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【题目】七选五阅读

Having a cheetah as a pet in the house? Does it sound scary to you? But for a family in South Africa，one cheetah is treated as a VIP(Very Important Person)in the house.

The big cheetah is named Jolie，after the film star Angelina Jolie. 【1】 She can often be found eating from the kitchen table，taking a short sleep on the sofa，or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeff’s bed. The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns’ other pet，the more usual one—a sheepdog(牧羊犬). 【2】.

Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. At first，Mrs. Brown wasn’t willing to keep a cheetah as a pet. She said，＂ 【3】 But we are now happy that we did it she is part of the family. ＂

Just like her name，four-year-old Jolie has achieved celebrity status(名人地位) in the Browlisl hometown. Fans often come to their home to take pictures of her. 【4】

However, a cheetah is always a cheetah. 【5】 ＂She makes a lot of mess in the house，urinating(小便)everywhere and chewing everything. It’s her wild instincts(本能)，＂said Mrs. Brown.

There might be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house，but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

A. Interestingly，Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.

B. I was really pleased to have a cheetah as a pet at the beginning.

C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the house，she still has some wild habits.

D. She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown’s home.

E. I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.

F. An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】【1】D

【2】【2】F

【3】【3】E

【4】【4】A

【5】【5】C

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了南非的一个家庭把猎豹当作宠物饲养的故事。在露西和杰夫布朗的家里，猎豹Jolie被视为贵宾。并与另一头宠物牧羊犬同睡同玩，在两种动物之间却结成了不太可能的友谊。

【1】【1】句意：她肯定是露西和杰夫布朗家里的贵宾。 根据空后句内容：她经常可以在厨房的餐桌吃饭，在沙发上睡午觉，甚至睡在两夫妇的大床上，都是介绍这只猎豹的基本情况和在这家的生活情况，可知此处应该是要表达“朱莉”在露西和杰夫家的待遇，所以选D项。

【2】【2】句意：在这两只动物间，发生了一种不可能的友谊。F该空前一句讲到“朱莉”经常和牧羊犬在一起玩耍，所以此处应该是想表达它们可能会成为朋友，所以选F。

【3】【3】句意：我真的反对把猎豹当作宠物。 根据空后的but可知前后句之间是转折关系，即意思上是相对的，后一句说到“我们很高兴接受了它”，只有E项表达了“我刚开始真的不想养猎豹”，所以答案选E。

【4】【4】句意：有趣的是，朱莉很喜欢加之与她的这些关注。此段讲到了“朱莉”因为她的名字收到了大家的关注，所以此处应该是说她很喜欢大家对她的关注，所以选A。

【5】【5】句意：尽管朱莉现在是一只家庭宠物，但是她仍旧保留了一些野生习性。根据空前句句意“猎豹终归是猎豹”以及空后内容“随地小便，撕咬东西都是她的狂野(wild)的本能”可知C项内容符合。