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theyinviteustoloveandbeloved.Manyownersfeeltheirpetsunderstandthem,foranimalsarequicktosenseangerandsorrow.Oftenacatordogcancomfortusattimeswhenhumanwordsdon'

thelp.Wefeelloved,too,bythewaypetsdependonusforahome,forfoodanddrink.Dogsespecially,lookuptotheirowners,whichmakesthemfeelimportantandneeded.

Apetcanbesomethingdifferenttoeachmemberofthefamily,anotherbabytothemother,asisterorbrothertoanonlychild,agrandchildtotheelderly,butforallofuspetsprovidepleasureandcompanionship.Ithasevenbeensuggested

thattinypetsshouldbesentascompanionstoastronautsonspaceships,tohelpreducethestressandlonelinessofspaceflights.

InthisPlasticAge,whenmostofusliveinlargecities,petsareparticularlyimportantforchildren.Apetinthefamilykeepspeopleintouchwiththemorenatural,animalworld.Seeingananimalgivebirthbringsunderstandingofthenaturalnessofchildbirth,andseeingapetdiehelpsachildtocopewithsorrow.Learningtocareforapethelpsachildtogrowupintoalovingadultwhofeelsresponsibletowardsthosedependentonhim.Rightlyweteachchildrentobegoodtotheirpets.Theyshouldlearn,too,thatpetsaregoodforushumanbeings.

II.Read

Readthefollowingpassages.Underlinetheimportantviewpointswhilereading.

1.AnUnmatchableCat

Iwassickthatwinter.Itwasinconvenientbecausemybigroomwasduetobewhitewashed.Iwasputinthelittleroomattheendofthehouse.Thehouse,nearlybutnotquiteonthetopofthehill,alwaysseemedasifitmightslideoffintothecornfieldsbelow.Thistinyroomhadadoor,alwaysopen,andwindows,alwaysopen,inspiteofthewindycoldofaJulywhoseskieswereanunendinglightclearblue.Thesky,fullofsunshine;

thefields,sunlit.

Butcold,verycold.Thecat,abluishgreyPersian,arrivedpurringonmybed,andsettleddowntosharemysickness,myfood,mypillow,mysleep.WhenIwokeinthemorningsmyfaceturnedtohalf-frozensheets;

theoutsideofthefurblanketonthebedwascold;

thesmelloffreshwhitewashfromnextdoorwascoldandclean;

thewindliftingandlayingthedustoutsidethedoorwascold-butinthecurveofmyarm,alightpurringwarmth,thecat,myfriend.

Atthebackofthehouseawoodentubwassetintotheearth,outsidethebathroom,tocatchthebathwater.Nopipescarryingwatertotapsonthatfarm;

waterwasfetchedbyox-drawncartwhenitwasneeded,fromthewellabouttwomilesaway.Throughthemonthsofthedryseasontheonlywaterforthegardenwasthedirtybathwater.Thecatfellintothistubwhenitwasfullofhotwater.

Shescreamed,waspulledoutintoacoldwind,washedinpermanganate,forthetubwasfilthy,andheldleavesanddustaswellassoapywater,wasdriedandputintomybedtowarm.Butshegrewburninghotwithfever.Shehadpneumonia.Wegaveherwhatmedicinewehadinthehouse,butthatwasbeforeantibiotics,andsoshedied.Foraweekshelayinmyarmpurring,purring,inarough,tremblinglittlevoicethatbecameweaker,thenwassilent;

lickedmyhand,openedhugegreeneyeswhenIcalledhernameandbeggedhertolive;

closedthem,died,andwasthrownintothedeepoldwell-overahundredfeetdeepitwas-whichhadgonedry,becausetheundergroundwaterstreamshadchangedtheircourseoneyear.

Thatwasit.Neveragain.AndforyearsImatchedcatsinfriends'

houses,catsinshops,catsonfarms,catsinthestreet,catsonwalls,catsinmemory,withthatgentle,blue-greypurringcreaturewhichformewasthecat,theCat,nevertobereplaced.

Andbesides,forsomeyearsmylifedidnotincludeextras,unnecessaries,ornaments.Catshadnoplaceinanexistencespentalwaysmovingfromplacetoplace,roomtoroom.Acatneedsaplaceasmuchasitneedsapersontomakeitsown.

Andsoitwasnotuntiltwenty-fiveyearslatermylifehadroomforacat.

2.MotherPaysMoreAttentionto

PetDogThantoHerYoungBoy

DearAnnI.anders:

Ihopeyouwillpublishyouranswertothisletterbecausethereisafamilyouttherethatneedshelp-fast!

Myfriend（I'

llcallherKrista）marriedaniceguyin1978.He'

sasalesreponthereadmostofthetime.KristaandCalhadasonfiveyearsago.Anicefamilyunit.AboutamonthafterJuniorwasborn,CalgaveKristaapurebredbeagle.She 

wentcrazyaboutthedogandtreatedhimbetterthanthebaby.

WhenJuniorwasoldenoughtocrawl,hebegantopullthedog'

stailandhithimwhenhethoughtnobodywaslooking.

Twomonthsago,Juniorbeganurinatinginunexpectedandinappropriateplaces.First,intohismother'

sshoe,theninherpurse,nextherjewelbox.Afterhewaspunishedforruiningthejewelbox,hefoundsomescissorsandcuthismother'

sstringofpearls.

AtfirstKristaattributedtheurinatingtoJunior'

slaziness.Itoldherifitwerelaziness,hewouldjustwethispantsandnotseekspecialplaces.

LastChristmasDay,itsnowedheavily.IcalledKristatochat.Shesoundedbreathless.Iaskedherwhatshehadbeendoing."

I'

vebeenplayingoutsideinthesnowwiththedog,"

washerreply.IaskedwhereJuniorwas.Shereplied,"

Upstairs,watchingtelevision,Iguess."

Whatdoyouseehere,Ann'

?

Signme-AWorriedFriend.

3.DogsHaveaSenseofHumour

Thequestionofwhetherdogshaveasenseofhumourisoftenfiercelyargued.Myownopinionisthatsomehaveandsomehaven'

t.Dachshundshave,butnot'

StBernardsorGreatDanes.Apparentlyadoghastobesmalltobefondofjoke.YouneverfindaGreatDanetryingtobeacomedian.

Butitisfataltoletanydogknowthatheisfunny,forheimmediatelyloseshisheadandstartsoverdoingit.Asan`exampleofthisIwouldpointtoRudolph,adachshundIonceowned,whosesloganwas"

AnythingforaI.augh"

.Dachshundsarealwaystheworstoffendersinthisrespectbecauseoftheirpeculiarshape.Itisonlynaturalthatwhenadogfindsthathismereappearancemakestheviewingpubliclaugh,heshouldimaginethatNatureintendedhimtobeacomedian.

Ihadacottageatt.hetimeoutsideanEnglishvillage,notfarfromafarm.wheretheykeptducks,andonedaythefarmercalledonmetosayhisducksweredisappearingandsuspicionhadfallenonmyRudolph.Why?

Iasked,andhesaidbecauseminewastheonlydogintheneighbourhoodexcepthisownTowser,andTowserhadbeensocarefullytrainedthathewouldnottouchaduckifyoubroughtittohimwithorangesauceoverit.

Iwasveryannoyed.IsaidheonlyhadtogazeintpRudolph'

struthfulbrowneyestoseehowbaselesswerehissuspicions.Hadhenot,Iasked,heardoffoxes?

HowmuchmorelikelythatafoxwastheBadGuyinthestory.Hewasbeginningtolookdoubtfulandseemedabouttomakeanapology,whenRudolph,whohadbeenlisteningwiththegreatestinterestandatacertainpointhadlefttheroom,cametrottinginwithaduckinhismouth.

Yes,dachshundsoverplaytheirsenseofhumour,andIsupposeotherdogshavetheirfaults,buttheyseemunimportantcomparedwiththeirvirtues.

4.ManandAnimal

InancientEgypt,peoplebelievedthatthecatwasagod.Whenacatdieditsownersshowedtheirsadnessbythestrangehabitofshavingtheireyebrowsoff（Morerecently,inthelastcenturyinfact,thefamousEnglishwriterCharlesDickenshadacatwhowasveryfondofhim.Thecatdidn'

tliketoseeDickensworkingtoohard.Atnight,whenthecatwantedtosay"

Stopwritingl"

tohismaster,heoftenputoutDickens'

candlewithhispaw!

Whenanimalsbecomepets,theresult,afteranumberofgenerations,isasmalleranimalwithasmallerbrain.Rabbits,forexample,whichliveaspetsinagarden,aremuchlessintelligentthantheirwildcousins.Ofcourse,mandoesn'

talwayskeepanimalsforpleasure.Manyanimalshavetoworkfortheirmasters.

TherewasonceafarminNamibia,Africa,whichhad80goats.Insteadofagoatherd,therewasafemalebaboon.Shetookhergoatstothehillseverydayandbroughtthembackatnight.Shealwaysknewexactlywhichgoatswerehers-whichismorethanmanyhumanscoulddo!

5.DoAnimalsCommunicate?

Whenwethinkofcommunication,wenormallythinkofusingwords-talkingface-to-face,writingmessagesandsoon.Butinfactwecommunicatefarmoreinotherways.Oureyesandfacialexpressionsusuallytellthetruthevenwhenourwordsdonot.

Thentherearegestures,oftenunconscious:

raisingtheeyebrows,rubbingthenose,shruggingtheshoulders,tappingthefingers,noddinandshakingthehead.

Thereisalsotheevenmoresubtle"

bodylanguage"

language"

ofposture:

areyousitting-orstanding-witharmsorlegscrossed?

Isthatpersonstandingwithhandsinpockets,heldinfrontofthebodyorhiddenbehind?

Eventhewaywedressandthecolourswewearcommunicatethingstoothers.

So,doanimalscommunicate?

Notinwords,althoughaparrotmightbetrainedtorepeatwordsandphraseswhichitdoesn,tunderstand.But,aswehavelearnt,thereismoretocommunicationthanwords.