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(2019·宁夏银川一中二模)
One night I received a Facebook message from Laura，a former classmate.“Hey Steve，” she said，“I know you’ve always been an animal lover.I’ve just had a baby and I can’t keep my mini pig.”
Being fond of animals，I knew I wanted the pig.I just had to figure out how to make it happen.I lived in a twobedroom singlelevel house in Georgetown，Ontario.It’s tough to bring a pig back to the house I share with two dogs，two cats，and my lifelong partner.
But I was not letting that pig go.So I told Laura I’d take the animal.When I got home with the pig，I hid her in the bedroom，and began to prepare a dinner for Alisha—her favourite bacon cheeseburgers.It’s better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her.
When I led her to the bedroom and showed her the surprise，Alisha stood in the doorway like a statue.It took her a few seconds to know what I had done.She complained about my unreasonable action.She insisted there was no more room in the house.
I knew I was wrong，but I hoped I could smooth things over.Soon enough，the lovely pig did the smoothing for me.Never had we felt such joy as she brought to us.We got her a name “Esther”．
Esther’s arrival changed our lives.A few weeks later，we decided to stop eating bacon.We figured it was our turn to try to change the world for other animals.A few months later，we moved to a farm where we cared for abandoned animals—so far，six rabbits，six goats，two sheep，one horse，three cows and three chickens.
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语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从朋友那里领养了一只小猪，并给她起名为Esther，Esther的到来改变了作者和他家人的生活。他们从此不再吃熏猪肉，后来又搬去农场照顾被遗弃的小动物。
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1．Who does the underlined phrase “my lifelong partner” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Laura. B．Steve.
C．Alisha. D．Esther.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“When I got home with the pig，I hid her in the bedroom，and began to prepare a dinner for Alisha—her favourite bacon cheeseburgers.”可知，当我带着小猪回到家，我把她藏在卧室里，开始为Alisha准备晚餐——她最喜欢的培根芝士汉堡。可知，他的终身伴侣是Alisha，故选C。
2．Why did the author cook Alisha a meal?
A．To please her to accept the pig.
B．To make an apology to her.
C．To celebrate Esther’s arrival.
D．To show off his cooking skills.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“It’s better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her.”可知，他给Alisha做汉堡是为了哄她开心，以便她接受这只小猪，故选A。
3．What is the best title for the text?
A．A Small Pig Making a Big Difference
B．An Abandoned Pig Finding a Warm Home
C．A Little Pig Bringing Happiness to a Family
D．A Lovely Pig Removing a Couple’s Disagreement
答案 A
解析 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者从朋友那里领养了一只小猪，并给她起名为Esther，Esther的到来改变了作者和他家人的生活。他们从此不再吃熏猪肉，后来又搬去农场照顾被遗弃的小动物。故A项(一只大有作为的小猪)作为标题最佳。
