the car．        B．The owner of the dog．
C．The insurance company．       D．The government．
25．What does the underlined word"he"in the first paragraph refer to？D
A．Brigitta．           B．Secretary．
C．Anderson．           D．Allen．

分析 本文从Brigitte Anderson的宠物狗Allen入手，介绍了在瑞典养狗的一些事情．比如，对狗收税，为狗买健康保险以及狗被汽车撞伤或撞死的损失由谁承担等．

解答 BCABD
21．B 主旨大意题．本文主要讲述在瑞典养狗的一些事情．比如，对狗收税，为狗治病，买健康及生命保险以及狗被汽车撞伤或撞死所造成的损失由狗主人承担等．故选B．
22．C 细节理解题．根据第二段Money from dog taxes is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill可知，从狗税上获得的钱被政府花在狗医院和病狗的治疗上．故选C．
23．A 推理判断题．根据第二段可知，拥有一条狗花费很多，比如要交狗税，为狗治病，甚至为狗买健康保险或生命保险等．故选A．
24．B 细节理解题．根据最后一段if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car，you，as the owner，have to pay for any damage done to the car，even if your dog has been killed in the accident．可知，你的狗被汽车撞了或被撞死了，你得承担对汽车造成的任何损失．故选B．
25．D 词义指代题．根据第一段可知，只出现了Allen和Brigitta Anderson及but in fact Allen is only a dog，he指的是Allen．故选D．

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24．This is a story aboutC．
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