People do love their pets.Some people bring dogs into their families while others prefer cats.And then there are the people who love their spiders.Many spider-lovers like tarantulas(狼蛛), big, hairy creatures that don't have venom(毒液).And because tarantulas are usually calm, some people even buy them for their children.
If you're considering taking home a tarantula, however, just think about the recent case of a 29-year-old tarantula owner in England.It may show why these spiders makes terrible pets.He had conjunctivitis(结膜炎)in his right eye.
His doctors were puzzled because the swelling wasn't responding to medicine.In a recent study, the doctors reported seeing“fine hair-like projections(投影)”sticking out of the man's eye.When told about his hairy eye, the man knew exactly what the fine hair-like projections were:tarantula hairs.
In this study, the tarantula owner told his doctors about something that happened as he cleaned the spider's home.He was trying to remove a stain when he saw the tarantula move.He turned to look at the spider, and the spider released a mist of hairs which hit his eyes and face.The doctors couldn't remove the hairs, so they prescribe(开药)eye drops containing a strong medicine.After eight months, the man's eye still wasn't completely healed.
In 1997, a report described three patients with“itchy, red eyes”.Guess what?These three people had crossed paths with annoyed tarantulas too.One of the patient's eyes didn't heal for three years.The other two were still experiencing pain in their eyeballs 2 to 6 years later.In 2003, a report told the story of a 14-year-old boy who had also received an eyeful of tarantula hairs and bee bitten.
There's no explaining why people love particular kinds of animals.But people who decide to keep tarantulas should be prepared to handle their beloved pets with goggles and gloves.
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What made doctors puzzled when the tarantula owner went to hospital?
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Why the medicine couldn't cure his swollen eye
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How tarantula hairs could grow out of his eye
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How long his swollen eye might take to be cured.
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Whether he might lose his sight due to tarantula hairs.
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This passage is developed mainly by ________.
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analyzing causes and effects
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discussing interesting questions
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making reasonable suggestions
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providing examples and facts
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The underlined word“goggles”in the last paragraph is probably a kind of ________.
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hat
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glasses
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mask
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shoes
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This passage is intended to ________.
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remind pet-lovers to protect themselves from pets
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warn people not to keep spiders with venom at home
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explain why people love raising rare animals at home
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tell people some ways to raise pets at home safely.
More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men.He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son.The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed.When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master.He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest.Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.
"What have you done?" the Prince said.He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son.The cradle was lying on its side on the floor.The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily."You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog.Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark.Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt.Near him was a dead wolf.Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late.Gelert was dead.The Prince was very sad indeed.Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend.The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there.After this, the Prince never smiled again.Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried.There is a sign by his grave.It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.
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Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _________.
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Scotland
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England
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Ireland
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Wales
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The Prince told the dog to _________ when he was leaving.
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watch the door
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take care of his baby at home
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welcome his friends
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stop the strangers
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The dog was very _________ when his master came back from hunting.