B
I don't want to be your pet
Hello, I'm a little otter(水獭). One day,
some bad people catch(抓住) me in a lake. They sell me to a pet store. I miss the lake. I want to swim in it every day and play with the ducks. Can you send me back(送回) to my mom?
I'm an African grey parrot(鹦鹉). People say grey parrots are good singers. But it's not a good thing. They catch us and take us to cities. I want to fly in the sky.
I'm a star tortoise(乌龟). I'm from India. Look at my back. There are many patterns(图). They look like stars. Many people like my patterns at the back. They take me home as a pet. I am not happy.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
()14. Where does the little otter live before people catch it?
A. In the sea.
B. In a lake.
C. In a river.
()15. What does the African grey parrot think of (认为) being a good singer?
A. Great.
B. Busy.
C. Bad.
()16. Why do people like to keep an Indian star tortoise as a pet?
A. Because they like its beautiful back.
B. Because it is a star animal.
C. Because they can draw patterns on its back.
()17. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Why people keep these animals as pets.
B. Animals don't want to be pets.
C. Where these animals live.

14. B 由第一段第二句可知，小水獭生活在湖中。
15. C 由第二段第三句可知，非洲灰鹦鹉认为自己是好歌手不是好事。
16. A 由第三段倒数第二、第三句可知，很多人喜欢印度星龟背上的图案，所以他们把它当作宠物带回家。
17. B 由标题“I don’t want to be your pet”及全文大意可知，本文以动物的口吻说明动物不想成为宠物。

【分析】
做这类阅读理解题，需先明确每个题目的考查类型（细节定位或主旨归纳），再回到原文对应段落查找关键信息，逐一匹配选项得出答案。具体来说，第14题考查小水獭被抓前的居住地，定位到第一段；第15题考查非洲灰鹦鹉对“好歌手”的看法，定位到第二段；第16题考查印度星龟被当作宠物的原因，定位到第三段；第17题考查文章主旨，需结合标题和全文内容归纳。
【解析】
14题：根据第一段第二句“some bad people catch me in a lake”可知，小水獭被抓前生活在湖中，对应选项B；
15题：根据第二段第三句“People say grey parrots are good singers. But it's not a good thing.”可知，非洲灰鹦鹉认为自己是好歌手不是好事，对应选项C；
16题：根据第三段倒数第二、三句“Many people like my patterns at the back. They take me home as a pet.”可知，人们因为喜欢星龟背上漂亮的图案而把它当宠物，对应选项A；
17题：结合标题“I don't want to be your pet”及三个动物的自述（不想当宠物），可知文章主旨是动物不想成为宠物，对应选项B。
【答案】
14.B 15.C 16.A 17.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨归纳
【点评】
本文以三种动物的口吻讲述不想成为人类宠物的经历，题目围绕原文细节和主旨设置，难度较低，主要考查学生快速定位信息与归纳主旨的能力，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8