题目内容
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Every pet owner loves his pet .There is no argument here.
But when we asked our readers whether they would clone their beloved animals , the responses were split(分裂) almost down the middle . Of the 228 readers who answered it ,108 would clone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion .
Clearly, from readers’ response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and eventual (最终的)sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to people’s widely differing expectations over the developing scientific procedure (步骤)
Most of the readers who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope that clone could truly recreate a pet; many simply did not wish to go against the natural law of life and death.
Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More of them owned “the best dog/cat in the world”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend” or “a member of the family”. They told moving stories of pets’ heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.
No wonder the loss is so disturbing---and the cloning so attractive. “People become very close to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away…It’s understandable. Death is always painful. It’s difficult to deal with. It’s hard to accept.”
But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seems to be at the heart of this problem.
【小题1】
As far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners, .
| A.a lot more of them are for it | B.a lot more of them are against it |
| C.very few of them are willing to tell their opinions . | D.about half of them are for it and the other half against it |
The expression “eventual sadness of owning a pet.” (in paragraph 3) refers to .
| A.the death of one’s pet |
| B.the final ownership of a pet |
| C.the troubles one has to deal with in keeping a pet |
| D.the dangers involved in the cloning of a pet |
In spite of their differences on the problem of cloning, it seems that .
| A.all pet owners love their pets very much |
| B.all pet owners try to go against the natural law of life and death |
| C.people who support cloning love their pets more |
| D.people who dislike cloning love their pets more |
From what Gary Kowalski says, we can know that he .
| A.has never thought about the problem of cloning |
| B.thinks it hard to accept the idea of cloning pets |
| C.is in favor of the idea of cloning pets |
| D.is all against the cloning of pets |
A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car.
“Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said.
It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever (猎犬), were reunited after police located them in Barrington.
“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home,” Atkins said.
The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy (沼泽地) area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come and get him.
Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food. She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area. She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas.
Before Benjelman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth. They also contacted animal shelters,throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous (匿名的).
Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner. “It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins said. The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene.
【小题1】What would be the best title for the passage?
| A.A car with a dog was stolen |
| B.Lucky dog was returned to his owner |
| C.Stealing cars: a most important social problem |
| D.Woman wants dog back more than stolen car |
a. Notices were put up saying there was a reward.
b. Atkins saw Benjerman again.
c. Police found Atkins’ car.
d. Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter.
e. Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store.
| A.d, e, a, b, c | B.d, e, a, c, b | C.e, a, d, b, c | D.e, a, c, d, b |
| A.the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief |
| B.car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays |
| C.the dog was found because of the reward |
| D.the thief stole the car easily |
| A.Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices. |
| B.Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman. |
| C.The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car. |
| D.The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday. |
When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst’s husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed(抓) at wife Cathy’s hair until she woke up and called for help.
For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets’ timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention(干预). “That’s what our veterinarian(兽医) said,”she said. “He wasn’t making a joke; he’s very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him.”
But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling’s husband, Eric, had to feed her milk.
As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple’s 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise,” Cathy Keesling said. “When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head.”
State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.
【小题1】We can know Debbie Parkhurst _________.
| A.works in a Wilmington, Del.,chemical firm |
| B.was making jewelry when she had the accident |
| C.might have died but for her pet’s help |
| D.was unconscious when her pet found her |
| A.God arrangements | B.their being once helped |
| C.their sense of danger | D.their veterinarians’ training |
| A.Because a T-bar was going to hit him. |
| B.Because he was hungry and wanted milk. |
| C.Because Debbie choked something in her throat. |
| D.Because there was danger in her house. |
| A.if you love me love my animals |
| B.all pets are useful to people |
| C.we can’t never be too careful in our daily life |
| D.to help others sometimes can get reward |