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5．A couple who thought they had a fashionable micropig were surprised when their pet grew into a 47-stone monster．
The pig Esther heavier than a fully grown polar bear lives in their house along with two dogs and a cat．But owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter thought she would stay a cute small piggy，never weighing more than five stone．The two-year-old pig is an Internet superstar and even has her own Facebook page．Esther the Wonder Pig has an amazing 235，000 followers．
Her owner，Steve，from Ontario，Canada，said，"Friends would come over and say'she's getting bigger'and Derek and I would say'no，she's not'．Bur soon she was standing to steal things off the kitchen counters，the sofa became smaller，and of course there was the weight gain．We just adapted and loved her more．What else could we do？It wasn't her fault and we would never give up a pet．At night，when we lived in Georgetown she had a mattress（床垫）in the living room，but since we moved to the farm she has decided she needs to be close to us and now sleeps beside our bed with her mattress on the floor．She still on occasion climbs up onto our bed for a nap during the day．"
Esther is now almost ten times her expected size．She also enjoys fresh fruit and vegetables like ripe bananas．The cute pink animal spends her days rooting in the gardens，eating，sleeping and playing with her other friends．
"People's reaction to meeting Esther still amazes us，it's like they're meeting a movie star．Even now people are amazed by her size and her awareness．It is as if she knows she is famous and that is her role，that she is changing the world's view of her kind and their amazing abilities to think，feel and be loved．"

32．When the couple saw their pet pig grow into a monster，how did they feel？D
A．Frightened．
B．Calm．
C．Nervous．
D．Astonished．
33．Which of the following statements about the pet pig is NOT right？A
A．She is only living with her owners now．
B．She can steal things off the kitchen counters．
C．She has her own Facebook page now．
D．She likes to eat fruit and vegetables．
34．What does the pet pig Esther do every day？B
A．She does nothing but eat and lie on the sofa sleeping．
B．She spends time in the garden playing with her friends．
C．She performs programs for the owner's friends．
D．She goes for walks with her owner．
35．What does the author want to tell us？C
A．Pigs are as clever as human beings．
B．People can feel the love of the animals．
C．Pigs actually need to be loved like human beings．
D．Pigs are more likely to he famous than human beings．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了宠物猪突然长大变成了怪物，但主人并没有放弃，可见宠物需要真正爱他的人．

解答 32．D．细节理解题．根据第一段A couple who thought they had a fashionable micropig were surprised when their pet grew into a 47-stone monster．可知当夫妇看到他们的宠物猪变成一个怪物，他们是惊讶的；故选D．
33．A．细节理解题．根据第二段The pig Esther heavier than a fully grown polar bear lives in their house along with two dogs and a cat．But owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter thought she would stay a cute small piggy可知宠物猪会和狗和猫等动物一起生活；故选A．
34．B．细节理解题．根据第三段Friends would come over and say'she's getting bigger'and Derek and I would say'no，she's not'可知花时间在花园里和她的朋友们一起玩是宠物猪埃丝特每天要做的；故选B．
35．C．推理判断题．根据最后一段It is as if she knows she is famous and that is her role，that she is changing the world's view of her kind and their amazing abilities to think，feel and be loved可知作者想告诉我们猪需要真的爱它的人；故选C．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．