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(2020·深圳市高三第二次检测)
Amanda Seyfried didn't grow up with dogs.With her busy work schedule，she didn't think she could take care of a dog.In fact，she wasn't looking for a furry friend at all.
But then she met Finn.Today，the 34yearold actress，who's known for the film Mamma Mia！，is a dog owner and a spokeswoman at the welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society.
“I can't imagine my life without him，” Seyfried says of the Australian Shepherd Finn，who is allowed on her U．S.sets.If for some reason he can't join Seyfried on location—like on a trip when she traveled from France to China，Seyfried requests twicedaily videos of him from her dog sitter.
And with a new video for Best Friends Animal Society，she also calls herself Finn's “stage mother”．
Seyfried and Finn shot a video for the #9，000 Steps Challenge，which asks animal owners to walk 9，000 steps with their pets on the ninth day of the month to raise awareness of the fact that more than 9，000 dogs and cats are euthanized(使安乐死) in shelters each day because there's not enough room.
As for the video shoot，in which Seyfried and Finn walked the 9，000 steps—it was more exhausting than a long walk.Seyfried was Finn's trainer on the shoot.She believes that instead of being Finn's costar，she'll go back to being his BFF.
语篇解读 女演员阿曼达·塞弗里德以前工作繁忙，且她认为自己照顾不了一条狗，所以她一直没有毛茸茸的动物朋友。后来，她遇到了一只澳大利亚牧羊犬Finn并成了它的主人。现在她喜欢Finn到了如果没有他就无法想象自己的生活是什么样子的地步。为了呼吁公众关注宠物的生活，她还和Finn一起拍摄了一段视频。
1．Why did Seyfried originally refuse a pet dog?
A．She wasn't yet a spokeswoman.
B．She wasn't used to being with a dog.
C．She was too busy to care for a dog.
D．She had not enough room for a dog.
C [考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句“With her busy work schedule，she didn't think she could take care of a dog”可知，她工作太忙了，没有时间照顾狗。故选C。]
2．Who does the underlined word “him” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Finn. B．Seyfried.
C．The dog sitter. D．Finn's best friend.
A [考查代词指代。根据画线词所在句的句意可知，如果出于某种原因阿曼达·塞弗里德不能把Finn带到外景拍摄地，她会每天从她的狗看护人那里索要两次狗狗的视频。由此可知，画线词him指代狗狗Finn，所以选A。]
3．Why did Seyfried shoot the video together with Finn?
A．To show how deep she loves Finn.
B．To train Finn to have a long walk.
C．To take part in an animal show.
D．To call on the public to pay attention to pets' life.
D [考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“to raise awareness of the fact that more than 9，000 dogs and cats are euthanized(使安乐死)in shelters each day because there's not enough room”可推知，塞弗里德和Finn一起拍视频的目的是呼吁公众关注宠物的生活。故选D。]
4．Which section of a newspaper is this text most likely from?
A．News. B．Life.
C．Education. D．Sports.
B [考查文章出处。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了阿曼达·塞弗里德和她的宠物狗Finn一起生活的故事。由此可推知，本文最有可能摘自报纸的生活版块。故选B。]
