Do you like cats? Do you keep a cat as your pet? Lots of people love cats. Here is some information about cats.

Cats are mammals. This means that they give birth and feed their young with milk.

A male cat is called a tom or a tomcat. A baby cat is called kitten. In groups, they are called cats. A group of newborn kittens is a litter.

Cats are tamed (驯服) by people. They can live with people. Most cats are good pets. Some people don’t want to live alone. When they feel lonely, they will choose to keep a dog or a cat as their pet. Keeping pets makes their life busy and relaxing.

People love cats. Cats love people, too. They show their love to their owners. They also do some useful things for people. For example, they can catch and kill mice.

【小题1】What does the underlined word “mammals” probably mean in Chinese?

A．食肉动物

B．食草动物

C．爬行动物

D．哺乳动物

【小题2】According to the passage, we can know a tomcat is ________​​​​​​.

A．a male cat

B．a female cat

C．a baby cat

D．a group of cats

【小题3】Keeping pets can make their owners’ life ________.

A．busy and tiring

B．busy and relaxing

C．free and tiring

D．free and relaxing

【小题4】Why does the writer mention mice in the last paragraph?

A．To tell us that both mice and cats are mammals.

B．To tell us that cats run faster than mice.

C．To show that cats can help people to do some things.

D．To show that people love all kinds of animals.

【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．An Introduction to Cats

B．An Introduction to Animals

C．Good Pets and People

D．Wild Animals and People