Question

【题目】任务型阅读

Many kinds of birds live in the USA, but the number of them is becoming smaller every year. It is mainly because of pet cats.

Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two-thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill millions of birds each year, as well as other animals. They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people’s garden, further weakening the health of the natural populations. Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife, it is also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks(袭击) from other animals. In fact, outdoor cats usually don’t live past the age of five, while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.

Keep your pet cat inside! If you raise a young cat, it’s your duty to let it play inside.

根据短文内容，完成下面表格。（每空一词）

Problems	The number of the birds is becoming 【1】 .
	Many pet cats are in 【2】 from traffic and attacks from other animals.
Reason	Pet cats are allowed to go 【3】 .
What to do	People want to/span> 【4】 young cats.
	They have the duties to 【5】 the cats inside.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】smaller

【2】danger

【3】outside

【4】raise

【5】keep

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了美国的鸟的数量变少了是因为被宠物猫吃掉了。在美国许多宠物猫被允许出去，这就不仅导致了每年好几百万的鸟被杀死，还对猫自己有危险，它们会受来自车辆和其他动物的危害。因此养猫的人有责任让猫在家里玩。

【1】根据Many kinds of birds live in the USA, but the number of them is becoming smaller every year.可知在美国鸟的数量更少了，故此处为smaller。

【2】根据They are in danger from traffic and attacks(袭击) from other animals.可知许多宠物猫受来自车辆的危险，以及来自其他动物的袭击，故此处为danger。

【3】根据Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two-thirds are allowed to go outside.可知宠物猫被允许出去，故此处为outside。

【4】根据If you raise a young cat, it’s your duty to let it play inside.可知人们想要饲养小猫，故此处为

raise。

【5】根据If you raise a young cat, it’s your duty to let it play inside.可知人们有责任把猫养在家里，故此处为keep。