Question

【题目】任务型阅读从方框中所给的A---E 五个选项中选择正确的选项，填入31-35题的空格上。

Having a cheetah （猎豹）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. 【2】

Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. Atfirst，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 a celebrity(名人) status（地位）in the Browns' hometown. Fans often come 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 (天性), said Mrs. Brown. There must be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house, but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.

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

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

C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, 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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】试题这篇短文主要介绍了南非的一个家庭（布朗先生家）把猎豹当做宠物饲养的故事。

【1】根据上下文，可知都是介绍这只猎豹在布朗先生家的生活情况。备选句子She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home.符合句意，故选D。

【2】根据上文The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns’ other pet, the more usual one — a sheepdog，可知两只动物间存在不可能的友谊。备选句子中，An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.符合句意，故选B。

【3】根据下文But we are now happy that we did it — she is part of the family.，可知作者不情愿反对养一只猎豹作为宠物。备选句子中，I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.符合句意，故选E。

【4】根据前两节描述，可知这只猎豹在家里深受欢迎。备选句子中，Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.符合句意，故选A。

【5】根据下文She makes a lot of mess in the house, urinating everywhere and chewing everything. It's her wild instincts,，可知猎豹还是表现出她的野性本能。备选句子中，Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, she still has some wild habits.符合句意，故选C。