海南省东方市2024-2025学年高三3月联考英语试题文试卷含解析

海南省东方市2024-2025学年高三3月联考英语试题文试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over2．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers3．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared4．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious5．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive6．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need7．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant8．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof9．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will10．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then11．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate12．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has13．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why14．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth15．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit16．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing17．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that18．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome19．Itseemslatetosayanything.Weprobably______itifwehadmadeanoffersooner.A．wouldhavegot B．wouldgetC．hadgot D．got20．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thinkplantsarejustboringgreenthingsthatyouuseforfoodanddecoration?Thinkagain!Plantsareabletodosomeprettyawesomethingsthatyou’reprobablytotallyunawareof.Researchershavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytocommunicatewithanundergroundnetworkmadeupoffungus(真菌),whichservestheplantsinmanyways.Tomatoplantsusethefunguswebtowarneachotheroftheirownunhealthyconditions.Treesconnectedthroughthefungusnetworkcouldmovenutrients(养分)toandfromeachother.Itisbelievedthatlargertreesmovenutrientstosmalleronestohelpthemtosurvive.Notonlythat,buttheycanalsodamageunwelcomeplantsbyspreadingpoisonouschemicalsthroughthefungus.ItsoundsliketheplantworldhadtheInternetbeforewedid.Someplantshavearatherimpressivelineofdefenseagainstbeingeaten.Whensensingtheyarebeingswallowed,theygiveoffachemicalintotheairthatattractstheinsect’snaturalenemy.Theenemyattacksthebug,thussavingtheplants.Thisisbasicallytheplantkingdomversionofgettingyourolderbrothertobeatupthatkidwhostealsyourlunchmoney.Youmightbeawarethathumansandanimalshaveaninternalclock.Butdidyouknowthatplantsalsohavethisclock?Thismeanstheycanprepareforcertaintimesofdayjustlikewedo.Isitbecausetheycanreacttolightatsunrise?Inastudy,scientistsfoundthatplantsusethesugarstheyproducetokeeptime,whichhelptoregulatethegenesresponsiblefortheplant’sowninternalclock.So,inasense,―wakeupwithpetunias(矮牵牛)isjustasvalidas―wakeupwiththechickens.Natureisfullofsurprises.Soforthoseofyouwhodidn’tknowthewondersofplants,nowyoudo.1、Howmanywaysdoesthenetworkoffungusservetheplants?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords―“yourolderbrother”inParagraph4referto?A．Thechemicalgivenoffbyplants. B．Theinsect’snaturalenemy.C．Thebugattackedbytheenemy. D．Theplanttobeeatenbytheinsect.3、Whathelpstheplantkeeptime?A．Thesugarsproducedbyitself. B．Itsowngenes.C．Thetimeofsunrise. D．Itsresponsetolight.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhisloveofdifferentplants.B．Tosharehisstudyonsomeawesomeplants.C．Tointroducetheunknownabilitiesofplants.D．Tomakepeopleawareofplantprotection.22．（8分）Plagiarismistheactofrepresentinganotherperson’swordsorideasasyourown.Theoffensemaybeassmallasasentencecopiedfromabook.Oritmaybeasextensiveasawholepapercopied—orbought—fromsomebodyelse.Intellectualdishonestyisnothingnew.TheonlydifferencenowisthattheInternethasmadeitmuchsimplertostealotherpeople’swork.Yetthesametechnologythatmakesiteasytofindinformationtocopyalsomakesiteasiertoidentifyplagiarism.Teacherscanuseonlineservicesthatcomparepaperstothousandsofotherstosearchforcopiedwork.Theteachergetsareportonanypassagethatissimilarenoughtosuspectplagiarism.Theseservicesarewidelyused.T,forexample,saysitisusedinmorethan100countriesandexaminesmorethan130,000papersaday.Professionalwriterswhoplagiarizecanbetakentocivilcourtandorderedtopaydamages.Inschools,thepunishmentforcheatingcouldbeafailinggradeonthepaperorinthecourse.Someschoolsexpel(驱逐)plagiaristsforaterm;others,forafullacademicyear.Somedegreeshaveevenbeenwithdrawnafteraschoollaterfoundthatastudenthadplagiarized.Accidentalplagiarismcansometimesresultfromculturaldifferences.AtIndianaUniversityinBloomington,60percentofstudentswhousetheOfficeofWritingTutorialServicesarenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Thedirector,JoanneVogt,sayssomehavenoideathatcopyingfrompublishedworksisconsideredwrong.ShesaysstudentsfromChina,forexample,maythinktheyareinsultingreadersiftheycreditothersources.Theybelievethateducatedreadersshouldalreadyknowwheretheinformationcamefrom.Themoreyougivecredit,thelessyouriskaccusationsofplagiarism.Anysentencetakendirectlyfromasourceshouldappearinsidequotationmarks.Andevenifyouputthosesentencesintoyourownwords,youshouldstillgivecredittowhereyougottheinformation.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatistheroleoftheInternetinPlagiarism?A．TheInternetdiscouragespeoplefromchoosingproperpaperstocopy.B．TheInternethelpspeoplegettheirpaperspublishedonline.C．TheInternetenablespeopletosharetheirpaperswithothers.D．TheInternetcontributestopeoplecopyingpapersfromotherseasily.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatteachersknowapaperiscopiedwhenthey__________.A．happentobefamiliarwiththecontentofthepaperB．makeinvestigationsconcerningthepaperamongstudentsC．comparethepaperwithmanyothersonlinetosearchforthecopiedonesD．searchjournalandperiodicalsinthelibraryfortheoriginalpaper3、WhichofthefollowinghasNOTbeenmentionedasthepunishmentforplagiarism?A．Fineofacertainamountofmoney.B．Withdrawalofsomedegrees.C．Beingforcedtoleaveschool.D．Afailinggrade.4、Theunderlinedexpression“givecredit”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．attributewhatyou’vequotedfromothersourcestotheoriginalwritersB．praisetheoriginalwriterforprovidingusefulinformationC．givetheoriginalwriteracreditcardforyourcopyingthepaperD．admitthattheoriginalwriterhasagoodreputation23．（8分）Americanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween58and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe30s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein66was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe40s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe40sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin35.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween58and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointed24．（8分）Thehighestbeefpricesinalmostthreedecadeshavearrivedjustbeforethestartofthehotseason,causingagreatshocktobothconsumersandrestaurantowners—andreliefisn'tlikelyanytimesoon.AdecreasingnumberofcattleandgrowingexportdemandfromcountriessuchasChinaandJapanhavecausedtheaveragepriceoffreshbeeftoclimbto$5.28apoundinFebruary,upalmostaquarterfromJanuaryandthehighestpricesince1987.Everythingthat'sproducedisbeingconsumed,saidKevinGood,ananalystatCattleFax,aColorado-basedinformationgroup.PriceswilllikelystayhighforacoupleofyearsascattleproducersstarttorebuildtheircattleamongbigquestionsaboutwhethertheSouthwestandpartsoftheMidwestwillseeenoughraintowaterthegrass."Iquitbuyingsteaksawhileagowhenthepricewentup,"said59-year-oldLenMarkham,whoworksatTexasTech.Shesaysshelimitsredmeatpurchasestohamburger,choosingchicken,porkandfishinstead.Restaurantowners,too,mustdealwiththehighprices.MarkHutchens,ownerofthe50YardLineSteakhouseinLubbock,raisedhismenupricesforbeefitemsbyabout5percentinNovember.Sincethen,theownerofthesmalleatinghousehastriedtomakecutselsewheretoavoidpassingitontocustomers."Itreallyputsmorepressureonthesmallguys,"hesaidofnon-chainrestaurants."Ijustthinkyouhavetostaycompetitiveandkeepyourcostslow."“White-tableclothrestaurantshaveadjustedthesizeoftheirsteaks,makingthemthinner”,saysJimRobb,directoroftheColorado-basedLivestockMarketingInformationCenter.“Andfast-foodrestaurantsarecuttingcostsbyreducingthenumberofmenuitemsandareofferingothermeatoptions,includingturkeyburgers,Robbsaid.Chainrestaurantsalsotrytobuybeefasmuchastheycan,whichessentiallygivesthemadiscount”,IowaStateUniversityassistanteconomicsprofessorLeeSchulzsaid.Thehighpricesarewelcomenewsforatleastonegroup:ranchers(大农场经营者),especiallythoseinTexaswhoforyearshavestruggledamiddrought（干旱）andhighfeedprices.Butevenasranchersbreatheasighofrelief,someworrylastinghighpriceswillcauseconsumerstopermanentlychangetheirbuyinghabits—switchingtochickenorpork.PeteBonds,a62-year-oldTexasrancherandpresidentoftheTexasandSouthwesternCattleRaisersAssociation,saidthat'sabigconcern.“Butsuchfearsmaybeunfounded,Robbsaid.“Threeyearsago,economiststhoughtconsumerswouldstartfindingsubstitutionsforbeefasthedroughtspread.We'resurprisedwehaven'tseenmoreofthat,"hesaid.SouthDakotarancherChuckO'Connorthinksthatconsumerswon’tabandonbeefforgood."I'msuresomearemaybegoingtocutbacksome,buttosaythatpeoplearen'tgoingtobuyitanymore,Idon'tthinkthat'sgoingtohappen,"hesaid,adding,"Ihopenot."1、Thepriceofbeefhasincreasedbecause________.A．thereisagrowingdemandoffreshbeefamongAmericansB．cattleproducershavesucceededinraisinganewtypeofcattleC．thereisalackofrainandtheexportofbeefisincreasingD．ranchershavefoundwaystodealwithhighfeedprices2、WhichmethodisNOTusedbyrestaurantownerstodealwiththehighbeefprices?A．Theyhavemadethesteakssmallerthanbefore.B．Theyhaveincreasedthepricesofbeef-relateddishes.C．Theyhavemadehamburgerswithmanyotherkindsofmeat.D．Theyhavesoughtdiscountbypurchasinglargeamountsofbeef.3、JimRobbgivesanexampleinthesixthparagraphinorderto________.A．tellpeoplethatitisatoughjobtolookforsubstitutionsforbeefB．showhisfearthatchickenorporkmaybeanalternativetobeefC．explainthatcustomerswon’tchangetheirbuyinghabitscompletelyD．indicatethatranchersmaybeleastaffectedbythehighbeefprices25．（10分）Forthekidswhohavejuststartedtoread,choosingtherightbooksisessentialandtheirparentsshouldbetheretohelpthem.Aproperbookclassificationsystemwouldbeofgreathelpinthisregard,sincemostparentsdonotknowwhichbookssuittheirchildren’sreadinglevelsthemost.Aneffectiveclassificationsystemforchildren’sbookswouldhelpovercomethisproblem.Chinesebookstores,onlineoroffline,stillprefertouseageratherthanreadingabilitytocategorizewhattheysell.Infact,readingabilityandinterestsvaryfromchildtochildevenwhentheyareatthesameage.Thisearlyformofclassificationisacceptedbymostbookstoresandpublishers,yetmanyyoungreadersgetbooksthatarenowhereneartheirtargetedreadinglevels.Chinahasatleast200millionchildrenundertheageof14,andtheirenthusiasmforreadinghasincreasedovertheyears.Thepublishersofchildren’sbooksshouldtrytointroduceajuvenile-centeredclassificationsystemtohelptheirreaderschoosebooksthataresuitablefortheirreadingabilities.Somedon’ttrustthecallformoreeffectivebookclassification,mentioningtheneedforyoungsterstoreadextensivelyandavoidrestrictingthemselvestooneortwocategories.Thereisastrongcaseforresistingselectivereading,butnotbookclassification,whichisdesignedtohelpyoungchildrendevelopgoodreadinghabitsandholdontotheminthelongrun.Studieshavefoundthatkidsarelesslikelytobeintoreadingiftheyhavenotdevelopedsuchahabitbeforetheageof10.Thatsaid,itisintheirbestintereststoadopttargetedreadingduringchildhood,asthiscangreatlyimprovetheircomprehensionabilities.Sogreatereffortsshouldbeputintodesigningabookclassificationsystemthatmeetstheneedsofyoungreaders.1、Aproperbookclassificationsystemshould________.A．beonanagebasisB．limitreaderstooneortwocategoriesC．helpreadersgetbookssuitablefortheirreadinglevelsD．benefitallthebookstoresandpublishers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．Youngchildren.B．Publishers.C．Readinglevels.D．Readinghabits.3、WhatdoweknowfromParagraph5?A．Thereisastrongcaseforresistingbookclassification.B．Everyonedoesn’tsupportamoreeffectivebookclassification.C．Youngstersshouldberestrictedtoafewcategoriesofbooks.D．Youngstersdon’tneedtoreadextensively.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecurrentbookclassificationsystem?A．Dissatisfied.B．Ambiguous.C．Supportive.D．Unconcerned.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Iusedtowatchherfrommykitchenwindowwhensheplayedwithboysontheplayground.Sheseemedsosmallasshe1herwaythroughthecrowdofboys.Aseaofchildren，andyettome，she2fromthema11.She3toshootjumpshotsjustovertheirheadsandintothenetandnoonecouldstopher.Ibegantonoticeherpracticingdribblingandshootingaloneoverandoveragain，sometimesuntildark.OnedayIaskedherwhyshepracticedsomuch.Without4，shesaid.“Iwanttoplaycollegebasketball.MyfathertoldmeifIwasgoodenough，Iwouldgeta5，whichwastheonlywayformetogotocollege.MyDaddysaidifthedreamwasbigenough，thefactsdidn’t6.”Well，shewasreally7—Iwatchedherpracticingplayingthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandintohighschoo1.Everyweek，she8herschoolteamtovictory.Onedayinhersenioryear，Isawher9inthegrass，headburiedinherhands.I10herdisappointmentandIfeltmyownthroattighten.Isatdowninthecoolgrassbesideherand11askedwhatwaswrong.“OH，nothing,”cameasoft12.“Iamjusttoo13.”Thecoachtoldherthatat5.5feetshewouldprobablynevergettoplayforatoprankedteam.Shewasheartbroken.Butafterawhile，she14herheadfromherhandsandtoldmethatherfathersaidthosecoacheswerewrong.Theyjustdidnotunderstandthe15ofadream.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtoplayforagoodcollege，ifshe16wantedascholarship，nothingcouldstopherexceptonething—herown17.Thenextyear，assheandherteamwenttotheNorthernCaliforniaChampionshipgame，shewas18byacollegerecruiter(招聘员)。Shewasindeed19ascholarshiptoaDivisionI，NCAAwomen’sbasketballteamandherdreamcametrue.Thewords20inmyearsagain:Ifthedreamisbigenough，thefactsdon’tcount.1、A．felt B．lost C．inched D．muscled2、A．stoodout B．cameout C．figuredout D．madeout3、A．intended B．managed C．expected D．pretended4、A．satisfaction B．effort C．hesitation D．doubt5、A．scholarship B．budget C．allowance D．reward6、A．care B．count C．spread D．control7、A．positive B．negative C．outgoing D．determined8、A．led B．provided C．drove D．pushed9、A．roiling B．standing C．sitting D．relaxing10、A．expressed B．touched C．sensed D．grasped11、A．quietly B．anxiously C．initially D．simply12、A．step B．reply C．relief D．sound13、A．over-weighted B．tired C．disappointed D．short14、A．nodded B．turned C．1ifted D．shook15、A．meaning B．weight C．power D．principle16、A．gladly B．truly C．patiently D．bravely17、A．habit B．attitude C．height D．interest18、A．seen B．deserted C．punished D．adopted19、A．required B．obtained C．chosen D．offered20、A．inspired B．received C．discovered D．rang第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）AmericanslovepetsInAmerica,therearemorefamilieswithpets1．thosewithchildrenItiscommon2．UShomeshavesomesortsofpets,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolvesButAmericans'all-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,becausedogscanofferprotectionfromthievesandunwelcomevisitorsandcatscanhelpgetrid3．thehomeunwantedpestsForkeepingpets,thereliesabasicAmericanbelief:petshavearighttobetreatedwellInHouston,Texas,dogscanhavetheirdinner4．(send)totheirhomes,justlikepizzaPetscanevengowith5．ownersonvacationBesides,thereare75animalwelfareorganizationsinAmerica6．providecareandadoptionservicesfor7．(home)andill-treatedanimalsTopayforthehigh-techhealthcare,peoplecanbuyhealthinsurance8．theirpetsPetsareasimportanttoAmericancultureashotdogsandapplepiesSofarresearchers9．(discover)thatcommunicatingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressurePetsevenencouragesocialrelationshipsTheygivetheirownersanappearanc