Question

【题目】4 Important Reasons to Raise Your Children Around Animals

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-it-is-important-to-raise-kids-around-animals/

If you have a love for animals, chances are that you want your children to have that love too. 【1】 And getting along with animals is a great learning experience too. Starting that kind of bond with animals while your children are young is really important for many reasons and here are just some of them.

1. Increase empathy (移情) and compassion(同情心)

Children that are raised around animals are more likely to develop good qualities. They are learning to care about something with positive attention and responsibility. Additionally, animals are empathetic and compassionate themselves. Through their own love and caring, they teach their own lessons to our children.【2】

2. Provide opportunity for responsibility

As children grow up with an animal, they learn to be more responsible. 【3】 They can help feed the fish or walk the family dog.

3. 【4】

A recently published article shows that children can improve their reading skills while reading to the family pet. This might be because animals are such patient and kind creatures that help lower stress.

4. Give unbeatable comfort during hard times

Life is not always easy. 【5】 When there is a family pet, that pet is always there for the family to offer comfort. That pet keeps his company when your child feels lonely. Sometimes it is that silent hug and constant companionship that make children feel alright again with the stresses that come into their lives.

A. Pets increase reading success

B. Sometimes bad things happen.

C. Some people are cruel to animals.

D. Animals are great friends to people of all ages.

E. This way children will learn to respect animals.

F. Hopefully, you can feel pity for the homeless animals.

G. They must take on duties in order to care for that animal.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】G

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。讲述了孩子的成长应该有动物陪伴的四种重要原因。

【1】根据空后“ And getting along with animals is a great learning experience too. 与动物相处也是一个很好的学习经历。”可知，此句和空白处都是在讲与动物相处的好处。故选D。

【2】根据前一句“animals are empathetic and compassionate themselves. Through their own love and caring, they teach their own lessons to our children.动物本身富有同情心，他们通过自己的爱和关怀，将他们自己的经验教给我们的孩子。”再依据标题“Increase empathy and compassion培养同情心”可知，孩子可以从动物身上学到良好的品质，从而尊重爱护动物。故选E。

【3】根据小标题“Provide opportunity for responsibility提供担当责任的机会”可知，关键词是responsibility。浏览选项发现与之相关的只有take on duties。故选G。

【4】根据“A recently published article shows that children can improve their reading skills while reading to the family pet. 最近发表的一篇文章显示，孩子们在对着家庭宠物阅读时可以提高阅读技巧。”此处缺小标题，所以标题中肯定会出现“宠物pets ”“阅读reading”。故选A。

【5】根据小标题“Give unbeatable comfort during hard times在艰难的时刻给予无与伦比的安慰”和第一句“Life is not always easy. 生活并不总是容易的。”可知，此段在讲生活中的不如意（bad things）。故选B。