Science can’t explain the power of pets，but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure(血壓) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack，reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer．
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings．For some．a(chǎn)n animal provides more comfort than a husband／wife．A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress(緊張)1evels and blood pressure in people－h(huán)alf of them pet owners－while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic(算術(shù))or held a hand in ice water．Subjects completed the tasks alone，with a husband／wife，a close friend or with a pet．People with pets did it best．Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates．With pets in the room，people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions．It seems people feel more relaxed(放松)around pets，says Allen，who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge．
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits．Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs；a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program．On average，people lost about 11 pounds，or 5％ of their body weight．Their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12 pounds，more than 15％of their body weight．Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but，say researchers，got more exercise overall－mostly with their dogs--and found it worth doing．
小題1:What does the text mainly discuss?
A．What pets bring to their owners．
B．How pets help people calm down．
C．People’s opinions of keeping pets．
D．Pet’s value in medical research．
小題2:We 1earn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if        ．
A．he has a pet companion
B．he has less stress of work
C．he often does mental arithmetic
D．he is taken care of by his family
小題3:According to Allen，why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?
A．They have lower blood pressure．
B．They become more patient．
C．They are less nervous．
D．They are in higher spirits．
小題4:The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that       ．
A．people with dogs did more exercise
B．dogs lost the same weight as people did
C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
文章是關(guān)于養(yǎng)寵物給寵物主人帶來的影響。
小題1:主旨大意題。文章是關(guān)于寵物給主人帶來的快樂以及給主人的生活帶來的積極方面。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)第一段…raise chances of recovering from a heart attack，reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer．可知A正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段倒數(shù)第二行It seems people feel more relaxed(放松)around pets。可知人們?yōu)槭裁幢憩F(xiàn)好，是因為他們不緊張。
小題4:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段第四行their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs可知A正確。
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Shelli’s recovery has been slow but steady. Initially, she couldn’t remember much of the previous months, including her own wedding. Shelli has endured 17 operations so far and may require more surgery. She will definitely need more months of recovery. But she is able to walk. “She’s got her life back. She’s able to love and be loved, and be the person she was.” Elovie says.
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A．Stephen and Shelli left home to hold the wedding ceremony.
B．Shelli was mainly wounded in the back
C．the couple were in Hawaii when the accident happened
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A．Everybody in America takes a daily bath.
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D．Bathing has become easier and cheaper.

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