高二英語閱讀理解：帶寵物去辦公室（雙語帶解析）

　　Take Pets to Work

　　帶寵物去辦公室

　　Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work , a move scientists say can be good for productivity , workplace morale (士氣), and the well-being of animals .

　　鼓勵寵物所有者帶著自己的寵物去工作，科學(xué)家說這一舉動有利于生產(chǎn)力的發(fā)展，工作場所士氣的提高，并且有益動物健康。

　　A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet. Sue Chaseling of Pet care Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets. “On the pets’ side, they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy,” she said. A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial (有益的) , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism (缺勤).

　　一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)25%的澳大利亞女性喜歡養(yǎng)一只辦公室寵物。蘇•車瑟琳的寵物保健信息服務(wù)說實踐表明養(yǎng)只辦公室寵物對人和動物都是有益的。“對于寵物來說，它們不會單獨留在一處，也不會感到孤單和不開心，” 她說。一項對美國主要公司攜帶辦公室寵物的研究表明，73%的辦公室寵物是有益的，只有27%的人會因為攜帶寵物缺勤。

　　Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington. “My customers love them. They are their favorites,” she said. “They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun.

　　”夏寧•里格斯養(yǎng)了兩只貓，在她的帕丁頓全球美發(fā)沙龍里走動。“我的顧客都很喜歡它們，它們才是顧客的最愛，”她說。“它們并不是麻煩。它們知道什么時候該出去曬太陽睡大覺。”

　　Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain. Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years. “BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass,” he said.

　　小黑BJ已經(jīng)在巴爾曼畫廊“工作”快兩年了。它的主人伊恩•鮑威爾說他的畫廊里15年都有養(yǎng)貓。“BJ經(jīng)常躺在櫥窗邊，人們走過經(jīng)常會敲敲玻璃和它打招呼。”他說。

　　Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation. But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable.

　　車瑟琳女士說貓在服務(wù)行業(yè)很受歡迎，因此它成為人們談話的一個切入點。但是她表示，業(yè)主必須確保他們的同事和貓相處是舒適的。

　　1.The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is .

　　A.73% B.27% C.25% D.15%

　　2.We know from the text that “BJ”

　　A.works in the Global Hair Salon

　　B.often greets the passers-by

　　C.likes to sleep in the sun

　　D.is a two-year-old cat

　　3.The best title for this text would be .

　　A.Pets Help Attract Customers

　　B.Your Favorite Office Pets

　　C.Pets Join the Workforce

　　D.Busy Life for Pets

　　【答案】

　　1. A這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段“A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial，while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism.”說明有73%的美國公司喜歡在辦公室養(yǎng)寵物。

　　2. D這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段“Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years.”表明BJ是一只兩歲大的貓。

　　3. C這是一道主旨題。根據(jù)這篇短文的內(nèi)容以及第四段第一句可知C項正確，其余三項都不全面。