Passage D
阅读理解

语篇主题 人与自然 关键词 dogs or cats
阅读难度 ☆☆☆ 建议用时 6分钟 正确率 /4
阅读助手
elegance n. 优雅 independence n. 独立 argue v. 争论
Associated Press poll 美联社的民意调查 attention n. 关注
master n. 主子 feces n. 屎 virtual adj. 虚拟的
“Cats!” “Dogs!” These look like fighting words. But you may know clearly there are dog people and cat people. Dog people think dogs are “man’s best friends”, while cat people like cats because of their elegance and independence. Sometimes the two groups even argue with each other. Which pet do people like better?
. An Associated Press poll showed that people in the US liked dogs more than cats. 74% said they liked dogs “a lot”, but only 41% said the same thing about cats. The Pet Industry White Paper also showed that there were around 11,000,000 more dog owners than cat owners in Chinese cities.
However, cats seem to have more attention online. People call them “masters” online while the dog owners are “servants who clean their masters’ feces”. Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting”. It means taking pictures and videos of cats online.
An article in The Guardian pointed out that dog owners usually went outside to play with their pets or their neighbors’ dogs. But cats were mainly indoor animals, so the Internet became a virtual “cat park” for cat owners.
But it doesn’t really matter if you like cats or dogs better. Keeping a relation with any animal can make us feel good.
()1. People argue about .
A. what pet is talented
B. how to keep pets
C. where most pets live
D. which is a better pet
()2. Which can be put in the “”?
A. Dogs seem to win
B. People have different ideas
C. There are more cat people
D. This is why people keep pets
()3. If you are outgoing and like outside activities, .
A. you can keep a dog
B. you can write about dogs
C. a cat is a good friend
D. you can watch videos online
()4. How is the text organized? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2,…)

A
B
C
D

1.D 2.A 3.A 4.D

【分析】
本题为关于人们对猫狗偏好的阅读理解题，共4道小题，分别考查细节理解、句子还原、推理判断及文章结构分析。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，明确各段落大意；2. 针对每道题的题干关键词，定位原文对应内容；3. 对比选项与原文信息，排除干扰项得出答案。第1题需定位“argue”相关内容，明确争论核心；第2题需结合空格后调查结果的逻辑，选择承上启下的句子；第3题需根据“外向、爱户外活动”的特点匹配对应宠物；第4题需梳理各段落功能，确定文章结构。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据题干关键词“argue”定位至第一段，由“Sometimes the two groups even argue with each other. Which pet do people like better?”可知，人们争论的是哪种宠物更好，对应选项D。A选项“宠物是否有天赋”、B选项“如何养宠物”、C选项“宠物的居住地点”均未在原文提及，排除，故答案为D。
2. 第2题：空格位于第二段开头，后文通过美联社调查和中国城市宠物主人数据，说明狗更受人们喜爱，因此空格处需引出“狗更受欢迎”的结论，对应选项A。B选项“人们有不同想法”与后文调查结果矛盾；C选项“猫主人更多”与原文数据相反；D选项“养宠物的原因”与空格后内容无关，排除，故答案为A。
3. 第3题：根据题干关键词“outgoing, like outside activities”定位至第四段“dog owners usually went outside to play with their pets...”，可知狗主人常参与户外活动，因此外向且爱户外活动的人适合养狗，对应选项A。B选项“写关于狗的内容”、C选项“猫是好朋友”、D选项“看线上视频”均不符合题干要求，排除，故答案为A。
4. 第4题：梳理文章结构：①段引出猫狗之争的话题；②段用调查数据说明狗更受欢迎；③段介绍线上猫的关注度更高；④段对比猫狗的活动场景；⑤段总结养宠物的意义。结合选项，对应正确结构为D，故答案为D。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.A 4.D
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、文章结构
【点评】
本文围绕人们对猫狗的偏好展开，通过真实调查数据和生活现象分析，题目侧重考查学生对原文细节、逻辑关系及篇章结构的理解，难度适中，需结合原文定位信息逐一分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.7