a)Many people like animals and take them as their pets, so pet hospitals are usually very busy．Kind persons who love animals are needed to help in busy animal hospitals．Those vets(-兽医)will teach them how to take care of the animals．b)Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space．Scientists are now working on making very small farm animals．The same thing might be done to make small cats and dogs．c)It's said that some day you might own a panther(豹)as a pet．Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets, since this might be the only way to save them from dying out．d)What about a robot for a pet?This may sound silly, buy it could become true．Robot dogs have been made to sell．They are like real dogs．These pets might become more and more popular in the future．e)Lots of people miss their pets while they are on hoilday．One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem．They lend cats to their guests．Many experts(专家)believe this idea will become more and more popular．It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel．1. Why do the scientists want to make the farm animals smaller?（ ） A. Because people in the future may own smaller living space． B. Because robots will become pets． C. Because they like smaller animals． D. Because animals are dying out．2. In order to protect the animal from dying out in the future, people will probably keep ________ as a pet．（ ） A. a cat B. a dog C. a robot D. a panther3. What's the“d”paragraph(段落)about?（ ） A. Smaller pets B. A robot for a pet C. A panther for a pet D. Farm animals for pets4. According to the“e”paragraph, when do many people miss their pets?（ ） A. While they are at home. B. While they are on the farm. C. While they are on holiday. D. While they are in hospital.5. According to the reading material, which of the following is TRUE?（ ） A. The persons who keep animals have to help in busy animal hospitals． B. Because there are more and more animals, pet hospitals are usually very busy． C. In the future wild animals will probably become pets． D. The pets have become smaller and smaller．
a)Many people like animals and take them as their pets, so pet hospitals are usually very busy．Kind persons who love animals are needed to help in busy animal hospitals．Those vets(-兽医)will teach them how to take care of the animals．
b)Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space．Scientists are now working on making very small farm animals．The same thing might be done to make small cats and dogs．
c)It's said that some day you might own a panther(豹)as a pet．Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets, since this might be the only way to save them from dying out．
d)What about a robot for a pet?This may sound silly, buy it could become true．Robot dogs have been made to sell．They are like real dogs．These pets might become more and more popular in the future．
e)Lots of people miss their pets while they are on hoilday．One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem．They lend cats to their guests．Many experts(专家)believe this idea will become more and more popular．It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel．
1. Why do the scientists want to make the farm animals smaller?（ ）
A. Because people in the future may own smaller living space．
B. Because robots will become pets．
C. Because they like smaller animals．
D. Because animals are dying out．
2. In order to protect the animal from dying out in the future, people will probably keep ________ as a pet．（ ）
A. a cat B. a dog C. a robot D. a panther
3. What's the“d”paragraph(段落)about?（ ）
A. Smaller pets B. A robot for a pet C. A panther for a pet D. Farm animals for pets
4. According to the“e”paragraph, when do many people miss their pets?（ ）
A. While they are at home.
B. While they are on the farm.
C. While they are on holiday.
D. While they are in hospital.
5. According to the reading material, which of the following is TRUE?（ ）
A. The persons who keep animals have to help in busy animal hospitals．
B. Because there are more and more animals, pet hospitals are usually very busy．
C. In the future wild animals will probably become pets．
D. The pets have become smaller and smaller．
题目解答
答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
解析
根据段落b中的句子“Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space．”可知，科学家认为宠物会变得更小，因为未来人们将生活在更小的空间里。因此，科学家想要使农场动物变小是因为人们未来可能拥有更小的居住空间。
步骤 2：分析第2题
根据段落c中的句子“It's said that some day you might own a panther(豹)as a pet．”可知，人们将来可能会养豹子作为宠物。
步骤 3：分析第3题
根据段落d中的句子“What about a robot for a pet?”可知，第“d”段落是关于机器人作为宠物的。
步骤 4：分析第4题
根据段落e中的句子“Lots of people miss their pets while they are on hoilday．”可知，人们在度假时会想念他们的宠物。
步骤 5：分析第5题
根据段落c中的句子“Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets, since this might be the only way to save them from dying out．”可知，未来野生动物可能会成为宠物。因此，选项C是正确的。