In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and regard them as（把它们看作）their good friends．Before they take them to their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（打针）so that they won't carry disease（疾病）．They have pet food shop．Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you go to Canadian people's homes，they will be very glad to show you their pets，and they are very proud of（以……为自豪）them．You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder（喂食器）in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is able to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild（野生）animals．If you kill an animal，you will be punished（处罚）．
People in Canada love animals very much．Do you know why？One of the reasons（理由）may be：in their families when children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own（自己的）life．Then the old people feel lonely（孤独）．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them．
1．From the passage we know that Canadians __________．
A．love animals B．don't like animals
C．often kill animals D．often keep their pets outside their houses
2．They give their pets injections before taking them to their houses because __________．
A．the pets are bad B．the pets are not strong
C．the pets will carry disease to their houses
D．they don't like the pets
3．Which one is not right？
A．Almost（几乎）every family has a bird feeder in the garden．
B．Any bird can go to the bird feeders to eat．
C．People buy pet food at the pet food shops．
D．Pets are better than people．
4．“Law”means“__________”in the passage．
A．规章 B．风俗 C．习惯 D．法律
5．Why do the children leave their parents when they grow up？
A．Because their parents don't love them．
B．Because their parents' houses are not big enough．
C．Because they want to start their own life．
D．Because their parents have pets．
参考答案：1．A 2．C 3．D 4．D 5．C
