【题文】A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more money on its pets than on its children. Although rather shocking, it should not __________ anyone who has seen the doggy parlors(客厅) where loved pets rest. Are Americans unique in treating their little friends in this way? No, the English, too, are __________ to their pets.

This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often contain more vitamins than human food or, at least, are __________ less nutritious. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone, __________ veterinary(兽医的) bills or animal furniture. It is difficult not to feel __________ with this when one considers what the same amount could do for victims of starvation and poverty, so it is __________ for me to get hot under the collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog home.

There are a variety of reasons why I find the popularity of British pets __________. They cause physical problems. An example of this is New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find this funny, but in a number of large cities it is a major problem. Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of rabies --- a disease with no known cure --- that has made the English government impose strict __________ on animals coming into the United Kingdom. When the Spanish government recently __________ a number of homeless dogs as protection against the same threat, English tourist immediately wrote letters to the newspapers __________ about mass murder.

Another problem is the __________ of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually pester their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the sweet little thing has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on "Rover" or "Bonzo". Then they just __________ it. This brings me to my last point. Pets, which run free, are often not __________ at all. English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someone's pet and you must have read of children being hurt by some pets of their own.

__________, I would only suggest that we have got our __________ wrong and that something should be done about it.

【小题1】

A．alert

B．surprise

C．disappoint

D．interest

【小题2】

A．hostile

B．polite

C．subject

D．available

【小题3】

A．seldom

B．far

C．frequently

D．totally

【小题4】

A．in spite of

B．regardless of

C．not to mention

D．rather than

【小题5】

A．delighted

B．patient

C．concerned

D．unsatisfied

【小题6】

A．usual

B．natural

C．ridiculous

D．essential

【小题7】

A．inevitable

B．understandable

C．unacceptable

D．common

【小题8】

A．orders

B．punishments

C．treatments

D．restrictions

【小题9】

A．cured

B．destroyed

C．enclosed

D．drove

【小题10】

A．inquiring

B．caring

C．worrying

D．complaining

【小题11】

A．thoughtlessness

B．hesitation

C．expectation

D．kindness

【小题12】

A．isolate

B．scold

C．desert

D．bind

【小题13】

A．funny

B．sweet

C．precious

D．loving

【小题14】

A．Nevertheless

B．Moreover

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

【小题15】

A．mind

B．behavior

C．love

D．priority

上海市格致中学2017-2018学年高三上学期期中英语试题