Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?
Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.
As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.
This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.
China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”
However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.
Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.
【小题1】According to the passage, experts think _______.

Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?

Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.

As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.

This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.

China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”

However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.

Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.

1.According to the passage, experts think _______.

A．it is good for students to have animal friends at home

B．only-children families in China will be fewer and fewer

C．small animals at home are bad for students

D．parents should buy more pet animals for their children

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Zhang Luwen’s parents bath every week.

B．Zhou Xia thinks a pet animal can solve the problem that children feel lonely.

C．Chen Qi of Chongqing has got a pet animal.

D．Qin Yixing’s parents don’t want her to have a pet.

Jackie：Mr. White, can I ask you some questions?

Mr. White：Sure．

Jackie：Do you like being a vet?

Mr. White：Yes．To be a doctor for animals is very interesting．

Jackie：What animals do you like best?

Mr. White：I like all kinds of animals．

Jackie：Why do you want to be a vet, but not to be a doctor?

Mr. White：I like to work with animals：They don’t complain and they are very grateful (令人愉快、感激地)．We should protect(保护)them．They’re our good friends．

Jackie：How can you tell they’re grateful?

Mr. White：When an animal wags (摇摆) its tail (尾巴), or puts its ears straight up, then I know it’s grateful．

Jackie：But it is more important to help people than animals．

Mr. White：To help animals is helpful to people．To many people, a pet is like one of the family members．This is often true for older people who are very lonely．

Jackie：Oh, I see．So a pet can help a person feel less lonely．

Mr. White：That’s all right．It also gives people a lot of pleasure．

Jackie：Yeah, are there any famous vets?

Mr. White：Oh, yes．There is a vet from England who wrote many books about animals．His     stories have touched millions of people．His name is James Herriot．Maybe We can find something about him on the Internet．

Jackie：Yeah, let’s go and look．

1．The Chinese meaning of “vet” is         ．

2．Why does Mr. White want to be a vet?

3．When         , we can tell they are grateful．

4．A pet can help a person          and it also give people          ．

5．将斜体部分泽成汉语：                        ．

Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?
Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.
As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.
This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.
China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”
However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.
Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl

1. 1.

   According to the passage, experts think _______

   1. A.
      it is good for students to have animal friends at home
   2. B.
      only-children families in China will be fewer and fewer
   3. C.
      small animals at home are bad for students
   4. D.
      parents should buy more pet animals for their children
2. 2.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      Zhang Luwen’s parents bath every week
   2. B.
      Zhou Xia thinks a pet animal can solve the problem that children feel lonely
   3. C.
      Chen Qi of Chongqing has got a pet animal
   4. D.
      Qin Yixing’s parents don’t want her to have a pet